Hand held pinpointer

[Gregory]

Hi,
Just wanted to see how many of you use a pinpointer while detecting.

[Iceguy4]

I prefer the periscope pinpointer... single BEST investment I've made in metal detecting

[Gregory]

Hi,
Who makes that pinpointer and how long is it's probe?

[Iceguy4]

http://www.downscope.com/ Try this link...its made by a very nice guy who started his own company. he has a forum..Periscope probe classroom, where if you read the posts you will be sure of the products value. it is costly , but worth every penny! Its prob is 14" long and get this... it can tell the direction of the target, the type of metal the target is made of when the tip toughes the target!!

[Gregory]

:D Wow now thats a probe! I'll go check out his forums and thanks.

[dirtydfx]

hello all, i find that with the dfx i do not need a probe, as it is so sensitive,
possibly could use one with the compass coinscanner pro, but i have not really used it enough to get the experience needed.

[kestrel]

I think I have either purchased or used about every pointer made. Personally, the Periscope is in a catagory of its own. It has made digging nonproductive holes almost a thing of the past.

[Gregory]

Can I ask what you paid for your's?

[RingDancer]

I have a pinpointer that came with my DFX, but honestly I never use it. I pinpoint with my machine, Dig a plug,flip it over, grab a handful of dirt,wave my hand over the coil and get it most every time! I dig fast and find it time consuming to have to stop and grab my pinpointer, and then to have to put it back! This is just my way of doing things...Maybe if I had a velcro attachment or some way to retrieve faster I would use it more often!

Iceguy that sounds like a great pinpointer if it tells what type of metal you have!

Any ideas on ways to carry pinpointers and fast or easy retrieval?

Pat

[hoser]

I have the BullseyeII that I got when bought the DFX. I use it when I am in the sand, and like it as the sand seems to stick to the target a lot making it tough to locate. Pat, you wanted to know a fairly good way to carry a pinpointer. Well this is what I did for mine. The plastic clips are thae ones that ski poles have keeping them together when you buy them at the ski shop. They usually just throw them away, and I got mine for nothing. Works for me.