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My family loves to give my kids dangerous weapons for Christmas.
My kids have received pop guns (it’s dangerous because after 60 minutes, someone’s gonna get a spanking for annoying dad), knives, bows and arrows, more knives, and other stuff.
This year my boy received a blow gun which is illegal in the States of California, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin, the District of Columbia, and New York City.
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It came with sharp metal darts, bamboo skewers, and—my favorite—thumpers.
What’s a thumper? It’s a hard plastic dart with a bulb on the business end. I had on a thick sweater so I said “Try shooting me in the back.”
“Dad, are you sure?”
“You bet.” It was for science.
“Dad, you want me to use full power?”
How much can this hurt? “Send it.”
Pfffft.
“OUCH!!” I felt like I was slugged by a paintball on steroids. Wham, that hurt. We took the thumpers into the garage and shot them through cardboard boxes. They could definitely kill or knock out small game.
We messed around with the blowgun yesterday and took it back outside today.
The metal broad heads easily sunk a half inch into a tree.
I wanted to see how high I could send a broad head. I didn’t even do it at full power. That dart almost flew out of sight. When it landed, it was sunk into the ground up to the orange piece.
If I were to hold the blow gun at a 45° angle and give it a good huff and puff, I’d say the range with a metal broad head would be easily a hundred yards. Imagine 500 men armed with blowguns and firing at the same time. It would be a fearsome weapon.
Overall, this is a fun plinking toy. It comes with quite a few accessories and teaches patience. The only drawback I see is that it’s 5’ long and 2 pieces. I think the 4’ model might be easier to maneuver, but for backyard fun, you can’t beat it.
My kids have received pop guns (it’s dangerous because after 60 minutes, someone’s gonna get a spanking for annoying dad), knives, bows and arrows, more knives, and other stuff.
This year my boy received a blow gun which is illegal in the States of California, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin, the District of Columbia, and New York City.
Amazon.com
It came with sharp metal darts, bamboo skewers, and—my favorite—thumpers.
What’s a thumper? It’s a hard plastic dart with a bulb on the business end. I had on a thick sweater so I said “Try shooting me in the back.”
“Dad, are you sure?”
“You bet.” It was for science.
“Dad, you want me to use full power?”
How much can this hurt? “Send it.”
Pfffft.
“OUCH!!” I felt like I was slugged by a paintball on steroids. Wham, that hurt. We took the thumpers into the garage and shot them through cardboard boxes. They could definitely kill or knock out small game.
We messed around with the blowgun yesterday and took it back outside today.
The metal broad heads easily sunk a half inch into a tree.
I wanted to see how high I could send a broad head. I didn’t even do it at full power. That dart almost flew out of sight. When it landed, it was sunk into the ground up to the orange piece.
If I were to hold the blow gun at a 45° angle and give it a good huff and puff, I’d say the range with a metal broad head would be easily a hundred yards. Imagine 500 men armed with blowguns and firing at the same time. It would be a fearsome weapon.
Overall, this is a fun plinking toy. It comes with quite a few accessories and teaches patience. The only drawback I see is that it’s 5’ long and 2 pieces. I think the 4’ model might be easier to maneuver, but for backyard fun, you can’t beat it.
you'll thump your eye out 
