New Hand-Held Pin Pointer

[Wilhelm]

I have been away from Metal Detecting for about 3 years. Was wondering, if in my absence, has anyone come up with a
new hand held pin pointer that is able to locate deeper than 1/2 to 1 inch?

 

[wltdwiz]

garrett propointer
only 1 for me

 

[ryaan21]

Whites has a new one out and so does minelab.

 

[Wilhelm]

Thanks for the replies. What I am unable to find is how deep will the hand held pointers detect. I hate to dig up the
countryside to find something that is 2" inches down and a pin pointer can not locate it.

 

[bik-il]

Check out some reviews on the aforementioned pinpointers as well as the DetectorPro Pistol Probe.
Any one of these units will fill your needs.
Having used all of them at one time or another I can say my favorite is the Whites IMHO

You did say handheld- but check out the SunRay inline probes for comparison.
I've used 4 models on different machines and enjoyed each one.
Look around and you'll get a handle on the pros and cons of each. Try your local dealer and put them in your hands before buying.
Good luck

 

[Wilhelm]

Thanks for the reminder. My old age has really caught up with me. I have a Vibra Probe 460. It is easy to grab the VP and
get down to business. You reminded me that I also have a SunRay In-Line Probe that has been in the closet for quite some time.
Don't think I have really given it a fair test. Might have to get it out and be fair to it.

The one disadvantage to the In-Line probe is I like to chest mount the CZ-70 box. w 10" coil.. Can't think of a way to hook up the
SunRay probe with the box off the rod.

 

[NamVetLesTreasureSeeker]

I would Stay AWAY from the FISHER/TECHNETICS/Bounty Hunter, because their ALL One in the SAME!! Maybe a 1/2" Depth on those!! The old WHITES Bullseye-2 is a SOLID
Inch, maybe an an INCH and a 1/4 on FRESH BATTERIES!! If YOU want to GO CHEAP, but get approx. 2", but it DOESNOT have good LONGEVITY, get a CENTECH Hand-Held
Pinpointer from HARBOR FREIGHT for around $17.00!! My PERSONAL Choice is the GARRETT, BUILT like a TANK, and you should be able to get a USED One on the Detector
ACCESSORIES Classified Forum for UNDER a $100!! BEST of LUCK, Les Robinson.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Good post Les....said it all in a couple of sentences...

 

[NamVetLesTreasureSeeker]

THANKS Dan!! HH, Les Robinson.

 

[Wilhelm]

Thanks for the reminder. My old age has really caught up with me. I have a Vibra Probe 460. It is easy to grab the VP and
get down to business. You reminded me that I also have a SunRay In-Line Probe that has been in the closet for quite some time.
Don't think I have really given it a fair test. Might have to get it out and be fair to it.

The one disadvantage to the In-Line probe is I like to chest mount the CZ-70 box. w 10" coil.. Can't think of a way to hook up the
SunRay probe with the box off the rod.

UPDATE I did a little test and found that the FZ-1 SunRay Probe using a CZ-70 with a sens. of 4 only has a "Air Pickup of about 1 inch,
no better than my VP460. When I pushed the Sensitivity to 8 or 10 the SRP picked up like 3-4 inches.. My FZ-1 is a SN#1** an early
model. The only problem is the CZ-70 does not like to operate above a sens. 4. Is there a way to operate the 70 above a 4 and not have
to move the Sens. up and down?

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Had several CZ70's over the years and some of them just won't let you raise the sens. over 4 while others you can easily raise it to 6 and even 8 in a few places...nature of the beast and when and where it was made I would guess....

 

[mrwilburino]

The one disadvantage to the In-Line probe is I like to chest mount the CZ-70 box. w 10" coil.. Can't think of a way to hook up the
SunRay probe with the box off the rod.

Another disadvantage is the extra weight. It is however, a great pinpointer to use with the iron-loving CZ. Got my nail digging down to nearly 0. I prefer to increase the sensitivity when switching over to the FZ probe also. It is a little quicker to do on the knobbed CZs than the push button 70 & 7a

 

[Wilhelm]

The one disadvantage to the In-Line probe is I like to chest mount the CZ-70 box. w 10" coil.. Can't think of a way to hook up the
SunRay probe with the box off the rod.

Another disadvantage is the extra weight. It is however, a great pinpointer to use with the iron-loving CZ. Got my nail digging down to nearly 0. I prefer to increase the sensitivity when switching over to the FZ probe also. It is a little quicker to do on the knobbed CZs than the push button 70 & 7a

You just gave me a thought. Think I will hook up the SunRay probe to my CZ-5 and use the 8 inch coil to lighten the arm strain.
Thanks.

 

[Old geezer]

Guess I'm a little late to get in on the discussion as here it is Sept. I have three Tinytec pin pointers, have had them for around fifteen years, and now they are giving up on me. Any one know where I can get one?

Old geezer