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Sorry, I've only seen a little on spearguns mentioned on this board. I guess I want to take a little more than pictures .
I've done some searching on speargun specs, and come up with:
- Wooden guns are more positively buoyant, and more silent
- The longer the shaft, the greater the range
On that note, does anyone have any recommendations for spearguns? So far I've looked at JBL, Riffe, and AB Biller. All are nice I guess. I live in FL, so something that can get me around most of the state would be nice. Plus something I can also use while freediving would also help. I'm not massive, but I can throw some weight around
Got any suggestions on a good speargun to start off with? I'm hungry!
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What size critters are you planning on whacking, and how often are you going to be going out?
The 3 guns you mentioned are all decent, with the Riffe being the Cadillac.
For Keys diving, I have a JBL Sawed Off Magnum, the gun only gets used a couple-few times a month. If it were getting used much more often, I'd have gone with a Riffe.
JBL has a new line out that uses heavier wood, it's less bouyant.
I have a JBL sawed-off woody, and my wife has a JBL woody 38 special. Both of these guns are adequate up to legal amberjack (28 inches to the fork) size.
Last edited by Stone; January 29th, 2003 at 09:40 AM.
I have two, a Biller which I've used for many, many years and a Riffe which I've had for almost 2 years now. Both are almost neutral in the water. Aim is different, I was used to the Biller and had to adjust my aim down for the Riffe. The Riffe is quieter so you lose fewer who move when they hear the gun fired. I've had a trigger fail (since replaced) on the Biller. When the trigger fails it fires. FredT tells me the Riffe trigger won't fail, but if it does it fails by not firing. Are you interested in free shafting? If you are, the Riffe is not for you. Most of my hunting buddies free shaft and use Billers.
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