Which pinpointer?

[Western PA 74]

I'm definitely looking for one that just detects on the tip. Not up the sides, that kinda defeats the purpose. What if you point it into a hole and it detects metal, but it's actually reading off the side of the pinpointer? Could be detecting 360 degrees around the pointer.

 

[kac]

Either of the Garretts are fine. Saving money on the cheapies will only lead to aggravation as they may just false, interfere with your machine or simply not detect smaller targets.

I had a ML Profind 35 and it was junk, RMA'd 3x and last finally died one month out of warranty. Probably spent more money in shipping than what it was worth.

I also have a Nokta Pulse. Nice well built pointer but lacks sensitivity to tiny stuff so if your earring hunting it may not pick up on it. It is good around coal and coke though as it is blind to that and makes finding a target easier.

Buddy just got an F-Pulse and likes it. Think they are more money than carrot.

 

[JimR_TN]

I tried 2 of the cheap orange pinpointers. The first worked OK, very little depth and after a few months it started acting wonky. No biggie, I bought another. It was terrible, metal had to be within 1/2 inch to be detected. So I bought the Fisher F-Pulse and WOW what a different a quality pinpointer makes. Love it and if I have a problem with it I would buy another before my next outing. Definitely worth it to get a quality pinpointer. It saves me time with every hole so I'm able to dig more targets.

 

[Surf Master]

Garrett Carott , Minelab Pro35 are the ones I use now .

 

[Western PA 74]

Finally got to try out the kuman pinpointer. Works great in the sound only mode, actually detected objects almost 3 inches in the ground. However if you use it in the vibration mode, or sound and vibration mode, it vibrates and chirps itself to death until you restart it. So, all in all, can live with it for now! It saves me alot of time when I'm trying to locate the endless amount of pull tabs I've been finding! Lol