Spearguns

Spearguns are available in two main styles.  The way in which the two vary is  how the spear is fired.  One form of gun uses rubber bands that catapult the spear forward, and the 2nd type of gun uses compressed air.  Which type of gun is best depends a lot on your own personal likes or dislikes and the type of waterground that you are likely to fish in.

Rubber powered spearguns are powered by  strong rubber band(s) - in a way simular to how crossbows work.  Rubber spearguns vary a lot in their length, from around 35cm up to 1.4 meters and more.  It is worth noting at this point that when a gun is refered to as a "75 cm" gun - this does not mean that the gun is 75 cm in length!

The 75 cm  refers to the length of the barrel of the spear gun.  The trigger mechinism of the gun will add  extra length and the muzzle at the front end of the gun will add more.  An average "75 cm" gun will be around 1 meter in length.   The spear itself is the single longest part of the set up.  A "75 cm" speargun will normally use around a 1.2 meter long spear.  We provide more specific details of each of the spearguns we offer on both the specifications tab on the product page or you can use our product comparision page to compare multiple spearguns.

Air powered spearguns are generally shorter.  The confusing difference here is that a "70 cm" compressed air speargun measures..... 70 cm!!  Why this is I dont know!

Compressed air spearguns work by hold compressed air iinside the barrel section of the gun.  When the spear is inserted into the barrel it sits on top of a piston that is in the barrel.  The user places a special loading handle over the tip of the spear and forces the spear and piston down the length of the barrel, thus compressing the air further.  When the spear has been compressed far enough the spear gets locked in place by the trigger mechinism.