A side of nerf

Put me down as a maybe!

P.S. Totally digging the 'no hoppers' rule.

Does it take fewer pumps to charge up?

It takes me 9 pumps to get the ranges I listed.

And, when you were done, did u notice a different firing noise than an older version panther?

I've actually never owned a Panther prior to these so I couldn't tell you for sure.

Okay so I just picked up two of these from Toys-R-Us yesterday, after inviting my brother to NOMNE last minute. The two that I got have the same internals as displayed in Shoopy's pictures.

I went ahead and modded them and unfortunately I didn't take pictures during the process. After I get back from NOMNE this weekend, I'll snap some for you guys to more clearly illustrate my point.

The main thing you have to worry about with the new design is what Shoopy described about his tank "popping out of the front" after he modded it.

When I pumped it for the first time, the entire tank assembly came out of the front.

So basically the red circle is a "no touch zone." The yellow dotted line represents a plastic bracer that keeps the tank from sliding forward when it pressurizes. If you sand down this bracer to fit a pvc coupler, the tank will pop out when you pump the blaster.

A convenient way to sidestep this is to use a piece of 1/2" cpvc to pass through the bracer, connecting the tank to a coupler of your choice on the other side of the bracer. This way the tank will remain in its resting place behind the plastic bracer.

The ranges aren't as great as your standard Panther, but I'm easily pulling 70-90 feet which, honestly, is fine for such an inexpensive blaster.

I'll snap some pictures when I get back from NOMNE this weekend.

War Prep. Tunin' up the ole' faithfuls.
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Couplered 1st gen Nitefinder, random spring added.
Couplered PAS, random springs added, Pullback modification, custom grip, Barney paintjob.



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