Reefchiefs Ameri-euro reef build.

  • Don the band stretch is 50 inches from back tab to bands. Its total length is 59" in the end with a little bit of extra butt for control and loading ease.

  • Don the band stretch is 50 inches from back tab to bands. Its total length is 59" in the end with a little bit of extra butt for control and loading ease.


    Cool, but from the front wood to the mech sear
    I'll come back to the word ''band stretch'' with some thoughts.


    D

    "Great mother ocean brought forth all life, it is my eternal home'' Don Berry from Blue Water Hunters.


    Spearfishing Store the freediving and spearfishing equipment specialists.

  • to the sear is 52"


    Great that will be a sweet shooter with out issues unless you try to push a PPD with too much mass for sharks of the Bullish type.:)


    The barrel can also be sweet with a 1/4'' shaft and 1- 3/4 band for the fast fish.


    Cheers, Don

    "Great mother ocean brought forth all life, it is my eternal home'' Don Berry from Blue Water Hunters.


    Spearfishing Store the freediving and spearfishing equipment specialists.

  • Did some more work yesterday, rounded the back, shaped a butt out of a rubber stopper, cut a taper, and shaped the muzzle.




    Im a little concerned with the strength of the muzzle. Between the track and the band recesses a lot of material is taken out around the "horn" thats holding the bands in. Im wondering if that horn is going to snap off without some kind of support. The stainless plate will protect it, but it doesnt do anything to prevent outward pressure from the bands. Most of the load will be on the inside of the hole but I still wonder if enough upward force will exist to break off that horn.



    Im thinking about moving the band hole down more, or maybe putting in a bit of stainless behind the bands to take some of the load.

  • I like it....if it will be well balanced...this gun should shoot like a laser with the bands aligned so high from the tip of the muzzle.
    (Muzzle will be laser cut 7 hours from now)
    Good job.


    Ihab

  • Ihab we will be so lucky to have your handiwork on these guns. The fact that the blanks are from bill, the muzzles from you and the hardware from Dan really will make them feel like a community gun. Gonna have some great mojo

    i like to spear fish

  • Thanks everyone :thumbsup2:


    Ihab, my plan is to balance it very evenly with weight in the front and back. I was considering some adjustable compartments so that it can be trimmed precisely. I sure am hoping it shoots like a laser.


    It should swing horizontally very well but wont move up and down so good with all that width. Its actually shorter then my speardiver carbon pipegun for the last 1/4 of the gun.



    Did some rounding on the bottom. This was by far the hardest thing ive had to do to the gun or any gun yet. Achieving a balanced, even, straight, flowing curve seemed all but impossible at one point, but with enough filing and sanding and peering down the thing I think im just about there.


    I think creating a clean faceted profile with a spoke shave before going at it with files and sanding would have helped quite a bit.



    Judah im just leavin yours square :laughing3: just kidding.

  • It's just parts where the wood is smooth instead of covered in white sawdust. it's actually a phone filter that's making it look too contrasted but without the filter it was hard to see any details of the shaping. Those spots are actually normal teak color

  • Planning on it actually, it's already tapered a tiny bit, but I'm waiting until I can load it to see how much I can remove and still support the bands. Thanks for the ideas!

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