Posts by Dan

Those don't punch through my rash guard.

Dusk was my favorite time but I'm not sure if it's because I hate to wake up early in the morning or what.. I always say you can get good fish at dusk but really I don't know for sure comparatively speaking.

Dentex, Denton, not the same thing?

That's your artwork! I remember seeing those on SB, very nice work. So you're a craftsman and an artist. I should have known by your other work but the two don't always come together.

Dive till dusk eh? I do miss that. If you can get those dentex you should be able to shoot just about anything in our laid back Florida waters, as long as the fish don't take off with your gun <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Seriously though I understand that getting the size fish you have in those pics is not easy in the med?

Yeah John, I just don't get that yellow fish Nice pics, good times. Thanks for sharing.

I did, opened two holes too much so decided to leave it at that. I'm wondering as to the efficacy of that in the first place. Maybe some breaking action on the piston is necessary so it doesn't hit the muzzle with too much force. It is an easy mod to do though if you don't get carried away. In this case it doesn't matter as the muzzle was the only deteriorated part of the gun and I'm probably going to go with a muzzle kit instead of replacing it if I ever go that route.

WTG John, you're a lean mean Mediterranean killing machine. Nice shot on that pig. I gotta admit that your stories got me interested in trying it out. I don't relish the thought of the mosquitoes though. You must've been baking in those clothes. Good thing we don't have to worry about that in the water. Any chance of repellent doing the trick? I'll second the pig being good on the BBQ

Those are some useful vids, thanks. My problem yesterday however was not assembling but disassembling. I'm talking about the Cyrano I found that's been in the water for maybe a year. The muzzle bonded with the inner barrel and I couldn't unscrew it. I forced it and it made the whole back end of the inner barrel turn inside the handle. I don't know the full extent of the damage but the trigger pin was bent and now the inner barrel can spin inside the handle. I had to disassemble the gun starting from the back. Fortunately I was going to remove the pressure reducer block anyways so it didn't matter that it got a little mangled in the process.

The only way I could unscrew the muzzle was by sticking a metal rod through the trigger slot of the inner barrel and securing it in a vice. Then putting another metal rod through the port holes of the muzzle thus generating enough torque to unscrew it. It was so stuck that the force deformed the trigger slot slightly and I had to reshape it.

Otherwise removing the block is easy and and so is sealing the hole for the pressure reducing rod/switch. It's a nice simple mod for those who do not plan on shooting the gun into a hole. If there are going to be any leaks as a result of this butchering it will be from the back of the handle or the trigger pin hole, although I straightened the pin and the trigger is moving smoothly. Since I didn't buy the gun I took it as an opportunity to take apart and modify with abandon. I'll see how it turns out.

At this point I only need to get one new seal/ring. It's the one on the piston that has a flange. A kit from a LDS is $25 but I'd rather not buy it since I only need the one ring. Does anyone know where I can get it?

It doesn't surprise me. Those people go there to watch a competition, they are not prepared for a real fight.

Simply awesome. Thank you Marco. I'll be coming back to this thread in the future to see these pics again.

Have you ever used the pneumatics where the air cylinder is behind the handle? How are they compared to the conventional style? Seems to me that it solves the problem of muzzle heaviness. I don't know what the negative aspect of this design is.

I love seeing pics of the home made guns.

Marco, Cig is a topic many are interested in. Do you and Straight Shaft mind if I split this into its own thread?

In Bahamas the natives call a schoolmaster "the barber", known to carry cig.

I agree with everything you said, that's how I do it. I don't argue any more with Cubans telling me about the ants or the cats or whether the fish was fighting hard. It's all BS by me. The only thing I'm not sure about is if cig can be localized in a part of the body of a big fish. This is why I eat a piece from the back and the front of the fish when I have a doubt.

It's my cig test kit <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Thanks, I think it shouldn't be a big deal. I just wanted to know what's the best way to seal the holes. Two part epoxy putty should do it. Here are a couple of pics of it from when I took the 700 apart to change the inner barrel that got scratched and was letting out air. I took pics so as not to forget the order in which things go.

Here's a chart that may be of interest.

Here's a mod for those guys who really can't get over their wood guns

I once started a thread on when was the first modern spearfishing. The first step was to define the difference from before and after because using a spear to throw into the water is very old. I think the line between old and modern can be drawn when the spear became propelled with a force other than the thrust of the arm and was used completely submerged in conjunction with the use of some kind of goggles. Most people had the idea that it started in the US but it was a US forum. It is possible though that some developments took place independently but concurrently in the US and Europe. Jack Prodonovich would talk about the first home made goggles they made. The nice thing is that in those times even though equipment was not so good there was little competition from other spearfishers and more fish.

The blue handle looks nice. The old handle looks identical to the cyrano, it must be a Sporasub something..

How much was the muzzle? Did you have to wait or did they have it in stock? Were you able to do the port enlargement with the muzzle on the gun?

I want to remove the high/low switch too. Are the instructions on that website enough for me to do it properly?

Ricky, What do you mean by "modern spearfishing" and what year approx did it start in the med?

I was raised on the med but I was 12 years old when we moved to North America. I still did some shallow diving as a child. I'm hoping you med guys will put some stories in this section.

I saw it the first time you posted it just wasn't sure the relevance it had to the discussion. What I find interesting about it is how fast the guy went down. The ref didn't appear to swing very hard. But then a shot on the back of the neck when you're not ready can be devastating. That ref should be banned for life from any martial arts event.

Aren't you a little old to be playing with ant farm?