This gun was originally a Mario Korf concept - One of the nice things about working with creative gun builders is the onslaught of ideas that are always being thrown around the shop. Some of them stick, some don't, but this one had to be built.

I immediately started discussing how to implement the idea of a gun that could stay semi-loaded, without being dangerous or relying on a traditional safety. There really wasn't a logical way to do this if the wishbones were loaded onto the shaft tabs so the solution was to have fixed tabs located near the mechanism. The bands could then safely be loaded to these tabs while enroute to a paddy loaded with fish!

Heavier guage side tubes were used , but were not left exposed at the butt end so this gun will not fill with water. The standard Pro models use the side tubes as water ballasting and take about 12 seconds to fill. This gun was designed to be properly ballasted immediately after entering the water so a heavier guage was used.

The gun, powered by 2 - 20mm bands, can be quickly loaded by switching the wishbones from the loading dowels to the fin tabs. For versatility, three pairs of ferrules were installed so the gun could be converted back into a standard Pro 60 with a slip tip.

Josh's nice wahoo taken on the "Paddy Hopper's" first trip to Baja

Bolt-on tabs seemed too bulky and unstreamlined so I utilized the meaty part of the butt end to drill two long 3/16" stainless steel dowels into it. The dowels were drilled at an angle and rounded to prevent injury, and torn wetsuits.

Mori made a custom 5/16" shaft with a flopper so Josh wouldn't have to watch a trophy fish swim away while he was fumbling with a slip tip.

Note: Josh's genuinely grateful reaction when he picked up the gun made all the long hours trying to get Sea Sniper off the ground worth every second. Besides, the thought of going on another trip with Josh not owning a Sea Sniper gun would make me crazy!