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Bit of help please guys!!

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scottmcblue

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I am about to perchase a new speargun. I'm after the Rabitech stealth carbon or the H.Dessault Quattro carbon. To be fair, on paper they seem relatively similar, has anyone had any personal experience with either gun? usual stuff, pro's and cons. Any advice good or bad about either gun would be a great help!
Thanks
 
Forum guys Podge and Glowworm (both Englishmen) shoot H. Dessault's and they love it.
Me I haven't used either, but I bet one of my testicles (only one, though) that the South African railgun (Rabitech) is heavier but more powerful, while the French Arbalete (Dessault) is lighter and handier.
I wish the experts to chime in now, but I seem to remember Rabitech has a thicker barrell and harder bands (it's designed for those fat african fish). The Dessault must have a light 1.5mm thick carbon fiber barrell and pair of thin but truly excellent 16mm bands (pure latex: excellent bands really).
As a rule of thumb, I'd stick to european guns for hunting in Europe, while stick to african and/or american guns for hunting in Oceans. They're designed different, and that's for consistent, practical reasons.
 
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I dont think you would be disappointed with either gun although you dont mention the length? Rabitech have a famous reputation for durability & thier triggers are second to none however - as spag has said the dessault is well liked by them there Dorset boys.
 
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Oh sure you can't go wrong either way: we're talking of 2 excellent guns. Not necessary to be picky (but forgive me, "picky" is my second name: Spaghetti "Picky" Noodles )
 
rofl the Guernsey Brothers crack me up!

...and there's always the polespear option....:t
 
Go Omer, I'm with Dave. I have the Desaullt and it is very average quality, the main tube very thick (important if you are hunting in strongish currents).

Buy an aluminum omer cayman and put a reel on it (the match 30 with cayman mount) and you'll love it (bar the metallic "whooosh" as the spear leaves the guide

Cheers
 
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cant speak for the dessault carbone, but i do have a rabi stealth carbon 110, with twin 16mm bands and 6.75mm spear and 2 wraps of mono... that thing is a lazer, and its very durable!
as spago mentioned the rabi would be a bit heavier, but i cant say its significant enough to feeel a major difference when shooting..my 110 is mainly for snapper, which is a fast fish and i dont have any issues there
 
Scott, don’t you listen to all these heathens!
Get yourself a Dessault, it’s the perfect gun for our waters, light, pointable, strong, plenty of power with the wicked Dessault rubbers, well balanced and as accurate as anybody can be with a speargun.
I’ve got a 75 ally and Glowworm has a 90 carbon and a 75 ally, I’m fairy sure he’d sell his soul before he got rid of the 90 carbon and he can be a fussy bugger.roflrofl
 
hi podge, i had forgot you boys were using the dessualts when i came to your neck of the woods untill spag and foxfish had mentioned it! with a review like that how can i say no!! ha ha cheers bud.
 
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Tis a sad day for the commanche hey Scott........ First DaveL and now you......I can just see them now collecting dust in the corner of the room never to see the light of day again.............. although I cant really speak mines not seen water since I got the RA roflrofl

Hurry up and make your mind up, get it on next day delivery and come out Sunday for some early season Bass bashing !!!!
 
Please let us all take a minute silence for the camanche and I shall be wearing a black arm band as a mark of respect on my next dive!!! amen!roflroflrofl To be homest its a great gun, simplistic and realiable, I will never get rid of it.
Bit of early season bass fishing sounds good Scott, but think I've left it a bit late to get the gun for sunday! :head So the camanche lives to fight another day!!
 
OMER CAYMAN HF 110! greatest gun ever!!!!!!! (Now available in a 130 happy days for me... not so happy days for the spanish Mackerel this season)

the fishy is evil and must die mwahahahahahaha.... Sorry just having some withdrawell syptoms (wetseason here so no diving)

DD
 
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Yes i am a big fan of the Dessault Quattro in both carbon and ali.

I have put my carbon through some very rough treatment and even remember a dive at tilly whim where the swell was very bad and i used the carbon to support my 16+ stone to get me out.I even scratched the lense of my mask getting out as well.

I used to own several beuchat guns a cressi comanche and used a gabiano last year too.

You can't go wrong with the dessault guns they are reliable and above all SIMPLE.

:inlove:inlove:inlove
 
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hey scott, I have recently got 4 guns made buy freedivers. I dived a comp over the weekend and am very chuffed with the results - deadly accurate and also really quiet when being fired and doesn't spook fish like other makes I've used. The rail on the gun is synthetic so dampens the sound of the spear hitting the barrel. A lot of South Africas top divers use them. Check out www.freedivers.co.za
 
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