Posts by Don Paul

  • Koah Spearguns


    I'll see if I still have the guys old stock this weekend, but I might have wacked it for wood.(I didn't build it).
    On paper when we do the numbers on the hardware and recoil force and give it a go, all seems well....
    Then the handle gets taken off and on a few times trying to get one more barrel in that fishing pole case headed for baja.
    The guns arrive and we celebrate with a few shots with your friends before heading back to the hooch to screw the handles back on. The SS screws give a little screech as we over torque them into place, but the gun is fine this trip.Later when you are in the water the Panga skipper is pounding uphill in short chop and the guns get tested for build strength. The motorheads and engineers among us throw all the hardware (screws) away when they get back home, but most will not. Years go by and on one trip the gun is loaded with 3 or 4 hot 300% elongation 5/8s rubber. The next day our hunter takes aim at a record grouper, the shaft doesn't go far as the handle shears the screws. The butt of the gun drives his nose bone into his skull...blood is everywhere. The Mexican Navy is called in to medivac. My friend is very very wealthy but his $ can't save him now, he is in the hands of the gods. I have personally seen this happen twice with broken hardware on handles not keyed to the stock.
    Mother nature and abuse will surprise the shite out of a guy with a shear/elongation chart in his back pocket. ;) Anyway both guys lived, but the guy with the bucks spent 80K in getting his face fixed.


    Cheers, Don

  • Guns of the legends Collection

    With the procurement of this gun I finally have all the 1968 pneumatics in their catalog.


    6091 Corsario
    6092 Bucanero double air chamber.
    6093Comando double air chamber.
    6014 Torpedero.


    I will take a picture of them all together this week end, and in the future scan some catalog pages with specs.


    Cheers, Don

  • Koah Spearguns

    [quote='Linghunt','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=71843#post71843'] Shear forces on the screws are not a factor.


    I respectfully disagree.


    After a life in seawater ( and orifices that stay wet around the handle screw hole), repeated shock from gun cycling, I have seen them fail a couple times in the last 25 years. These were on guns throwing 5/16 and 3/8's shafts.


    I recommend to friends using Steve's fine handle to mill a pocket for it to sit in, this way the bulk of the point loading is shared with the stout front edge of the handle.


    Cheers, Don

  • Koah Spearguns

    Quote from Dan

    Thanks for the review linghunt, and well done modification. Can you please post a pic of how the cam behaves inside the trigger.


    I will see if I have some UnderSee cam/trigger safety's tonight if you still need a look.



    Cheers, Don

  • Koah Spearguns

    Is that Steve handle just flush mounted with wood screws to bear the recoil energy?


    I use a safety on all my guns, I have never lost a fish or shot opportunity. It is my personal belief a gun owner
    can remove OEM parts if they chose.


    Cheers, Don

  • Prematurely Pneumatic

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    I am curious about how much maintenance and upkeep is required over time compared to zero with a band gun.


    Go kill something


    So you never change out the shooting line or bands?;)^^
    I have a friend that tested pneumatic guns with me for ScubaPro that just changed his piston seals and oil last year after 18 years of use. I'm a little better on the maintenance


    Cheers, Don.

  • Bummed


    The guys are on it, it's a YT under 15 lbs in my book. If I'm looking for Tuna I leave the school fish alone, they have a habit of showing up right after your shaft is being flown around by a junior sized YT.


    Cheers, Don

  • Bummed

    Thanks guys, it is so good to have tuna back in my system, and the chick is now a lot happier:yaydance:. She's seen a bunch of pictures of me 4 years ago when I was taking nice fish on my boat but has just been getting Bla Bla Bla ....''I used to'' eat fresh fish 3 times a week and BBQ for 8 of my friends a few times a week.
    I have bought Sashimi for us at my local Sushi bar more then I have put food on the table the last few years.:rolleyes: Not having a real boat any more has really taught me to be humble, but this fall my gear will never be dry once again.;) Your are what you eat.:toast::toast:


    Cheers, Don