Well just when I proclaim that a titanium gun will be a sinker unless it has a significant tank capacity to provide enough water displacement for it to float after the shot, one gets offered on eBay via the Pelengas store that does float, or so it is claimed on the item description.
This all titanium gun uses the Zelinka releasing valve system, a design used on high-end guns in Russia and the Ukraine which is traditionally made by custom gunsmiths. The valve operation is via a sliding inner barrel that opens what in a sense is a fixed valve at the rear end, the inner barrel providing a moving body to the valve’s stationary plug. Power can be varied by changing the throttle opening of the valve and that is why there is a plus-minus switch lever at the butt end of the gun.
Although expensive it is probably a bargain at this price compared to ordering one and going through the labyrinthine procedures involved in getting a Zelinka system gun out of Russia or the Ukraine. The gunsmith’s name is mentioned in the advert, Alexander Bazovsky, whom I don’t know, but his gun looks to be a high quality product.
This all titanium gun uses the Zelinka releasing valve system, a design used on high-end guns in Russia and the Ukraine which is traditionally made by custom gunsmiths. The valve operation is via a sliding inner barrel that opens what in a sense is a fixed valve at the rear end, the inner barrel providing a moving body to the valve’s stationary plug. Power can be varied by changing the throttle opening of the valve and that is why there is a plus-minus switch lever at the butt end of the gun.
Although expensive it is probably a bargain at this price compared to ordering one and going through the labyrinthine procedures involved in getting a Zelinka system gun out of Russia or the Ukraine. The gunsmith’s name is mentioned in the advert, Alexander Bazovsky, whom I don’t know, but his gun looks to be a high quality product.
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