Omer Airbalete 110

DAM that cyrano has never looked so hot untill now.

That gun looks excellent Don, and at $300 is a really good price.
I like the omer airbalete but they start at like $500. Thats alot for a 90cm air gun.
Maby I will get one of these new ones. I love air guns

at 300 that would make a great intro to air guns for me :)....looks quite nice

So this gun is dry barrel from the factory? Is it going to be free shaft, nono attached behind flopper, or is there a slider? Gun looks great I hear about this a while back, nice to finally see it.

In the begining of the vid I looks like the line attaches to the shaft, then when shot it shows it has a slider. Very interested to see what the slider components are made out of if it is a dry barrel. I love shooting my airbalete dry barrel but I have changed it back due to the slider components not being strong/tpugh enough for the fish I shoot.

Hey Don, any info when this gun will be avalible? I really like it. A 120 would be sweet for here south florida!

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There is a new Tomba super light wt slider being shiped to me soon, along with a improved seal.

What slider were you using ?

Yes I saw that in the vid as well, but I couldn't tell if the line was coming from the target hole making the shaft tail look like a slider. The gun in the vid was a prototype, I'll look at it again.

Cheers, Don

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I was using the plastic bullet shaped slider where you had to tie nylon then you can attach the mono to it. This is not strong enough for grouper/large fish. Also, when there is a lot of pressure the o-ring between the slider and the metal peice that centers the shaft in the muzzle gets squeezed out. What new slider/sealing system are you getting from him? Maybe I will send him an e-mail.

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I was using the plastic bullet shaped slider where you had to tie nylon then you can attach the mono to it. This is not strong enough for grouper/large fish. Also, when there is a lot of pressure the o-ring between the slider and the metal peice that centers the shaft in the muzzle gets squeezed out. What new slider/sealing system are you getting from him? Maybe I will send him an e-mail.

New Tomba700 for Aibalete will be shipped to Don soon. It is lighter than the old, about 3 g (cone, slider). The old was about 8 g. This would make it possible to shoot the gun on 30 bar and more (11 mm piston, 7 mm shaft). Bonding to the slider will be more secure for big fishes too, I believe. Sealing is similar to old. The problem with O-ring to be squeezed out under high force (more than 500 N) would probably remain. You should have some spare with you in case of catching big fishes. I suppose the loading of the shaft would be more smooth. That are the news.

Here it is Tomba700 for Aibalete

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That looks outstanding :thumbsup2: I can't wait.
Your first Mod Kit will go in the Gun Collection cabinet with other great inventors bits, like Jack Prodanovich and Charlie Sturgill .

All the best, Don

that is very high praise..those parts look first rate...very nice

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New Tomba700 for Aibalete will be shipped to Don soon. It is lighter than the old, about 3 g (cone, slider). The old was about 8 g. This would make it possible to shoot the gun on 30 bar and more (11 mm piston, 7 mm shaft). Bonding to the slider will be more secure for big fishes too, I believe. Sealing is similar to old. The problem with O-ring to be squeezed out under high force (more than 500 N) would probably remain. You should have some spare with you in case of catching big fishes. I suppose the loading of the shaft would be more smooth. That are the news.

I belive my kit is very similiar. Are you saying the new slider cone is 3g lighter than the picture that says devoto on it? My slider is coned shaped like the pictures above. Is that slider that says devoto one you made? Could it be used in place of the cone for bettrr line attachment?

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I belive my kit is very similiar. Are you saying the new slider cone is 3g lighter than the picture that says devoto on it? My slider is coned shaped like the pictures above. Is that slider that says devoto one you made? Could it be used in place of the cone for bettrr line attachment?

Tomba700 steel cone and plastic slider are in weight about the same as devoto on the picture above. But according to measurement that I did, mine is much more hydrodynamic then devoto. I had 49 % more energy on 5 m than with devoto. You can hardy estimate it from the picture without measurement. The main difference to your is that this new is easier to load. There is less friction if you bend the shaft during loading it. If you cut one of you plastic sliders (remove the line tying part) you would have interface to the O-ring, so you might use devoto slider after it. I suppose with new plastic slider tying to it will be more secure. I will use a piece of this line on the picture, instead of mono line.

A knot like this might be an alternative to constrictor knot for new shape plastic slider. I believe it could be used with the previous shape of plastic slider that was for mono 1 mm, too.
It would not over tighten the neck of plastic slider and will be very reliable and more hydrodynamic than constrictor. I had not finished tying it strong so you can see how to tie it.

I used slightly different knot than on the picture above:

and a constrictor knot: