rubber size? help loading?

[_myles_]

hey,

brought a gun off a friend without a rubber so he said get the blue rubber. but when i got it its almost impossible to load on my 100cm gun.

any help please?

thanks.

 

[_myles_]

oh yer i think its a 16mm

 

[Mr. X]

Loading blue bands SA-style: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yntRCxEWknY]YouTube - Gunho how to load a speargun[/ame]
Here's another: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85gFOPcDjF8&NR=1]YouTube - How to load a speargun 2[/ame]
and another: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ub4lyHq5E&NR=1]YouTube - Loading speargun[/ame]

 

[_myles_]

thanks heaps man. helped alot!!

 

[Newbie_spearo]

Make sure the rubber is the right size for the gun and don't dry load it, it's dangerous and difficult. being in the water is so much easier for loading.

 

[_myles_]

thanks. yer well i wasn't sure what rubber size was right for my gun. i ended up getting the next rubber size up it lacks power but when i get the hang of it i'll just move back down a size.

thanks for the help!

 

[strangelove]

If the shaft is single notch, you also could try one with a double notch.

 

[_myles_]

yer my shafts a double notch but i dont think my gun can handle double rubbers. (its only a seahornet competition lol).

 

[strangelove]

The double notch can be used for a second band but at least for me they are a great aid to loading the gun since you can perform the loading procedure in two steps. But since your shaft has already a the second notch that is not the case.
That is why blue water guns normally have a several shark fins, so the diver can rest the bands, also divers like Shery Dale install a hook on the side of the gun to also help them on the loading.

 

[_myles_]

yer ay.
makes sense though because thats so much easier.
caught my first fish on the new gun today- an alright bream and a decent sized salmon-apparently they taste like crap though?

cheers.

 

[Newbie_spearo]

nah salmon are good eating, fillet them and then just fry them on the pan or bbq after putting in flower, they are pretty good I recon. Not sure about the bream. The salmon have a few big bones that come out pretty easy once cooked.

 

[Salehthefish]

i am trying to load my gun this way i am feeling like my bone is going to break!!! its paining on that bone and really find it hard ... I am doing that on my stomach... any advice bcoz i feel my stomach pain and have some red spots on stomach after each fishing trip...

~~Pe@ce~~

 

[mishu1984]

place a mouse pad under your shirt on your chest. it should take some of the pain away.

 

[Salehthefish]

thanx a lot man

I will give it a try

~~pe@ce~~

 

[Newbie_spearo]

Either that or a thong, or sandal. what ever you call them. A few more loads though and you'll be tough as nails. You'll always have some red marks if your wetsuit doesn't have a pad but you'll gradually get used to it after a few more times. I have no problem loading my 1m RA Caranx which has a 20m band with only a t-shirt on now.

 

[Salehthefish]

well mate here if u will have ur wetsuit u will be sweating underthewater and u will b boiling i am just using skin suit for now i have wetsuiy Camo Beauchat its nice and have a pad but i cannt wear it now it is 3.5mm and i will b dieng while diving if i wear it ... I will try the mouse pad things and see...

~~pe@ce~~

 

[_myles_]

yer i had the same problem. my speargun had a curved butt so i just glued some thong material to it which works good.