If ones detecting skills for pinpointing are that bad that one needs a pinpointer getting 5 inches to help find a target, then perhaps a lot of practice is in order. One is supposed to basically isolate the target within an inch or so, then use the pinpointer to find it's EXACT location so it can be dug up without scratching it. How do you find a targets exact location quickly using a pinpointer that gets that many inches in sensitivity? What about multiple targets from a spill of some sort. How do you expect this pinpointer to pick out a target when several others are in close proximity? It will sound off all over the place. How do you expect to find a target close beside play equipment, or close beside re bar on a sidewalk or close to a chain link fence? Designing a pinpointer to get that much depth is simply a poor thought design for a piece of equipment. Lots of depth on a pinpointer actually slows the process down of finding a target, and prevent you from isolating a target near some other type of metal.
At least the Garrett Pro-Pointer can be detuned to actually find a target a couple of inches from a piece of metal. With that machine in the video, you don't stand a chance.
The Garrett Pro-Propointer is fully automatic, a real blessing for anyone who has been using various types of pinpointers for a long time. NO MORE TUNING! No more variable tuning knobs to wear out! No more tuning every time the battery loses power or the ground conditions change. And last of all, PI's are sooooooo sensitive to rust, rusted iron even if it is very tiny. And that's what the pinpointer in the video is, a PI pinpointer, a machine that is most sensitive to our worst trash..... "rusted iron"
However, if you think that depth is the most important feature in a pinpointer, and you have not mastered any reasonable level of pinpointing with your metal detector, then by all means, get the one in the video, as you are now basically hunting with two metal detectors. Good luck!
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WARNING: It's called a pistol, feels like a pistol, and even looks like a pistol either in your hand or it's holster. When you are using it in a populated area, people actually think you are packing a pistol. Not a good way to present the hobby of metal detecting.
