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#1
September 23rd, 2007
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I just noticed that Apnea.co.uk are now selling American Riffe spearguns (on sale currently too): RIFFE Euro Series Speargun. Anybody bought one/using one or have thoughts on their suitability for the UK?
Apnea Online Store  Last edited by Mr. X; September 26th, 2007 at 20:05. Reason: Add img link 
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American Riffe Euro Series spearguns now available in UK
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#2
September 23rd, 2007
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Cool! That means they will stock the shafts for my Wong
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#3
September 23rd, 2007
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Wong?! So that's what the hip spearos are packing on the Welsh Rivera these days -- pretty fancy. Thought Alison used a Riffe sometimes.
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#4
September 23rd, 2007
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Yeah, that's right She had a tiny wooden "Bottom" midhandled gun, nice little thing. No idea what happened to that, I have a couple of her other guns now courtesy of her brother
 That's my Wong in my signature, the red dragon! Nice piece of kit
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#5
September 23rd, 2007
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Any chance of some pictures? Seems like Wongs are the ultimate US speargun - all made by the man himself last I heard and legendary after sales service.
What size do you normally use up there? I'm looking for a smaller gun for the poor vis. I often encounter - although something inexpensive would be more appropriate to my needs and budget. Was hoping to get a 70cm RA but it is proving difficult. Starting to look at other options (75/80cm) - Omer Excalibur or regular Cayman/Cressi Commanche/... Last edited by Mr. X; September 23rd, 2007 at 19:45.
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#6
September 23rd, 2007
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Mine is a 50" gun which translates into a 110cm but the mid handle means it is only stuck out infront of you like an 80cm gun which is OK for middling to good vis. The good bit is that it moves very easily and smoothly.
This year we've been using short guns, the vis has been so bad but usually we use 90 or 100cm gunsfor general hunting and the 60 for the gullies and tight under the kelp. I have been impressed with the flexibility of the mid handled guns, I think if more of us Brits had a go with then they might become more popular over here.
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#7
September 23rd, 2007
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I use a riffe euro (110cm) model and it's so far my prefered gun !
This gun is a lovely one... It's made of several laminated teak wood plaques, and comes with 2 standard 16mm bands and a 6.75mm shaft.... My setup is 3*16mm bands on a 7.1mm spear, and i rigged it with a modified reel and 30m dyneema line... It's accuracy is deadly too and still has perfect penetration at 6-7m average shots! The only downside of this gun: bit pricy (well not too much for wooden guns), heavy; therefore harder to aim and control in area of strong currents.... One last piece of advise: I advise you to buy this gun mainly if you will be hunting in clear or deeper blue water, as it gets hard and irritating to use this gun in shallows (it's too long; remember a 110cm is around 135cm long gun (total) so it is very hard to aim/use in shallows or long viz conditions (the fish will probably be spoked by the tip of the gun b4 u get to it !), and you dont wanna shoot at rock even from a 3m distance coz that will still damage the tip of your shaft ! That's my 0.2cents about this gun ! Good luck and safe hunting !
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September 24th, 2007
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The back end showing rail and enclosed track, Daye tab etc
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September 26th, 2007
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hi im a bit confused buy the sizing of these guns.....
a 110cm gun is 135cm long without spear???!!??  can some one clear the dimensions thx
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#11
September 26th, 2007
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There is a difference in the way European and American type gun makers classify the lengths of their guns. The Americans use the total length of the gun from butt to muzzle tips, whereas the Europeans use (with some variations) the effective length of the barrel, either the barrel itself or the total length of the bands stretched but excluding the bits behind the trigger etc
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#12
September 26th, 2007
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110 riffe euro refers to that when u stretch the most distal band to the most distal fin on the shaft, the total length will be 110cm (therefore, it excludes any distance behind the shaft fin/notch, and ahead of the bands....
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#13
September 26th, 2007
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so that my be too long for my loading abilities.....
i read some where "three power bands" but do see only 2 (16mm??) bands in the pictures i think riffe has some 13.8mm bands too. would triple bands work with 6.75mm (standard??) shaft? also i read that the mono cannot be fixed at the hole in the end of the spear, how do you fix it then and where? .Since the sharkfin option also seems to be denied by some forums members... thx
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September 26th, 2007
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Yes, it's extra thick carbon, much thicker than the norm. Apparently carbon is better suited to colder climes in the hybrid than titanium as it expands and contracts less with temperature changes
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