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  • Dan

    Replied to the thread Omer Stingray Foot Pocket Sizing.
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    Sizing is not similar between OMER Millenium and Stinray foot pockets.
  • bryan

    Replied to the thread Omer Stingray Foot Pocket Sizing.
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    Thanks for the advice.

    I tried remeasuring my feet and if I weight the ball of my foot more they measure slightly longer — around 302-303mm. My experience with the sizing of omer foot pockets still seems a little inconsistent with other people's...

    I think…
  • Dan

    Replied to the thread Omer Stingray Foot Pocket Sizing.
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    Omer stingray size 49-50 is the next logical choice. Available from spearfishing store https://spearfishing.store/omer-stingray-foot-pockets

    I do have a doubt about your measurement because my foot is 28cm and size 45-46 is a little big on me. Your foot…
  • bryan

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    I'm interested in buying Omer Stingray foot pockets and am unsure what size to get. My feet are 300mm long and I plan to use 5mm socks.
    I have a pair of Omer Millenium foot pockets in size EU 46-48 / US 12-13 and they are too short and too narrow in the…
  • Dan

    Replied to the thread New generation spearfishing!!!.
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    Hi and welcome. Is this in Greece?
  • Dan

    Replied to the thread Hello from Italy.
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    Welcome to the community.
  • Marco

    Replied to the thread Hello from Italy.
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    Ciao Alberto! Benvenuto! Facci vedere qualche foto delle tue pinne. :)
  • coolshark

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    Hi,

    My new video, Summer 2023, in Finistere/Bretagne (France), North Atlantic, water is 16/19°c
    I hope you enjoy, video is 5min long
    See you soon
    Sam, koolshark

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  • ionian hunter

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    Hi guys
    I'm new to this spearfishing forum and I would like to share with some of my spearfishing underwater adventures
    Follow me on YouTube for more :youtu.be/Rb9VFnXeqsY?si=AtS9aDu5Stwf12yR
  • popgun pete

    Replied to the thread Paul Horolan timber speargun.
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    Master speargun builder John Warren who specialised in using the Prodanovich high capacity handle for shooting game fish has kindly provided the text for his web page on Paul Horolan which is no longer up, being part of the former Rocknfish website.


  • popgun pete

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    A Google search on Paul Horolan turned up nothing, so I decided to check for an obituary in Hawaii and this came up. There were a few results for a “Paul Horolan”, but I think that this is the most likely one. I have not retrieved the entry yet, so
  • popgun pete

    Replied to the thread Paul Horolan timber speargun.
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    More images of Paul Horolan’s earlier gun judging by its use of copper elements for spear and trigger mechanism. It is interesting to note the Japanese pre-war rollerguns similarly used brass parts, another copper based alloy. The advantage is these
  • popgun pete

    Replied to the thread Paul Horolan timber speargun.
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    Reverse tooth and pin restrained guns were a valid solution for many early guns, in fact another one is the Australian made "Mare Dama" which was a cast alloy frame speargun. However any similarity ends there. Mel Brown who manages the AUF Spearfishing
  • popgun pete

    Replied to the thread Paul Horolan timber speargun.
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    I had come across Paul Horolan some years ago when investigating the progression of underwater weapons from the earliest days. Many divers made their own weapons as production spearguns were either unavailable in their locality or would not be suitable
  • popgun pete

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    With a bit of image manipulation we can put the spear in the Horolan gun. It is notable that the sear box mouth is raised above the gun top deck and that the spear rides above it. This is reminiscent of the Sampson gun where to defeat spear initial
  • popgun pete

    Replied to the thread Paul Horolan timber speargun.
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    The spear and muzzle, note that the shaft wishbone tab also serves as a line slide stop.





  • popgun pete

    Replied to the thread Paul Horolan timber speargun.
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    The Horolan guns use a single-piece trigger with a long trigger arm that provides more space for multiple fingers on the trigger. The metal shroud muzzle is a form of hoop muzzle to allow a tabbed shaft through and the rubber band strands are anchored in
  • popgun pete

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    The large variety of speargun designs in earlier times reflected the environment that they were used in and the species of fish sought. An example of this are spearguns used in tropical waters where the fish the locals are interested in are not
  • popgun pete

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    Paul Horolan timber speargun

  • popgun pete

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    Resetting the releasing valve for the next shot you push the rear butt forwards against its internal biasing coil spring. You cannot screw the rear butt right off as it travels between set limits. Dismantling the gun you can, but that involves undoing a