Hello everybody,
Just came across this website & was delighted to see an old thread about pneumatic spearguns. Now you're talking my language.!
I used a Nemrod Filibustero for many years in Mozambique & South Africa, during the 1970's & '80's & my good friend Billy Warnock used a Nemrod Corsario. I still have the Filibustero & it's in excellent working condition even though it's now 37 years old.
A few years ago, before I left South Africa, I came across a dive-shop in Johannesburg that was closing down. I managed to buy most of their 'O'-ring spares, plunger seals, spears & detacheable spear-heads for the gun.
I have 2x small Nemrod pistols as well & they were all stripped down & serviced last Summer in my garden shed.
The seals you have to most worry about are on the plunger. The 2 seals are mounted back-to-front on the plunger & must be kept oiled, so the gun has to be stored nose-down all the time when not in use.
150 pumps was recommended by Nemrod but that won't shoot very far, so 200 pumps is starting to get useful range.
Once you've used that for a couple of weeks & your right arm is getting strong, put another 50 pumps into it. 2x weeks later put it up another 50 pumps to a total of 300 in all. Then, you have a bloody good speargun.!
I used to get 6m (20ft) out of mine (underwater of course) & never-(NEVER) fire these guns out of the water or you'll blow the end caps off & destroy it.!
I keep mine on my yacht here & am looking forward to doing some more spearfishing in the Indian Ocean before much longer.
About 'O' rings...Go to an 'O'-ring manufacturer-take some of the old 'O'-rings with you, & they'll make you some new ones. Very cheap.
Plunger seals, no idea...probably impossible to get these days.!
Lastly, if you're strong enough & tall enough to load the gun after 250-300 pumps you shorten the life of the plunger quite a lot, as it hammers into the end cap & eventually jams itself in after every shot. You also need a very good quality spear-loader to put on the spear-head in case it slips while you're loading.
All the best...
Jeff
Just came across this website & was delighted to see an old thread about pneumatic spearguns. Now you're talking my language.!
I used a Nemrod Filibustero for many years in Mozambique & South Africa, during the 1970's & '80's & my good friend Billy Warnock used a Nemrod Corsario. I still have the Filibustero & it's in excellent working condition even though it's now 37 years old.
A few years ago, before I left South Africa, I came across a dive-shop in Johannesburg that was closing down. I managed to buy most of their 'O'-ring spares, plunger seals, spears & detacheable spear-heads for the gun.
I have 2x small Nemrod pistols as well & they were all stripped down & serviced last Summer in my garden shed.
The seals you have to most worry about are on the plunger. The 2 seals are mounted back-to-front on the plunger & must be kept oiled, so the gun has to be stored nose-down all the time when not in use.
150 pumps was recommended by Nemrod but that won't shoot very far, so 200 pumps is starting to get useful range.
Once you've used that for a couple of weeks & your right arm is getting strong, put another 50 pumps into it. 2x weeks later put it up another 50 pumps to a total of 300 in all. Then, you have a bloody good speargun.!
I used to get 6m (20ft) out of mine (underwater of course) & never-(NEVER) fire these guns out of the water or you'll blow the end caps off & destroy it.!
I keep mine on my yacht here & am looking forward to doing some more spearfishing in the Indian Ocean before much longer.
About 'O' rings...Go to an 'O'-ring manufacturer-take some of the old 'O'-rings with you, & they'll make you some new ones. Very cheap.
Plunger seals, no idea...probably impossible to get these days.!
Lastly, if you're strong enough & tall enough to load the gun after 250-300 pumps you shorten the life of the plunger quite a lot, as it hammers into the end cap & eventually jams itself in after every shot. You also need a very good quality spear-loader to put on the spear-head in case it slips while you're loading.
All the best...
Jeff
