RA Carbon reviews wanted

hau · 08-27-2009, 11:39 PM

spearos--I'm thinking about buying a RA 120 CARBON
Can any RA Carbon owners give me their opinions on the Carbon gun please?
I freedive reefs to 80f and small amount of blue water here in Miami.
[I currently have 3 RA Tunas: 110, 120, 130 in alum]
Thank you in advance.

Toledo970 · 08-28-2009, 12:50 AM

Is the only difference the tube????

Mariner · 08-28-2009, 05:51 AM

Yes only difference is the CF.
Hau, sounds like you have a nice quiver of guns. Getting the Cf won't bring in the fish

. IMO... get something you don't have, 140 for BW or a 90 for holed up fish. Just my 2 cents............

hau · 08-28-2009, 06:44 AM

Thanks Mariner--I'll be REPLACING my alum 120 with a CARBON 120.
The 120 carbon tube is around $200-220. I like the CF blue camo, lighter weight [for my camera] and the no metal to metal sound of the CF.
I don't hole dive where I hunt and my 130 gun just sits in the corner because it is harder to swing on the macks that speed by. Thank you for the insight.

I was looking for a carbon owners review of any positives and negatives of the CF.

Marco · 08-28-2009, 08:00 AM

I won´t do the change. I tried once a CF and it floats with the shaft on. It was annoying (for me). Also, a friend´s 150 CF broke at the barrel due to a big (huge) fish.

Dan · 08-28-2009, 09:39 AM

It's true that the CF tube makes the gun float. I had to ballast our CF tube to make the gun sink with the shaft in.

monster slayer · 08-28-2009, 11:26 AM

I have seen a 150 RA carbon in action and it´s accurate. I had own two carbon barrel guns and the material is real nice, but the diifference in performance between and allu and carbon barrel is negligible if not inexistent. Too much money for an upgrade that is not worth it IMO. Don´t fix it if ain´t broke. I thought you liked the RA 120 the way it is ?? You shoulda def. ´ve got The Riffe Euro in the first place. See?

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monster slayer · 08-28-2009, 11:31 AM

Hau, two words for you:

WOODEN BARRELL

Dan · 08-28-2009, 11:44 AM

Maybe he wants a new barrel because he installed the spike and now that Tin man's making an integrated muzzle and spike he wants to have nice and perfect barrel, no extra holes

monster slayer · 08-28-2009, 11:57 AM

I bet that´s one hau´s reasons for an upgrade