RA Vecta or Aimrite railgun

[pikappetapi022]

I'm about to buy a new gun and was 99% sure I wanted a RA but was curious how you fellow spearos would react to this post. I've heard great things about RA's and I know they have a great following from their customers but I'd like to hear from you guys if you had to pick which one would you choose. I live in the Keys and I already know the size I need, just what to hear pros and cons about both brands.

RA Vecta or Aimrite railgun?

Thanks for your input.....have fun, shoot straight, and be safe!

PJ

 

[Naim]

Both great guns, what spare can you buy in your local dive shop? As in spear shafts etc, make it easy for yourself

 

[Spinal Tap]

I'm about to buy a new gun and was 99% sure I wanted a RA but was curious how you fellow spearos would react to this post.
PJ

My reaction:

well sh!+, if you're 99% sure, what's it going to take to get you to buy the Aimrite?

I don't think I ever got near 99% sure on any of my dive/spear related purchases.

 

[pikappetapi022]

I like the fact that aimrite has a lifetime warranty!!! (excluding shafts, bands or mono). Has anyone dealt with their warranty. Thanks again for your input.
Have fun , shoot straight, and be safe!

PJ

 

[Spinal Tap]

I'm a fan of Wong/Aimrite products. Here's what I posted in reply to another guy who asked for a comparison of the two guns.

I'm not sure Wong/Aimrite has a 120cm gun. I think they go from a 110cm to 125cm, but I could be wrong.

I used a friends RA for over a year before deciding I should get my own. I liked it very much and was just looking for the best prices for RAs when Daryl (replying by email to another question) mentioned about their new alum. railguns.

Like Bill, I'm biased as well but at the time I only had one Wong gun. I got the 110cm Wong/Aimrite railgun for these reasons:

-Same trigger mech as their tuna guns
-Lifetime warranty
-shoots a sharkfin tap shaft
-cost less than a similar sized RA
-I got the cool "acid washed" pattern on the barrel (if I scratched it on a reef, it wouldn't show)

I've been very happy with it.

Nate in S.D

But I figure if you're 99% sure, you must have some good reasons for liking the RAs.

 

[pikappetapi022]

I've actually never even fired a RA but I post a forum a week ago asking about which was the best euro brand and got a lot of positive responces about RA. I knew about Wong guns but they were out of my price range until I found out about their aluminum railguns which are in my price range so now I'm rethinking my choice. I knew this would happen....I decided, then kept looking, and researching and asking questions and now I'm back to square one. Help!!

 

[Spinal Tap]

Or you could look at it this way...you can't go wrong with either.

 

[Bill McIntyre]

I like the fact that aimrite has a lifetime warranty!!! (excluding shafts, bands or mono). Has anyone dealt with their warranty. Thanks again for your input.
Have fun , shoot straight, and be safe!

PJ

I just addressed that very question in a different thread yesterday, but since you asked if anyone had dealt with the warranty, I'll assume you didn't read it and cut and paste it in again.

I can offer a rather extreme personal example of testing the warranty. I hang my guns on clip lines over the side of the boat so that I don't have to crawl over the swim step with a gun in my hand, then pull the gun in after I get into the boat. One time I forgot to pull a couple of guns in when we got under way to pull the anchor, and my Wong gun went through the props until the rubber wrapped up and stalled the engine. The muzzle was pulled off the gun and the shaft was yanked out of the mechanism, destroying it.

I told Daryl and Rick what happened and ordered a new mechanism, fully expecting to pay for it. I was told that it was warranted, period, and I got a new one free. They just asked me to mail the old one back so they could see how it failed.

My buddy's Riffe was damaged too, but it was not covered by the warranty.

I have a bias for Wong/Aimrite guns. I own four of them and just lost the fifth a month ago. I'll probably get one to replace it.

To that, I'll just add that you cannot get a stronger, better-backed warranty, anywhere. When you buy a gun from Daryl, you get a friend as a bonus. He takes a personal interest in making sure you get the gun that is appropriate for your needs, and personally answers all questions. A couple of months after buying my first gun from him back in 1998, but wife and I went to Hawaii on vacation, so I asked him for advice on dive spots. He took us out on his boat diving. And this is not just because I have such a cute ass. I have heard of many gun buyers who got the very same treatment.

 

[pikappetapi022]

Thanks for your reply Bill. Now I guess I've got a tough decision to make, at the very least I'll end up with a great gun.

Have fun, shoot straight, and be safe.

PJ

 

[Bill McIntyre]

For several years, Rob Allen had a huge price advantage due to the strong dollar vs. the Rand, and several of my friends jumped on the bargains. But now with the value of our currency having plummeted, its my understanding that Aimrite rail guns are now cheaper than Rob Allens.

With price in Aimrite's favor, I would go for the open muzzle and the ability to use shafts with shark fins, among the other factors previously mentioned by others.

 

[Murat]

i am surprised to see nobody mentioned OMER's new open muzzle millenium models yet in this thread and in general. I see them in flesh and in action and liked it a lot. Anatomical handle option is a big "+" in my opinion too. Just keep in mind to not to overpower it and you will be fine..