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You don't want it too gritty now, it well mess up the wetsuit.

Yes, I've wanted to try that for a while now, a 7mm shaft in a gun designed for an 8mm.

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good, I've been wanting spare shafts but the price is pretty steep. Even though you might not sell that many the size I need..? 54" & 60" 8mm?

I'm in the process of finalizing details so I can't give an exact quote. The shafts you mentioned retail around $50, I anticipate selling them in the $35 range. This is all coming together soon, unfortunately I'm not in a position to put a lot of money into inventory as this is a part time thing for me. If anyone is interested give me an idea of the quantity and type of shafts you need.

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Just trying to find out if the gun is a 115 so I can buy it.

Ahh.. You got the bug! Can't wait to do stuff to it Wait until I get my shaft order before you buy any pneumatic shafts. I'll have them at a very good price.

With all the different possible ways of doing it I always thought of keeping the slot clear of any coating. Everything but the slot.

Steelflex, I tried searching for it with no luck. Some results show it as a lubricant. Is it a glue, an epoxy? Should I call Fasco, does this look like the right place?

Fasco Unlimited of Hialeah
1753 NW 20th St
Miami, FL 33142
305-326-0200

I previously attempted this with plastidip. I didn't like the results as it didn't go on evenly. Rhinoliner is not a good option, it's too thin of a coating and has too much texture.

I gave up on this idea because I wanted it in the first place for cosmetic reasons. You bring up a good point about belt slippage. I'd love to find a solution. I'm thinking of simply gluing a piece of bicycle inner tubing to the back of every weight. I suspect this will come off eventually or maybe pretty quickly. I'll have some of the shrink tubing left over from covering the pneumatic that I could try around the weights. That material however is pretty slippery too. What would be the best glue for rubber to lead?

I'll take it I'm sending you a pm.

Thanks, I don't want to put you to the trouble without knowing for sure this is what I need. Does it look like something that would be used in this manner? How does it stay on?

Felix, If you're talking about the float that clips on the barrel near the muzzle could you please post a pic of it. I'm looking for one for my Cyrano. Or tell me where you bought it.

I've never used a knee loader but I understand the concept and question why it would be called that. The guns are designed to load with the handle on the top of the foot and one arm reaching out. Thus the max length of gun and shaft combined that a diver can comfortably load is equal to the distance between the extremities. It looks to me like the "knee loader" would be used to place on the foot, not on the knee, to increase that distance. So why is it called a knee loader?

Felix, does it involve a loader with a cord attached?

I think that Julie Riffe is sexier than Shery Daye and that's all the reasoning you need to make your gun purchase

I realize that its not a joke when you invest the kind of money Daryl takes and the gun does not perform. Did you buy it new or used? How much?

Cool stuff http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/…cpAc6Xbcn8tdoOyPlgvkuQE4F

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ELKIN, N.C. - David Hayes' granddaughter just ask him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. He did. And seconds later he landed the state record channel catfish at 21 pounds, 1 ounce. Alyssa's father had bought the pink Barbie fishing rod for Christmas and she had caught a few bluegill before her grandfather hauled in the catfish.
The Winston-Salem Journal reported the catch Aug. 5 in eastern Wilkes County has been certified as a record by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
Hayes and his granddaughter have been fishing in the pond behind his house since she was big enough to hold a pole.
Hayes said his granddaughter worried he would break her rod. He landed the 21-pound fish on a 6-pound test line. It was 32 inches long, 2 inches longer than the rod.

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I think you're talking about speed walking? I used to wonder about it myself. The distinction is that when running there's a point throughout the movement where both feet are not touching the ground. The rule with speed walking is that one foot must always be in contact with the ground. Try doing it fast and you will see that it necessitates the weird posturing you see them do. I don't think it's a natural thing to do as we're designed to break into a run at a certain point. But it's good exercise and not easy, good for saving the impact on the knees for people who have that problem running. It does funny weird though..

I misunderstood, when you said you haven't seen it since 2007 I thought you meant the gun, I reread your post and now I see you meant just the floater.

You have to follow a process of elimination like what I wrote if you really want to figure it out. Just so we know what the hell we're talking about here's a pic of the ono gun right?

Shit aimrite handle, not ergonomically correct. OK I never shot one and I just don't know about these guns but for sure don't overpower it. How long is yours anyways?

Why don't you use it? Do you like the band guns better? I like the 70cm pneumatic for short range and because its fun to shoot and rig but I rarely get to use it.

Cool site. Never seen information about pneumatics organized so well. One thing that caught my eye that they're recommending is this mod with filing down the piston adapter.

I have to call BS on that. It causes the sliding ring to stick on the adapter and then you have to bang it off with your knife. I know because when I started with my first gun, another cyrano but 970, it came with shafts that rusted and I had to sand them regularly. Without knowing I caused the same effect and the ring started to stick which was very annoying. It's what actually prompted me to move away from pneumatics in the first place as I didn't know the problem could be solved with a new adapter. Fun times..

I saw the flotation thing they made, that's what I want to make but don't know which material to use, this synthetic cork stuff I never heard of it. I'll try searching for it. Oh yeah and it reminded me to shape the handle, that should take some of the stress off the wrist. It's too bad that these guns are very nose heavy because in a situation where they would be most useful, short range, the gun must be carried in the ready to shoot position continuously.

If it's foam then that's exactly what I'm looking for. It helps float the muzzle because the guns are muzzle heavy. How long is this gun that it necessitates the loading assistance bar?

Is that a floater on the front near the muzzle?