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Re: Need help with Mares pneumatic speargun operation





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Posted by Jerry on May 08, 2013 at 14:27:42:

In Reply to: Need help with Mares pneumatic speargun operation posted by Robert Lee on July 30, 2008 at 18:35:54:

YOU SHOULD HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A LOADER WHICH IS USUALLY ON A LANYARD THAT GOES AROUND YOUR WRIST WHEN YOU ARE SPEARFISHING. YOU SIMPLY PUT THE LOADER ON THE TIP (POINT) OF THE SHAFT AND PULL IT BACK.THE BUT OR HANDLE OF THE GUN WOULD BE AGAINST YOUR STOMACH AND MOST PEOPLE USE BOTH HANDS TO PULL IT BACK EVENLY. JUST PULL HARD AND IT WILL CLICK WHEN YOU GET IT ALL THE WAY IN. ONCE YOU HAVE DONE IT A COUPLE TIMES IT'S A CINCH. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE SAFETY ON. THE LOADER IS PLASTIC WITH METAL CONE IN THE CENTER THAT THE TIP FITS INTO. THE HANDLE IS SORT OF T SHAPED AND I THINK MOST DIVE SHOPS STILL HAVE THEM. THE CHANCES OF YOUR SPEARGUN BEING OVER PRESSURIZED IS SLIM. YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT YOUR MIND INTO PULLING BACK WITH BOTH ARMS TILL IT CLICKS. DON'T SHOOT THIS THING OUT OF THE WATER BECAUSE IT WILL GO TO THE END OF THE LINE AND COME BACK AT YOU AND YOU CAN BEND THE SHAFT THAT WAY TOO. I HOPE THIS EXPLAINS YOUR QUESTION.



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