Posts by Dan

  • Pipin stuff

    I had someone bring over a persistent speargun to change the bands on it. I have to assume that it was the sniper carbon pro. I say assume because the Persistent website describes it as having a carbon barrel, but the fabric used to make this barrel clearly has red and black squares. I've never seen red carbon so maybe it's a carbon kevlar fabric. The tube looks nice but it has no rail. Anyways the original red bands it came with were shit. One of those bands that are hard to stretch but don't seem to transfer any power to the shaft. So we put Pursuit rubber on the gun.






    The plastic line release broke after using the gun one time. There are no replacement parts and the owner wanted me to fabricate a line release out of stainless steel based on the old broken one.



    The gun doesn't come rigged with mono, rather this black and white cord.




    The muzzle with Pursuit rubber. The muzzle seems to be modeled after the Beuchat Marlin muzzle, the shaft snaps into place. The quality of the muzzle doesn't seem to be the same as the Beuchat though.


    The shaft is coated and has the flopper on top.





  • Safetys on Spearguns

    A cute phrase I heard is that the only true safety is loose bands. However this has proven to be not true, read this thread http://spearfishing.world/spea…45-pantojas-accident.html I'm only bringing this up to show that anything can happen, I don't want to derail Don's thread.


    With that said I don't believe in safeties and build my guns without them. My opinion is that the only true safety is to make sure the gun is not pointed in a direction where it can do damage, whether loaded or not. A safety does not help to promote this mindset. Also a safety on a few occasions made me squeeze the trigger in vain as a fish swam by.


    As long as I'm in the water I'm not particularly concerned about the gun going off because I'm never pointing it at anyone. The same can't be said about having the gun loaded out of the water, because if the gun goes off the shooting line will bring the shaft right back at you, often point first.

  • Raising the handle

    I thought it would be interesting to have a little discussion on the benefits of raising the handle of a wood gun, as well as seeing different ways of doing it.


    What prompted me in the first place was this pic of fuzz' gun because I've never seen it done like that. Fuzz, how did this work out, any drawbacks? I'm considering doing it this way on my next gun.



    Here's Davie's way of doing it. Maybe he can say something about how it turned out.


  • AR-15 speargun handles

    Now available from FreediveStore.com Speardiver AR15 handles


    Machined out of a solid block of hard anodiszed aircraft grade aluminum. Features a redesigned contoured trigger guard. Accpets all standard AR 15 grips. Grips are easily installed and removed with one bolt, from inside the hollow grip. Allows the diver a choice from a wide selection of available AR15 grips to suit their hand, and to conveniently reduce the profile of the gun for storage when travelling. Secures to the stock with four screws.


    Base plate dimensions:
    Length 5 3/8" (13.5cm)
    Width 1 3/16" (3cm)
    Thickness 3/8" (4mm)
    Trigger slot width 4.5/16" (7mm)
    4 Countersunk hole pattern

    What's inclucded:
    AR15 aluminum handle frame
    4 Stainless steel countersunk Phillips screws
    1 Stainless steel Allen bolt





  • Alan's fish reports

    Put the blade in the trigger's mouth and cut across both corners of the mouth. You will then see it will not be able to close its mouth.

  • Public heaings, fishing laws,Nuevas leyes de pesca.

    I'm letting it be known that Asesino will no longer be participating in this forum. He did not comply with my request to edit his posts, and I had to do it. I let it slide as I have no ego in this, my only concern was that he understand why it was necessary and not do it again. Today I had a private conversation with him which defined for me that he will never change his line, and as such I refuse to provide him with the opportunity to be heard.


    For those who are biased on this issue because Asesino is an accomplished spearfisher and/or a friend, consider the following. It is not a matter of who's a better guy; Asesino, Roberto, Pucho, etc. It's simply a matter of certain things that should not be said publicly, because whether true or not they damage the image of spearfishing, and give proofs/tools to the people who are trying to make rules to restrict and even ban spearfishing altogether. Asesino is adamant with his public "exposing" here, and apparently with other ways available to him in Puerto Rico, and refuses to understand that he's hurting everybody who wants to continue being able to spearfish, whether commercial or recreational.


    This has been a hard decision for me to make, because I recognize that I've been put in a similar position myself. As a newcomer to the spearfishing scene I didn't understand why posting a question on a forum such as; what is the best way to put measuring marks on a speargun? Is better left unasked. And more recently retaliating to poaching accusations directed at myself with picture of the my defamer with fish that shouldn't have been taken. In my defense I am by nature a person that stays away from politics, and go as long as I can without having to educate myself about the issues at hand. However being in the position of running this forum, like it or not I am exposed to the politics. For example some time ago I have been shown an email, from a person with the authority to promote laws against spearfishing, containing copies of posts from SB to support his position, and those posts were mild compared to Asesino's. So I learned.


    By contrast Asesino is much more involved in spearfishing politics in Puerto Rico, and as such should know better. Also it has been explained to him in as clear a manner as possible by me. His position remains unshakable. It is my conclusion, based on Asesino's posts here and things told to me directly, irrespective of the fact that Asesino is a good spearfisher, and a good friend to his friends, that he is dangerous to spearfishing in Puerto Rico.


    This post has has value in that it explains somewhat to those ignorant of these issues, why we must be responsible when we post. Unfortunately it is not possible to be less vague about this, because then it would have the very effect we are trying to avoid.


    Lastly, Core, Marco, I'm sorry I had to do this.

  • New gun partially enclosed track

    This gun is for sale for $300, that's less than the sum of it's components.


    $150 laminated wood guy stock
    $60 Neptonics Reef mech
    $75 Shaft
    $14 Riffe loading butt
    $24 Riffe line anchor
    $12 Pursuit wishbone inserts
    Total $335


    The gun is newly refinished with penetrating epoxy, and has fresh bands. It's a little too heavy for me, I'll be building the same gun with a slimmer stock


    I can also be contacted at info@pursuitspearfishing.com