I have a 75cm Beuchat espadon. I love it to death but people are right, it could do with a bit more power. Obviously the best way is to replace the bands, BUT is it possible to shorten the bands I have, will this result in better power?
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Speargun band adjustments???
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As all bands tend to perish I usually shorten the bands on all my guns about halfway through it's life span. Not a lot, only about 1.5 to 2cm on each side.
It always surprises me what a big difference this makes and on my 2 band guns I usually feel a marked increase in recoil.
So yes, shortening the bands will have an effect on the power.
There is of course a limit on everything and a band can only stretch so far before it will break. On a number of occasions I've seen spearos hurt themselves when a band breaks due to old age or being overstretched so be careful with this.
It always surprises me what a big difference this makes and on my 2 band guns I usually feel a marked increase in recoil.
So yes, shortening the bands will have an effect on the power.
There is of course a limit on everything and a band can only stretch so far before it will break. On a number of occasions I've seen spearos hurt themselves when a band breaks due to old age or being overstretched so be careful with this.
