I started with the Hf. "Cen Tech" Pointer and must have got one made on a good day. Mine did the job and worked better than most (I Think), until I broke it trying to adjust the inside screw/lug that was Locktited into place! I now have the Garrett, the pistol probe, and a NIB Cen Tech. I use the Cen Tech as a Back Up to my Garrett and a Loaner. I carry and Use Both the Garrett and Pistol Probe, the Garrett for Shallow targets and close work, and the Pistol Probe for Deeper targets! The added depth and smaller tip of the Pistol Probe makes it Ideal for Sizing targets and determining the direction they are laying underground! Just to name a few. Coins, Rings, Square tabs, Folded or Partial round tabs, Sinkers, Small Canslaw, all pinpoint precise! Larger Canslaw, Cans, and assorted scrap, Pinpoint and size several places in a Larger circle! Twist caps and complete stretched out Round tabs pinpoint a little wider than coins and small Scrap? This is an example of the information we can get from our Pinpointers other than just where the center of the target is!!! I haven't even mentioned differences in volume and vibration helping in "determining Depth"! The never ending Pinpointer debate is a personal preference Issue! It starts at Pinpointing with only the metal detector and waving cups of dirt in front of your coil, to people like me that use two Pinpointers on every target! Everyone else falls somewhere in between Eh... GL & HH......Pat