Excellent. Thanks what I was wondering. I'm thinking of getting a 90. I went out yesterday & took the XXV again. However visibility turned out to be unusually good, even with some spring bloom, maybe 20 feet (should have taken the 90cm gun -- now I see why IckleDevil was using his 100cm gun). It wasn't very fishy though. Lots of tiny pollock & a few small & medium wrasse. I did eventually come across 2 small-ish bass. The first, barely visible in the murk, never offered a shot. I chased the second bass & managed to get within range but did not shoot. I later swam over a bigger bass in a gulley below me -- just the sort of shot I got the short gun for. However the water was quite deep & the spear seemed to pull up just short -- I wonder if the point might have prodded the bass as he stopped & didn't know what to do for a few moments. I didn't catch any fish - the improved visibility helped the fish more than me. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find a lobster in the pot I placed as I swam out!...In my opinion the XXV 90 can replace the 75 and 90 Comanche. ...
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Anyway the 3mm muzzle bungee seemed to work fine. However, I have now replaced it with a full wrap of 3mm bungee - so I have a double wrap. It seems quite easy to reload, being short & elastic. I was thinking of replacing some of the first wrap with bungee when I next replace the spear-line but this seemed like something I could try in the meantime without disturbing things too much. [It's possible that this isn't the problem, it might be that the spear is reaching the target but without enough power.]
I was hoping you'd say something like that. I assume you mean it felt bigger, rather than more powerful?...I definately think the comanche 90 felt like you had more gun in the water....
Interesting about the Commanche trigger mech (I think Glowworn might have have had similar problem) & the XXV safety. I like the XXV safety so far - very positive, with easy to understand symbols. Like you, I always leave it off
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