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I see the direction the responses are taking, and I must assure you all, that this is not intended by me for actually hunting. I prefer to use one hand to shoot, I also lead the target for a better shot. My stock 100 circolare Cobra uses 7 bouyancy compensators to render the gun slightly neg with the bolt in, and is surprisingly positive after the bolt has been expelled. I have no problems with the way that this tool performs right out of the box. I catch just fine without a scope, and will continue to do so.

as for old sarges comment about "a fair ammount of fiddling and adjustment needed before anything can be practical" I offer a name and projects of past fiddling; Jack Prodonovich, his tuna gun, his first underwater camera, and the first rubbber face masks. his life was dedicated to endless fiddling and adjustment, perhaps with as much ridicule, and I am in no way thinking that I am even close to what he acomplished. In fact I have mentioned repeatedly that this mod is mostly an un necessary endeavor. WHY?

because I fully understand that light in the 650 nm spectrum is absorbed in the first 10-15 ft of water. I photograph underwater when not hunting and I know that this pointer, originally intended to help my autofocus underwater, even at 5mw shows up poorly during daylight, even at 9 ft. it is because of this that I did it only as a novelty meant for entertainment, or possibly as a training aid, but that it is a poor substitution for simply fishing frequently without a scope.

I dont fish with a scope; it isnt necessary to get accurate and purposeful results, and will most likely be an extra nuisance creating drag, much like a reel. I feel that either you set up a reef gun, or you set up break away, anything else usually causes a great deal of drag, seriously affecting bottom time.

I hope this clarifies my position on tinkering with technology and its often inherent impracticality.

thanks.