Ask HammerHead Spearguns

[HHEAD]

HammerHead Spearguns is starting this thread in the manufacture’s area to inform our customers of exciting new products and improvement to our gear. In addition, hopefully this will function as an open dialog between the HammerHead Spearguns and the spearfishing community.

Dive Safe and Keep the questions flowing,

Kevin

[HHEAD]

1st Report is we would like to show everyone some great news about an independent test of new ’07 spearguns.

http://www.hanapaafishing.com/videos/videos/showvideo?vidtoken=9jks_i2wkIKSDFIowk023717

[HHEAD]

Here some pics of the new HammerHead Evolution '08 trigger mech and handle that was released about a week or so ago. Although it looks pretty similar to other products on the market the HH team redesigned some of the internals to maximize the accuracy of the gun and make it shoot a lot smoother.


+ for all those who have purchased a HH Evolution recently HammerHead Spearguns will be working to upgrade your handles and mechs. Please PM for details.

[HHEAD]

Today we Received a question from one of our users who recently purchased a HH Evolution 75 cm gun:

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To HammerHead,

I used my 75cm HH Evolution for the first time Wednesday.
The gun works great, no problems there.
Today I went to inspect it a little bit and this is what I found.

The shaft, the part that goes into the handle(where the loop of line is), is machined imperfectly. The hole is uneven. One side is drilled out at an angle making the two sides uneven. I shot the gun no more than 10 times yesterday, and already the line is being eaten away by the sharp edge. I talked to my dad and showed him and he said that he could not do anything about becasue of the uneven machining. The problem is in that, that too much metal was shaved off of the hole on one side, and that side is very thin and sharp(you can feel the sharp edge with your fingertips).

I've attached some pics so that you can have a closer look.

Please let me know what my options are as of right now.

[HHEAD]

Hi~

Although you maybe surprised by our answer the rubbing of the shooting line is normal wear for these guns. However it is most likely trigger mechanism related. Although we do our best to ensure all metal edges are smoothed and de-burred our trigger design has a Stainless Steel metal cage which could be causing the wear on your shooting line. This happens with other spearguns as well however due to our SS cage design this may be more apparent with the HH Evolution than with other spearguns.

In these series of photos you can see the SS cage, for demonstration purposes we removed it from the cartridge so you can see what is happening. The SS cage design prevents the shaft from wearing down the plastic housing, which can happen in speargun mechanisms that are 100% plastic. If too much plastic is worn down from the top of the housing that’s not good as the shaft can jump the sear.

Unfortunately the trade-off to the SS design is that the SS cage can wear the plastic monofilament. Initially the wear appears rapid but soon the mono will conform to the SS cage shape. This wear will weaken the monofilament our standard size is #250 mono even with a 10% or 15% reduction in the mono integrity the strength is still about #200’s, which should be more than enough strength for normal spearfishing conditions.

Things that can be done to eliminate or minimize this wear are:

1. Attach the shooting line to a dog-house or line hoop on your shaft so there is no contact with the mechanism. HH Spearguns does make and sell dog-house shafts as an upgrade.
2. Check your shooting line for excessive wear and replace as needed.

As everything there are costs and benefits. At HammerHead Spearguns we have been using mechanisms with similar SS cage designs for many many years and feel the benefits of the SS cage outweigh the cons and there are workable solutions to eliminate mechanism induced shooting line chaffe for any speargun regardless of manufacturer.

Dive Safe!!!

[jfjf]

Would not pre-bending the monofilament with pliers help? Sorta crushing the loop down so that it is elongated and not as wide, which is what the shape of the loop ends up being anyway?

[HHEAD]

Brilliant!!! Why didn't I think of that. :slap:

Thanks Jifi I think this thread is gonna be pretty cool and I am already learning more stuff than I had before.

[Marco]

You can avoid wearing and many other problems related to traditional Euro shafts by placing the hole in front of the notches. Like this:

[NOTANX]

You can avoid wearing and many other problems related to traditional Euro shafts by placing the hole in front of the notches. Like this:

i believe this system is not used because of the weakening effect on the shaft.

[Marco]

i believe this system is not used because of the weakening effect on the shaft.


No buddy, its totally the opposite; as you don't make any leverage to the notches, the shaft doesn't break/bend.
I have catched many fishes (like the one in my avatar) using my shafts like that. It is the best solution when a traditional notched shaft is used. Trust me. ;)

[David Deman]

you guys are missing out. I like mine. :D

[spearo2]

Hi,

I was just talking to Mike from Hammerhead about ordering a muzzle for my omer and he was telling me about "dog housing" my line to the shaft. I'm still not sure what that is. can you post a pic for us?

[xrispearo]

the semi circle on top of the spear is called a dog house. you tie the shooting line to THAT instead of through a hole in the spear...if you want

[David Deman]

A "dog house" is an attachment point on the shaft that is put on in front of the tabs instead of using the hole on the back of the shaft. It can prevent the problem of the mech chewing up your line.

[spearo2]

Thanks for the pic and the info

[HHEAD]

Cool pics. Also dog-house shafts allow you to shoot cable or other thicker shooting line material that might get jammed inside a euro mech. Of course the only drawback of dog-houses is there is some additional drag associated with the shooting line coming off at a 90 Degree to the shaft and for obvious reasons they can't be used on closed or even semi-closed muzzles.

[gwedge]

Hey Kevin,

Just read the new HSD - congrats on the two pending records! Thanks for sending the handle. I had a few questions about putting it on. The old handle was held on the rail by two screws. The new handle looks to be attached by a bar/screw thing with two red tabs on each side.

The hole currently through the rail of my gun is a little smaller than the bar/screw thing for the new handle. Do you recommend that I drill it out to attach the new handle? Also, do those red tabs have a function or are they only for design?

I was thinking I could just use the screws from before and attach the new handle that way since there didn't seem to be a problem with the security of the old handle.

Thanks! - Ryan

[HHEAD]

Ryan~

The new fasteners are called a binding post & screw. In addition the two red ears are shooting line keepers so you can reload quickly without having to fully re-string your gun. the binding post is a tad larger in diameter than the previous screws so some re-drilling is required on these. Just align-up the handle and mark with a sharp object how much you need to expand the screw holes and then you can use a regular hand drill with a 7/32" bit.

[David Deman]

If anyone wants a review...

Most accurate gun I've ever shot, period. I took my 90cm gun out for the first time last weekend, and I was shooting olives out at a full wrap. Handle is super comfortable, and the gun maneuvers very well in the water. Thinking about selling my 75cm Cayman and replaving it with another one of these, it's that good.

[ShootIt]

Where could I get some info on the Adaptation^2 Reversible Cammo Wetsuits? I am in the Tampa FL area. Does it come in a 1 piece 7MM?
Thanks

[Ron S]

If anyone wants a review...

Thinking about selling my 75cm Cayman and replaving it with another one of these, it's that good.

That's saying quite a bit, considering how impressed you were with the Cayman when you first got it.

[David Deman]

This gun just feels right. I still rave about the Cayman, but this gun just gives me a new level of confidence that you get from hitting an olive at a full wrap the first time you pull the trigger.

[fish impaler]

hey hhead,could you till me some more about you "ice" line? diameter strength etc

[HHEAD]

Hey Impaler~

The Ice Lines are just a simple trail line made of 1200# braided polypro. Ice lines come pre-spliced with either a looped connection or 5" quick clips on each end. Very simple yet strong construction ice lines also make great connector lines when using multiple buoy systems to slow down big tuna and other pelagics.

[fish impaler]

approx diameter ?

[HHEAD]

approximate diameter is 1/4 inch.

[fish impaler]

thanks

[KountryKID]

Would i be able to purchase one of the 08' trigger mech. and handles for a gun that im beginning to work on? pm a price if possible.

[fish impaler]

could you post the price so we could all see ?

[HHEAD]

Hey Country Kid~

YES. Evo '08 Handles and Mech's are available for purchase on-line or through your favorite retailer that stocks HH guns and parts.

http://hammerheadmuzzles.com/ecommerce/os/catalog/index.php?cPath=45_118

Kevin

[HHEAD]

NEW PRODUCT RELEASE
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Divers~

HammerHead Spearguns is pleased to announce our new Tough Grab 2mm Neoprene gloves with reinforced palms and fingers. These new gloves in Pelagic Shatter or Deep Reef cammo are the finest warmwater or lobster diving gloves on the market. Not only the they come in your favorite HammerHead cammo but fully reinforced amarra palms with 5-finger gripped reinforcements.

HH Adaptation Tough Grab are now available at our retailers partners through-out the US from Florida to Hawaii or on-line so grab some "tough grab" today.

http://hammerheadmuzzles.com/ecommerce/os/catalog/index.php?cPath=127

[fish impaler]

i couldnt find the mechs/handles on your site maybe im just not looking in the right place ?

[KountryKID]

Its there but the website is down right now ill post the link when its back up. The trigger section took me a bit to find.

[HHEAD]

sorry guys had to take the website down for a couple of hours for maintenance but it's back up and running. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[KountryKID]

Fish Impaler, here is the link to the handle. Its listed in the spearguns parts section.

http://hammerheadmuzzles.com/ecommerce/os/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=45_118&products_id=164

[Mattedhead]

Kevin-
I heard through the grapevine that you guys might be producing a 3-band muzzle...any truth to this? If so when might these be available?

Thanks
Matt

[HHEAD]

Matt~

Here it is. The 3-bander was designed for Tony Heugh to be used on his Edge Spearguns in Australia. We still have not figured a name for the muzzle but since the open muzzle edge speargun is a combination of Edge and HammerHead we are tentatively calling it the "SL"EDGE-HAMMER (thanks Gil for the name!!!)

Kevin

[gwedge]

Geez Kevin-looks sick....now I'm going to have to buy another gun.

You planning on putting any island trips together this year?

- Ryan

[seriola]

Can you tell us more about your POP'ers for sale?
http://hammerheadmuzzles.com/ecommerce/os/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=143

Is the yellow piece the lead piece, or the floating piece? If the yellow piece is lead, do you need an add'l float/buoy for this to work?

Thanks, spearLJ

[HHEAD]

POP'ers are small marker floats designed and made by Carl Krupansky, of National Divers. Carl's business National Divers has been manufacturing spearfishing and abalone related equipment since the early '60s. In Florida you may recognize these marker floats being re-labeled and distributed by A+ Marine. The yellow bulbs are the floating mechanism and the lead is molded to bend around the floats. They come with 100' of line and are great for marking lingcod holes, ulua houses, lobster cracks, or any other spot that you want to re-locate and GPS.

[BreathlessSight]

Kev,

Ah whats up? I just wanted to thank you once again for the suprise box the other day. I owe you one doood.
Oh about those gloves, those things are awesome! They are super tough and the camo is wicked! You wouldnt happen to make em in black?


v/r
Kev

[HHEAD]

REMORA 50M UPGRADE
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HammerHead Spearguns has recently upgraded our REMORA 50M Reel with weight reducing holes in the same compact design. The HH REMORA REEL series includes the light and compact REMORA 50M and the large capacity REMORA 90M. Both reels have the option of being railgun mounted to the HH Evolution Speargun or any wooded speargun with a flat mounting surface.

For more information on the HammerHead REMORA series or any other HammerHead designs visit our website at:



www.HammerHeadSpearguns.com




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[BreathlessSight]

Does hammerhead produce any blue water guns?

[Whitecustomguns]

In the Evolution you can order the 130cm with 9/32 shaft and two 5/8ths bands, other than that I think the Edge guns are the only guns that are made intentionaly for blue water.

[BreathlessSight]

So do they have a bluewater set up for the 130cm gun? Such as a break away or something? Can you shoot the gun with the gun inline with the float?

[David Deman]

You can shooti it inline. You could clip straight to the hole in the bottom of the handle or use a piece of dyneema or something to make a loop to connect to. And correct me if I'm wrong, but couldn't you use something like a Rob Allen breakaway setup? And there's always the breakaway from Neptonics...

[HHEAD]

For some mysterious reason there has been a lot of talk about these “RED” speargun bands. Especially ones with a red outter covering and a black-inner core. Maybe its all hype, maybe its not but HammerHead Spearguns (against the advice of the latex company- they don't like putting a darker pigment under a lighter pigment) has been making red bands with a black inner-core since we started making spearguns (not too long ago, but long enough).

More importantly we have been selling red and black bands to all divers and will continue to sell them to anyone (wholesalers, retailer, consumer, or even other speargun manufacturers). So if your into something unique or you just like the color try some red bands but there are no promises that they will perform any differently than other bands:

[Bill McIntyre]

For some mysterious reason there has been a lot of talk about these “RED” speargun bands.

Mysterious? Gee, I wonder what that might be.

[jonsjameson]

Maybe its all hype, maybe its not but HammerHead Spearguns (against the advice of the latex company- they don't like putting a darker pigment under a lighter pigment) :

Why doest the latex company advise against putting darker pigment on the inside? Will these bands become a liability in the future?

[el_guapo]

Mysterious? Gee, I wonder what that might be.

You don't think it could be about dresses right? Cause I'm pretty open about my desire to trade dresses.

Anyone want to trade dress? Trade dress. I got your Red and black dress here!

[el_guapo]

Perhaps Beuchat would have an issue with trade dress then? They seem to have designed the handle first. But sure good of HH to give Beuchat free press.

Oh Hanapaa has been selling red rubber for quite a while and even before HH. :O

On noes! Hanapaa must have went back to the future and stole the idea!

[el_guapo]

If I was HH I wouldn't worry too much about the controversy. They say there's no such thing as bad advertising. Keep that in mind guys as you drag this issue on and on.

Pargo if that's really true why did you change your name yet again? Why did you erase all your posts? We all know that you're trying to sell gear or were trying to sell gear, so isn't that "free" bad press good for you?

Maybe taking Pargo's advice should be last thing a business man does.

[jonsjameson]

I I was no longer allowed to use the Pargo account so I registered with a different name. I have no problem with Tony combining the the two accounts and letting me post as pargo.

.

That is funny what the hell did you do to not be allowed to use the name Pargo. :confused:

[HHEAD]

Right in time for abalone and lings or right in time for la nina the new HH En Fuego 3 mm & 5 mm Open Cell Titanium lined cold water gloves. If you thought open cell wetsuits with their added warmth and flexibility over scuba suits were the bomb... wait untill you try these open cell cold-water gloves. 3mm En Fuego gloves come with standard cuff length. 5 mm En Fuego gloves some with a gauntlet length cuff.

[David Deman]

Kevin, I dive mainly with a pair of Akona gloves that have a velcro strap. Without something like that, how do you prevent water intrusion into the glove?

[HHEAD]

Dave~

How do you prevent cold water from getting into your freedive wetsuit? These gloves are like a "semi-dry" freediving suit they are designed to be fitted just like your wetsuit so that warm water is sealed in and the cold stays out. Velcro straps vs. cold water.... burrrrr. Also the nylon jersey on the inside of your gloves is not water proof so small amounts of water can seep in. Open Cell neoprene is water proof eliminating any migration, albeit small, from the nylon layer between you skin and glove.

[Gener]

Just wanted to give Kevin a big thumbs up for great customer service!

[KountryKID]

is it possible to free shaft a evolution? or could i modify it to be able to free shaft?

[HHEAD]

KountryKID~

you can freeshaft any gun but due to the open muzzle and pins of the shaft for holding your bands there are other types better suited for freeshafting than a HH Evolution. However if you wanted to mod a EVO to freeshaft I would suggest placing a magnet in the muzzle to keep the shaft in place while the gun is unloaded.

[HHEAD]

Here's a post from another forum where someone was installing a muzzle on a Sporasub, we'll post it here also jst in case someone needs the additional infor on how to install a muzzle:

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I have a 75cm Sporasub instinct (2nd generation.) I wanted to put a HH muzzle on it and was wondering if I need an A or B?


Dryrocky Post subject: Re: putting HH muzzle on SporasubPosted: Fri May 23, 2008 10:53 am

Location: Brookings, Oregon I ordered a HH muzzle from Hana pa'a. I told them the gun I had in an e-mail, and asked that they send the proper muzzle. The muzzle arrived really fast. I took the muzzle off of my gun and immediately ran into some problems.

Sporasub has a hole drilled into the barrel about 2 inches back from the end. The HH muzzle ends half-way on that hole. The other problem is my barrel is quite a bit bigger in diameter than the muzzle I was sent (I don't know if they sent me an A or B, and there were no markings on the muzzle.)

I fixed the size difference with Gorilla glue, hopefully I never need to replace my muzzle! If Gorilla glue won't work someone let me know before I have a 8 lb. speargun, or shoot my muzzle off.

When I used the Gorilla glue to put on the muzzle the foam expanded back into the barrel past the screw hole. I carved a pea sized amount out of the screw-hole, then filled it with J-B welds. Boo-yah!

If Anyone has any experience with those products/fixes/better ideas, please let me know.

thanks,

The Reply
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For the Sporasub you will need an "A" size muzzle. Although the outside diameter of the barrel is the same as the Omer and Beuchat the wall thickness is very thin so you will need to go up in size. However you can make a "B" size work if you shim the muzzle into place. Rather than using sometype of epoxy try shimming the muzzle with electrical tape or what works even better is a section of polyethylene airline tubing (the black stuff that some people use for trail-lines). One word of caution, on the sporasubs the muzzle functions as the barrel plug, if you remove the muzzle you will need to plug the barrel.

HHEAD

[Stuart L]

If anyone wants a review...

Most accurate gun I've ever shot, period. I took my 90cm gun out for the first time last weekend, and I was shooting olives out at a full wrap. Handle is super comfortable, and the gun maneuvers very well in the water. Thinking about selling my 75cm Cayman and replaving it with another one of these, it's that good.

Im new to spearfishing and wanted to know regarding the accuracy, recoil, and power: How do the hammerheads compare with Rob Allen Vecta aluminum 110cm?
i apologize for any stupid/ignorant comments
Thank you

[Marco]

Hi,

I would like to know if you have a 2 bands replacement muzzle for a 110 Omer Cayman HF.

Thanks,

[groupergrabber]

Hey guys love my adaptations reversible.

[Mattedhead]

Hi,

I would like to know if you have a 2 bands replacement muzzle for a 110 Omer Cayman HF.

Thanks,

Kevin-

I'm looking for the same thing, but your ecommerce site is down. Any way to get a muzzle in the near future? Do you know the ID of the HF's? If not I will pop my muzzle tonight and put a caliper on it.

THanks-
Matt Head

[VoodooDaddy]

"HHEAD -B sizes will fit Beuchat, Omer, Escapez, and all other 25 mm or 1 inch I.D. barrels with 2 x 9/16th or 14 mm rubbers. For product specifications, mounting video how-to, pictures of modified guns, and additional information please browse our HammerHead photo gallery."

P.S. The HF is also 28mm O.D. and should be the Omer standard 25.6mm I.D.

[HHEAD]

Hey Chris~

thx for posting up that info. Peoria, IL? I had no idea you could spearfish there. You mean when I attended college at Bradley I should have brought my speargun too?

Anyways, here's an older installation video on how to do a muzzle install:

http://hammerheadmuzzles.com/Gallery/albums/%09-%09HammerHead-Muzzle-Innovations/HammerHead_Install_101.mov

[Tino Bernazzani]

Kevin,
I bought a gun from Mario that used an older HH handle on a wooden euro.
The mech busted and I was wondering if there are any kits for broken internals on those handles?

[HHEAD]

Hey Tino~

I think we have some older components left that we can send-out to you just e-mail us from the website.

www.HammerHeadSpearguns.com

Our new Evo '08 handles that came out this year are a huge improvement over the old ones you could also check this one out as well. The holes on the pipe of the wooden euro should line-up regardless of old or new mechanism.

[SpearingFish]

my friends looking the open muzzle for a 65centimeter green ra do u got one that fits ?

[HHEAD]

Eugene~

One of our oldest and most trusted designs is the REEF Muzzle and the "A" size is designed to fit the Rob Allens, Picasso, and Spetton which all have 28 mm barrel ID's. In fact here's one installed on a RA green handle barrel. Personally I like the 2nd pic that shows how close the off-set band holes are to the shaft to help mitigate muzzle kick.

[SpearingFish]

thanks todl him he order within the next week can u attach without the glue like that
a little cleaner any tips on install
doesnt use screw?

[TG SPEARGUNS]

I was looking on the hammer head web site and saw the evolution euro style trigger mechanism can you give me any info on that trigger mechanism.
dimensions
type of shaft that is compatible
basic description
thanks

[SpearingFish]

good muzzle

[David Deman]

Hey Kevin, the mech that you have on the website, is it just the mechanism, or the mech and the handle?

[meangreen]

I have a few questions about the hammerhead open muzzle. I'm thinking of buying one for my omer ex 130cm. I like the power and accuracy of the 18mm bands with the standard omer muzzle. Will your muzzle fit an 18mm band? which size power-xchange band comes with the muzzle/band combo on your website?

[HHEAD]

David & TG~

The handles on the HH website are the Euro style mech's. same ones as the Evolution. Making your own speargun out of mix and match speargun parts always carries a bit DIY "home-made" pride.

Jason~

Here's some information about Open Muzzles that we wrote last year:

http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=53563&highlight=openness+open+muzzles


You can also watch this video on the Hawaii Skin Diver test, please note that the spearguns testers were sponsored by Omer & Sporasub and included dealers and distributors for Riffe, Beuchat, and Effesub. Also we recently got word or another speargun test done in Russia and by the folks at Spearing Magazine out of St. Pete, FL where the results were similar. http://www.****************.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4jnUCUtcMU

Jason, to answer your point directly the HammerHead Muzzles were designed for multiple bands. Although some (maybe only Matt Head) have used a single 18 mm sucessfully with our HHead design, these muzzles work best with 2-bands which allows you to compound the band stretch on your gun. Don't worry about accuracy as long as the muzzle is aligned in straight your shot will be too.

[HHEAD]

Hey PJ~

If you are reffering to the HammerHead Pelagic muzzle, those are designed for 3-bands either 9/16th or 5/8th. Here's some pics of the Pelagic Muzzle that is used on our new speargun model the "SL"EDGE-Hammer a collaboration between Edge Spearguns from Australia, Merou-Sub from Italy, and HammerHead here in the USA.

Of course 3 bands either 5/8th or 9/16ths require significantly more mass than ordinary railguns one suggestion we have is to use the EDGE barrels from Australia which have a full 1.25" diameter barrel (same as the JBL Magnums) with a 2.0mm wall thickness and extruded rail to eliminate flex.

3 bands also places a considerable amount of stress on the trigger mechanisms as well. The right trigger mech does take some searching as the barrel of the EDGE is much larger than most. One of the finest trigger mech's around that can fit the Edge Barrel is the Merou from Italy with a full stainless steel water gel cut trigger and sear.

[Seacidal]

Kevin,
Been trying to contact Hammerhead for awhile and no one's responding to emails, phone calls and letters. What's up?

[LwrKzUndrH2OHunter]

I've got the hh model with the built in band elevators on my 55 inch hybrid which shoots a 9/32 or 5/16ths shafts.

I was thinking of upgrading to three bands and the 5/16th shaft for my trip to baja in November when we'll be trageting bluewater species such as wahoo and dolphin.

Thanks for the replies, keep more info coming!

PJ

[mike22]

Kevin,
Been trying to contact Hammerhead for awhile and no one's responding to emails, phone calls and letters. What's up?

Because those guys have terrible customer service! I wasted a little money with them... won't happen again.

[bluewatermafia]

i got something to ask HammerHead. how do you tie those quick change wishbones on? that looks like a cool design?

[mike s]

this link has the how to for the wishbones http://www.hammerheadspearguns.com/index.php?page=howtos&link=pimp_my_gun&block=2

[Divefresh]

i got something to ask HammerHead. how do you tie those quick change wishbones on? that looks like a cool design?


It's really easy..and make sure you burn the ends for security.. I get ALL my bands from them, never had a problem with their service.

[bluewatermafia]

oh, ok. it is like a short uni knot. cool.

[fuzz]

oh, ok. it is like a short uni knot. cool.

It's a simple sheetbend :)

Main advantage is that it's quick to add/subtract bands.

http://www.animatedknots.com/sheetbend/index.php

[Ron S]

Hey Kevin, I just noticed a small tear in in the neoprene on the inside of my 7mm adaptation suit. Looks like I stuck a thumbnail through it while taking it off or something. Should I bother repairing it, and if so, what should I use?
Thanks,
Ron.

[mendohead]

Hi All:

I just purchased a HH Evo. 75 and wanted to know what type of Maint. is needed after a dive?
Thanks
Ernie

[HHEAD]

MendoHead~

Although the Evolution Mechanism consists of a stainless steel sear housed inside of a stainless steel cage we always recommend that you rinse your speargun and all of our dive gear in freshwater once you are finished with your dive.

[HHEAD]

Hey Ron~

Yes HH Adaptation wetsuits are all made in small batches in the US of Turkey where our wetsuits tailor does an excellent job of finishing each suit with lycra edging and tight blind-stitching.

To prolong the life of the HH Adaptation 7mm or any wetsuits a can of neoprene glue goes a long way (picture shown). This is the same stuff that wetsuit tailors use to glue the neoprene sheets together before bind-stitching. In fact, if applied properly cemented sections are actually stronger than the neoprene sheets itself. If you click on this link you'll actually see how wetsuits are made, at least ours that are done in smaller more controlled batches.


http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=53374&highlight=adaptation+wetsuits

[HHEAD]

HammerHead Spearguns X-Power - Exchangeable Band System



Here's the sequence of steps on how to tie the sheet bend knot, which connects the spectra loops to the wishbone bridles.

[mendohead]

Hi HH:

I'll be using my Evo75 this opening Ab season for Lings that, dog me while I'm poping my Limit.
Thanks for your help.:thumps:
Ernie

[KillaB27]

I just received the two Reef A Open Muzzles today. On is in perfect condition, but the other looks like it has been ground down. The part that inserts into the Rob Allen Barrel is not a full circle, a portion of it has been ground down at an angle. Because of this the muzzle is extremely loose in the barrel and I don't think epoxy will stop/hold it. Don't have a camera right now, but a drawing is included.

[ezequiel]

HammerHead Spearguns is starting this thread in the manufacture’s area to inform our customers of exciting new products and improvement to our gear. In addition, hopefully this will function as an open dialog between the HammerHead Spearguns and the spearfishing community.

Dive Safe and Keep the questions flowing,

Kevin
Hi Kevin,
im a happy owner of an immersion prowler watch .
1- The battery it started to died down, so i need to know, how much it is a kit to change it myself, and in case that is convenient to send it so u do it bc of warrantie isues, how much will be also .
2- Also I want to know if there is any update that you can make on the firmware, so it records 100 dives instead of 50, and more important : shows the freedive time WITHOUT the hours (no one dives for hours) and the minute digits are to small in respect to the hours digits (and always 0 ) .
i read somewhere in the forums there where doing this changes .

byee
ezeee

[HHEAD]

Hey Ez~

Thanks for being a part of the successful introduction of Immersion dive computers and watches into the US. At the moment we are still linking-up authorizes service centers who can pressure test your Prowler after a battery change. For all you proud NORCAL Prowler owners one place you can do to get a battery changed is Peninsula Clock & Watch Repair in San Mateo.

[KillaB27]

What happened to the website. It has been down for a while?

[loeky]

I'm curious if anyone has come up with a good way of attaching a dive light to any of the Hammerhead railguns.

Please PM with details...

[DMBIrish]

Hey Kevin,
I just got my fiancee shooting the EVO 90cm and I just got (I forgot the name) the 140cm camo beast of a gun the other day and can't wait to get it in the water. I'm very used to shooting a gulf-style gun (Biller, Spearfishing Specialties, etc), but when I shot your gun, I knew what I've been missing! I haven't been able to really get out and hunt because of the weather, but I've been in the shallows testing it and I'm pumped! Nice work!

Josh
MBT Divers

[pkirkspear]

hey,
Im looking to buy one of your guns and i noticed that there is a difference between the HH head and the reef muzzle. how do the differances affect shooting?
phill

[HHEAD]

Thanks Josh!!! The 145 cm railgun beast you have is called the "SL"EDGE-Hammer Speargun, simply the toughest 3-band railgun there is. Although we'd love to take full credit for the "SL"EDGE-Hammer we can't as it was a cooperation between Vallerio Tucci from Italy, Tony Heugh from Australia, and HammerHead from the good 'ol USA.

Some specs on the "SL"EDGE-Hammer's

"SL"EDGE-Hammer
130 cm or 145 cm lengths
Barrel OD = 32 mm, Wall Thickness = 2.0 mm
Power Configuration 2 x 5/8th or 3 x 5/8th Bands
Shafts 17-4 Stainless, 19/64th", 3 pin, with dog-house

[HHEAD]

Hi Philip~

In one of your private PM's you asked to see some images of the Evolution with a reel, so here they are.

[Spearo56]

Hey Kevin

Can you put a HH barrel on a RA vecta?

also how is the reel mounted to the evo?

[HHEAD]

Hey Karl~

I actually never tried fitting an Evolution barrel into the RA vectra handle. I know the old green handles had a male fitting which could be adapted to fit just about any barrel. If you'd like we can send a free barrel cut-off to you for experimentation.

For fitting the Remora reels we have been making our own brackets one for railguns. Here in the shop where we have access to a drill press we use a single 5/32" x 1.33 pin to hold the bracket secure. If you don't have access to a press a single bottom screw also does the trick. For wood guns such as hybrids, Riffe Euros, or any other design with a flat mounting surface we normally drill 2 holes and use two flat head #8 screws.

[cww180]

Will your barrels work with Picasso handles?

[HHEAD]

The Picasso carbon century barrel has the exact ID as the HH Evolution barrels. The aluminum Picasso barrels (Century & Basik) have a male fitting that can be adapted to fit the Evolution barrels. The Picasso Assegai handle? I know Tony H. & Marcos A. use them extensively but the female fitting on those make work on barrels complicated.

[Spearo56]

Can an Evo mech use an omer 6.5mm shaft?

Or what other shafts can work in an Evo mech?

[berty]

Were can buy a shaft for my 145cm sledgehammer ?

[berty]

Shafts 17-4 Stainless, 19/64th", 3 pin, with dog-house this is the shaft i want:lol:wer can i buy?:confused:

[Marco]

I think you can use a Riffe Euro shaft.

[berty]

Gracias boricua!!!!!! voy a ver si funciona.

[HHEAD]

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[Petra]

I can't get to the Hammerhead web site? Is it down?

[skram]

What size are the Proteus Guns? 45cm and 55cm?

[Miami5051]

I used my jurrasic 100cm for the first time on Friday. The first time I loaded the gun I noticed the wishbone started to fray. As I was loading the gun for the fourth time the wishbone failed and my trip was over for the day. I would just try a new wishbone, but I believe the shaft is cutting through the wishbone. I have always used riffe guns where the shafts have loading tabs. I am very frustrated with this gun, is there something I am missing????

[skram]

I used my jurrasic 100cm for the first time on Friday. The first time I loaded the gun I noticed the wishbone started to fray. As I was loading the gun for the fourth time the wishbone failed and my trip was over for the day. I would just try a new wishbone, but I believe the shaft is cutting through the wishbone. I have always used riffe guns where the shafts have loading tabs. I am very frustrated with this gun, is there something I am missing????

I've had the same issue before. The shaft was probably not filed down after they cut the notches when they made it. You can use a small file or dremel and try to smooth the sharp edges yourself or just call kevin at hammerhead and work something out.

[chulho]

have hammerhead evolution 75cm gun- the shaft does not lock in very well- i have to use really quick hard abrupt motion, and sometimes, doing that will make it stick.

my friend who also got the same gun (But 65cm) also had the same problem. anybody experience similar issue with this gun and knows how to troubleshoot?

-charles

[Tiburon]

It seems like HH has been sold out of 7mm pinned shafts forever now. What happened??????????????

[Nerka]

have hammerhead evolution 75cm gun- the shaft does not lock in very well- i have to use really quick hard abrupt motion, and sometimes, doing that will make it stick.

my friend who also got the same gun (But 65cm) also had the same problem. anybody experience similar issue with this gun and knows how to troubleshoot?

-charles

I had the same issue, how old is the gun?
My solution was a new handle, good luck

[chulho]

I had the same issue, how old is the gun?
My solution was a new handle, good luck

gun is about a year old. what kind of handle did you replace it with?

[Nerka]

Mine was about a year old when it failed as well, here are some pictures showing the wobble in the handle
http://spearboard.com/showpost.php?p=1208680&postcount=17

Call Kevin, and let us know what he says

[Bruceo]

I have a Hammerhead Evolution 110, as I look at the Hammerhead Web site it says the bands should be 9/16 x 26". I thought that this Gun was very hard to load, so I cut one of the wishbones and measured the Band length. It turned out that the Bands were 9/16, but 24" instead of 26". I am hoping that replacing the 24" with 26" might make the gun easier to load, but not sure if Hammerhead really meant to put 24" on in the beginning or Just published the wrong Specs. Thanks Bruce..