Posts by Dan

  • Pneumatic speargun mods

    Always loaded pneumatics on board :@ :)


    You'll have no arguments about the short range penetration power of a pneumatic from me. I shot through a turtle shell once with that old Cyrano 970. Another advantage is the shafts are cheap or easy to make.

  • Pneumatic speargun mods

    It was never an experiment, just something fun to do before I got real busy with the spearfishing gear company. I've been off pneumatics for a long time, my first gun 10 years ago was a Mares Cyrano 970. Having a pneumatic and modding it is just like any other toy that you get into. If you want to know specifically why I prefer band guns check out this thread http://spearfishing.world/seve…perior-to-pneumatics.html


    As to why I decided to sell the gun at this particular moment, Greek's thread about his new band gun reminded me that I'll probably never use it. Another reason I kept it till now is because a while back I said I was going to debunk the idea that short pneumatics are more powerful than short band guns, see this thread http://spearfishing.world/spea…lent-length-band-gun.html I actually have the stock of the short band gun made and the trigger mech sitting there, but I can't be bothered to prove this to anybody any more.

  • FWC grouper rules?

    Worth it!? It's about being out there and diving not about worth it. Worth it is just a bonus we sometimes get. Poor babies, the trip is now not worth it.. What a mentality, good riddance. Those guys might be spearfishers but they don't represent me, that's not what I'm about. I have nothing in common with them, just because they carry a speargun???

  • FWC grouper rules?

    I so rarely see legal sized grouper here that I don't feel it will affect me personally. I think if it helps the grouper increase in numbers so I can shoot them the rest of the year it's not such a bad thing. You guys who are more experienced with this please educate me if my thinking is bad.

  • Adrian's new muzzle

    Yes I have them.

    Quote from Adrian

    Why you ask about what kind of PH? Yours or any other slip on should work just the same as long as water didn't enter the shell. Right?

    You're the one who asked about testing the spike with a PH so I ask which PH, because different PH require different force to detonate. For example a Beco style PH with a moving firing pin I believe would detonate no probelm, all it needs is a light tap, that's just the nature of how it's put together. With such a PH you have to have a safety pin engaged at all times when not about to be used because it's possible that a small vibration will set it off. The quick slip-on PH however has no firing pin, it's spear tip actuated, and will require a hit of a certain force/speed combination to detonate. I believe it's possible with an arm thrust underwater but I've never done it.

  • Caught a few fish

    When I take aim my arm is like a steel vice <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • Caught a few fish

    :plusone:


    What does it weigh with the shaft? Don't get me wrong, it's a well made gun and aesthetically pleasing too. I found the finish on the gun Johnny was using so nice that I'd be worried to put a scratch on it. But I believe that gun was made for shooting that Mediterranean snapper looking fish that doesn't allow divers to get close, denton? It's supposed to be a long shooting gun and that's what all that mass is for. But in that case it's supposed to take like two 19mm bands, crazy, it should shoot straight to the end of 2 wraps of line. But I wouldn't want to shoot two 19mm bands all the time. If I were you I'd try it with two 19mm bands just to see if it still shoots straight. Or at least with one 19mm and one 16mm. Me I enjoy the softer shooting with two 16mm bands. There's no noticeable recoil and if I shoot the spear into a rock I won't bend or break it.

  • A Gathering

    It's a nice offer. Where does your friend go out of? How long is the boat ride to the fishing areas? It sounds pretty deep though, a hard diving day for sure.

  • Boat names

    Aw shucks.. :) I'm teaching my 3 year old to dive but the time you're describing seems very recent.


    Luv2fdive, that's a clean looking hull and trailer, what did it run you?