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Thursday, January 13, 2011

X-Ploderz Blasters: we're not convinced:(

We'd been talking up these new X-Ploderz line of blasters for a while, but the big issue for us at Urban Taggers is they're not being released down under here in Australia for the time being. Anyway, their official site went live recently and we were pretty interested in learning more about them. To be honest from the videos,I gotta say I'm a little disappointed with how these blasters work. Reports from some of our readers suggest these blasters aren't as awesome as they might claim.. and watching the actual firing mechanism of any of the three blasters leaves much to be desired( that spring loaded pull back thingy is ridiculous) 

Reports of ranges are mixed; I'm hearing everything from "they're AWESOME" to "they're abysmal!" and everything in between. I'm interested to see what Jermaine over at Nerf Mods and Reviews thinks, especially if he's going to crack one open.. If any of you out there have one, drop us a post and give us your feedback:)
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8 comments:

  1. Skawt-i-cideJanuary 13, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Looks like one of those "Get it out on a hot day to be an ass" toys, not much else.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    Damn. If it were possible to make them at home, or if they are cheap enought, imagine a slingshot war with that as ammo.

    And, don't forget, we also have coloured water and color changing fabrics.

    Interesting.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2011 at 1:33 AM

    3 hours to make ammo???? Thats bull s*hit

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2011 at 2:21 AM

    @Greezael you can actually buy the ammo packs separately. I'm not sure how much they go for over there but at targets in the US you can get them for 4.98 for a pack of 500 if i remember correctly. You just add water to them and they expand in a few seconds/minutes.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    OH, i just watched the reloading video on youtube, and it takes 3 hours for the ammo to expand.

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  6. harpuiaJanuary 14, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    from jerm's review they don't look so great.

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  7. ChrisJanuary 14, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    For giggles and grins, I picked up the the XBlaster 200 from my local Target.

    I got it home and, loaded it up and took it in the yard. i felt gyped!

    My workshop walls are 20' long and these little beads were just clearing 10'...maybe. I took it back to Target and exchanged it for a few bags of green Tagger darts.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    After viewing the internals, I'm now convinced. Great idea for a slingshot, absolute fail for a blaster. If they are going to be shot that way, the air internals are just unuseful.

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