bubbadirect said:
Let us know your take on the Nokta pointer Monte! I haven't looked at either the Nokta or makro pointer to closely. But my buddy got the makro and isn't impressed with it for some reason. Maybe lack of depth, maybe the delay in turn on/off times? I'm not sure.
Bubba
I don't have the Nokta Pointer yet, but after I get it and put it to work I'll gladly report back.
I was never a big fan of hand-held Pointers because I usually used small coils and could isolate targets easily, plus I didn't like the build quality or performance of most of them. However, as I got older and slower I did find some usefulness for them, but again, build quality and routine performance were important to me. Of the hand-help pointers I have tried or owned in recent years, I gave the White's Bullseye and Bullseye II barely passing grades and they worked okay. The last ones I had gave reasonable and working performance with improved depth over the original few I owned.
I then went to the Garrett Pro-Pointer which had a more comfortable feel to it, and performance was about on par with the last Bullseye II's I had. Ample and functional, even thought the depth or distance from the tip wasn't a braggable distance. Functional, not extreme. I did have a few reliability issues with it, but generally it was okay. I sold it and went to the White's Bullseye TRX Pin-Pointer because I felt it was more durable, it had adjustable depth, noticeably more depth [size=small](if I set it up that way)[/size], and I just seemed to like the vibration function better.
Then, along came the Makro Pointer. I like the feel of it better. It isn't as deep-seeking as the TRX, but it will match a Garrett, is better than the former BullsEyes, and with my impaired hearing I am still able to hear the speaker audio, and the pulse/vibration is strong. It is much easier to adjust the settings than the TRX, and the flashlight area is a little bigger/brighter when it's dark.
The ONLY thing I can note that others might have an issue with is turning it On or Off. I don't have a problem. It only takes an extra moment longer to turn it off, but I have had problems with some other designs not going Off when I wanted them to, and that was often because I wouldn't hear them. I like the snap-on replaceable tip pieces that help protect the Makro Pointer from wear-and-tear, and the Nokta Pointer uses the same design.
Monte