marmidor

I am just getting into spearfishing and i am not sure what gun to by. It seems that most people shoot Riffe but i also like the rhino. What do you guys think?? I understand you get what you pay for so im down with making an investmant. Thanks guys!

TONER

I vote Rhino the Riffe takes to long to reload

Mr. Bostin

ive had four guns i bought a rife and i will never buy another gun, i does take a little longer to relode but in my opinion i would go with rife

Evensplit

Riffeshootsfaster, quieter, and more accurate at longer range.

Rhino generally reloads quicker and is a bruiser of a gun.

I prefer the Riffefor the longer range and accuracy,especially with the lower bag limits. If I was shooting for quantity I'd go with a Rhino - or an AB Biller retrofitted with a rhino speed load system.

The "Rhino" guns of today are not what they were 2 years ago when they were using sea hornet parts. There is a big difference between the old and new, anda lot of folks on here are familiar with the old style.The new style is about double the price of the old.

Desperado

I have the ability to shoot both :-). The rhino DEFINATLEY reloads a lot faster. While the Riffe is definatley quieter. As far as accuracy, I would give a slight nod to the Riffe, but not by much. I shoot a Rhino #2 and a Riffe #3, so of course the Riffe has more range and power (it is a bigger gun, plus has 3 bands vs. 2). I have added a 3rd band to the Rhino but have yet to use it configured that way.

I tend to grab the Rhino more, because of the reloading speed. If I am going on a "one-shot-large-fish" (AJ hunting)dive I go Riffe. Everything else I grab the Rhino, it is just so much more user friendly.

Tough choice......but you will be happy and bring home lots of fish with either gun.

TONER

No offense but Mr Bostin just got certified last weekend and I never knew you spearfished Jimoke

trust me go for ease / speed of loading

Clay-Doh

Both are great guns, and I have not shot the new rhino, but I have checked em out and they look pretty bad ass.



Depends on what kinda spearing your going to do.



If your the type to go down and shoot every legal fish you can, gray snappers, etc...rhino may be a better choice. I personally only pull the trigger on larger fish, and go many dives without shooting anything. I know you been freediving, and when I do that, I shoot everything legal too, because you have all day. But you only have so much air and time on scuba, and you may change your habbits. And for that, longer shots on bigger fish, I liked my Riffe.

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marmidor

Thanks for all the good info guys. Is there a gun that would make a good all around gun? Something i could shoot quality or quanity with? I do understand that each gun is different and you give up something from gun to gun. thanks again guys.

Desperado

Truthfully, a Riffe or Rhino will do both. They are both what I would consider top notch guns as far as build qualityand customer support. I would just pick out with one I liked bestand buy it, you will not regret either of them.

Clay-Doh

I would try others peoples guns, because everyone is different in what they like. Since you are willing to spend the money to get exactly what you want the first time around,definately try a few.



But you are doing it right by getting the gun you will be happy for forever instead of the first cheapest thing you can find, and then ending up trying to sell it to get what you really want.



Either gun will work for you. Some peole like Chad (TONER) don't like reloading the riffe. It has a learning curve. After you get familiar with it though, it takes about 5 to 10 seconds more than a gun with a muzzle, so it depends how important that time is to you.



Also, are you a big guy that is going to power your gun up with thicker and/or shorter bands. If so, a solid stock gun like the riffe, or the new rhino. The old rhinos were just hopped up sea hornets/ billers, which had the same "stress" point as all Billers and JBL's. Where the wood stock is screwed into the handle flexes a little as your pulling back thick short bands.



I would go up there to MBT and talk to Jim (Evensplit) or any one up there and compare there different guns they have if you havent already.



They have riffe, billers, I think they still have a new Ocean Rhino, and they have a new solid stock JBL. Will give you a good idea of em.



I do gotta say though that new Ocean Rhino looks to be the shizz... and on spearboard there is nothing but good reviews for it.



Now you just gotta figure out what size to get!

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