IDXMonster
Elite Member
Metal detecting tech has made some advances in various forms over the years, but that’s only part of the entire picture. For those who hunt extremely trashy parks, schools, old homesites, fairgrounds, etc., they can find themselves with a “maybe” target initially, and then open the hole to find scores of metallic bits and nails. After perhaps a few minutes of trying to locate a coin that they don’t really know is in there or not, they close the hole back up and the signal is still there!….or worse yet….it’s not. All that rummaging around could very well have now moved some iron around and now that coin is STILL THERE, but now masked. Our only option is to remove ALL trash til the pinpointer stops going off, but with minute iron flake and hot ground, it might not EVER stop, even if you de-tune the pinpointer.
We all know that once upon a time, Sunray made many different in-line probes for many different makes….Whites, Fisher, Minelab, Garrett….many. For those who have not had experience with these, they have the same discrimination and pinpointing abilities as the main machine itself….they are a 1” “coil on a stick” that does it ALL….and they can tell you very quickly if you’re after an actual coin or not, even if it’s a nickel. Locating a target amidst nails and iron flake is almost instantaneous. The question is….WHY have manufacturers not thought of adding a GOOD discriminating pinpointer to their lineups for various machines? I’m not talking about the ones that supposedly can discriminate iron, those are not the same game here. I know from experience that the Sunray probes make recovery very quick and easy, no more flopping around on the ground with a bushel of dirt out of the hole looking for something that may or may not even be there!
I am posting this in response to MT Trashdiggers post about his first Barber dime. He states that he would dig high tones in the past, but all that was in the hole was a nail. Or was there? I am DEAD sure I have lost a few coins because of just walking away due to the frustration of trying to locate it with a standard pinpointer. IMHO, it’s a critical part of the overall detecting experience that could be made for a reasonable price, be made lighter and robust, and has been completely and totally overlooked by all of the manufacturers.
We all know that once upon a time, Sunray made many different in-line probes for many different makes….Whites, Fisher, Minelab, Garrett….many. For those who have not had experience with these, they have the same discrimination and pinpointing abilities as the main machine itself….they are a 1” “coil on a stick” that does it ALL….and they can tell you very quickly if you’re after an actual coin or not, even if it’s a nickel. Locating a target amidst nails and iron flake is almost instantaneous. The question is….WHY have manufacturers not thought of adding a GOOD discriminating pinpointer to their lineups for various machines? I’m not talking about the ones that supposedly can discriminate iron, those are not the same game here. I know from experience that the Sunray probes make recovery very quick and easy, no more flopping around on the ground with a bushel of dirt out of the hole looking for something that may or may not even be there!
I am posting this in response to MT Trashdiggers post about his first Barber dime. He states that he would dig high tones in the past, but all that was in the hole was a nail. Or was there? I am DEAD sure I have lost a few coins because of just walking away due to the frustration of trying to locate it with a standard pinpointer. IMHO, it’s a critical part of the overall detecting experience that could be made for a reasonable price, be made lighter and robust, and has been completely and totally overlooked by all of the manufacturers.