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What type of BC should the OP buy and then "learn" to use.
STAB jacket, wrap around cell, front adjustable vest, back inflate, Hybrid or maybe BPW. Which is going to be best suited to his body, dive style and equipment? The vast majority of BC's have the inflator over the left shoulder. What's to learn there? Weight integration? Start with a weight belt.
A BC needs to acommodate the diver. Not the other way around.
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Tim 
They called themselves Guerrilla Divers.
Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport".
Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage.
Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head.
This was a time of great Adventure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odvaMAq7dnc
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