Pro pointer vs CSI Pro pointer?????

" People either think you're creepy or fascinating. No in between. "
Aint that the truth, I recently went to Bribie island with the family for my first Beach hunt ( and was doing well till it started pouring and the family wanted to leave) took three hours to drive there, and only got about half hour. I was just starting to figure out were people were walking in and off the beach. and getting onto a good number of coins. when the tinlids and she who must be obeyed decide it was time for the 3 hour drive home. But the looks I was getting in some cases were hilarious. the wife said when i wasnt looking people were pointing at me some laughing, some looked like they thought I was a headcase and other's apparently were looking through green eyes. especially when they saw me flip a newly discovered coin. i always do that when I find a coin it's kinda like my little ritual. I know if I could have stayed it was going to be an awesome hunt. But sooks and rain dont mix. but I guess I do look a little weird to some with my finds pouch retreival tool water bottle pin pointer etc on my webbing belt. probably got as many gadgets as Batman on my belt. lol
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Cool as 22k thats exactly what I had in mind thanks for the link
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The only other pin pointer i have owned/used was a Centech that I won in a competition here on Thunting. I compared a few before I made my final decision. I was actually hoping to win one, so I could donate the money I was saving for a pin pointer to this Forum as I have learned so much here, I actually think I could write a beginners guide. I was fairly clueless when I first found the site but with some ( a lot ) help from Homie, Thylacine, Cache and all the others who answered my incessant newbie questions, I was instilled with a new confidence, that I was then prepared to actually start spending serious money on a decent machine ( Ace 350 ) it may not be the top of the line, but once I find that first really valuable score i think it will be an AT Gold. But in answer to your question Nope the Pro- Pointer is the only pin pointer for me. But I love Garrett Products, Just not the Australian prices, I asked Garrett Australia, why it cost so much more ( Often double ) here and was given the rubbish about, transport exchange rates etc, I find it hard to believe that they pay more per unit to import a machine, than I did to import a single unit. My Ace has seen plenty of use in the time I have had it, warranty runs out on 23/2/2013 so the " No Australian warranty " argument has kinda been a joke. My first ever Garrett detector was an A2b, which I bought 3rd hand was made in the early 80's and is only just starting to show signs of failing, on its 4th owner. I'm a Garrett fan and unless someone gives me a Minelab I doubt I will EVER change brands I would also take this Opportunity, to Say R.I.P to Roy Lagal a man who put so much into our hobby. It would take volumes to describe Sorry I have gone a bit off topic. Does anyone have a direct link to the  lanyard device for the pro pointer as I cannot find one.
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P.S Merry Xmas Everyone and a Swinging New Year

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Hi Gd
 Totally agree with everything you say about Garrett, have never owned anything from Tesoro, It's the Australian Dealers that are doing, the what can only be described as advertising campaign about not buying from overseas. We only have one magazine here in Australia that deals with Metal detecting or prospecting in general. Australian Gold Gem and Treasure lately the back cover has been a full page ad for Garrett Dealers here in OZ, ( no problem with that) But it's main MSG in the ad is about the perils associated with  buying from overseas. I payed I think from memory $327 on Ebay for my Ace, a Garrett cap ( Hats are a big deal in the part of OZ I come from (Skin Cancer Capital of the world ) Garrett retrieval tool, Finds pouch, weather cover and Headphones. Just for the Machine, which includes headphones, itself in Australia is around $500 so if I had to pay for return postage to Texas, I am fairly certain I would still be in front. But I don't believe there is really much chance of a problem with a Garrett quality machine in the first year anyway. The don't buy it from overseas MSG seems to be making it into reviews as well. Which IMHO is very unprofessional.
  Also with regards to where to get the attachment for the Pro Pointer I found it here.

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Hi Gozzo,
              that is the better lanyard fitting and I am sure it will last for many years. In the event that the lanyard wears out; you can just fit an other length of lanyard, chord, wire, or even string.
Even a length of string taped to the pp and tied to your belt can save a lot of heartache. You can imagine how I fealt when I got home after a days beach detecting and found that my pp was missing. For the whole of the drive back to the beach ( over an hour ) I was thinking that I would never see it again. I spent several hours on a dark moonless beach searching for my beloved pp; all without success. Next morning at dawn, and following a high tide, I returned at first light. I had walked past the little critter the night before whilst struggling by torchlight, on a dark and lonely beach. There was nothing but the sounds of the sea and the wind to keep me company that night. Oh, and the memory of the old story that a departed lighthose keeper haunted the area! The beach is called Talacre and you can zoom in on Google to get a good idea of what the place is like.

              I was less bothered about the ghost and more concerned that I may bump into smugglers or poachers in the dark. Or, maybe, the local customs and police may think that I was up to no good at that time of night on a deserted beach. But, to quote the Bard, All Is Well That Ends Well! Me and my little pp are reunited; never to be parted ever again.

                                   Chris  

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