Ok, you all have probably heard about the new line of guns, by now, but have you had a chance to see one? They are very nice and sturdy, not sloppy like a lot of the lower priced brands.
So you want to know more about it, eh? I'll do my best to convey in words my thoughts on these new takes on the "tagger" gun concept. This particular model is called the "Terrornator". It's a cool name, that Strong Bad would be proud of. :)
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Yep, when I got the email I almost deleted it when I saw what looked like a canned promo. Luckily the promo interested me so I read on. I then got a bit excited when the sender asked if I would be interested in reviewing one of the guns...and I got to have a gun. Yes. I would like that kinda a lot.
So I got the gun the other day and had to wait a bit for some sun to shine for the photos. The photos below are ones I took, if you didn't recognize the gravel pattern from other gun photos ;)
So the gun comes with:
- Some sporty glasses. Wear em or something else. I'll explain later.
- A huge honkin gun with a detachable stock.
- A belt to hold de bullets.
- A functional scope. No glass, but because the gun is pretty accurate, it's helpful.
- 100 pellet bullets
- Holder for said bullets
I don't know the price-point, but it's a pretty good bundle. I think I'm going to end up with a lot of glasses laying about the shop.. Not sure how much the ammo is, but I can tell you it's not reuseable. Hopefully they're affordable. Hopefully they make different colors like paintballs so you can see who shot whom.
The gun itself is about 2 1/2 feet long by my scientific estimations (I forgot to measure it..) It's similar to a Longshot from the other guys, but it's more slender and tactical feeling. I mentioned earlier, it's sturdy and the plastic looks good. I wonder if it will hold paint well..hmm. ;)
Here's a photo for ya:
Purdy, eh? The other guns in the line look even better. I like it and think it will look pretty cool once I have some paint on it. It'll pop up on the site eventually, promise!
So how does it shoot? Well, first of all let's discuss the ammo itself. They're compressed paper and when you load the ammo, you do it dry. Once it's in the belt, you then dunk it in water for 10 seconds to absorb the H2O into the pellets. This also creates a nice seal. So now you know what you're shooting and you know why these are not going back into the holder. They're giant spitballs, people!! WIN!
The gun shoots very smoothly and there is no trigger to pull. the pellet is shot as you pump the gun and because its so smooth, you can shoot them pretty fast. Reloads, not so fast, but you have a lot of rounds and Im sure they will sell the belts seperately. Distances were pretty accurate at 100 feet. I will say it's equal to a lot of modified tagger dart guns out there and this thing will not break every round or blow a seal. :)
Other photo!
So that's all I have to say about the gun, I hope you get a chance to check them out in the stores. I'm certain they will be a big hit.
Brian
Go here for more official infoz:
www.facebook.com/jakkspacifictoys
www.twitter.com/jakkstoys
http://youtu.be/C9lwvQmOFSM - promo video! Man that looks like the 80's ;)
