So, I never gave much thought to pneumatics before. My first real interest was sparked when Don Paul started his Omer project almost two years ago. Everything he did to it turned out amazing and I really enjoyed following that thread, but all I could do was speculate about how one might shoot. Another big draw has been Greekdiver's earlier, pre-Abellen, videos that exhibit some really nice shots. Anyway, I finally got my hands on one and have shot it now probably 80 times in the pool. *the oceans been a washing machine since I got it
I shoot very poorly in pool-target type situations but no matter how far I am or how small a target I use I cannot miss with this thing.
I spent today attaching a reel
First I bought an innertube and stretched a length of it over the barrel near the handle so the reel mount and SS hose clamps would have something to press into. Then I sanded down the reel so that the hose clamps would grab and bring the body of the clamps flush with the gun
Then I spent 2 hours respooling dyneema onto the reel (the reel isnt at an angle I just had not put the drag knob on while spooling so it is tilting)
Then I shot it in the pool 20 more times :rolleyes1:
Something that is going to drive me absolutely crazy are the SS hose clamps. I painted them black and it makes them tolerable, but the paint will last one or two dives max I imagine. I really hate anything silver or shiny (EVERYTHING should be matte black IMO) Other types of clamps wont work because there is a very minimal amount of space between the reel mount and reel spool so only the thin ss hose clamps fit. If anyone knows a way to paint them or make them black that would last I'd be thrilled to know.
There's my first impressions on this Pnuematic. I would go into details but theres been several threads already on the pros and cons of these guns. I realize I cannot form a real opinion until I get it out in the ocean and interact with some fish, but I just really love the way this thing shoots and feels in the water.
Either way I believe I've been born again