pin pointer question

[runninnavaho]

I have the Garrett pin pointer on order and I want to know from users how it is. How well does it pin point things? what's the farthest from the pinpointer it detects? I'm curious rhinos

 

[Simmer down]

I like mine. It will pick up a coin through only 1" or so of soil. Large things, like bottle.caps, will register 2-3"

The length of the probe will register so I pass it directly on the dirt while holding it on its side. It speeds up the process. I can't imagine not having it.

 

[widebody]

[size=large]if my machine says the object is 2" or less i can use my GPP to check it out. if it don't go off where it should then i know it's a bad target. aluminum can for instanced. notorious for say shallow and being deep. you can also narrow the pin pointing. get in in the hole and switch it off and on quickly. this de-tunes it and you get a narrower beam. otherwise if there's metal in the whole it will go off every time you stick in there. and real small targets. smaller than a bb. you'll grasp it in no time and the hunt before you get one will be the last time you ever hunt with-out it. there's a you tube vid on how to stretch the pick-up distance by maybe 1/2 ". use a coin or washer and move it along the housing and listen for when it starts clicking. then pull back ever so lightly. watch the vid. i wonder if you can do that with a coil?

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[cherringtonsm]

Mine is good for 3" maximum depending on soil condition. Normally it doesn't go that deep but it has on occasion.

 

[runninnavaho]

Awesome, now I'm just waiting on FedEx to get it to me.