07-05-2005, 04:38 PM
I have lost the details of the shop I bought my stuff from, but it was a dedicated SCUBA shop and didn't stock spearing gear. If I were you I'd do a search on the net for spearfishing shops in QLD and NSW, then get in contact and ask if they'd be willing to post stuff down to VIC - if you're buying a lot of stuff they should be. You'll have to prepay - credit card or funds transfer (what I did). The bloke I dealt with wouldn't post the gear until the funds were in his account - fair enough I thought. It would help if you figure out exactly what you want to buy, then shop around for best prices. Doing it this way entails a fair bit of work on your part, but I belive it is justified by the savings.
As for the double rubber, I've never used a gun with 2 rubbers, just a large gun with one large rubber. 2 rubbers would make a gun more powerful and I guess more accurate (spear would drop less over a given distance). Can't imagine it would be much of a hindrance, just that you'd have to pull back one extra rubber. If your gun was performing well, and now is not, maybe it is just time for a new rubber? Makes a big difference. Another thing, if you want to put another rubber on your existing gun you need to make sure that the muzzle (part that holds the rubbers) can actually accomodate 2 - mine has a spot for a second rubber, but I don't use it.
As for the double rubber, I've never used a gun with 2 rubbers, just a large gun with one large rubber. 2 rubbers would make a gun more powerful and I guess more accurate (spear would drop less over a given distance). Can't imagine it would be much of a hindrance, just that you'd have to pull back one extra rubber. If your gun was performing well, and now is not, maybe it is just time for a new rubber? Makes a big difference. Another thing, if you want to put another rubber on your existing gun you need to make sure that the muzzle (part that holds the rubbers) can actually accomodate 2 - mine has a spot for a second rubber, but I don't use it.