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Tough to Shoot for Little Kids Apr 14, 2009
Friends of mine have the single barrel version of this, and they are great fun. So I decided to order some for my kids (and me!). Just got them today in the mail.
The double barrel version was supposed to be even more fun, but it has a spring in it (ostensibly to aid in compression, which is what fires the ball) that the single barrel version doesn't. Problem is, for my kids (ages 6 and 8) the spring makes it too hard to stretch (and subsequently compress to fire)-- and even when my older periodically does get a shot off, it is wildly inaccurate because of all the effort. We unloaded/unstoppered one of the barrels, which helps reduce the resistance on compression, but it is still not enough-- it really is the spring.
My kids are terribly disappointed right now, and I am contemplating opening one of the things up to disconnect the spring and see if that totally destroys the toy or not. I may just order the single barrel version for them, and keep the double barrel for when they are older/bigger/stronger. I can fire the thing reasonably well, but once in a while the balls don't pop out reliably. We are also stretching the rubber valves just a bit, to see if that makes it a little easier to fire (with the understanding that that may reduce velocity on the ball). I'm not sure how much better the toys will get with some use, or if the toy will break before the balls squish down a little or the valves loosen to make it easier to shoot. At this rate, the toys will not get much use, anyway.
Basically, these toys are what is advertised. With me shooting, the double barrels do not fire every time-- the top barrel more often in a roughly 3:2 ratio. Effective range is twenty feet AT MOST-- more like 15 for any real melee. You can barely feel the impact at over 6-8 feet, so they are pretty safe over age three (swallow hazard). Educational value with respect to not shooting at the eyes, and making sure they understand the difference between these obvious toys and real projectile weapons like guns.
My kids are on the small side for their age, but this is probably a version for a pretty strong kid at age 8, and perhaps better for a kid somewhat older.
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