RIFFE Euro Style Speargun Series "MAG-TRACK"

[grass]

The gun is a moderate sinker with the stock shaft but when tried with RA 7.5mm shaft its really heavy in the hand. However it floats after the shot.
I tried it with 2x18mm bands and short RA shaft 150. The shot goes up. I attribute it to the overpowering and the bad RA flopper.
I'll stick to 2x16 bands from now on. The original shaft with 2x16 shoots straight.

As I added the reel the gun is not balanced, the muzzle is lighter than its middle section. So I guess I'd use a strip of wood under the barrel to add the buoyancy and increase the overall mass to fight the recoil.

 

[tbgsub]

it sounds like your headed in the right direction!!
good luck!!
I had wondered what adding a reel would do to the allready nicely shooting Euro.
I think I will stick to a floatline+Bouy+reef setup gun. I use three wraps of Mono so the range is quite nice. how Does the reel affect the range?
I still wish I had my Omer Cobra, I just liked the way it shot, lightening fast and accurate.

best of luck, and dive safe,

TBGSUB

 

[grass]

I had wondered what adding a reel would do to the allready nicely shooting Euro.
TBGSUB

Well you still can wrap couple of mono loops around. I think I have enough range with one loop (about 6m). 120gun + 160spear + 130*2line + 50hand.


It needs a good shaft and then you will hit the bull's eye every time. With the stock 6.75 shaft I think the best option is a single 20mm Riffe band.
Can't really use the 7.5mm without modifying it (too heavy).

 

[blaiz]

Well you still can wrap couple of mono loops around. I think I have enough range with one loop (about 6m). 120gun + 160spear + 130*2line + 50hand.


It needs a good shaft and then you will hit the bull's eye every time. With the stock 6.75 shaft I think the best option is a single 20mm Riffe band.
Can't really use the 7.5mm without modifying it (too heavy).

Did you have to modify the track to accept the thicker shaft? I have a 110 riffe euro with the stock shaft and it seems to fit pretty tight as it is.

 

[grass]

No, just had to shave a millimeter from the RA 7.5 spear butt to get the trigger accept it.

 

[tbgsub]

Well you still can wrap couple of mono loops around. I think I have enough range with one loop (about 6m)

hey thats exactly what I did! only I added 300lb mono just in case.

what I am realizing now is if anything is going to fail with a flopper, it is the flopper will rip out or break before anything else does, so the shot better be good on a big fish, or he gets everything.

 

[grass]

In case of RA spears you can build a house on their flopper. The problem with this flopper is it affects the trajectory of the shot.
Riffe uses light floppers but they are still sturdy enough to withstand a 50kg monster. The spear itself will be bent for sure.

 

[tbgsub]

we alot of bent shafts out here. thats why we aim for just behind the eye at the top of the gill plate, otherwise its a lost shot, but if its GT (giant travally) shoot straight into the head if possible.