Posts by Don Paul

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    Quote from Slingingsteel

    In the begining of the vid I looks like the line attaches to the shaft, then when shot it shows it has a slider. Very interested to see what the slider components are made out of if it is a dry barrel. I love shooting my airbalete dry barrel but I have changed it back due to the slider components not being strong/tpugh enough for the fish I shoot.


    There is a new Tomba super light wt slider being shiped to me soon, along with a improved seal.


    What slider were you using ?


    Yes I saw that in the vid as well, but I couldn't tell if the line was coming from the target hole making the shaft tail look like a slider. The gun in the vid was a prototype, I'll look at it again.


    Cheers, Don

  • New from Ulusub

    Quote from Nate

    That was Jon's response to the same hybrid question, a few weeks ago on SB. Until then, I too thought that hybrid = wood stock, pipe barrel.


    I don't want to dis rail Jon's post but if you look at my first gun I ever built you will see what you just described.
    Terry Mass had one early on as well. I'll go into the history on a separate thread some day.
    My gun had a telescoping cam lock forward tube and a quick change muzzle already set up with bands.


    Cheers, Don

  • andre speargun

    [quote='behslayer','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=56637#post56637']Is there something I don't know here? Is Mori going to be putting eyes on this as well? I've never met the guy, since I live over here on the other side.. but I have seen some of his cratsmanship and that definitely ups the pressure..


    Davis, Mori amd I are just in the same tribe, ( Long Beach Neptune's) where we meet, share story's, and admire
    each others tools of the hunt. I'm sure your fine craftsmanship will be admired my many.


    Cheers, Don

  • andre speargun


    <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">:toast::toast:....you can bet Mori has better eyes then me.....the parents were right.:@ I'm going blind.


    Cheers, Don

  • About Spearboard

    Quote from japsw

    So the Grogan in fact does visit this forum and decided to ban me after reading this topic, that guy is truly a sociopath :S poor guy must live a sad dark life :rolleyes:


    That is a gift^^ Take that time spent there and go diving, mow the lawn, dance with your lady and have a beer.


    We will get you through this most difficult time <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> with support and the best Bikini section of any site.:thumbup:;)


    I need to go get a swim in myself...later.


    Cheers, Don

  • Movies Thread

    Quote from psychobilly

    Watched Alamar and really liked it, thanks Don for bring it to our attention and Steven for that link!


    I'm just happy to bring something to the table besides my fart gun. <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">


    Cheers, Don

  • First gun build underway

    Quote from psychobilly

    I've seen some honduran teak with similar grain at the local hardwoods store, but what I really wanted to tell you is to make the gun. There are a lot of guns out there made of all kinds of woods some better than others and they hold really well. Laminate and epoxy coat yours and you'll do well. Go for it!!


    Dam right Billy.. My first is made from a pretty Hibiscus tree just like the thousands made by other Tatitian divers.


    Mike, I agree with woodguy, at that wt per cubic food is a hard wood. We know for sure it;s not green.
    Teak has a smell you should recognize if you worked with it before. If you can take a well lite close up of a knot
    area and post it.



    That wood needs to be a gun, a boats plank, or a coffee table that stays in the family. <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">


    Cheers. Don

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    New air rifle, barrel 11, and fellow dell'Airbalete evolution, with the stem to cuttlebone reinforced. Represents an important innovation for the field of pneumatic spearguns, introducing the standard sottottovuovo tested with STC Technology, Borri, however, has indicated that the tested components are built within the company.


    This technology makes the rifle, the same preload, more powerful than a normal barrel flooded. It's a little 'how to have a more substantial number of atmospheres in the tank. Not only that technology allows better structuring of the STC and easy containment of the rifle recoil.


    By popular customer demand Omer, in the Air One (and the latest productions Airbalete) have been improved lubrication and release mechanism, we will find is now within the fat that a special oil to guarantee the reduction of all friction and the safeguarding of internal components.


    The rifle has the handle similar to that dell'Airbalete, very comfortable and functional, while the tank is proposed with an unusual profile cuttlebone Abasto pronounced, reinforced by some ribs and an internal structure that annuls any possibility of deformation. The set includes the original auction a nude by 6.75 mm. Then thanks all'adattore screwed into the tip diameter of the shaft can change quickly. Both the gasket sealing the adapter can be replaced when needed without unloading the rifle.


    The line of sight is very clean and quite similar to that of a rubber gun. It is made in sizes from 70 to 120 with a list price starting at about $ 300. It will surely tire of which it will hear plenty.


    by Ivan Palumbo.



    I really like the $300.00 base price if that includes dry barrel.Having all ''tested components fabricated in-house makes me trust it more.


    Cheers, Don

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    What I like first off is the larger cross section of the tank, it will be able to have more buoyancy and allow a heaver payload for blue water hunting.


    Cheers, Don

  • About Spearboard

    Quote from japsw

    The Grogan really lives up to his reputation and I don't even know him personally, I signed up for SB last week and my post have "disappeared" some one asked about the F10 and everyone went in there and posted websites to people who had them (not sponsors) I posted in these exact words," Pursuit spearfishing has them for $275 shipped if you use coupon code af10" it lasted a whole day before the post is gone. :S


    My SB account has not worked since June when a guy I don't know asked me what Carbon fins I kick in a PM.
    I told him the SB software would not let me spell out Pursuit, so then he asked me by text and I told him.
    It is really not something I lose sleep over.:rolleyes:


    Cheers, Don

  • First gun build underway

    Quote from mrmike

    Thanks for posting that pic Judah. I'm leaning away from cedar after some more thought. It's very heavy so possibly cypress?


    Was it kind of gray before you milled it. I have some very very old guns made from Cypress.


    It's said the Noah's ark was made from the durable wood.


    Cheers, Don

  • andre speargun

    Quote from ddonnell

    I just ordered an Ulusub and Jon is very willing to make exactly what you want. I have been communicating with him for the past month and he has given me updates and we have talked over certain things along the build. You can of course buy something off the shelf, but that's not my style. Gun should be here in a week and just in time for my trip to Mexico <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">


    :toast:


    That great....now you can quit hacking up your dads and grandpa's vintage speargun history.^^;)
    Great choice can't wait to see it in person when you get home.


    Cheers, Don

  • About Spearboard

    All I have to say personally, is I do not let someone I have never spoken with or met, nor treated in a negative
    way, publicly or privately control my friends or associates. If I'm channel surfing and don't draw entrainment or knowledge from a topic I keep my finger on the button. Life is good when one warms his face in the sunlight,
    and dives in the arms of the Mother Ocean, later just sharing with friends. I have many friends here that have treated me with kindness.......a word that is derived from the word ''kin''.


    Cheers, Don