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spear length compared to gun?
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Generally 30-40cm longer than the gun length, I'd go with 30, 40 seems a little excessive to me. Get the latest issue of international freediving and spearfishing news, issue 54 july/september 2008. There is a DIY on cutting down your spears and reattaching the flopper. The biggest problem with cutting the spear down besides drilling a new flopper hole is getting the temper back in the metal. It's not too hard just need a blow torch or fire and some old engine oil.
Great responses above already. 40cm seems to be the norm, perhaps a tad shorter on smaller guns. Also several of us found the spear on the super-light handling Omer XXV (75cm-90cm sizes ) to be 5cm shorter than normal. I asked Rob Allen about using shorter spear a few years ago, as railguns are promoted as being less sensitive to spear "droop" & "wobble" and he recommended not going more than 10cm shorter -- although that might be because the long RA flopper/barb would be pretty close to the end of the barrel if you used a spear that is 10cm shorter.
I found. drilling hard steel at home is a drag and wears through even cobalt drill bits fast -- but if your friend has the proper pillar drills & the like it'll make life a lot easier. Azapa's thread tells you how to do it. Might be worth considering buying an inexpensive RA spear (about £14?) and selling/swapping your old one (ebay/local store/friends) or saving it for when you get a gun 10cm longer
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I found. drilling hard steel at home is a drag and wears through even cobalt drill bits fast -- but if your friend has the proper pillar drills & the like it'll make life a lot easier. Azapa's thread tells you how to do it. Might be worth considering buying an inexpensive RA spear (about £14?) and selling/swapping your old one (ebay/local store/friends) or saving it for when you get a gun 10cm longer
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Your inexpensive RA spear is an expensive RA spear over in OZ. Try $100, it'd be worth more than the gun. Myles I recon you should look into getting a Rob Allen Scorpia, they are the cheapest of the RA range but are still a great gun. You could then buy a muzzle bungee and add that and you'd have a good gun that'll last you a long time if looked after. The Rob Allen stuff is pretty much bullet proof.
haha yer thanks Mr X but its too expensive over here so im prob better off buying a new gun. well im gonna use this gun for a couple of months and i'll prob want a bigger one. yer thanks my mates recommended Rob Allens so i'll have a look into that scorpio model then.
yer that DIY helped heaps too ay.
thanks heaps!
yer that DIY helped heaps too ay.
thanks heaps!