Making disposable slip on 357mag powerheads for spearfishing

[@BigO4185]

Great Video Jason!! Already made 25. Time for a little shark control on the 7 mile bridge

[@jasonbihari]

That’s what I like to hear. Need to then them things out.

[@markroper9269]

Nice video.....very clear and straight forward! Minimizing failures on the bottom is more ideal! 😝

[@jasonbihari]

I’ve got them down pretty good now. Very reliable and that’s what most people have trouble with. I trust them to take out big black grouper that are very valuable to the market

[@donaldburgess1003]

I don't know why I found it so interesting. It's not like I'll ever go spearfishing. I guess I'm just that much of a fan! Great vid as usual, dude!

[@jasonbihari]

They work for gators as well

[@jasonbihari]

A lot cheaper than a bangstick

[@donaldburgess1003]

@@jasonbihari Definitely have plenty of those here in Goose Creek, SC

[@jasonbihari]

I’ve got gator tag this year for my hometown waterway

[@jasonbihari]

Looking to get one about 12 foot or better

[@ThatsStillUs]

Slick. The tubing on the round is new to me. I’ve been filling with epoxy I like this new design I ordered the silicone

[@jasonbihari]

Super easy and way more reliable, not worrying about the epoxy dripping down the rubber tubing. I feel that’s the biggest problem Most people have making their own. Cutting the pipe with a band saw is a game changer as well because it leaves very little burr That’s easily removed on a bench grinder or some kind of disc or belt sander. I hit the inside on one side of the tube with a counter sink to clear the burr to slide everything together

[@wesleymiller2641]

Thanks for the info 🤙been waiting on this video! tryna get a cobia this year🤞🤞

[@davidbrown5906]

Great video. Thanks for sharing the final thinking and process after repeated refinement.

[@jasonbihari]

I’ve been tinkering with them for about 20 years now and the only thing I’m certain of is there’s always a better way to do it you just have to think of it. Seems like every couple years I find something that makes it easier or better.

[@Mike-hb4pc]

Nice how-to. I’m sure others will inject different ways/methods on how they do it. The most expensive part is the damn .357 rounds!

[@jasonbihari]

I figured about $3 per. The pipe was 18ish and I get 22 out of the stick. I had $42 in a box of 50 rounds and the other stuff isn’t much.

[@jasonbihari]

At this price I don’t care if I lose them or not and I don’t have to throw bullets out after a day of Diving, so it probably saves me money in the long run.

[@michaelgalietti9788]

Fantastic vid. Thx, fun to watch.

[@jasonbihari]

Hopefully it’ll be useful

[@mattmeekins7328]

How did you make the mold exactly, curious how you help something in place for it to cure.

[@jasonbihari]

Poured one layer and let cure then placed cut pipe where and how many I wanted and poured the second layer around them.

[@mattmeekins7328]

Awesome thank you!

[@lmannyr1]

Do you reuse the metal pipe? I think no because it would be a PITA to get all the old stuff out to reload.

[@jasonbihari]

Too cheap to work that hard to reload. More times than not the powerhead comes off in the Fish anyway.

[@benjaminschaffer4461]

Do you cut the black rubber tubing at 2” lengths or shorter?

[@jasonbihari]

About an inch and a half

[@chris_bjj123]

Nice explanation.

[@jasonbihari]

Thank you

[@rbueno42]

Do you sell the powerhead?

[@jasonbihari]

No don’t do that

[@CubanazoJB]

Great vid Jason, I’m still using your previous method… already got the pipes, the rubber and the tubbing … I reload my own ammo so .357 is a good supply… now the mold : did you use like an ammunition tray for the mold?

[@jasonbihari]

Poured half the silicone in the container and let cure than set pipes in as I wanted them then poured the other half of silicone around the pipes.

[@jasonbihari]

Definitely make them like this and you will knock out most of the failures. Saves a ton of time and effort as well

[@CubanazoJB]

@@jasonbihari Absolutely!!

[@CubanazoJB]

@@jasonbihari Got it.. thank you buddy

[@jasonbihari]

Good luck

[@ericgeller968]

How long do you cut the black tubing? thanks for the great video. i hate it when my powerheads don't go off, hopefully this will fix that problem.

[@jasonbihari]

About an inch and a half. The shafts I use have long points in front of the flopper so it works well.

[@ericgeller968]

much appreciated

[@jasonbihari]

@ericgeller968 not a problem

[@Jonobueno]

I met a mad spearo who told me about these. Called em Smokers

[@jasonbihari]

Not a bad name

[@WillyK51]

Amazed at how simple. Guess you do not recicle the pipe?

[@jasonbihari]

I have less than a dollar per piece of pipe. It’s not worth the time it would take to clean them out to reuse. Most of the time the pipe will stick into the fish or shark you were shooting anyway and if I’m shooting a shark, I’m not going digging around trying to get it back.

[@WillyK51]

Agreed, I just forwarded the video to my Nephew that spearfishes, but it will be me that'll put together the head with my 357 shell. Thanks 👍Still got one of the old machined ss ones. With this sistem the old one a rellic and for display 🤣@@jasonbihariStill have my Dad's 6.5 Ft spring powered speargun from the 1950's, A relic. To bad I live overseas or would be glad for you to have it in your older age collection

[@jasonbihari]

@@WillyK51 I have a stainless 357 and 44mag but I’ll hopefully still use them for gators if I ever get tags again.

[@jasonbihari]

@@WillyK51 I have A pretty serious collection of shell and treasures I’ve found over the years. Maybe I’ll post a short video of some stuff

[@WillyK51]

If it's one of the old Powerheads, they will work fine for Gators and out of the water. But beware of using the the discardables you use for spearfishing out of water. Might not hold up. Or were talking about a SS sidearm? 🤣 @@jasonbihariMy old S&W 27 is just right for gators next to the boat

[@erispescador7931]

Pescadores da nasa

[@jasonbihari]

Like the astronaut?

[@erispescador7931]

Kk pescadores da nasa! por que a nasa é uma organizaçao inteligente, Se vc faz uma coisa inteligente quer dizer que vc é da nasa👍é so um ditado aqui no brasil

[@jasonbihari]

@@erispescador7931never know when translating. I’m pretty good at expanding on an idea to refine it. Always been a problem solver.

[@erispescador7931]

Entendo

[@dennismusch1623]

too much epoxy around the top pf the bullet can cause blowback . it is like a gun barrel that is blocked.. better to use wax or silicone at least around where the bullet and casing junction .meets .what ever sealant that is used it must not impede the bullet

[@jasonbihari]

Epoxy is the best thing I’ve used for reliability. I’ve used wax and silicone before and it’s not near as easy or producing the same results for reliability as this method. If that’s what you wanna do have fun with it I’ve been there done it. Wax tends to melt out while in the sun as well.

[@dennismusch1623]

@@jasonbihari

[@dennismusch1623]

@@jasonbihari I did it just like you had shown however, I tried it on a shark that was stealing my tuna on near the surface and the kick back against the shaft was very strong, after thinking about it I thought that maybe the epoxy was restricting the bullet causing the blowback thru the primer

[@jasonbihari]

Have you watched my videos using them?

[@cblaster171]

Is this good for killing sharks?

[@jasonbihari]

Depends on where you hit them. It’ll keep them away from you anyway.