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Old 04-30-2023, 08:36 AM   #1
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Are MVD / Huntmaster spearguns reliable?

I'm looking to buy my first gun for shore diving. I'm not looking to spear big fish - just enough to feed me for a day or two each time.

I'm in Australia and there's a local shop selling a 90cm Huntmaster Tasman for $300 AUD. I did a search and apparently Huntmaster is made by MVD? I don't know anything about either.

It's either that or:

$460 Rob Allen Sparid 100cm
$225 Salvimar Pulse 85cm
$500 Secondhand Rob Allen Tuna Pro 120cm (might be overkill for me as a first gun?)

The thing is that I'm only in Australia for 3 months, and might not even take the gun with me when I leave.
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Old 05-01-2023, 09:26 AM   #2
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Re: Are MVD / Huntmaster spearguns reliable?

MVD made those guns for them, but they say more of the parts are made locally now after importing the equipment to do so. Just how much I don't know. The grip handle is similar to the Avatar and an Ermes Sub roller trigger mechanism is available for it, you can see the two of them here.
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Old 05-01-2023, 09:38 AM   #3
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Re: Are MVD / Huntmaster spearguns reliable?

Here is the Ermes-Sub mech for it.
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Old 05-02-2023, 08:53 AM   #4
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Re: Are MVD / Huntmaster spearguns reliable?

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MVD made those guns for them, but they say more of the parts are made locally now after importing the equipment to do so. Just how much I don't know. The grip handle is similar to the Avatar and an Ermes Sub roller trigger mechanism is available for it, you can see the two of them here.
Are MVD guns on their own pretty good? On par with Riffe, Rob Allen, etc?
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Old 05-02-2023, 09:40 AM   #5
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Re: Are MVD / Huntmaster spearguns reliable?

Yes they are.
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