Description for the Reaper speargun from JBL website
QuoteWelcome to the all new Reaper series. The first ever Rail Gun built in America from start to finish. With cutting edge features that push the limits of Spearfishing, it's as lethal as it looks.
I saw the new JBL Reaper speargun and took pics. The bands come with very long wishbones and a long taper on the rubber. A lot of band stretch can be reclaimed changing the stock bands.
I was curious about the distinct looking honeycomb textured handle. I didn't find it improved grip, the plastic felt slippery. In general the handle doesn't have enough rake for my taste, this amounts to less leverage over the gun when tracking a fish. Not a big deal for shorter guns but a PITA with a 120cm.
The track of the aluminum tube is 1mm higher than than the track of the handle. Probably won't have any bearing on spear flight just attention to detail, and corrosion is already apparent at that spot.
I wanted to have a look at the trigger mechanism because it's not often I see a bottom line release on a pipe gun, so I proceeded to knock out the trigger pin with a punch. If you ever need to do this support the side of the JBL Reaper speargun handle directly against a surface, I didn't and the pressure on the loading butt broke it off at the pin.
When I took the mechanism out it looked familiar, so I fished out a Rob Allen mech. The Rob Allen has the stainless steel line release.
The Rob Allen trigger mechanism in the JBL Reaper handle.