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PostPosted: 07 Feb 2012, 21:31 
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I have a JB Esclapez Champion Du Monde 120cm gun. It has a 160cm 6.5mm shaft and 36cm 16mm rubbers.

I would like to use this gun to shoot Kingfish but I feel it is lacking power and needs an upgrade.

Was thinking of going to a 7mm shaft and 30cm 16mm rubbers but I'm not sure if this combo would work well? Might need to go to 18mm rubbers?

Any help, greatly appreciated.


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PostPosted: 07 Feb 2012, 21:38 
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These numbers are a good start:

http://www.legendary.com.au/sizing-powerbands.php

I'm guessing your rubbers are the screw-in 'euro' type so the top panel is you.

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PostPosted: 09 Feb 2012, 07:01 
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Read
http://www.spearitco.com/index.php?main_page=page_3

And also check under their reference link

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PostPosted: 09 Feb 2012, 07:18 
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Try this; measure from middle of muzzle band hole to spear notch then multiply by 0.66. This will give you band lenght in 16mm from knot to knot.

Tim


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PostPosted: 09 Feb 2012, 07:23 
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Ok, just noticed your using euro bands. I would use the chart then.


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Hi Dale, if your chasing Kings you you want a 7mm x 170cm Spring Steel South African made spear (Rob Allen, Orca, Torelli ). Don't us a Chinese one ( I won't mention brands but price will tell you). For the 120cm euro gun a 32cmx19mm screw in power bands are required. Make sure they are USA Latex, avoided the big hole Taiwan stuff like the plague. I don't know if they are still on the market but if you have a Black Esclapez spear in the gun change it immediately. These are very brittle and will break at the loading notch first King, I talk from bitter experience.


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PostPosted: 10 Feb 2012, 06:17 
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P.Diddy wrote:
Hi Dale, if your chasing Kings you you want a 7mm x 170cm Spring Steel South African made spear (Rob Allen, Orca, Torelli ). Don't us a Chinese one ( I won't mention brands but price will tell you). For the 120cm euro gun a 32cmx19mm screw in power bands are required. Make sure they are USA Latex, avoided the big hole Taiwan stuff like the plague. I don't know if they are still on the market but if you have a Black Esclapez spear in the gun change it immediately. These are very brittle and will break at the loading notch first King, I talk from bitter experience.


Thanks P.Diddy, the spear in the gun atm is the black Esclapez one. Out the door it goes.....

Will upgrade rubbers as per your recommendation, I think this will give the gun the punch it needs. I was looking at rubber and had already settled on USA Latex so I got that part right, was just unsure of sizing, and I will certainly be going for quality over price.

Cheers for the info


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PostPosted: 10 Feb 2012, 07:15 
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Cost of new spear + cost of rubbers, maybe better off buying that gun Brett has for sale for $190? And leaving this one as a bay gun?


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PostPosted: 10 Feb 2012, 13:27 
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Marmo. wrote:
Cost of new spear + cost of rubbers, maybe better off buying that gun Brett has for sale for $190? And leaving this one as a bay gun?


I'll set this one up for larger prey because of it's length, the rubbers on it are buggered anyway. Then I'll buy another gun that is a bit shorter for the Bay.


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PostPosted: 11 Feb 2012, 15:08 
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Cheers to the boys at Legendary for giving my gun a make-over this morning. With 19mm rubbers, a 170cm 7mm spear and a new spearline it's like a new gun! Looking forward to using it on something....... :twisted:


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