Thread: Wettie vs Rob Allen

Originally Posted by viper

Both are ok and will do the job but I wouldn't use either. This is purely a personal opinion but Wettie guns will be assembled using various parts from different suppliers and although there is no doubting the RA quality I have never found them very accurate compared to a Euro gun.
Get a 900mm - 1mtr Picasso , Omer or something similar. Great beginner guns, very accurate and capable of taking big fish if something like a Kingie turns up.
There was a French brand called Immersion, avoid these as they had plastic within the trigger components which over time failed and would discharge on their own.... dangerous.
A good suit ( proper freediving one ) is super important. You will be comfortable and warm and be able to focus . Shivering in the water for a couple of hours is no fun and effects your diving.

No accuracy issue with my RA. 120, 130 tuna shot well from factory. On the 120, 130, 90 roller I had to shorten/customize the band. I used a lot of euro gun, most use soft 6.5mm shaft which would bend easily on a kingy. Some were really accurate like Marc Valentin n6., Omer were average, the enclosed track version terrible. The beuchat are pretty good but I did had mundial handle breaking on double band.