[shaun748]

where do you live and what do you expect to see when hunting? that will help you and daryl decide.?.I will tell you that he has an outstanding reputation with his customers and that helped me choose him also....

I recently got a WONG MAHI(smallest bluewater gun) for California..kinda big for freediving from shore but I often see HUGE fish come out of no where here and I have gotten a couple of 4 ft long white sea bass (and similar size halibut and rare yellowtail) only 100 yards from shore and seen MUCH bigger fish just out of range of my smaller guns..

it is a smaller version of the 63 inch ONO (the MAHI is only 57inch overall with weight ballast so you dont need wings)..I live in southern California and my Rob Allen and Riffe MT3 will actually do most everything I really need however sometimes a REALLY big fish will swim by that a bit more range and power would help on..I did not need the big ONO model and the MAHI is only slightly longer than my MT3 so I can get thru kelp with it easy.
In my mind( and for me) the MG or HYBRIDS would have just been "MUCH" nicer copies of my other guns and their capabilities, so that is something to consider also.

the MAHI wont swing as fast as the MG you want since it is thicker and heavier, but I really like it the few times I have taken it out..

of course now days I dont even shoot my gun unless a fish is over 3-4 ft long..if I just wanted "dinner" I would pick the HYBRYD since they are smaller and lighter..

of your choices I would choose the MGS(middle grounds special) it comes with the aluminum alexander muzzle(the others have wood muzzle) and it has a bit more size than the hybrids and other models to help with recoil while still being a good size..it will do everything 99% of us need it for....

the all wood muzzle enclosed tracks of the MG kinda freaks me out..it is possible to chip out the track a little bit if you dont load it just right with the right angle(wont really affect much unless its bad)..

the alexander muzzle helps bear the weight of the shaft and align it into the track if you rush a reload and have an off angle. I noticed that I did this(my fault and not the guns) but the butt of the spear just nicked the wood track behind the muzzle so I am glad I had that alexander muzzle to alighn it or it might have been worse..

you will get a great gun and great customer service either way.