Underwater weapons: pros and cons

As is known, for many men favorite activities were always and will be hunting and fishing. Underwater hunting - these are two pleasures in one: and shot with a gun, and caught fish. But to get this pleasure, you need to choose suitable guns.

Underwater guns are of different types, and before buying it is worth familiarizing with their advantages and disadvantages.

According to its characteristics, the market leader in the market is a pneumatic gun. Its main advantages are:

• Significant combat power at small size;
• Ability to adjust the strength of the shot;
• Presence of a large selection of harpoons;
• Excellent maneuverability of the hunter under water;
• The weapons are very compact;
• Use this gun for a long time, both around the world and in Russia.

In turn, pneumatic guns (underwater) have a number of disadvantages:

• Low accuracy;
• Requires special targeting skills;
• Requires a lot of effort when pulling the trigger;
• Risky recharging process;
• A sudden depressurization process may occur;
• Loud noise during the shot;
• Power decreases with increasing depth.

Submarine guns of the RPP type are also convenient to use. They allow you to hunt at close range and are particularly popular with novice underwater hunters. Advantages of RPP gun:

• Maximum ease of use;
• practicality;
• Excellent accuracy of hit.

Therefore, it is not surprising that they are in great demand among both beginners and professionals. Underwater gun RPP after the purchase requires a little refinement, but it's not so important. And what is important is that many underwater hunters, despite the abundance of new guns, continue to use the guns of the PFR, manufactured in the far eighties.

Underwater guns-crossbows are also very much appreciated among hunter-divers. But, like almost everything, this gun has its advantages and disadvantages. Positive aspects of crossbows:

• Ease when you press the trigger;
• Accuracy of aiming;
• Safe charging;
• Ease of use;
• Shots are made almost noiselessly;
• No throwing during the shot.

Disadvantages of the crossbow gun:

• big size;
• It is impossible to regulate the force of combat when the gun is loaded;
• The force of the shot decreases with a low water temperature;
• Drop in traction force over time.

Going to the underwater hunting, choose a gun, which will be, first of all, convenient for you to use. Follow the advice of professionals and pay attention to the quality and the manufacturer. To properly choose a gun for yourself, it is worth considering some factors. First of all, you need to choose underwater guns depending on the terrain in which you will hunt. Where water is very clean and transparent, there are no pitfalls, you can use crossbows. Each gun is comfortable in its place. Some fans, for whom underwater hunting is the meaning of life, own several types of guns.