Speargun Target Practice

[rob.mwpropane]

Probably not so much. You'd tend to lose a lot more shafts that way.

Yeah, I don't want to do that.. my diving costs me enough already.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Here's a picture of what I got... still kind of hard to tell I guess. I pulled this from the for sale thread.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Yes, that's the kit I was thinking of. It comes with the line and everything and you can just cut the line to the length you need after crimping the connections.

Looking at this picture, I'm not positive the the speed load kit would work. This one looks like the line is wrapped along the side instead of underneath. I believe the bottom side in this picture has a groove carved into the wood to wrap the line instead of the horn on the guns with a separate muzzle.

I'm pretty sure the line runs down the side. Here's a video showing it latched on the side;

 

[100days-a-year]

Probably could use a single wrap. Unlikely that gun will have any penetration beyond that no matter what you do to it.
Best mod on most guns is bands, I used 20mm / 3/4 inch @ 300+% stretch.
Take the length from the band opening on the muzzle to the notch you will be using to determine band calculations. Divide that length by half of the length of the rubber part of the band to determine stretch.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Probably could use a single wrap. Unlikely that gun will have any penetration beyond that no matter what you do to it.
Best mod on most guns is bands, I used 20mm / 3/4 inch @ 300+% stretch.
Take the length from the band opening on the muzzle to the notch you will be using to determine band calculations. Divide that length by half of the length of the rubber part of the band to determine stretch.

Anytime someone uses a new term that I don't know the meaning I run straight to Google to try and see if I can figure it out. I failed..

I have no idea what "single wrap" means.

Also, I just replaced what was on the gun.. so not really any upgrade there. I used 9/16" JBL 9/16in Pro Sling Black

 

[Belzelbub]

I have no idea what "single wrap" means.

That refers to the length of the shooting line with respect to the length of the gun.

A single wrap of line goes from the attachment at the muzzle, back to the release (or clip) near the trigger, up to the spear.

A double wrap goes from the muzzle, back to the release, up to the muzzle, back to the release, and up to the spear.

The speed load kit I mentioned is only useful for a double wrap. The double wrap theoretically means that you can shoot twice as far, but as 100days suggests, it's not that simple. You have twice the amount of line, but distance you can shoot is dependent on bands and gun length for the most part.

 

[TheWacoKid]

I'll chime in only because I'm from NJ and you mentioned that is where you would be. Up here the viz and therefore the distances of your shots are nowhere near as far as FL. I think that is why you see a lot more pneumatics and smaller guns in the north. (People look at you like it's a ray guy in the Keys and I could not find a replacement shaft anywhere.) I also switched from the line to a coil (kind of a nylon spring attaching the gun to the shaft) in Jersey because it avoided the need to wrap it around the gun between shots, especially with cold water gloves on. Good luck!

 

[rob.mwpropane]

That refers to the length of the shooting line with respect to the length of the gun.

A single wrap of line goes from the attachment at the muzzle, back to the release (or clip) near the trigger, up to the spear.

A double wrap goes from the muzzle, back to the release, up to the muzzle, back to the release, and up to the spear.

The speed load kit I mentioned is only useful for a double wrap. The double wrap theoretically means that you can shoot twice as far, but as 100days suggests, it's not that simple. You have twice the amount of line, but distance you can shoot is dependent on bands and gun length for the most part.

I really appreciate your patience with me and all your answers!

I'll chime in only because I'm from NJ and you mentioned that is where you would be. Up here the viz and therefore the distances of your shots are nowhere near as far as FL. I think that is why you see a lot more pneumatics and smaller guns in the north. (People look at you like it's a ray guy in the Keys and I could not find a replacement shaft anywhere.) I also switched from the line to a coil (kind of a nylon spring attaching the gun to the shaft) in Jersey because it avoided the need to wrap it around the gun between shots, especially with cold water gloves on. Good luck!

The captain of the boat I have gone out on says the gun I have is great for NJ... small enough to get in and learn on and great for low viz stuff. Says he owns 3 of them.

I googled a coil for spearfishing, came up empty?

 

[Johnoly]

I googled a coil for spearfishing, came up empty?

Like everything, pluses & minus's. But ScubaBoard is the sum of all knowledge>>including shock cords:

Merits of a Shock Coil

Can someone please explain the good and bad aspects of using a shock coil to me. An example of one can be found here. Speargun Shock Coil 20 ft at Divers Direct - Scuba gear & equipment online dive catalog! Thanks

scubaboard.com

Shock Cord Coil (12ft, 15ft, or 20ft)

The Shock Cord Coil was initially engineered with spearfishermen in mind; however, there are also many other practical uses for this coil.

www.diversdirect.com

{PS > I free shaft...it's faster reloading times when shooting multiple fish quickly}

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Like everything, pluses & minus's. But ScubaBoard is the sum of all knowledge>>including shock cords:

Merits of a Shock Coil

Can someone please explain the good and bad aspects of using a shock coil to me. An example of one can be found here. Speargun Shock Coil 20 ft at Divers Direct - Scuba gear & equipment online dive catalog! Thanks

scubaboard.com

Shock Cord Coil (12ft, 15ft, or 20ft)

The Shock Cord Coil was initially engineered with spearfishermen in mind; however, there are also many other practical uses for this coil.

www.diversdirect.com

{PS > I free shaft...it's faster reloading times when shooting multiple fish quickly}

View attachment 726147

Awesome! Trying to learn the lingo isn't the easiest. Searching shock cords comes right up, coils not so much.

@Johnoly where abouts in the country do you live? In my very limited experience diving NJ I don't think I've seen anyone freeshafting. Just too easy to get lost (I would think). Last Sunday viz was 8-10' @ 80' deep. For the most part the fish I saw would have been better had with a knife than a gun, but they were hiding in crevices.