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So its time to buy my second gun and all im hearing is good things about the Rob Allen Caranx.  My first gun was a 100 Rob Allen so thinking of going for the 120 Caranx as second gun.  Is this a pretty logical step up or would people reccomend bigger? Im pretty much sold on the gun was just wondering What you people would reccomend as the set up?  Should I put 1 x 20mm rubber on it ? im 6 foot 3 and 93 kgs so with the right technique im sure loading it wont be a problem.  Or is double rubbers the way to go? 

Just after some feedback before I make my final decision and purchase it.
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Go for it. Single 20.
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Hey was jsut reading the thread about tropic blue water diving and was wondering if maybe a 130 was not a better option for being adequate should the opprutunity arrise to dive over there, or is this really jsut a lot of extra gun to be draggin around with you in Nz waters.  
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bit of a hijack, freedivers 120 Odyssey or RA 120 Caranx? Looks like the RA had metal mech rather than plastic but have used freedivers 110 and I like it. 
Pros/cons.. or much of a muchness
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Depends if you want a quality gun..... or a toy.Tongue

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Gundry you have now created yourself a 120 verses 130 dilema. It is time someone invented a telescopic gun so such dilemas can be solved. The tube is doable but f**ked if I know how to invent telescopic rubbers!
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Haha yeah thats where im at aye pretty keen on Gun and I thnk single 20mm rubber its just a matter of do I go for the 120 or 130 I think I should be big enough to weild a 130 I reckon alright its just a matter of is it really a bit overkill and not neccesary or what.

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go for the caranx!spearbean, you can give my caranx a go next time we go for a dive
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Hey what size Caranx do you have Ceaz and how do you find it ?

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Caranx. Nuff sed.
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got a 120, which really is a bit overkill in welly, but it's nice to know you have the extra range/power should you need it. i like it a lot, going from a 100 freedivers to the 120 caranx wasn't that hard, the 1st time i loaded it it took me a couple of attempts, but no issues now. i think it's got a single 20 (mjl would prob know better).
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Well the RA Carbons1100, 1200 and 1400 all seem to shoot pretty straight for me so there is no reason why the 1300 would not have the same qualities. Definitely more power available the higher up the range you go. I would say my 1400 hits the fish with about twice as much force (F=ma) as my 1100, well maybe not twice as much but it is a very noticeable increase. Recoil I don't even notice it on any of the RA's

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Had a Freedivers 110 , didn't really like it. Got a 130RA Caranx and it's a bloody good gun , Single 20 - a lot of power. Accurate as...

As herby said - it's the difference between a gun and a toy.
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I have used a freedivers 120 a couple of times and found the handle really small and uncomfortable, have used a cranax a few times too, it was real sweet
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I have that exact gun you're looking at getting, we can swap for a few dives if you want if it'll help you decide... not like Im shooting anything, I suck balls. Txt me and Il give you a buzz about it.
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same here gundry, if im not going out and you are, you're welcome to take it for a whirl
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Hey Qaz out of interest how tall are you?
Im guessing then you dont have any problems with it as far as size goes then.  Might be that the 1300 is looking more like the goes.
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Originally posted by SharkBite SharkBite wrote:

Gundry you have now created yourself a 120 verses 130 dilema. It is time someone invented a telescopic gun so such dilemas can be solved. The tube is doable but f**ked if I know how to invent telescopic rubbers!
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Freedivers are just a copy of the RA guns - not a bad gun, but the RA is def the way to go - my mate has a 120 Caranx with a 7mm sliptip and 2 16mm rubbers - it does the business on kingis!!
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Originally posted by Gundry Gundry wrote:

Hey Qaz out of interest how tall are you?
Im guessing then you dont have any problems with it as far as size goes then.  Might be that the 1300 is looking more like the goes.


About 5"11  .999999999 Wink

I've used a Alloy 130 and to be honest that was a pain to haul around when 'Trying' to snoop , but the 130 Caranx felt like the same as carrying a 120 to be honest... I was surprised.

Gave Keeweebee a go with it on a dive and he can vouch for how easy to move around it was.

Originally posted by bigbrett bigbrett wrote:

Freedivers are just a copy of the RA guns


They did a pretty bad copy then....




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