I'd email mark labocetta at www.omerdiving.com and ask him. it looks like the 3000 is probably strong - with it's integrated rail - but I don't know for sure
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excalibur 2000 or t20 ?
- Thread starter Meshari
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It can take a long time to get an up-to-date response or contact with relevant users.
Yes, it can. But let's put it this way: you initially said you want to buy a 130cm speargun, and you must have a reason for this (presumably: clear water, open terrain, big pelagic fish to catch).Meshari said:
If so, I can assure you that for a 130cm, a T20 Millennium is better than an Excalibur 2000, because it has more mass, less recoil, a better barrell and a stronger trigger for holding multiple bands.
The Excalibur is a great reef gun in intermediate lenghts, from 75 to 110. I have used an Excalibur Carbonium 100cm as my main weapon for five years, and enjoyed it: lightweight, comfortable, fast tracking and with a very smooth trigger.
The choice depends on where and what you hunt.
Pardon, some more words about the rail.
The rail helps the shaft to keep a straight trajectory in exit from the gun, especially if it has circular bands. But accuracy does NOT depend on this. If a gun has a rail, but will "dance" as a dead leaf under recoil, it wil not be accurate. Accuracy depends on:
For long open water guns (distant targets):
-enough mass to match recoil
-a "clean" trigger action
-a rigid barrell that doesn't bend.
-being a T20 :t
For short reef guns (close targets):
-same as above, but most of all:
-being light enough to be easily pointed exactly on a quick, close target suddenly appearing and disappearing.
-being an Excalibur :t
The rail helps the shaft to keep a straight trajectory in exit from the gun, especially if it has circular bands. But accuracy does NOT depend on this. If a gun has a rail, but will "dance" as a dead leaf under recoil, it wil not be accurate. Accuracy depends on:
For long open water guns (distant targets):
-enough mass to match recoil
-a "clean" trigger action
-a rigid barrell that doesn't bend.
-being a T20 :t
For short reef guns (close targets):
-same as above, but most of all:
-being light enough to be easily pointed exactly on a quick, close target suddenly appearing and disappearing.
-being an Excalibur :t