What type of rubbers?

Oh, as for bulk rubber, I bought a selection (& dyneema wishbone making materials) from Spearitco.com, The worlds largest selection of Speargun Bands and Do-It-Yourself Spearfishing Supplies via ebay last season but buying direct from their own site is a bit cheaper.

The prices are/were* very good (except for screw-in adapters which struck me as a bit pricey), shipping costs v. reasonable (from USA to UK). The rubber was very fresh and looks identical to the original equipment & replacement RA bulk rubber that I've used in the past (which is powerful and lasts for years); I suspect it is the same as I've heard that RA source their rubber in the USA.

Actually Dave, I've got the rubber in my freezer at the moment. I can't see a need to replace my rubbers this year, so if you want the 20mm let me know and I will dig it out. I'm favouring smaller sizes currently, so will likely use 16mm next on my guns. Drop me another PM if interested.


*The pound is very weak against the $ at the moment.

The above contributors are right. 20mm bulk rubbers can be a b!tch to load, esp. when new. I now wear an additional loading pad to avoid bruising*. Start with longer rather than shorter rubbers, you can always cut off the worn ends later for more power & longer life (although I doubt you will ever want or need to ).

* Before that, after a week of spearing with fresh 20mm rubbers on my RA90 (no loading butt) my chest, sternum, upper abs and diaphragm area were all black and blue with bruises. I was dreading having to re-load by the end of the week, so I made each shot count!