Nice review Zach. I have been building custom spearguns for the last 35 years. I worked with Jay Riffe back in the 80s when he was working out of his garage. Back then he had one model, the Riffe Standard and his guns were all one piece of teak. No laminates. But his yield was so low that he had to go to laminating. He also used a "hoop" over the muzzle to keep the shaft in place, but I worked with him to come up with the shooting line to go over the shaft to keep it in place. Those were the days...
I got one a Riffe 110 the other day, have taken it for one dive. Took me 2 shots to get used to it, but the 3rd shot nailed a fast moving Salmon in the surf. Love it.
I’ve personally owned a bunch of different guns, hatch, Kap, riffe, torelli, picasso, aimrite, cressi, etc. The rh kap euro 120cm was by far one of the best wood guns I’ve shot, but made the switch to a 100cm aimrite roller. You truly get to hone in on your stalking skills.
I've noticed it's not so much the gun but the weighting, maneuverability and making sure you're not overpowering the gun. The enclosed track to me makes a slight difference also. However things like aimrites and bleu tecs are all open track and shoot just fine.
@@davidkoba definitely. The thing i liked about enclosed tracks is the fact that the amount of shaft whip is decreased tremendously. Less shaft whip equals a more accurate shot (unless you suck at shooting lol). The aimrite shoots just as great at close range for me. Making sure to fine tune your bands is key to delivering accurate and beautiful shots.
New fan just subbed and Liked! GR8 vid with so much info! Looking at getting a Riffe Euro Travel speargun!!! Should be the same as this one but breaks down into 2 parts. What u think about it?
Certainly in the shallows this may be the case, but fish that live in deeper water (ukus, mus, etc) typically are more calm and move slower when you’re first trying to bring them in. Quick movements of the gun can actually set them off and scare them. Thanks for watching!
