Shooting a bag normally occurs during the very beginning of the most crucial buoyancy control stage of a deco dive. The fact is shooting a bag is a skill that many have struggled with.
The HOG QUICKSHOT is designed to be used in conjunction with lift bags and markers that use the "inflator nipple" type of inflation system (most commonly known on Halcyon Bags but now common among many brands including of course HOG SMB's and Liftbags)).
In the past to inflate these bags meant removing your reg second stage from the mouth and orally inflating the bag and/or disconnecting your LP hose from your inflator. Both these choices meant having temporary reduction of tools available for the diver to control buoyancy. The third choice of using a additional LP Inflator hose is not an option IMHO.... (a large failure point added, one that by nature degrades with time and where do you put it out of the way but accessible?)
The HOG QUICKSHOT is Oxygen clean with Viton Orings, it is placed on the first stage on a stage/deco bottle which is nice and conveniently in front of you when you do stop to start your deco and or to shoot a bag. You simply use pull the collar back (or remove the collar if you wish to make it even quicker-which is what I will be doing) and push the nipple inflator on the bag in. Easy and no compromise of buoyancy control.
In the very unlikely event that you have a problem with the Shotgun it fails in the shut position and you are back to the now "old" way!
Best,
Chris Richardson
The HOG QUICKSHOT is designed to be used in conjunction with lift bags and markers that use the "inflator nipple" type of inflation system (most commonly known on Halcyon Bags but now common among many brands including of course HOG SMB's and Liftbags)).
In the past to inflate these bags meant removing your reg second stage from the mouth and orally inflating the bag and/or disconnecting your LP hose from your inflator. Both these choices meant having temporary reduction of tools available for the diver to control buoyancy. The third choice of using a additional LP Inflator hose is not an option IMHO.... (a large failure point added, one that by nature degrades with time and where do you put it out of the way but accessible?)
The HOG QUICKSHOT is Oxygen clean with Viton Orings, it is placed on the first stage on a stage/deco bottle which is nice and conveniently in front of you when you do stop to start your deco and or to shoot a bag. You simply use pull the collar back (or remove the collar if you wish to make it even quicker-which is what I will be doing) and push the nipple inflator on the bag in. Easy and no compromise of buoyancy control.
In the very unlikely event that you have a problem with the Shotgun it fails in the shut position and you are back to the now "old" way!
Best,
Chris Richardson
