Posts by Don Paul

  • Speargun muzzle velocity

    Quote from Linghunt

    I guessed wrong, figured the landlord was a Hells Angeles type with a chain belt, and he gave you a beating.


    My guess is he doesn't rent to spearo-s anymore. Probably on his tenant application form now.


    Funny thing how we sometimes go back to trace our good times and share our stories. Just a few weeks ago I was down on Lido Peninsula on the bay and drove by my old hooch to show my 14 year old boy as I told him the story, now the property is 4 waterfront condos at 800k each.:@ but they will never have as much fun in that pool as I had.^^


    Sorry for the side track guys.. on with the logarithmic decrement, laminar flow and dreams of dimpled spearshafts.;) I dream of going to the Bahamas someday, whittling a handle from a piece of drift wood, cutting a band from a truck inter tube and sharping a length of 1/4'' rebar on the concrete curve....all the while dreaming of clear warm water, tanned and oiled goddess's on towels as I swim out to the reef without a wet suit, but visions of a nice hogfish cooking on a coat hanger spit.


    Cheers, Don

  • Speargun muzzle velocity

    Quote from Linghunt

    Cliff hanger, The Story is just starting to get interesting? How old were you then?


    30 but still dumb.^^;) I got evicted even after I paid cash for the pool re-drain, dry out and repair.


    I'll start with F-up lesson # 1. Don't leave a un-doweled, un-sealed gun floating in your buddies over heated pool for 24hrs after a 6hr target session and night on the town, then resume testing the 3/8 shaft, 4 band beast. My best friend yelled ''hey can I shoot your gun''? .... things soon went very bad when the handle sheared off, cut his thumb web 3'' and I had to stop the bleeding. That gun soon had a 3/8 Ti threaded rod running through the stock.


    Cheers, Don

  • Speargun muzzle velocity

    [QUOTE=Linghunt;88214


    Curious to some of the safety issues you had.[/QUOTE]


    1.My my first house had a pool.;) that was the big problem.;)
    2. I was young and fearless.
    3. On a leased house I was in I was displaced from the pool for 2 weeks while it was being re-cemented and painted. After the refill I was back in with a long 4 band gun shooting at my 3/4'' target with a high speed re-geared super8 camera. The test shot went perfectly through the only single 3/8 shaft hole and buried the 17/4 tip so deep that I could not remove it by hand. I never heard the landlords car door slam as he stopped by to inspect the recent pool work.:@
    I'll be back to this...


    Cheers, Don

  • Speargun muzzle velocity

    Sorry guys I can no longer find Niko Brummers images of his tester.
    Most of my stored ones are on a old vintage computer I have off line.
    Maybe Popgun Pete can help me if he saved them?


    Cheers, Don

  • Speargun muzzle velocity

    ( I found a old post I made in 2010 here:
    In the interest of safety to the kids and moms next door. ;)


    Bar code reader and a black indexed line to pull,but pool tests can be very dangerous. I have seen a 6' 3/8 shaft from a 54'' gun with 5 bands put a shaft 3'' through a 4x6 timber and a exterior wall @ a friends dive shop pool. I was behind the line of fire filming the target when I heard a loud noise underwater.
    Thank god no one was walking on the sidewalk in front of the dive shop The only thing that stopped the shaft was the last two of the 6 tabs.


    I look at my personal guns just as tools of my sport, matched to the size of the game, I try to get within 20 feet Max and much less if I am skilled enough in the water dance. I see myself as a fly fisherman with a breath hold and no bait. Don't get me wrong I used to love the long shot and the lucky one as well from time to time.


    I'm am a sinner when it comes to very dangerous gun tests, the mishaps have been many over the years when I did stupid shite in and out of the water. Thank god the worst was ten stitch's on my best friends hand.


    Cheers, Don

  • Speargun muzzle velocity

    You guys are barking up the wrong tree....I'm proud my shaft shoots slower.:yay:


    My 7mm airbalete shaft leaves the muzzle @ 27 meters per second though. ;)


    Bar code readers and black and white marked cordage were used for this black op back in 1998. Tromic on here has a better speed tester if you search his posts. I'll try to link them tonight if I can.


    Cheers, Don

  • New Member

    Quote from Art

    Thanks guys.
    George thanks. That's not me I just found that picture on the web. Just google freediving pictures and there is a lot of pics.


    That's how I got my avatar too...;)


    Cheers, Don

  • Best underwater video camera under $5000?

    Great review, there's a blackmagic on fleebay now for $1700.


    The Redone is a super cam as well but still @ 6k used plus the cost of a housing.


    Dan the guy I was trying to get a hold of is gone till next week.
    I'll let you know what he says Mon night.


    Cheers, Don