Posts by SporaScrub

I know what you mean about having the sliding ring getting stuck, it got so bad that eventually the sliding ring shaped the adapter so it wouldn't get stuck anymore.

I did two minor mod's from this website on my gun. The first one was enlarge the drain ports on the muzzle because my older model sten had tiny holes (way smaller than the newer stens and cyrano). When sent the gun in for maintenance, I also had them eliminate the pvc type material that's used in the High/Low power regulating system.

The pneumatic guns I hunt with are over 120+cm and I hold them by the middle of the barrel most of the time. Even while descending, I'm still holding the gun by the middle and trying to hide it with my body so the bigger silhouette (having the gun extended) doesn't scare away weiry fish away. Only time I hold it by the handle is when I'm pulling out the gun and getting ready to shoot.

I do use it, it's my all around gun. 120cm pneumatic is the biggest pneumatic I can load with out using a knee loader. I also have a 150cm (modern) Sten w/knee loader, pneumatics are my favorite guns for all around use. The only band gun I have is a 150cm rob allen, which I never use.

Here's a link to some more pneumatic gun mods:
http://www.webalice.it/svl555/Sub/fucileenglish.html

They have a part where they put together a piece of foam by the muzzle and that sounds just like what your trying to do.

It feels more like rubber than foam I'll look for it and try and post a pic for you. I'm not 100% sure but it might of been thrown away, I haven't seen it since I bought the gun (april 07)

Those pics are from the auction listing on ebay when I bought the gun. The lady that sold me the gun is from Port Saint Lucie and had bought the gun new for her father but he was too old and didn't spear any more so she decided to sell it. I guess her father must of been short or she just bought the gun that way..?

It's a 120cm sten and i rigged it with a 54" spear, I'm 5'11" and I don't need a knee loader to load the gun so I took it off.

Might of been...? It was a piece of rubber that had a slit in the middle so it could go around the barrel. It's laying somewhere in the house, I've never known what's the purpose of that thing.

Quote from seahunter49

I wouldn't mind seeing some close up pics of that gun.

It's not the one in his avatar but it's a sten from around the same time his was made.

Only difference in this one is that the neon colored piece on the trigger is adjustable.

Welcome :thumbsup2: That's a nice looking Sten in your avatar pic. If your ever going to sell it, send me a PM. You just can't find these thing's anymore

Quote from seahunter49

You must've acquired this gun used because Sporasub is no longer making stuff right? Put up a pic of the gun, Rolo loves his Rabitech he may be able to see what the differences are.

Sporasub had a contract with H.Dessault and once it expired, they let him go and decided they could design their own stuff. A couple of years passed and started the new INSTINCT line of gear and people didn't seem to like it (IMO it's a POS). Since Sporasub was a freediving/spearfishing division of Mares, Mares dropped the name and company of Sporasub and started a new division now called Mares Pure Instinct http://www.pureinstinct.mares.com/

As for Houghes Dessault, he made his own company out of France and decided to make his own line of spearfishing gear. Very similar to the old equipment he used to design, he started selling from his own website(which is a pain to order from unless you speak french) or you could buy them through Diveinn.com
Here's a pic of the new gun he's making, which is also pretty similar.