4W46 JBL 63" Woody Magnum Triple Sling Spear Gun (6W46)

Great spear gun.Came very well packed and in perfect shape.

Excellent Gun for the demanding water of California.As a Euro diver, I grew up with Pneumatic Mares Reef 70, and when I moved to CA, I brought my loved gun with me. During first dive I realized it "isn't going to cut it" in the Pacific water.My Californian native friend strongly suggested trying the JBL woody Magnum which just came out to the market, and has the same mechanism as the steel Magnum, which he used for 25 yrs, just built with wood.I found the mechanism very much to my liking as it very simple with very small room for failure. The wood is just beautiful and makes the whole gun like something you want to hang on the wall.I was worried first for it to band and twist, or even break, but very soon I learned to trust it, I abuse it, (using it to carry my fins and game bag on it while hiking to the car, use it as a stick to help balance myself getting out the water, or climbing them stair case) I used this for at list 50+ dives, and other then slings, is a charm.(Go for the full size 63" NOT the saw off short one)I use it for halibut, White Sea bass, and at times for smaller game like Cabazon, etc.Is aggressive and normally won't fail on you.Well, don't grease it, that was the only time it fail me, because the sand stuck to the grease... keep it sharp with W-40 or none at all. No grease, silicon, or anything that will attract sand.The slings will need to be replaced from time to time, but you can silicon grease the bands for much longer life span. (Right about the wish bone, that's where they dry and break)The tip I got with the gun was the Bull nose breakaway, which last me for long time until the shaft broke in it (it's a beefy piece of steel so you can keep sharpen it) it holds well all fish, and the break away is a must for California and bigger game.It have 3 bands, pretty easy to load and combined gives you lots of power to push the heavy spear. (you can use 7/8 as well if remember right, but it get to be a workout to load them, and you wont need as much power in most dives.If you are used to a single band euro slick gun with 1/4" spear you WILL be disappointed from the accuracy and lack of smoothness, the JBL will feel a bit clumsy. Yet I can tell you I never took my Excalibur in the California water since I bought it in hawaii, as slick as it is, I much prefer the beefy aggressive JBL magnum in my hand.And I trust it way more to shock and keep the fish, without losing it.The bands use steel wish bones, that go into the notches on the shaft, (not as slick as the roped ones, but do the job just right.The Bottom line is a great gun, and probably way more then you'll ever need, considered you dive brutal water as California.And for its price... oh... under $250- is a steal!