Mark,
A while back you posted David Smith's project URL. Apparently that project is a quasi-clone of a gun made for you by a master wood-worker. In that thread you said,
"If you use a line release system like the one adopted in mine make sure that the part of the pivoting release that touches against the bottom of the shaft is as wide as possible and not skinny as to be able to lift the shaft and wedge beside it. This sometime happens if my shooting line is too tight as it has a tendency to pull up the release."
My question is about the line release. Does it hurt accuracy? It seems it might lift the spear, especially if the bands are parallel to the spear. Could you discuss its pros and cons? Is the gun built for you accurate?
The reason I ask is that I am in process of making a 100 cm rear handled gun with an american trigger but otherwise a sort of an American Master America clone and would like to use a line release similar to the David Smith version. I am concerned about the release's effect on accuracy and whether I should use two parallel bands, two bands pulling down or one parallel and one down like the Master America.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
oneoldude
A while back you posted David Smith's project URL. Apparently that project is a quasi-clone of a gun made for you by a master wood-worker. In that thread you said,
"If you use a line release system like the one adopted in mine make sure that the part of the pivoting release that touches against the bottom of the shaft is as wide as possible and not skinny as to be able to lift the shaft and wedge beside it. This sometime happens if my shooting line is too tight as it has a tendency to pull up the release."
My question is about the line release. Does it hurt accuracy? It seems it might lift the spear, especially if the bands are parallel to the spear. Could you discuss its pros and cons? Is the gun built for you accurate?
The reason I ask is that I am in process of making a 100 cm rear handled gun with an american trigger but otherwise a sort of an American Master America clone and would like to use a line release similar to the David Smith version. I am concerned about the release's effect on accuracy and whether I should use two parallel bands, two bands pulling down or one parallel and one down like the Master America.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
oneoldude