Rob Allen | Timberline Series | Part 1 | 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Rob Allen Spearfishing introduces the new Timberline series!
We look at the production side of the new Timberline range.
Stay tuned for our next video where we will show you more about the Timberline series.
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Just got 1.1m timberline roller for my B'day 😎😎😎 Tbh this gun's a work of art.... I'm totally stoked owning this machine from RA. The missus will have to move over and make space for my new love tonight😂
👍 enjoy.
Dear Rob and team, I finally got a chance to try a timberline roller 1300 and I love it! ♥️
I'm a big fan of RA brand and still got my first carbon SUTO which is already 14+ years old (if I'm not confusing) and it's still performing well. I got a black mamba 1300 as an upgrade, keeping SUTO as a backup gun. I really enjoy the maneuverability of the carbon guns (hate the recoil though :)) )
But since I've matured into a more experienced diver, and been chasing bigger fish, I've noticed that I'm missing power and distance with my carbons comparing to wooden guns my friends got.
At the same time you announced the Timberline, and I thought that might be it. When they arrived to Australia I was a bit disappointed with the pricing, so decided to postpone the purchase and bought a Riffe Marauder 63 instead.
Riffe is a beautiful gun, but it's different to what I used to - handle, how it shoots, how it behaves in the water, etc. So switching between RA and Riffe was taking some time to adjust, meaning a lot of missed opportunities while adjusting, they're just 2 completely different guns.
Finally, I saw a great deal for Timberline Roller 1300. I didn't plan to buy a roller, didn't really enjoy the idea. For me , those were too complicated, too difficult to load, etc. I'd prefer to load 4 rubbers than load a roller. However, the deal was sooo good forcing me to reconsider. I did some research and found out that you fix the issue with the load difficulty by adding 2-steps loading, and some people use these rollers as all around guns because they can adjust the gun power loading it to the first or second hook. The loading speed is quite good 👍 loading to the first hook is quite similar to loading one banded gun.
Long story short, I was impressed with the gun performance, accuracy and shooting distance. Today, I got fish that I wouldn't be able to reach with my 1300 2-rubber guns, and i was shooting from the first hook!! I cannot imagine how far it would go from the second hook (couldn't load it on the second hook today, need some more practice). I should say, it's the best gun I've tried so far and I tried quite a few from different manufacturers, brands and ranges.
Yes, you could use it all around, but I believe for the cave shooting SUTO and Black Mamba will do a better job, missed a huge Mangrove Jack in a cave today while pulling the Timberline against the current. Hence, SUTO for caves and Timberline for blue water, Mamba and Riffe will go to other good hands 😀
Just wanted to say that you did really great job with these guns, and you broke my patterns twice today! Hopefully the gun will continue impressing me.
P.s. I got one jam today, the line stuck between a roller and the rubber stopping the shaft half way. The bottom rubber also popped from the hook. But I believe I was excited loading it and perhaps didn't secure the line well.
Thanks and thanks for great videos!
Many thanks for your in-depth review. Yes, rollers are prone to "roller fouling" if the lines are not set up tight. The longer the gun the more the spear line, the more likely it can happen. This is why we now offer a finned spear with the option of attaching the shooting line outside the rubber. This keeps it free from being trapped under the rubber.
Amazing looking product
👍
Very nice; was looking for a 90cm 3 band carbon wood gun for a long time; hopefully, this can be it.
Amazing! Offer one of those in 90cm with your roller head, 120cm 6,75mm shaft and 14mm robbers cut to 390% and make it available in Denmark - I will buy it 🤙 I am using your carbon rollers now, but the biggest weakness is buoyancy especially in shallow water where we sometimes hunt with the gun parallel to the seabed most of the time. Looking forward to following the development, Rob!
+1 for 90 cm gun with 14mm rubbers and 6.6-6.75mm shaft :)
can't wait to bay on
Amazing
👍👍
Can't wait to add one to my arsenal.
Love that timberline design and love to have one( from the fiji Islands)
Top quality work as always Mr Allen. Great to see the new developments and yourself back on TH-cam!
Very nice products Mr Rob 👌 👍 😀 👏 😊
Wow this is awesome. Can't wait to get myself a gun from the timberline series 😎👍
Aweh Robin!
Defnitly looking at getting the 1.1 double band 16mm i shall call it warbird🤣
Excellent development! Hope to try one out soon
Simply magnificent ! Well done guys !
Many thanks.
Great information. Hoping to go test my buddy's 120 timberline roller in the morning.
Can't wait to try /see one in the UK!
We've a few on order at Spearfishing U.K! Not entirely sure on the time frame of delivery though, Rob gave some reasons as to why they take so long to make
@@laithdajani3181 I'll had a look on your website....6months waiting!?!
@@neilrobins3329 We've got an order in at the moment and we could potentially tag an extra one on for delivery in around April/May time, we've got a few already on there but most have already been preordered. But we've been told RA can only currently produce 1 a week, and when they've got demand from all over the world, they're pretty hard to get hold of.. We haven't even seen them yet
@@laithdajani3181 that's crazy. Buying/ ordering something you haven't even seen. Or got a photo of. Knowing what I've just seen from this tube video it looks the dog's bollocks 😂😍
@@neilrobins3329 We've been dealing with RA for years, we know that their goods will be rigorously tested and top quality. We've got pictures, and seen videos of it in action and know that they'll be on point, I'm looking forward to receiving my 70!
I need one 😍😅
Looks like it’ll be an amazing line of guns. Thanks for your development and care you put into your designs.
I’d be interested in trying a roller Timberline one day. Have you considered an invert roller design?
No plans yet, still have massive back log for standard rollers.
Awesome 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Just one request I'd like to put in. Could you possibly consider doing the same or something similar with an aluminum barrel. Personally still in school here in SA and love my rob Allen but money wise there is no way I can afford a gun like that
same here man
@@jasonkrummeck9686 OK, will do.
Veri nais
I have been watching your videos for many years with your cute south African accent and I am waiting for you to start making wooden gun. Now I have the reason to visit you in South Africa!
Nice idea definitely interested in purchasing one of these to add to the collection. On a side note what are my chances of still being able to get a black mamba t-shirt?
Try contact our distributor there in Oz, they might still have. www.spearfishingaustralia.com/
Hey Rob, roughly when can we see some of these on the shelves in Australia? Impressive looking product 👍🏾
Wow amazing construction. Will these come in double roller option?
Yes, when we have finished development of the double roller.
Please use the cnc to make a modular wood gun that can be broken down for travael and reconfigured at lots of different sizes !!!
Easy to do that but the spear is always the problem. You can't make a spear in 2 parts without seriously compromising the spear.
@RobAllenSpearfishing ugh if only it weren't so! I know riffe or some European company had a spear that unthreaded like bolt and nut. But it was bloody expensive.
I also imagine it would be impossible to take apart at the end of your trip with no tools.
I never really considered strength was the issue...
@@zero2spearo yes, major issue with strength, as well as probably doubling the spear price.
Very good.
With 3 rubbers do you use 8mm shaft? What about double roller?
We are working on a double roller and a triple band muzzle. We have been making 8mm for a while now for other brands.
Howzit Rob. I just got your 900 tuna and am loving and am just wondering if you will be doing a free giveaway on the timberland series. Possibly, maybe, whenever you know. XD
Sorry no free stuff.
Looks really good and expensive, but why not just do a foam clip on buoyancy attachment, like pathos?
We would need multiple molds to make multiple variations to balance correctly. Also, if set up wrong, the product will get the a bad rap.
Looks wicked. Do you have a rough release date for NZ? 3 months 6 months etc any vague ideas ? Cheers
It's up to the distributor. I will chat to them.
@@RobAllenSpearfishing thanks mate. We are frothing to get them here haha
When will these be available to purchase in the United States?
In production.
Amazing, is the barrel will be available for purchase alone ?
No, each is balanced for the set up as sold.
Do you have any videos of the pool testing for bouancy with a reel and roller?
We will include that in part 3 next week.
Will you produce this gun in a roller? I won’t shoot anything other than a roller anymore.
Yes, in many options.
Is there anything that you're willing to reveal about these "triple band" guns?
Yes, it is in development. Making the muzzle is the easy part. the problem is the increased load on the trigger. We have had to modify the trigger and sear such that it will feel the same as a double rubber gun. A 3 rubber gun will apply 33% more force onto the trigger and therefore will have a greater trigger pull. We have made changes to this to make it feel the same, simply by changing the contact points of the sear lever.
@@RobAllenSpearfishing yeah I was thinking about that, I presume this new mechanism will be used on the double rollers as well? Can’t wait for the stuff new stuff you guys are creating, love every one of my rob Allens
@@urb6857 No, the forces involved with a double roller are the same as a double rubber non roller.
..i would like to get a 150 carbon-timberline with 3 16mm bands , and 8mm shaft with slip tip and three sharkfins and a rest-tab..
when would this gun set-up be available ?
We will only release a new line when we have fully tested, this can be weeks or years 😜
@@RobAllenSpearfishing ..just make up a prototype and send it to me. i will test it for you extensively . and as proof i will send you regular video-footage.
check this video i made recently using mostly a rob allen 140. this is what i would like to get the gun for.. th-cam.com/video/i4cwlZiS7eE/w-d-xo.html
@@Euro0815 Great videos. Many thanks for the offer but... sorry we don't send out proto types, we need them to do our own testing.
Make roller versions.
We already do.
where to buy?
Where are you in the world?
Where can I purchase a timberline roller?
Depends where you like.
Sorry, where do you live, not "where you like." Some countries have their own distributor so prices and availability vary a lot.
Do you sell in Barbados?
Yes, available on Trinidad.