Air Zone review: Triple Shot

I've decided to stray from my usual Nerf and Buzz Bee reviews to review a blaster from another company: Air Zone.  Air Zone is a ToysRUs exclusive line of blasters, most of which are reproductions of blasters by Buzz Bee and Lanard, but occasionally they come out with their own blasters, such as the Punisher, seen below,

and the Power Strike 48.

A demo video of the Punisher can be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO7eYOuTvy0&feature=player_embedded

Now, anyhoo, I'll be reviewing the Air Zone reproduction of Lanard's Triple Shot.
MSRP: $19.99

The blaster holds 12 Air Zone Slugs (that's what their darts are called). The stock/dart holder was a very nice touch, and I was impressed with that. With blasters of this rank in dart gun society, I am normally not impressed with coloration, but Air Zone has managed to impress me.

The cocking mechanism is the dark grey piece on the ventral side of the blaster. Although some may tend to differ, the mechanism was very easy to use in my opinion.

The revolving barrel reminds me of the HyperFire from NERF Dart Tag.

Although I am normally biased towards Nerf and Buzz Bee, if you want to take this venture, I suggest trying it.

Range: Decent, 20-35 feet. (6/10)
Accuracy: If you are an experienced Nerfer, you'll have no problem getting an accurate shot. (7/10)
Reliability: Good quality, but not the highest quality. (9/10)
Rate: Again, if you're an experienced Nerfer, you can shoot pretty quickly. (9/10)
Capacity: 12 darts max. (10/10)
General: Very appealing. I actually like this blaster compared to other guns of this type. (10/10)

OVERALL GRADE: B+


In conclusion, this sums up to be a good blaster. If there's a ToysRUs near you, I'd suggest besides looking for Nerf or Buzz Bee, to also look for this blaster!

I also want to bring up some exciting news about this blog.
In the near future, I will be doing something special to my reviews. In addition to my written reviews, I will be adding a supplemental demo video of the blaster that I'm reviewing.

~XTN