Please, please do more gun testing and mods! You are the best person on youtube! We need someone like you to highlight which guns are good or bad and how to improve them. 🤞👊
It would be very interesting to see a standard double band, roller, & inverted roller gun all of equal length and similar band/shaft optimization compared for penetration distance and accuracy. I've been wondering if the price difference and reload time or complication is justified with performance.
I have yet to see an invert outperform a well setup classic gun. This goes from small gun all the way to large 9mm shooting guns. Problem with invert guns is that once you push the power you lose accuracy ... so you have to back up to retain accuracy or keep the shaft from shooting low.
The legend is back !! To the satisfaction of Mediterranean spearfishers who have been waiting for new videos for a long time. Very nice middle range gun and another great and instructive test. Since I see how much you use Sigalsub products, it would be really interesting to try the same range Nemesis carbon in the most popular dimensions 104 (actual stretch 105 with a Sigal arrow, equivalent to Hero 95) / 116. It is a fairly popular weapon in the last 2 years, and the company did its best during the design. It would be really interesting for a lot of followers to see how it's being dismatled into bits and pieces😅 Keep going with incredible work and greetings from Croatia!
Thanks for the kind words! I think I had a Sigalsub carbon gun a while back and it shot fantastic except for the trigger. I changed the trigger to an Ermessub DR trigger and results were fantastic. I think it was a 105 and I put a review for it. But really this Salvimar Hero gun is also very good and very well designed. It has some addition stiffness inside the oval barrel that really makes shot come out straight and stable. Probably the only handle on the market to have a shaped handle that pushes recoil into palm. Only problem was the 7mm shafts.
The 115 Hero has been my favorite reef gun for the last 2 years. Also have used it for Ono’s with success. Definitely a well thought out design including the shorter thicker shaft that comes with the gun.
I know it’s been a long time and it looks like you don’t post anymore but a tutorial on how to improve a setup like you did with the 95 would be amazing. How to make the bands you used, better shafts etc
Hey! I just watch yout test session! Man thank you, i have the hero storm 95 and had lots of issues with accuracy , ans never got on my minf that it good be the shaft thing! Thank you so much! Your video has been very very useful!
Majdq8 Do you remember what stretch ratio have you used for the 14mm bands with 95cm? Standard 350%? I got the gun lately and It already payed itself. Though it was definately a mistake not installing the 14mm from begining. The black bands are nice but I could have gotten more power from it. Little issue I have with it its a bit muzzle light even though I use 100m salvimar monored line which is positive buoyant. Unfortunately I find the line release mechanism to be badly designed when not using monoline! The monored line from salvimar at 1.2mm get little stuck below/underneath the line release and plastic... What do you think about using a 7.5mm shaft with 95? Im currently thinkin whether its worth it for wahoos over 7mm. I had 2 lost ones with shaft hiting either too low or not deep enough.
Wow. Thank you. Fantastic test. I guess bands are not good quality too. If you change it on primeline i think 125 pass tuna test. Could please do video of test salvimar tomahawk roller speargun with ypsilon bands setup? And maybe short video about wishbones, water inside and etc?
The black bands on the Hero are OK, but the metallic blue bands on the Hero Storm feel like leather ... not elastic. Shafts need elastic bands that contract to get good energy. Of course both bands cannot be compared to a set of good small ID bands from Primeline.
@@majdq8 i have bluetec 145. It came with strong 3*16mm bands. Band looked nice, but a little bit long. I cut for 330%. To load was difficult. When i shot from 5 meters i was very confused. Shaft went underneath about 30-40cm. Changed on 14.5 sigulsub small id 350%. Accurate shot in aim, less recoil. Thank you for your videos. Maybe test of salvimar tomahawk (the longest version)? And extra test with additional band underneath 3bands total.
@@SpearFisherPitZ I have several Bluetec guns and the 145 OB is probably the worst possible gun you can shoot. It is just way too dangerous to shoot that gun at full load. The handle to trigger distance is crazy long and the dramatic recoil will go into your thumb and the gun can actually go out of your hand and smack you in the face. The smaller Bleutec guns are good and if setup properly and with a handle mod that brings the trigger to handle closer the gun will shoot very well. I haven't tried the new Bleutec guns but they really need to redesign the back end of the gun. Also the old trigger line release was terrible and could hang a shaft sear when you shoot causing a very dangerous situation. I heard that this has been fixed on their newer guns.
@@majdq8 I heard story when somebody shoot from long OB 5-6bands shaft about 9mm and hold at one hand (forgot, usually shoot from 2). Received in a face underwater, it was almost knockout. He managed go up and take on a boat. I shot 3x14.5 for 8mm 180cm and 4x14.5 8mm with slip-tip. Probably need to modify handle as on your video.
@@SpearFisherPitZ I did more than hear stories ... I had that happen to a friend of mine who was lucky to survive as he was very deep. No need for that as things are risky enough without having that happen.
Great video, I had the Hero 105, I have also noticed that the line release had a lot of friction. Impressive that a shaft even if it is straight can effect the shooting in such a bad way. I sold this gun because it could not outperform my OMER HF2 110 with similar set up both in shooting speed and accuracy. Hero 105 should be better performer than hf2 110 because theoritcly it has better grip/handle, smoother trigger mechanism and a bit more mass. An assumption that I did not test and confirm is that the shaft guide is too deep and "active" causing a lot of friction and thus reducing the shaft speed. It would be nice to remove some parts of the guide (they are removable) and then test the shooting performance.
Hi Majd, thanks for sharing all this interesting data, key point I have learned from you, 1) No matter what, always test new spearguns or new shafts before going fishing. 2) Test different bands/shafts combination to get the perfect result for your type of fishing. 3) General rule of thumb, gun size 85 to 95 should work great with 7mm/14mm primeline small ID, gun from 105 to 115 should work great with 7to7.5mm/14.5mm primeline small ID. Have you seen the new Salvimar Nightmare which is basically a Salvimar Hero but with 16mm Primiline bands (not sure if they used micro ID or regular ID for the nightmare). Once thing is sure Salvimar has moved over to using Primeline bands.
Wow ... thank you for compiling all that information. 100% accurate! For bands Primeline are very good ... with regards to diameter, I think the small ID bands at around 14 to 15mm are best because it seems that contraction speed in the water of the bands is more important than thickness (to a certain point). It seems that water resistance hurts the thicker bands and thus energy is not transferred properly for light shafts up to 8mm diam. On heavier shafts the band contraction velocity is less and thus thickness of the bands becomes more important for transferring energy. However even for 8.5mm shaft I would still not use anything thicker than 15mm small ID. Of course with roller setups the equation is different as band contraction is different.
@@majdq8 New tests on short rifles would be interesting. For example, an Abellan '65 or 75' with a 7.5 short rod could be an excellent Mediterranean agguato speargun ! As for your incredible albacore , also for shorter guns I suspect that a thicker shaft with proper setup ( maybe 3*14 small id, instead 2*14,5/15 small Id) can improve dramatically performance…. Thanks ! waiting for new great videos !
@@majdq8 Hi Again Majd. Thanks for your feedback. I purchased a Salvimar Nightmare 115. The new Salvimar Nightmare is exactly the same as the Hero. The only difference is the name and the upgraded Primeline bands compared to the Hero. This 115 Nightmare comes stock with a 150mm x 7.5mm shaft and thick 16mm ''Primeline'' bands (I am not sure yet if those stock 16mm bands are micro ID or standard ID). For sure, I am looking to change those tick 16mm bands to one of the following new bands from Salvimar : *Salvimar green Primeline ''HURRICANE'' 14.5mm (Micro ID 1.6mm inner diameter) The compact compound with high hardness is developed to maintain power unchanged after the speargun has been loaded. Recommended for spearfishing with the waiting technique and for those who prefer reactivity and explosiveness. *Salvimar black Primeline ''PRIME'' 14.5mm (Micro ID 1.6mm inner diameter) Formula designed to obtain an optimized elastic modulus that guarantees an excellent ratio between loading effort and power return. This makes the PRIME compound versatile and suitable for all types of fishing. It seems like the green Salvimar ''Huracán'' by Primeline bands are denser than the black Salvimar ''Prime'' by Primeline bands, I think the best fit would be those new green Primeline ''HURRICANE'' 14.5 Micro ID bands and combine that with a new 150mm x 7mm Sigalsub Tahitian HRC shaft, or do you think I should better off with a 7.5mm shaft since the gun is a 115 size? Looking forward to your reply, and thanks again for all the information you share with the spearfishing community.
So I just got a hero storm 95, and was hoping you could go a little more in depth about your set up with it. Especially the shaft, as mine did not come with one and I'd like to make sure I get a good one
To the 115 what shat brand and tips do you have to optimize the gun? Keep making this Great videos, if you can in the first time that you load the guns and do the line management let us see at least 1 time all the guns that you are testing.
One more great test, thank you!! Have you tested any Cressi Cherokee gun with magnetic muzzle? Wondering if this muzzle produces significant drag compared to a regular one..
No haven't tested that ... but I used Riffe guns with MAG TRACK and built quite a few guns with magnets to hold shaft down ... never noticed any change in performance.
Hello sir Good day to you . Hope all is okay and fine . You didn't do posting new videos in a very long time hope all is okay . God bless you . Hope you can post again .
I wonder if you had any issues with heavy trigger.. On my hero the trigger gets really heavy once I put more tension on the line release (by tightening the reel). Seems like the release presses against the back of the mechanism sear, causing this issue. Do you think there is a workaround in this?
Yes sure is very easy. Let's say you want 360% stretch ... you take distance from shark fin where you plan to load your wishbone to the band hole on the muzzle ... then multiply by 2 for 2 sides ... then divide by 3.6 for 360%. So if you have a 100cm distance the formula is 200 x 2 = 400 then divide by 3.6 = 56 cm. Of course best is to add an extra 2 to 4 cm and then just cut one side of the band if it feels to easy to load. The formula is just to get you to approximately where you want to be ... bands are different from batch to batch in their stretchiness and in their diameter. You can adjust the wishbone length to give you more flexibility as well.
I've watched this video several times and I'm very impressed of your results... however... if I wanted to go for the 95 and optimise it the way you did, how and where I could order those Sigalsub custom shafts that you use in the test or can you reveal the specification of the custom shaft so everyone interested could order the same. The setup seems to be ideal for UK and a lot more... please advise, could I buy these shafts from you if you have some spare. Excellent video and extreemely valuable content. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge.
Seems like Ulusub and Abellan are cream of the crop. Does the Salivar Hero compare after doing 14.5 mm bands and a good Sigal shaft in your opinion? Looking for good viz reef gun around 120 stretch so bouncing around between the three. Not sure which direction to go. Thank you very much for all the videos. Ive learned so much and it has really helped my diving this season.
Excellent video! Which speargun, according to your opinion, would be the best for longer shots (velocity and precision)? 1. Cressi Cherokee 100 with 1x18,5mm band, 6.5mm/140cm shaft, 2. Cressi Cherokee Fast 100 with 2x14mm bands, 6.5mm/140cm shaft or 3. Salvimar Hero 105 with 2x16mm bands, 7.5mm/140cm shaft. I would preciate if you can give me an answer, because I reckon to buy one of these, but I don't know which one would be the best.
Fantastic video I would like to ask you about my speargun I have a speargun with a 6,5 mm shaft and 2 14 mm bands can I put a 6, 75 or a 7 mm or I have to change them to 15 mm ? The speargun is wooden and the bands are cressi. From salvimar wich one you suggest ARES or Nightmare ? both in 95 Thanks
Yes, I personally use an 85 speargun the most when I hunt local fish. Check out my Brown Spotted Grouper video where I use a modified a Pathos 85 in classic and roller.
@@majdq8 I watched the video about the grouper. Good. I am very interested in replacing rubber and shafts on short guns, for long range and penetration. I really like how you find problems with bad shots and fix those problems. Thank you.
Ahlan Majd, i have Salvimar Hero 85 and i experience the same inaccuracy in the shot. After seen this test (great!) I'm thinking about trying a different shaft as well. I see you have recommended the Sigalsub and Sporasub One and I'm undecided between the 120 cm shaft (same length that came with the gun) or a 125 cm with a bit more overhang. how much overhang do you think will work best for this 85 gun? and also, do you think i should keep the 16mm rubber or i should also buy 14mm? not sure if i can get Small IDs anyway. thanks for your help and for this great test mate, love your channel :)
Ahlein! Actually I wanted to go for the 85 as well but somehow decided a little more power might be better. Looking back at it I would have chosen an 85 as I am sure I can get more than enough power with 2 x 14mm small ID bands and the 95 might be too much for murky waters. Also the tube is oval the full length and is not cuttle shaped ... so quick lateral movement to track fish becomes more problematic the longer the gun is. If you can't change the rubbers then cut about a half inch from each side and remove the wishbones and replace with plastic or metal inserts. The black bands won't get you to small ID levels but will be more than adequate. Any good SS shaft will work well and I would go for a 7mm @ 120cm but of course test it first to make sure you don't have accuracy issues like I did.
I don't believe there are some bands reactive and some bands progressive. Some bands have terrible elasticity and are called reactive. These are bands you never want to use. Best bands are nice fresh elastic bands that deliver smooth power that will not destrabilize the shaft.
@@majdq8 in taly usually use Rob Allen bads from 14mm with classic hole, there is c4 orange product by primeline, from 14 mm with small id, but for me is much reactive. I saw in your videos that you use bands made primeline from 14 with small id, where is to possible to buy on line from Italy? Excuse me for my bad English
@@guidostoca791 I think now all are using Primeline! C4 has it also Cressi new bands are Primeline. Sigalsub also using Primeline (although Sigal purple had some bad non elastic bands batches). Latex is a natural material that can dramatically be different by the temperature it was created in. Cold temperatures during manufacture cause bad elasticity ... that is why it is important to get a good batch. For some reason Cressi and Sigal Primeline are sometimes don't have good elasticity like the bands I buy in the US.
great video !! This shows how little time factories devote to a good setup, and they make very good rifles such as this hero model. I used this hero 85 model last year, I immediately changed the setup after the first time with a rifle at sea. Instead of 7 mm salvimar shaft, I put 6.75 sigal sub, also instead of 2 × 16 elastics I put 3 × 14 same salvimar. the rifle has risen. she brought a lot of fish but unfortunately she also left this year. greeting
A 6.75mm shaft is very light and 2 x 14 small ID bands can easily get it to Terminal Velocity at good stretch. The 3rd band will actually get you no additional velocity and might actually give you less velocity. In my testing the 3rd band only starts helping velocity when you go to 8mm shafts and above.
@@majdq8 you made a great setup !! what is the problem with salvimar shaft 7 mm, did you conclude? I have a new one at home that I took from that model 85, I thought I would put it on an invert roller but when I watched the video I wouldn't put it on.
@@sergejvanjaorahovac2627 It could be just a bad batch ... but I tried 5 different 7mm shafts and all had terrible accuracy. It is possible that the 17-4 ph metal was not heat treated evenly and thus will not have uniform oscillations. I have seen that happen with shafts that are severely bent and then even when using an arrow straightener and you get the shaft perfectly straight , it will not shoot accurate anymore. The thinner the shaft diameter the more critical the metal structure is. I have to admit that I have never seen this with such a short shaft ... usually it is longer shafts around 160cm or more.
Hey Maj thanks for keeping the videos going. I had to change the sear on a 90 pathos laser as u suggested and it made the trigger pull more consistent just like u said on ur pathos videos. Have you had any issues at all with the trig mech on the Hero, will it take very short double 16's and a 7 or 7.5mm shaft? Thanks again
There was a huge problem with the Salvimar Metal trigger, where with even small loads the trigger becomes impossibly hard to pull. With the Hero this is much better. Of course it is not the silky smooth Ermessub DR trigger, but it works quite well with reasonable loads. I think things can be improved with the Hero Trigger by simply changing out the sear pins with higher tolerance sear pins. This worked for the Salvimar Metal trigger and should work just as well with the Hero Trigger.
I will try but the battery life on the Hero camera is terrible and you end up ruining your spearfishing trip because you are constantly fiddling with the camera as you try to remember if it is on or off. I wish they had those big batteries like they had on the Hero 3 which lasts 4 or 5 hours. You just put a big memory card and turn it on and forget about it.
Hello majdq8, great video, what are your thoughts on this? I Just bought a salvimar hero 125 and I noticed that the barrel is not perfectly straight (this is unloaded). I ran a string line through the rail and in the middle it was 1mm out from the centre. Will this effect my accuracy much? I am thinking of complaining about it. Look forward to hearing back from you.
really great video, thank you! one question - I realize Sporasub America One shafts are your favorites, but as far as I know they are not available anymore. What shaft would you recommend - at smaller diameters, like 6,5-7mm which are the most accurate in your experience? You mention in the video that Sigalsub creates some custom made ones for you but is there an off the shelf alternative that is decent?
The Sigalsub shafts I ordered are standard except they have the shark fins way back to max band stretch. Sigal won't do that with their standard shafts as many triggers will not fit those shafts. Any Sigalsub or Hunt shaft would work well, just make sure they have shark fin and rest tab and cone in front of flopper. However the Sporasub One shaft is by far the best as it has a MIM flopper which allows perfect contour around the shaft ... I think they are the only company to have ever done that.
@@majdq8 Great, thank you very much for the info and for your response! Loving your videos btw, super informative and very unique stuff! Greetings from Hungary!
Best for the 125cm gun is a 7.5mm or 8mm shaft and 2 x 14.5mm small ID bands. Put a cone on the shaft if you can ... easily passes Tuna test at 6 meters with both mentioned setups.
Hi! I bought Salvimar Hero 105 recently, 2x16 mm bands, 140 cm long and 7,5 mm thick shaft. Should I change this shaft for a 8 mm thickness of the same length?
The least amount possible ... just enough so flopper doesn't sit on track. If it sits a little bit on track you need to remove a little off the track to prevent flopper form lifting shaft above track.
Hey majdq8, awesome video! Got a small question if you don’t mind answering please. How do you fit cone shaft into the spearshaft? Is there a tool for it?
No tool for it you just need some slow cure epoxy and some glass beads (used to epoxy golf clubs). I basically score the area where the cone will go with a file and make sure to clean surfaces with acetone. I use a little of the epoxy mix on the shaft and slide the cone in with slight rotation and wipe of access. The depth of the cone should be where it just barely touches a fully open flopper (gives support to flopper). Use tape to hold the cone and put the shaft upside down until epoxy cures.
Great test! I'm used to 105 as standard gun and incredibly happy with hero storm 105 also with the blue bands. I have also a hero 105 which i haven't tried out yet, but if the black bands are that much better, im very excited about trying them !! :). So for the out off the box setup of 105 (7.5mm 140cm shaft), what would be your power optimized combo ? 2x14 primeline ? or a non-salvimar 2x16 would even do better ?
I think a good 7mm@ 140cm shaft from Hunt or Sigalsub or Sporasub or other good shaft supplier ... then 2 x 14mm or 14.5mm Primeline small ID bands ... that would perform pretty amazing I would think.
Welcome back. We’ve all missed you. Anyways by any chance you gonna review the new Salvimar Tomahawk? Would really appreciate it. Maybe could go against the Salvimar Metal Roller 😅
For sure I would never use a Salvimar Metal gun again as I think their triggers are defective. But the Salvimar Tomahawk at say 95 against the Salvimar Hero 95 ... that would be interesting test as it compares an invert roller vs. a classic setup.
@@sparcousa The sears have PIN holes that have just too big tolerance, so the shaft sear roller ends up crushing the trigger sear. So the trigger pull becomes almost impossible with even 2 hot bands. You can fix it by removing the shaft sear and trigger PINS and making new ones that are about .15 to .2mm larger diameter. This prevents the sears from moving into themselves and allows the front roller to roll correctly. I call this a defect because this was a problem on all 5 Metal handles I tried. Fortunately this seems to have been fixed with the Hero triggers.
@@majdq8 ah thank you for your input. Really appreciate the details. Apologies for the late reply. It seems that my previous reply never got thru, and only now I noticed it when scrolling thru the comments. Will there be a Tomahawk review? 😅
Me podrías decir cual seria una mejor configuración del salvimar hero 95 esta de serie y noto que tiene poca potencia tiene las gomas de 16 mm y 7 mm de varilla que goma me recomiendas y a que % de estiramiento y que varilla y de que mm
Change out the bands to 2 x 14mm small ID with 7mm shaft and cut them at 360%. Also check the default shaft for accuracy as I had problems with accuracy with the 85cm default shaft.
Hi. I recently got a Salvimar Hero 135 which came with 3*14 mm black bands and a salvimar 7.5mm 180cm shaft right of the box. After a few test, it seems that the shaft is slow and not so accurate. I was planning to upgrade the gun and change the bands for 2*16mm sigalsub extreme bands with a sigalsub 7mm 170cm shaft with shark fins and a cone in front of floppers. What would be your optimisation setup for max velocity and accuracy please ?
I only tried the 125cm version but I don't think the 130cm is much different. I would go with an 8mm shaft rather than 7.5mm shaft as 180cm is very long and prone to oscillating (which drops velocities). I would add 3 x 14.5mm small ID bands at maximum stretch. You should get extremely good performance with that setup.
@@yussefhassan5223 I haven't removed because I am too scared to open that trigger mechanism🤣. Also I don't really think it would really make a difference because if you see line release after you shot it hasn't moved which makes me think it's not really affecting the shot. Plus my gun feels very accurate anyway.
Hi there majdq8,i was waiting for this test to come :) Regarding the 115, did you estimate the default rubber elongation cut, that the gun comes with? 6meters failure at the penetration test disappointed me. Do you think that optimizing with a pair of scarlets at 3,6 is going to lead at an easy 6 meters test pass?
The 115 was the Hero Storm with the metallic blue bands ... those are terrible. I am 100% sure that with 2 x 14.5mm small ID bands it will easily pass 6 meters King Mackerel test and even the 6 meter Tuna Penetration test. For sure 360% would pass the King Mackerel test easy at 6 meters but to pass the Tuna test @ 6 meterts I think you would need to push the stretch to 380%. I might actually try that out as I plan to use the 115 on an Oil Rig spearfishing trip next week. The good news is that it looks like the gun can handle high band stretch without losing accuracy ... that means that fundamentally the gun design is good!
YES !!! sometimes they break ... but most of the time they do ok. I like to use them as back wishbones as they are a little wider and thus give me a better unobstructed view.
At this point you should really check for different shafts and not guns. Would love to see you put the gun tests on pause and trial some shafts. Beuchat, Cressi, Reef, Xt diving, Rob Allen and state exact model you tried.
Yes I was quite surprised how poorly the shaft shot. I mean if it was a longer shaft like 160cm or more I can understand that. But usually not much that can go wrong with a 130 cm shaft. Salvimar should really look into that as that is a non starter for many people.
@@majdq8 salvimar looking into issues? You gotta be less sarcastic. Problems with NOAH belt straps mounts, metal gun trigger isssue I do wonder what else is hiding in those
Could you please elaborate on what problems the Salvimar Metal handle has? Also, I just bought a 130cm 7mm shaft for my riffe euro how should I go about testing it to guarantee accuracy?
The Salvimar Metal handle has a defective roller trigger. At least the 4 handles I bought did. It becomes almost impossible to pull the trigger with 2 optimized bands. This issue seems to have been fixed with the Hero roller trigger. If you have been spoiled with an Ermes DR trigger you might take some time to get used to the harder trigger pull of the Hero roller trigger ... but it has a consistent break off ... which is what you want.
Ey man! first of all great vid! I also got my self a hero storm 95 a couple of weeks ago. Still haven't shot it yet but i want to fix the line release like you did. I only have 1 problem... Can't find any info on how to dismantle the trigger mech of the hero... I was wondering if you could send me some pictures or explain it. Thanks in advance! keep up the good vids!
It is very easy just punch out the side pin and I think there was a screw under the trigger guard (but not sure you need to remove that. I can't remember exactly but I think you actually don't need to remove the trigger fully. What I do remember was that it was pretty simple to take apart and put back together (unlike some guns where it is very difficult)
Hello majdq8, I have hero storm 95cm, not yet tested on target but I had few misses on smaller fish. I will test gun on target just because I would like to confirm shaft problem (I am from europe so it could be difference). Can you please tell which rubbers did you use and how much stretch (lenghts of rubber), I would like to replicate your setup.
I used 2 x 14mm small ID bands and a 7mm Sigalsub shaft @ 135cm. The band stretch was quite high as the Sigalsub shaft had shark fins all the way back (was a custom shaft). Probably around 370% stretch.
Hi there i recently purchased the gun and made some tests hero 115 (salvi 1,50-7,5 and 2 x 14,5 small id at 3,6) the penetration and grouping test was a success but i came out with a major drawback of the gun ......when the gun is loaded and the monofilament is pretty stretched on the line release mechanism the trigger is getting pretty hard and i missed some shots due to that. i think its impossible to hack this problem did you felt the same thing in your test?
Well for sure it is not the same as an Ermessub Double Roller Trigger and it takes some time to get used to it. You can improve things if you have access to a lathe and can make a slightly larger diameter shaft sear and trigger sear pins. I think the holes on the sears are about .1mm or .15mm too large and allow the sears to move into each other and thus cause higher friction and harder trigger pull. This was a huge problem with the Salvimar Metal Trigger and I found it dramatically improved things. By using slightly larger diameter pins you are tightening up things and thus the circle geometry works much better. Not sure if it is a hack but I certainly think it would help!
Depends on your speargun. Some 120cm guns are actually 130 guns. Generally speaking you want to keep the shaft overhang as small as possible where the flopper is just out of the track. Too long of a shaft overhang will cause shots to drop for some reason ... maybe more prone to shaft whip. For a 120 Pathos 155 to 160cm is perfect.
Heya Majd, Super to see you well and back in the pool and as always, thanks so, so much for your test. As for the shafts, I think it must be a weird batch. My friend and I have had a handful of great 7x1300mm Capture shafts and they have been really precise on 90 and 100cm guns with double 14mm Small ID bands.
Yes it could be as the shafts look perfect. That is why I went nuts trying to figure out the problem. At first I thought maybe line release ... then I thought maybe line is snagging somewhere on the muzzle or on the reel. I never thought in a million years it could be the shaft as the shaft was only 130cm long. Usually a good 7mm @ 17-4PH SS shaft will not whip even at 165 cm. But live and learn!
Another great review (like every time)👍🏼 I’m thinking to get a Salvimar Hero 125. I saw a comment on Spearboard, where a guy says he’s had problems with the loading butt hitting his wrist. Anyone here know if this is a common problem with this gun? Also, does anyone know whether the Abellan/Hunt 8mm shafts will work with the mechanism on the Salvimar Hero? (The rear shark fin is only 30mm from the rear end of the shaft). 170cm shaft OK? Or too heavy for the gun? Thinking of using 3x14mm Cressi Pure Brown bands, cut to 310% strech for less recoil. Thanks Rony
The Salvimar Hero handle doesn't have any friction layer so it might be a good idea to wrap it with CF and then sprinkle some sand or silicon carbide speckles on top to improve the friction layer. All the Hunt shafts I tried worked well even the ones with shark fins way back. I wouldn't want to go for 3 x 14mm bands but would rather go for 2 x 14mm bands with a good % stretch (360% or over). A 7.5mm shaft would work really well as it is slightly lighter than 8mm and thus the 2 x 14mm bands would really give it some good velocities.
@@majdq8 Thank you very much majd👍🏼 Do you know if the setup you described will pass a 6 meter tuna penetration test? l don’t have any experience with spearfishing tuna, but l’ve got an opportunity with a friend in Greece. About 50 kg blue fin in aspetto. I know there are better guns for the job, but unfortunately this is not something l’ll be doing a lot. So if the Hero 125 can be set up to do the job, then l have a gun l can use for my regular spearfishing as well. Is a 170 cm shaft ok for the purpose or is the overhang or weight to much? Slip tip?/double barb?/single barb? CF as in carbon fiber? Seen your handle modification videos👍🏼
@@Rones74 If properly setup with a 7.5 or 8mm shaft a 125 gun will easily pass the 6 meter Tuna penetration test and should be able to handle 50kg or even larger fish. Of course with a good slip tip you could get away with even much smaller guns as tuna have very tough skin that will hold the slip tip... but most slip tips don't always shoot accurately so you need to get very close. Generally speaking though, BF tuna and YF tuna don't put much stress on your gear if you use a float line and let the fish tire out. Also those fish are usually shot in open water where there are few reefs to get tangled in so you can just let the fish tire out. A 50kg dogtooth tuna will put more stress on your gear than a 100kg YFT!
@@majdq8 Thanks, lot of higly valuable info for a tuna rookie :) Seen your slip tip test. Mori custom made slip tip shaft appears to be the tool of choice. But l also think Rob Allen’s Drop-Barb and the Kimera Sideslip look to be good solutions. A draw-back with the Rob Allen Drop-Barb is that the notches are a bit far from the rear end of the shaft, so you’ll lose a bit of band strech. Also, shark fins or wires would have been quite alright. On the positive side, the The Rob Allen Drop-Barb itself is placed much closer to the tip of the shaft, so there is no need for excessive penetration. The Kimera Sideslip needs to penetrate as much as a regular Hawaiian shaft, and maybe a slight bit more. Also the Rob Allen Drop-Barb is rated to 200 Kg as opposed to the Kimera Sideslip for the same dimension (7,5 mm) shaft, wich is rated to 200 lb. Whether this has any practical impact in the case of a 50 Kg bluefin tuna, l haven’t a clue.
I had the same proplem with salvimar shaft 6.5 ml ....and same type of notches.... problems solved when I changed the shaft....old salvimar shafts were better than the new design
I think maybe the metal is not uniform or maybe the heat treatment of the 17-4 SS is not uniform. This can easily be fixed by Salvimar if they look into it. This problem is especially serious with 7mm shafts and less diameter. The ones I bought in 7mm are just not usable ... and these were 130cm shafts. Longer shafts would have more of a problem. I imagine a 6.5 or 6.75mm shaft things would be even worse.
@@majdq8 ok, I love the hero storm 115cm but I've been trying to find a used one that I can afford. Would you be interested to sell yours if you still have it?
Question about length of shafts. So for hero 115 the length of shaft is 150cm. Right? One shop sells 115 version with 7.5mm 160cm shaft. And Hero 125cm comes with 170cm 7.5mm shaft. And in salvimar catalogue versions 125-135 come with rubers 3x14cm. o_O Big mix. But I like your setups. Because less recoil for riffe hunting version is hero 115 and for blue water with 8mm shaft. I would prefer 135cm for blue water, but in Salvimar catalogue storm has max length 115. )) But You managed to buy 125cm version. Big mix. o_O.
You always want the thinnest bands that can get you to Terminal Velocity of the shaft you are using. Thin bands contract quicker and thus give much higher shaft speeds. Of course you reach a point where if the shaft is too heavy the thin bands don't have enough energy. In this case a 7mm shaft does better with 14mm bands. I did a video on this and you can understand this better if you go here th-cam.com/video/FSK4HkkimXk/w-d-xo.html
@@majdq8 Amazing work! Is there a reason why you use single flopper vs double flopper in most of your setups? Also, do you attach the shooting line on rest tab instead of the back for accuracy or easy of use?
@@cannedyamss I do use double flopper some times but lately I am using "hard locked" single flopper and feel it is best. As for connecting line to shaft, the most accurate in testing is line connection to rest tab.
💪👍Great video and best speargun test channel. Your channel saved me money by not buying a roller gun ! Did you try Sigalsub Ghost shaft ? Does that shaft really have any advantages over ordinary ones ? Keep going with great work and greetings from Croatia!
The default setting of Salvimar Hero Sucks. Here is my experience. 1: Shaft never shoot straight. 2: Trigger is still very stiff to pull under the heavy load ,inherited the metal bad trigger geometry design . 3: Tube leaks. Yes It leaks!! There is no seal blocks in the tube. It leaks, so I have to install them afterwards . 4: Stupid Kent made rubbers. Although it got shining partials in the beautiful blue. It is very hard to pull and not flexible enough. 5: The stupid line release got a o-ring under it, it is really annoying . In all, it is a very beautiful gun. Well made, good material and good outlook. However, it is not a practical gun . Just absolute opposite to Rob Allen. Salvilar: I love it, but I don't use it. Rob Allen: I hate how it looks, but I use it every day and it can get fish.
@@dnfateev Hi , I have 85cm cheapest RA aluminum rail gun for compare. The cheapest means thinnest wall version since RA has different naming conventions to their gun by sale regions . Sorry I dont hunt in mediterranean sea, and my place is not easy to buy Euro models. I think if you live in Euro, there are many other better options than RA and Salvimar. You can check Meandros (b28) ,Cressi Cherokee (new trigger version), and Pathos (Alma ) . All of them are better made and reasonable priced than RA, of course much better shooting experience than Salvimar. I personally used all of them and think these ones have better Money/Value ratio than RA. There is nothing wrong with RA, just IMO RA is pretty overpriced compare material used and design (around $250 EURO for the cheapest model in my town). I hope this helps.
Salam brother, and thank you for all these great videos. So much real life testing! I just saw the video of RA about tri-cut vs. pencil spear tips. What is your experience as you shoot to foam targets and RA uses ballistic gel. Not sure which target material is closer to a Kingfish (Khanat) fish body for comparing different shafts? No idea. I thought a tri-cut penetrates better - especially can break bones or cartilage better (my my logics in physics) - but looks it is not what it seem like. Amazing topic. Thanks for your kind feedback brother. Regards from Panama >
I always prefer pencil point tips as most of the time I hunt in areas where my shaft might hit rock or coral. I did not find any significant loss of accuracy for tri-cut tips ... but I rarely use them and prefer just to keep my pencil tips very sharp. I can see how tri-cut can have better penetration on fish, but really if you have a good setup speargun ... the shaft will be going so fast that it will easily go through any fish ... even through thick spines of big fish.
Amazing content. Thats how it should be done. Im dumbfunded by hero95 issues as I was about to order it as universal gun but what struck me the most is that sigalsub shafts have soooo good opinion here in Canaries and Ive used them aswell. Too bad expensive as fu... when it runs with wahoo (:
obrigado pelo test. a canaleta da arma é excelente porem na hora do disparo a arma treme muito perdendo a precisão o mergulhador tem que aplicar muita força em mãos para segurar coice da arma. 1 trocar os tamanhos da liga 2 refazer este cabeço na roller. a empunhadura parece ser excelente. existe armas mais baratas que ao todo apresentam qualidade bem superior e com custo beneficio melhor. ex sigal sub. thanks for the test. the channel of the weapon is excellent, but when shooting the weapon shakes a lot, losing precision, the diver has to apply a lot of strength in his hands to hold the weapon's recoil. 1 change garter sizes 2 remake this bollard on the roller. the grip seems to be excellent. there are cheaper weapons that in all have much higher quality and with a better cost benefit. ex sigal sub in which the weapon is only to be desired in the channel but in the rest it surpasses the weapon.
Hi there. I just ordered Hero 95 and shit my self a little bit when I saw how bad it was shooting out of the box. We will see what shaft will arrive on mine. Can you tell me on set up you did on 95 what strech ratio did you use? Thank you.
I do have some great roller and invert roller footage but unfortunately I can't share it without getting in trouble! If I find a way to do it without causing problems I might post it.
@@majdq8😉 many people in Italy know the truth about “ super rollers, inverter etc) ….But the same people don’t accept the reality you show in your video : 2*14 is enought for a 7/7.5 shaft…So they are passing to pneumatic vacuum guns .
@@vincenthamardmorel620 maybe because there are sperguns makers out there with 2000/3000/4000€ guns in catalogue with less performance than a classic well set up speargun…
You are the top tester spearguns !!!
Don't stop posting 💪💪
Welcome back ! So many spearguns to test, C4 Gladius should be next one.
I’m not a spearo, now. My curiosity in spearfishing led me here. I really enjoy majdq8’s approach to testing, solution seeking, etc.
Please, please do more gun testing and mods! You are the best person on youtube! We need someone like you to highlight which guns are good or bad and how to improve them. 🤞👊
Thank you! I love seeing your reviews of cool and reasonably-priced guns
It would be very interesting to see a standard double band, roller, & inverted roller gun all of equal length and similar band/shaft optimization compared for penetration distance and accuracy. I've been wondering if the price difference and reload time or complication is justified with performance.
I have yet to see an invert outperform a well setup classic gun. This goes from small gun all the way to large 9mm shooting guns. Problem with invert guns is that once you push the power you lose accuracy ... so you have to back up to retain accuracy or keep the shaft from shooting low.
My dear youre back finally. Very long wait. Keep posting please. You're my inspirer.
The legend is back !! To the satisfaction of Mediterranean spearfishers who have been waiting for new videos for a long time.
Very nice middle range gun and another great and instructive test.
Since I see how much you use Sigalsub products, it would be really interesting to try the same range Nemesis carbon in the most popular dimensions 104 (actual stretch 105 with a Sigal arrow, equivalent to Hero 95) / 116. It is a fairly popular weapon in the last 2 years, and the company did its best during the design. It would be really interesting for a lot of followers to see how it's being dismatled into bits and pieces😅
Keep going with incredible work and greetings from Croatia!
Thanks for the kind words! I think I had a Sigalsub carbon gun a while back and it shot fantastic except for the trigger. I changed the trigger to an Ermessub DR trigger and results were fantastic. I think it was a 105 and I put a review for it. But really this Salvimar Hero gun is also very good and very well designed. It has some addition stiffness inside the oval barrel that really makes shot come out straight and stable. Probably the only handle on the market to have a shaped handle that pushes recoil into palm. Only problem was the 7mm shafts.
The 115 Hero has been my favorite reef gun for the last 2 years. Also have used it for Ono’s with success. Definitely a well thought out design including the shorter thicker shaft that comes with the gun.
Never stop posting bro! and what do u think of aimrite carbon roller guns
I know it’s been a long time and it looks like you don’t post anymore but a tutorial on how to improve a setup like you did with the 95 would be amazing. How to make the bands you used, better shafts etc
Hey! I just watch yout test session! Man thank you, i have the hero storm 95 and had lots of issues with accuracy , ans never got on my minf that it good be the shaft thing! Thank you so much! Your video has been very very useful!
Thks dude. I bought a Raptor after watching your test, I m so happy with it...
Another awesome test video👏 thanks for all your effort man!
Majdq8
Do you remember what stretch ratio have you used for the 14mm bands with 95cm? Standard 350%?
I got the gun lately and It already payed itself. Though it was definately a mistake not installing the 14mm from begining. The black bands are nice but I could have gotten more power from it.
Little issue I have with it its a bit muzzle light even though I use 100m salvimar monored line which is positive buoyant.
Unfortunately I find the line release mechanism to be badly designed when not using monoline! The monored line from salvimar at 1.2mm get little stuck below/underneath the line release and plastic...
What do you think about using a 7.5mm shaft with 95? Im currently thinkin whether its worth it for wahoos over 7mm. I had 2 lost ones with shaft hiting either too low or not deep enough.
Wow. Thank you. Fantastic test. I guess bands are not good quality too. If you change it on primeline i think 125 pass tuna test.
Could please do video of test salvimar tomahawk roller speargun with ypsilon bands setup?
And maybe short video about wishbones, water inside and etc?
The black bands on the Hero are OK, but the metallic blue bands on the Hero Storm feel like leather ... not elastic. Shafts need elastic bands that contract to get good energy. Of course both bands cannot be compared to a set of good small ID bands from Primeline.
@@majdq8 i have bluetec 145. It came with strong 3*16mm bands. Band looked nice, but a little bit long. I cut for 330%. To load was difficult. When i shot from 5 meters i was very confused. Shaft went underneath about 30-40cm. Changed on 14.5 sigulsub small id 350%. Accurate shot in aim, less recoil. Thank you for your videos.
Maybe test of salvimar tomahawk (the longest version)? And extra test with additional band underneath 3bands total.
@@SpearFisherPitZ I have several Bluetec guns and the 145 OB is probably the worst possible gun you can shoot. It is just way too dangerous to shoot that gun at full load. The handle to trigger distance is crazy long and the dramatic recoil will go into your thumb and the gun can actually go out of your hand and smack you in the face. The smaller Bleutec guns are good and if setup properly and with a handle mod that brings the trigger to handle closer the gun will shoot very well. I haven't tried the new Bleutec guns but they really need to redesign the back end of the gun. Also the old trigger line release was terrible and could hang a shaft sear when you shoot causing a very dangerous situation. I heard that this has been fixed on their newer guns.
@@majdq8 I heard story when somebody shoot from long OB 5-6bands shaft about 9mm and hold at one hand (forgot, usually shoot from 2). Received in a face underwater, it was almost knockout. He managed go up and take on a boat.
I shot 3x14.5 for 8mm 180cm and 4x14.5 8mm with slip-tip. Probably need to modify handle as on your video.
@@SpearFisherPitZ I did more than hear stories ... I had that happen to a friend of mine who was lucky to survive as he was very deep. No need for that as things are risky enough without having that happen.
Great video, I had the Hero 105, I have also noticed that the line release had a lot of friction. Impressive that a shaft even if it is straight can effect the shooting in such a bad way. I sold this gun because it could not outperform my OMER HF2 110 with similar set up both in shooting speed and accuracy. Hero 105 should be better performer than hf2 110 because theoritcly it has better grip/handle, smoother trigger mechanism and a bit more mass. An assumption that I did not test and confirm is that the shaft guide is too deep and "active" causing a lot of friction and thus reducing the shaft speed. It would be nice to remove some parts of the guide (they are removable) and then test the shooting performance.
Hi Majd, thanks for sharing all this interesting data, key point I have learned from you, 1) No matter what, always test new spearguns or new shafts before going fishing. 2) Test different bands/shafts combination to get the perfect result for your type of fishing. 3) General rule of thumb, gun size 85 to 95 should work great with 7mm/14mm primeline small ID, gun from 105 to 115 should work great with 7to7.5mm/14.5mm primeline small ID. Have you seen the new Salvimar Nightmare which is basically a Salvimar Hero but with 16mm Primiline bands (not sure if they used micro ID or regular ID for the nightmare). Once thing is sure Salvimar has moved over to using Primeline bands.
Wow ... thank you for compiling all that information. 100% accurate! For bands Primeline are very good ... with regards to diameter, I think the small ID bands at around 14 to 15mm are best because it seems that contraction speed in the water of the bands is more important than thickness (to a certain point). It seems that water resistance hurts the thicker bands and thus energy is not transferred properly for light shafts up to 8mm diam. On heavier shafts the band contraction velocity is less and thus thickness of the bands becomes more important for transferring energy. However even for 8.5mm shaft I would still not use anything thicker than 15mm small ID. Of course with roller setups the equation is different as band contraction is different.
@@majdq8 New tests on short rifles would be interesting. For example, an Abellan '65 or 75' with a 7.5 short rod could be an excellent Mediterranean agguato speargun ! As for your incredible albacore , also for shorter guns I suspect that a thicker shaft with proper setup ( maybe 3*14 small id, instead 2*14,5/15 small Id) can improve dramatically performance…. Thanks ! waiting for new great videos !
@@majdq8 Hi Again Majd. Thanks for your feedback. I purchased a Salvimar Nightmare 115. The new Salvimar Nightmare is exactly the same as the Hero. The only difference is the name and the upgraded Primeline bands compared to the Hero. This 115 Nightmare comes stock with a 150mm x 7.5mm shaft and thick 16mm ''Primeline'' bands (I am not sure yet if those stock 16mm bands are micro ID or standard ID).
For sure, I am looking to change those tick 16mm bands to one of the following new bands from Salvimar :
*Salvimar green Primeline ''HURRICANE'' 14.5mm (Micro ID 1.6mm inner diameter)
The compact compound with high hardness is developed to maintain power unchanged after the speargun has been loaded.
Recommended for spearfishing with the waiting technique and for those who prefer reactivity and explosiveness.
*Salvimar black Primeline ''PRIME'' 14.5mm (Micro ID 1.6mm inner diameter)
Formula designed to obtain an optimized elastic modulus that guarantees an excellent ratio between loading effort and power return.
This makes the PRIME compound versatile and suitable for all types of fishing.
It seems like the green Salvimar ''Huracán'' by Primeline bands are denser than the black Salvimar ''Prime'' by Primeline bands, I think the best fit would be those new green Primeline ''HURRICANE'' 14.5 Micro ID bands and combine that with a new 150mm x 7mm Sigalsub Tahitian HRC shaft, or do you think I should better off with a 7.5mm shaft since the gun is a 115 size? Looking forward to your reply, and thanks again for all the information you share with the spearfishing community.
So I just got a hero storm 95, and was hoping you could go a little more in depth about your set up with it. Especially the shaft, as mine did not come with one and I'd like to make sure I get a good one
Legend of speargun tests...
majdq8 damn ur fuckin legend bro ,i love all your videos
To the 115 what shat brand and tips do you have to optimize the gun? Keep making this Great videos, if you can in the first time that you load the guns and do the line management let us see at least 1 time all the guns that you are testing.
from valerio,genoa italy. for hero 95 : shaft devoto sub,130 mm with 2 x 14,5 primeline bands 300 %
Please make a video of the speargun sigalsub nemesis test
One more great test, thank you!! Have you tested any Cressi Cherokee gun with magnetic muzzle? Wondering if this muzzle produces significant drag compared to a regular one..
No haven't tested that ... but I used Riffe guns with MAG TRACK and built quite a few guns with magnets to hold shaft down ... never noticed any change in performance.
Hello sir Good day to you . Hope all is okay and fine . You didn't do posting new videos in a very long time hope all is okay . God bless you . Hope you can post again .
I wonder if you had any issues with heavy trigger.. On my hero the trigger gets really heavy once I put more tension on the line release (by tightening the reel). Seems like the release presses against the back of the mechanism sear, causing this issue. Do you think there is a workaround in this?
Welcome back, thumbed up before even checked it
Thanks!
Great content as always 🙂
If some day you'll do meandros test it will be great.
Good luck
Please majdq8 explain your band stretch formula I beg you
Yes sure is very easy. Let's say you want 360% stretch ... you take distance from shark fin where you plan to load your wishbone to the band hole on the muzzle ... then multiply by 2 for 2 sides ... then divide by 3.6 for 360%. So if you have a 100cm distance the formula is 200 x 2 = 400 then divide by 3.6 = 56 cm. Of course best is to add an extra 2 to 4 cm and then just cut one side of the band if it feels to easy to load. The formula is just to get you to approximately where you want to be ... bands are different from batch to batch in their stretchiness and in their diameter. You can adjust the wishbone length to give you more flexibility as well.
I've watched this video several times and I'm very impressed of your results... however... if I wanted to go for the 95 and optimise it the way you did, how and where I could order those Sigalsub custom shafts that you use in the test or can you reveal the specification of the custom shaft so everyone interested could order the same. The setup seems to be ideal for UK and a lot more... please advise, could I buy these shafts from you if you have some spare. Excellent video and extreemely valuable content. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge.
Sure send me an email to majdq8 at hotmail and I will send you the autocad drawing of the shaft design I asked Sigalsub to make for me in 7mm.
Please can you tell me did you get the answer?
Seems like Ulusub and Abellan are cream of the crop. Does the Salivar Hero compare after doing 14.5 mm bands and a good Sigal shaft in your opinion? Looking for good viz reef gun around 120 stretch so bouncing around between the three. Not sure which direction to go. Thank you very much for all the videos. Ive learned so much and it has really helped my diving this season.
What do you think obout 105 with 2x16 original rubers should it be beter beacuse is 7.5 shaft and could you put 3x14 on 7.5 mm shaft on 105 gun
Excellent video! Which speargun, according to your opinion, would be the best for longer shots (velocity and precision)?
1. Cressi Cherokee 100 with 1x18,5mm band, 6.5mm/140cm shaft,
2. Cressi Cherokee Fast 100 with 2x14mm bands, 6.5mm/140cm shaft or
3. Salvimar Hero 105 with 2x16mm bands, 7.5mm/140cm shaft.
I would preciate if you can give me an answer, because I reckon to buy one of these, but I don't know which one would be the best.
majd we are waiting for your videos the best
Hello, have you tried to improve the 115 gun so that it shoots 7-8 m to the target?
Fantastic video I would like to ask you about my speargun I have a speargun with a 6,5 mm shaft and 2 14 mm bands can I put a 6, 75 or a 7 mm or I have to change them to 15 mm ? The speargun is wooden and the bands are cressi. From salvimar wich one you suggest ARES or Nightmare ? both in 95 Thanks
Thank you , very informative. Need test for short spearguns 75-85
Yes, I personally use an 85 speargun the most when I hunt local fish. Check out my Brown Spotted Grouper video where I use a modified a Pathos 85 in classic and roller.
Actually it was an 82cm gun not 85 ... so within the size that might interest you.
@@majdq8 I watched the video about the grouper. Good. I am very interested in replacing rubber and shafts on short guns, for long range and penetration. I really like how you find problems with bad shots and fix those problems. Thank you.
@@Towadi th-cam.com/video/Nqzb_50CtwI/w-d-xo.html
Ahlan Majd, i have Salvimar Hero 85 and i experience the same inaccuracy in the shot. After seen this test (great!) I'm thinking about trying a different shaft as well. I see you have recommended the Sigalsub and Sporasub One and I'm undecided between the 120 cm shaft (same length that came with the gun) or a 125 cm with a bit more overhang. how much overhang do you think will work best for this 85 gun? and also, do you think i should keep the 16mm rubber or i should also buy 14mm? not sure if i can get Small IDs anyway. thanks for your help and for this great test mate, love your channel :)
Ahlein! Actually I wanted to go for the 85 as well but somehow decided a little more power might be better. Looking back at it I would have chosen an 85 as I am sure I can get more than enough power with 2 x 14mm small ID bands and the 95 might be too much for murky waters. Also the tube is oval the full length and is not cuttle shaped ... so quick lateral movement to track fish becomes more problematic the longer the gun is. If you can't change the rubbers then cut about a half inch from each side and remove the wishbones and replace with plastic or metal inserts. The black bands won't get you to small ID levels but will be more than adequate. Any good SS shaft will work well and I would go for a 7mm @ 120cm but of course test it first to make sure you don't have accuracy issues like I did.
@@majdq8 Thanks mate, i will try and will let you know how it worked. Cheers!
He is back! Great video again.
Great results! Thank you! What monoline diameter do you use in this test and what monoline (or another type) for spearfishing?
Usually I use 250lb or 300lb monoline.
Great video congrats 👏👏👏but the primeline bands is reactive o progressive rubber? Thanks😜
I don't believe there are some bands reactive and some bands progressive. Some bands have terrible elasticity and are called reactive. These are bands you never want to use. Best bands are nice fresh elastic bands that deliver smooth power that will not destrabilize the shaft.
@@majdq8 in taly usually use Rob Allen bads from 14mm with classic hole, there is c4 orange product by primeline, from 14 mm with small id, but for me is much reactive.
I saw in your videos that you use bands made primeline from 14 with small id, where is to possible to buy on line from Italy?
Excuse me for my bad English
@@guidostoca791 I think now all are using Primeline! C4 has it also Cressi new bands are Primeline. Sigalsub also using Primeline (although Sigal purple had some bad non elastic bands batches). Latex is a natural material that can dramatically be different by the temperature it was created in. Cold temperatures during manufacture cause bad elasticity ... that is why it is important to get a good batch. For some reason Cressi and Sigal Primeline are sometimes don't have good elasticity like the bands I buy in the US.
Very helpful and informative review! I wonder if those sharp edges on the tube damage the loaded bands?
Yes but you can file and polish them. Personally I think they are way too long.
Amazing review. Thanks. Keep the good work. Did you manage to test 125 speargun with primeline 16mm cut to 350% with 8mm 160 shaft?
I did the test with the 125 with 3 x 14.5mm and 8mm shaft. The 3rd band adds a little bit of power but not much.
great video !! This shows how little time factories devote to a good setup, and they make very good rifles such as this hero model. I used this hero 85 model last year, I immediately changed the setup after the first time with a rifle at sea. Instead of 7 mm salvimar shaft, I put 6.75 sigal sub, also instead of 2 × 16 elastics I put 3 × 14 same salvimar. the rifle has risen. she brought a lot of fish but unfortunately she also left this year. greeting
A 6.75mm shaft is very light and 2 x 14 small ID bands can easily get it to Terminal Velocity at good stretch. The 3rd band will actually get you no additional velocity and might actually give you less velocity. In my testing the 3rd band only starts helping velocity when you go to 8mm shafts and above.
@@majdq8 you made a great setup !! what is the problem with salvimar shaft 7 mm, did you conclude? I have a new one at home that I took from that model 85, I thought I would put it on an invert roller but when I watched the video I wouldn't put it on.
@@sergejvanjaorahovac2627 It could be just a bad batch ... but I tried 5 different 7mm shafts and all had terrible accuracy. It is possible that the 17-4 ph metal was not heat treated evenly and thus will not have uniform oscillations. I have seen that happen with shafts that are severely bent and then even when using an arrow straightener and you get the shaft perfectly straight , it will not shoot accurate anymore. The thinner the shaft diameter the more critical the metal structure is. I have to admit that I have never seen this with such a short shaft ... usually it is longer shafts around 160cm or more.
@@majdq8 OK . thank you very much for the reply
Hey Maj thanks for keeping the videos going. I had to change the sear on a 90 pathos laser as u suggested and it made the trigger pull more consistent just like u said on ur pathos videos. Have you had any issues at all with the trig mech on the Hero, will it take very short double 16's and a 7 or 7.5mm shaft? Thanks again
There was a huge problem with the Salvimar Metal trigger, where with even small loads the trigger becomes impossibly hard to pull. With the Hero this is much better. Of course it is not the silky smooth Ermessub DR trigger, but it works quite well with reasonable loads. I think things can be improved with the Hero Trigger by simply changing out the sear pins with higher tolerance sear pins. This worked for the Salvimar Metal trigger and should work just as well with the Hero Trigger.
Are you gonna take video of the oil rig trip you are going on ?
I will try but the battery life on the Hero camera is terrible and you end up ruining your spearfishing trip because you are constantly fiddling with the camera as you try to remember if it is on or off. I wish they had those big batteries like they had on the Hero 3 which lasts 4 or 5 hours. You just put a big memory card and turn it on and forget about it.
Hello majdq8, great video, what are your thoughts on this? I Just bought a salvimar hero 125 and I noticed that the barrel is not perfectly straight (this is unloaded). I ran a string line through the rail and in the middle it was 1mm out from the centre. Will this effect my accuracy much? I am thinking of complaining about it. Look forward to hearing back from you.
19:13 that's my boy accuracy master.
really great video, thank you! one question - I realize Sporasub America One shafts are your favorites, but as far as I know they are not available anymore. What shaft would you recommend - at smaller diameters, like 6,5-7mm which are the most accurate in your experience? You mention in the video that Sigalsub creates some custom made ones for you but is there an off the shelf alternative that is decent?
The Sigalsub shafts I ordered are standard except they have the shark fins way back to max band stretch. Sigal won't do that with their standard shafts as many triggers will not fit those shafts. Any Sigalsub or Hunt shaft would work well, just make sure they have shark fin and rest tab and cone in front of flopper. However the Sporasub One shaft is by far the best as it has a MIM flopper which allows perfect contour around the shaft ... I think they are the only company to have ever done that.
@@majdq8 Great, thank you very much for the info and for your response! Loving your videos btw, super informative and very unique stuff! Greetings from Hungary!
thank you very much.really nice testing
Hi ,very nice test !!
I have the hero 125 what do u think is the best setup for it?
right now I’m using double 16 mm sigal sub bands with 8 mm shaft
Best for the 125cm gun is a 7.5mm or 8mm shaft and 2 x 14.5mm small ID bands. Put a cone on the shaft if you can ... easily passes Tuna test at 6 meters with both mentioned setups.
@@majdq8 What % elongation do you use on the 14.5 small id bands?
Hi! I bought Salvimar Hero 105 recently, 2x16 mm bands, 140 cm long and 7,5 mm thick shaft. Should I change this shaft for a 8 mm thickness of the same length?
You should do the opposite: use 7mm shaft with 14.5 small id bands
Hola amigo me interesa. Saber que precios tienes esos arpones.? Por favor
Sir, last question what would you suggest the over hang of shaft about 6.5mm shaft, 2x14mm rubs on 100cm gun? Thank you...
The least amount possible ... just enough so flopper doesn't sit on track. If it sits a little bit on track you need to remove a little off the track to prevent flopper form lifting shaft above track.
@@majdq8 thank you...
Hey majdq8, awesome video! Got a small question if you don’t mind answering please. How do you fit cone shaft into the spearshaft? Is there a tool for it?
No tool for it you just need some slow cure epoxy and some glass beads (used to epoxy golf clubs). I basically score the area where the cone will go with a file and make sure to clean surfaces with acetone. I use a little of the epoxy mix on the shaft and slide the cone in with slight rotation and wipe of access. The depth of the cone should be where it just barely touches a fully open flopper (gives support to flopper). Use tape to hold the cone and put the shaft upside down until epoxy cures.
@@majdq8 thanks very much! Safe dive!
Great test! I'm used to 105 as standard gun and incredibly happy with hero storm 105 also with the blue bands. I have also a hero 105 which i haven't tried out yet, but if the black bands are that much better, im very excited about trying them !! :).
So for the out off the box setup of 105 (7.5mm 140cm shaft), what would be your power optimized combo ? 2x14 primeline ? or a non-salvimar 2x16 would even do better ?
I think a good 7mm@ 140cm shaft from Hunt or Sigalsub or Sporasub or other good shaft supplier ... then 2 x 14mm or 14.5mm Primeline small ID bands ... that would perform pretty amazing I would think.
Welcome back. We’ve all missed you. Anyways by any chance you gonna review the new Salvimar Tomahawk? Would really appreciate it. Maybe could go against the Salvimar Metal Roller 😅
For sure I would never use a Salvimar Metal gun again as I think their triggers are defective. But the Salvimar Tomahawk at say 95 against the Salvimar Hero 95 ... that would be interesting test as it compares an invert roller vs. a classic setup.
@@majdq8 defective, how? Can you elaborate your findings pls. Thank you
@@sparcousa The sears have PIN holes that have just too big tolerance, so the shaft sear roller ends up crushing the trigger sear. So the trigger pull becomes almost impossible with even 2 hot bands. You can fix it by removing the shaft sear and trigger PINS and making new ones that are about .15 to .2mm larger diameter. This prevents the sears from moving into themselves and allows the front roller to roll correctly. I call this a defect because this was a problem on all 5 Metal handles I tried. Fortunately this seems to have been fixed with the Hero triggers.
@@majdq8 ah thank you for your input. Really appreciate the details. Apologies for the late reply. It seems that my previous reply never got thru, and only now I noticed it when scrolling thru the comments. Will there be a Tomahawk review? 😅
What size and length primeline I'd bands for the salvimar 95 hero storm?
Me podrías decir cual seria una mejor configuración del salvimar hero 95 esta de serie y noto que tiene poca potencia tiene las gomas de 16 mm y 7 mm de varilla que goma me recomiendas y a que % de estiramiento y que varilla y de que mm
Change out the bands to 2 x 14mm small ID with 7mm shaft and cut them at 360%. Also check the default shaft for accuracy as I had problems with accuracy with the 85cm default shaft.
Hi. I recently got a Salvimar Hero 135 which came with 3*14 mm black bands and a salvimar 7.5mm 180cm shaft right of the box. After a few test, it seems that the shaft is slow and not so accurate. I was planning to upgrade the gun and change the bands for 2*16mm sigalsub extreme bands with a sigalsub 7mm 170cm shaft with shark fins and a cone in front of floppers. What would be your optimisation setup for max velocity and accuracy please ?
I only tried the 125cm version but I don't think the 130cm is much different. I would go with an 8mm shaft rather than 7.5mm shaft as 180cm is very long and prone to oscillating (which drops velocities). I would add 3 x 14.5mm small ID bands at maximum stretch. You should get extremely good performance with that setup.
@@majdq8 Thanks for your advice. Keep making awesome vids.
Hello!
Please can you tell me which is best setup for salvimar hero 85.
The gun is new and tested,bad accuracy.
Best regards.
Maybe it is the shaft. I had terrible problems with the 7mm shaft.
Hello, how did you open the trigger mechanism? I am scared of opening mine and not being able to put it back together.
Hey have u remove the o ring from line release ? Have seen any improvements in accuracy and shootting smooythiness?
@@yussefhassan5223 I haven't removed because I am too scared to open that trigger mechanism🤣. Also I don't really think it would really make a difference because if you see line release after you shot it hasn't moved which makes me think it's not really affecting the shot. Plus my gun feels very accurate anyway.
Hi there majdq8,i was waiting for this test to come :)
Regarding the 115, did you estimate the default rubber elongation cut, that the gun comes with?
6meters failure at the penetration test disappointed me.
Do you think that optimizing with a pair of scarlets at 3,6 is going to lead at an easy 6 meters test pass?
The 115 was the Hero Storm with the metallic blue bands ... those are terrible. I am 100% sure that with 2 x 14.5mm small ID bands it will easily pass 6 meters King Mackerel test and even the 6 meter Tuna Penetration test. For sure 360% would pass the King Mackerel test easy at 6 meters but to pass the Tuna test @ 6 meterts I think you would need to push the stretch to 380%. I might actually try that out as I plan to use the 115 on an Oil Rig spearfishing trip next week. The good news is that it looks like the gun can handle high band stretch without losing accuracy ... that means that fundamentally the gun design is good!
@@majdq8 Nice, thank you for your time and effort about these tests!
Hey mate, just curious about those nylon speed bridles you use. Have you ever had any break on you?
YES !!! sometimes they break ... but most of the time they do ok. I like to use them as back wishbones as they are a little wider and thus give me a better unobstructed view.
At this point you should really check for different shafts and not guns. Would love to see you put the gun tests on pause and trial some shafts. Beuchat, Cressi, Reef, Xt diving, Rob Allen and state exact model you tried.
Yes I was quite surprised how poorly the shaft shot. I mean if it was a longer shaft like 160cm or more I can understand that. But usually not much that can go wrong with a 130 cm shaft. Salvimar should really look into that as that is a non starter for many people.
@@majdq8 salvimar looking into issues? You gotta be less sarcastic. Problems with NOAH belt straps mounts, metal gun trigger isssue I do wonder what else is hiding in those
Could you please elaborate on what problems the Salvimar Metal handle has? Also, I just bought a 130cm 7mm shaft for my riffe euro how should I go about testing it to guarantee accuracy?
The Salvimar Metal handle has a defective roller trigger. At least the 4 handles I bought did. It becomes almost impossible to pull the trigger with 2 optimized bands. This issue seems to have been fixed with the Hero roller trigger. If you have been spoiled with an Ermes DR trigger you might take some time to get used to the harder trigger pull of the Hero roller trigger ... but it has a consistent break off ... which is what you want.
@@majdq8 is it possible to upgrade a Salvimar metal handle with an Emres sub double roller mech?
@@gunnarfjelstul9837 Anything is possible if you have good DIY skills ... but it certainly would be a difficult project.
Ey man! first of all great vid! I also got my self a hero storm 95 a couple of weeks ago. Still haven't shot it yet but i want to fix the line release like you did. I only have 1 problem... Can't find any info on how to dismantle the trigger mech of the hero... I was wondering if you could send me some pictures or explain it. Thanks in advance! keep up the good vids!
It is very easy just punch out the side pin and I think there was a screw under the trigger guard (but not sure you need to remove that. I can't remember exactly but I think you actually don't need to remove the trigger fully. What I do remember was that it was pretty simple to take apart and put back together (unlike some guns where it is very difficult)
Hello majdq8, I have hero storm 95cm, not yet tested on target but I had few misses on smaller fish. I will test gun on target just because I would like to confirm shaft problem (I am from europe so it could be difference). Can you please tell which rubbers did you use and how much stretch (lenghts of rubber), I would like to replicate your setup.
I used 2 x 14mm small ID bands and a 7mm Sigalsub shaft @ 135cm. The band stretch was quite high as the Sigalsub shaft had shark fins all the way back (was a custom shaft). Probably around 370% stretch.
@@majdq8 ok, so 360% will work. What brand of rubbers do you use , also sigal ?
Hello guys.
Had anyone have the issue with hero that muzzle tip is super buoyant?
I put the 14.5 mm salvimar bands on the Hero 95 and it is giving me the same issue. I guess is the 7 mm shaft
Hi there i recently purchased the gun and made some tests hero 115 (salvi 1,50-7,5 and 2 x 14,5 small id at 3,6) the penetration and grouping test was a success but i came out with a major drawback of the gun ......when the gun is loaded and the monofilament is pretty stretched on the line release mechanism the trigger is getting pretty hard and i missed some shots due to that.
i think its impossible to hack this problem did you felt the same thing in your test?
Well for sure it is not the same as an Ermessub Double Roller Trigger and it takes some time to get used to it. You can improve things if you have access to a lathe and can make a slightly larger diameter shaft sear and trigger sear pins. I think the holes on the sears are about .1mm or .15mm too large and allow the sears to move into each other and thus cause higher friction and harder trigger pull. This was a huge problem with the Salvimar Metal Trigger and I found it dramatically improved things. By using slightly larger diameter pins you are tightening up things and thus the circle geometry works much better. Not sure if it is a hack but I certainly think it would help!
Thanks a lot i ll try it out and let you know thanks!
Is 35cm overhang for 7.5mmx 170 shaft im a 120cm speargun tolerable?
Depends on your speargun. Some 120cm guns are actually 130 guns. Generally speaking you want to keep the shaft overhang as small as possible where the flopper is just out of the track. Too long of a shaft overhang will cause shots to drop for some reason ... maybe more prone to shaft whip. For a 120 Pathos 155 to 160cm is perfect.
Heya Majd,
Super to see you well and back in the pool and as always, thanks so, so much for your test.
As for the shafts, I think it must be a weird batch. My friend and I have had a handful of great 7x1300mm Capture shafts and they have been really precise on 90 and 100cm guns with double 14mm Small ID bands.
Yes it could be as the shafts look perfect. That is why I went nuts trying to figure out the problem. At first I thought maybe line release ... then I thought maybe line is snagging somewhere on the muzzle or on the reel. I never thought in a million years it could be the shaft as the shaft was only 130cm long. Usually a good 7mm @ 17-4PH SS shaft will not whip even at 165 cm. But live and learn!
Another great review (like every time)👍🏼
I’m thinking to get a Salvimar Hero 125. I saw a comment on Spearboard, where a guy says he’s had problems with the loading butt hitting his wrist. Anyone here know if this is a common problem with this gun?
Also, does anyone know whether the Abellan/Hunt 8mm shafts will work with the mechanism on the Salvimar Hero? (The rear shark fin is only 30mm from the rear end of the shaft).
170cm shaft OK? Or too heavy for the gun?
Thinking of using 3x14mm Cressi Pure Brown bands, cut to 310% strech for less recoil.
Thanks
Rony
The Salvimar Hero handle doesn't have any friction layer so it might be a good idea to wrap it with CF and then sprinkle some sand or silicon carbide speckles on top to improve the friction layer. All the Hunt shafts I tried worked well even the ones with shark fins way back. I wouldn't want to go for 3 x 14mm bands but would rather go for 2 x 14mm bands with a good % stretch (360% or over). A 7.5mm shaft would work really well as it is slightly lighter than 8mm and thus the 2 x 14mm bands would really give it some good velocities.
@@majdq8 Thank you very much majd👍🏼
Do you know if the setup you described will pass a 6 meter tuna penetration test?
l don’t have any experience with spearfishing tuna, but l’ve got an opportunity with a friend in Greece. About 50 kg blue fin in aspetto. I know there are better guns for the job, but unfortunately this is not something l’ll be doing a lot. So if the Hero 125 can be set up to do the job, then l have a gun l can use for my regular spearfishing as well.
Is a 170 cm shaft ok for the purpose or is the overhang or weight to much?
Slip tip?/double barb?/single barb?
CF as in carbon fiber? Seen your handle modification videos👍🏼
@@Rones74 If properly setup with a 7.5 or 8mm shaft a 125 gun will easily pass the 6 meter Tuna penetration test and should be able to handle 50kg or even larger fish. Of course with a good slip tip you could get away with even much smaller guns as tuna have very tough skin that will hold the slip tip... but most slip tips don't always shoot accurately so you need to get very close. Generally speaking though, BF tuna and YF tuna don't put much stress on your gear if you use a float line and let the fish tire out. Also those fish are usually shot in open water where there are few reefs to get tangled in so you can just let the fish tire out. A 50kg dogtooth tuna will put more stress on your gear than a 100kg YFT!
@@majdq8 Thanks, lot of higly valuable info for a tuna rookie :)
Seen your slip tip test. Mori custom made slip tip shaft appears to be the tool of choice. But l also think Rob Allen’s Drop-Barb and the Kimera Sideslip look to be good solutions. A draw-back with the Rob Allen Drop-Barb is that the notches are a bit far from the rear end of the shaft, so you’ll lose a bit of band strech. Also, shark fins or wires would have been quite alright. On the positive side, the The Rob Allen Drop-Barb itself is placed much closer to the tip of the shaft, so there is no need for excessive penetration. The Kimera Sideslip needs to penetrate as much as a regular Hawaiian shaft, and maybe a slight bit more. Also the Rob Allen Drop-Barb is rated to 200 Kg as opposed to the Kimera Sideslip for the same dimension (7,5 mm) shaft, wich is rated to 200 lb. Whether this has any practical impact in the case of a 50 Kg bluefin tuna, l haven’t a clue.
I had the same proplem with salvimar shaft 6.5 ml ....and same type of notches.... problems solved when I changed the shaft....old salvimar shafts were better than the new design
I think maybe the metal is not uniform or maybe the heat treatment of the 17-4 SS is not uniform. This can easily be fixed by Salvimar if they look into it. This problem is especially serious with 7mm shafts and less diameter. The ones I bought in 7mm are just not usable ... and these were 130cm shafts. Longer shafts would have more of a problem. I imagine a 6.5 or 6.75mm shaft things would be even worse.
do you normally return the guns or sell them after testing?
I just keep them or give them away.
@@majdq8 ok, I love the hero storm 115cm but I've been trying to find a used one that I can afford. Would you be interested to sell yours if you still have it?
Question about length of shafts. So for hero 115 the length of shaft is 150cm. Right? One shop sells 115 version with 7.5mm 160cm shaft. And Hero 125cm comes with 170cm 7.5mm shaft. And in salvimar catalogue versions 125-135 come with rubers 3x14cm. o_O Big mix. But I like your setups. Because less recoil for riffe hunting version is hero 115 and for blue water with 8mm shaft. I would prefer 135cm for blue water, but in Salvimar catalogue storm has max length 115. )) But You managed to buy 125cm version. Big mix. o_O.
Why 14.5mm vs 14mm band for 7mm shaft on the 95?
You always want the thinnest bands that can get you to Terminal Velocity of the shaft you are using. Thin bands contract quicker and thus give much higher shaft speeds. Of course you reach a point where if the shaft is too heavy the thin bands don't have enough energy. In this case a 7mm shaft does better with 14mm bands. I did a video on this and you can understand this better if you go here th-cam.com/video/FSK4HkkimXk/w-d-xo.html
@@majdq8 Amazing work! Is there a reason why you use single flopper vs double flopper in most of your setups? Also, do you attach the shooting line on rest tab instead of the back for accuracy or easy of use?
@@cannedyamss I do use double flopper some times but lately I am using "hard locked" single flopper and feel it is best. As for connecting line to shaft, the most accurate in testing is line connection to rest tab.
@@majdq8 Do you know if this Salvimar Hero's Heavy metal trigger fits in the older Salvimar Metal handle for round tubes?
@@cannedyamss No, not at all. Totally different mechanism box size.
💪👍Great video and best speargun test channel. Your channel saved me money by not buying a roller gun !
Did you try Sigalsub Ghost shaft ? Does that shaft really have any advantages over ordinary ones ?
Keep going with great work and greetings from Croatia!
I tried the Ghost and it shoots very accurate. But I only tried in the pool and not on fish ... so not sure how it is in hunting conditions.
lateral retroceses
Good evening sir how much speargun
👍👍👍go pro model??
I used GoPro 6 and GoPro 9 all black
The default setting of Salvimar Hero Sucks. Here is my experience.
1: Shaft never shoot straight.
2: Trigger is still very stiff to pull under the heavy load ,inherited the metal bad trigger geometry design .
3: Tube leaks. Yes It leaks!! There is no seal blocks in the tube. It leaks, so I have to install them afterwards .
4: Stupid Kent made rubbers. Although it got shining partials in the beautiful blue. It is very hard to pull and not flexible enough.
5: The stupid line release got a o-ring under it, it is really annoying .
In all, it is a very beautiful gun. Well made, good material and good outlook. However, it is not a practical gun . Just absolute opposite to Rob Allen.
Salvilar: I love it, but I don't use it.
Rob Allen: I hate how it looks, but I use it every day and it can get fish.
Hi! what model of Rob Allen's gun do you use? what model do you recommend for mediterranean sea?
@@dnfateev Hi , I have 85cm cheapest RA aluminum rail gun for compare. The cheapest means thinnest wall version since RA has different naming conventions to their gun by sale regions . Sorry I dont hunt in mediterranean sea, and my place is not easy to buy Euro models. I think if you live in Euro, there are many other better options than RA and Salvimar. You can check Meandros (b28) ,Cressi Cherokee (new trigger version), and Pathos (Alma ) . All of them are better made and reasonable priced than RA, of course much better shooting experience than Salvimar. I personally used all of them and think these ones have better Money/Value ratio than RA. There is nothing wrong with RA, just IMO RA is pretty overpriced compare material used and design (around $250 EURO for the cheapest model in my town). I hope this helps.
@@yjwx18 Thanks a lot!
How to order?
Salam brother, and thank you for all these great videos. So much real life testing!
I just saw the video of RA about tri-cut vs. pencil spear tips. What is your experience as you shoot to foam targets and RA uses ballistic gel. Not sure which target material is closer to a Kingfish (Khanat) fish body for comparing different shafts? No idea.
I thought a tri-cut penetrates better - especially can break bones or cartilage better (my my logics in physics) - but looks it is not what it seem like. Amazing topic. Thanks for your kind feedback brother.
Regards from Panama >
I always prefer pencil point tips as most of the time I hunt in areas where my shaft might hit rock or coral. I did not find any significant loss of accuracy for tri-cut tips ... but I rarely use them and prefer just to keep my pencil tips very sharp. I can see how tri-cut can have better penetration on fish, but really if you have a good setup speargun ... the shaft will be going so fast that it will easily go through any fish ... even through thick spines of big fish.
Amazing content. Thats how it should be done. Im dumbfunded by hero95 issues as I was about to order it as universal gun but what struck me the most is that sigalsub shafts have soooo good opinion here in Canaries and Ive used them aswell. Too bad expensive as fu... when it runs with wahoo (:
Salvimar must have had a bad batch of 7mm shafts as the 7.5mm and 8mm seemed ok. But it really made the 95cm gun unusable.
Bro price kia hi
New to the channel. Really great content but can you please put a backdrop on the text? Its almost impossible to read half the time.
Yes I am not so good at that part. Will try to improve it next time!
obrigado pelo test. a canaleta da arma é excelente porem na hora do disparo a arma treme muito perdendo a precisão o mergulhador tem que aplicar muita força em mãos para segurar coice da arma. 1 trocar os tamanhos da liga 2 refazer este cabeço na roller. a empunhadura parece ser excelente. existe armas mais baratas que ao todo apresentam qualidade bem superior e com custo beneficio melhor. ex sigal sub. thanks for the test. the channel of the weapon is excellent, but when shooting the weapon shakes a lot, losing precision, the diver has to apply a lot of strength in his hands to hold the weapon's recoil. 1 change garter sizes 2 remake this bollard on the roller. the grip seems to be excellent. there are cheaper weapons that in all have much higher quality and with a better cost benefit. ex sigal sub in which the weapon is only to be desired in the channel but in the rest it surpasses the weapon.
Hi there. I just ordered Hero 95 and shit my self a little bit when I saw how bad it was shooting out of the box. We will see what shaft will arrive on mine. Can you tell me on set up you did on 95 what strech ratio did you use?
Thank you.
How did you get on? Really want the 95 also but very worried now
Gostaria de comprar um arbaletes desses
Mantap bro..💪💪💪👌👌👌👍
Nice test, tnx bro.
Thank you for what you provide. Please try HERO 115 with three of 14 mm
Thank you!
0:48 ))) Exactly !!!
nice swimming pool
How about some fun roller vids? Carbonia, Deamon teak, Alemani?
I do have some great roller and invert roller footage but unfortunately I can't share it without getting in trouble! If I find a way to do it without causing problems I might post it.
@@majdq8 Right on. Regardless we all appreciate you sharing what you can. Thanks!
@@majdq8😉 many people in Italy know the truth about “ super rollers, inverter etc) ….But the same people don’t accept the reality you show in your video : 2*14 is enought for a 7/7.5 shaft…So they are passing to pneumatic vacuum guns .
Why would you be in trouble if you share footage of rollers/inverted rollers ?
@@vincenthamardmorel620 maybe because there are sperguns makers out there with 2000/3000/4000€ guns in catalogue with less performance than a classic well set up speargun…
Buenos es quipo de pesca 👍👍👍👍👍🇩🇴
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