Need Help Choosing a gun

[Hypersquid1]

Hi everybody!
I am new at spearfishing and i dont know what gun to choose. I am younger and i dont have a whole lot of money. (about $400 at the most) I kind of was looking at the gun market and narrowed it down Riffe and JBL. i am trying to choose between a Riffe Metal Tech #0 or #1 and a JBl Magnum 38 Special. i am going to be spearing off the coast of Rhode Island, mostly around rocks and sandy bottoms. the main fish i will be targeting will be stripers, bluefish and maybe some big scup and blackfish. If possible i would like to get the JBL gun because it is considerably cheaper, although i would be willing to save a few extra pennies and get the Riffe. I was reading in the forums before i joined, and i think i heard somebody say that the Riffe guns have much better penetration than the JBL, which i think i would like a bit more. PLease respond as i would like to choose a gun by the end of the month to get half a season out of it! i would also like to say that i can buy a gun and easily upgrade if i need a better one. i think i will go with a Riffe competetor gun because they dont look as expensive and i will be able to upgrade to the MT later.



THanks.
Hypersquid1

P.S. this thread is also in the INTRODUCING YOURSELF section

 

[rigdvr]

in all honesty, I would consider a euro stlyed gun for your hunting conditions. Check out Wong railguns at www.wongspearguns.com , or Omer guns at omerdiving.com

Both make great guns that will be easier to handle and easy on the pocketbook as well. I would thing something in the 80-100cm range would do fine. Good luck.

 

[strangelove]

If money is an issue and you still want a wooden gun , my pick would be the Hawaii Skin Dive yookoji gun. The prices for the rear handle goes from 340 US (44 inches) to 370 (55 inches) , I think they are better then the riffe guns.
The 44 inches is a little smaller then a 90 cm euro gun (murky water only), for you may be the 50 or 55 inches. The come with two bands and shaft (9/32).

The price on the middle handle range from 380 usd (50 inches) to 400 usd (58 inches).

But if you want to go cheap you can get a sporasub black viper for less then 100 usd on the scuba store.