
Stock. It feels just right, in terms of weight, length, stock comfort, etc. That's at least a good sign that not all my money was wasted. But when we open it up...

...we find shitty internals. A plastic piece sits behind the gel ball, and the air release pushes it forward, accelerating the ball out of the blaster. The extreme deadspace is a downer, so that'll have to go.


The plunger. It's pull and release, but it's awesome. ~7" draw, and the tube is at least 1 1/2 inches wide. The plunger tube has the most spectacular stock seal I've ever seen, no need to change that.


Installing a foot-long RSCB, and dremeling holes in the shell for the ball valve. 1/2" PVC seems to barely fit into the holes in the shell. Also, since I removed the old ammo feeder, the back of the ball valve is open for reloading at your leisure.

The result. Still comfy, and surprising range, close to 100'. The fact that I have a stock helps a lot, in terms of aiming; as long as it's on your shoulder, you should have a straight shot.
There's enough room in the shell for more 1/2" PVC pieces; I want to use those as hornet tank expansions. So when that happens, I won't feel so bad about paying $40 for this thing. Awesome, but expensive.
I've had suggestions to make a homemade trigger for this, but I currently like it the way it is. After using bow for long enough in Nerf, you get pretty fond of pull and release!