Buzz Bee Toys takes up a decently large chunk of shelf space at Walmart, thanks to the Adventure Force line. Among their entries this year is a double pack, featuring two blasters and multiple accessories, including magazines that clip together. Its another item thats clearly sized for younger kids but it has the performance youd expect from modern Buzz Bee blasters. Its the Arsenal Blaster Pack, and its worth a look if youre trying to arm multiple children.
Two For The Price Of One
The Arsenal blaster pack comes with two blasters, three magazines, and darts. The first blaster is a pistol that looks a lot like the Air Warriors Revolution. My opinion about it is mostly positive, but I do have one complaint: I prefer the blaster’s aggressive shapes to the Revolution. It looks mean, but is balanced out by the blue and neon green color scheme. It has a larger main grip than that of the Revolution and is extremely comfortable.
While the scope accessory is primarily cosmetic, it’s great for pretend play. Again, seeing as this kit is geared for small children, it has some issues in adult hands. The handle is simply awkward to use, and the short stock is pointless unless you decide to press the blaster against your shoulder and only use your trigger finger (not gripping the back at all). That being said, the bolt action is easy to grip, with an easy prime. A ball at the end would have been a more comfortable option, though.
Both blasters have a top-mounted rail thats compatible with existing Buzz Bee attachments.
Clipped Together
Starting this fall, many of Buzz Bees magazine-fed blasters shipped with new magazines. The new blasters work exactly the same way as the older versions but with one important difference: the molded attachment points let users make their own jungle magazines, rather than using tape or another connection method. In theory, you could connect as many magazines as you wanted, regardless of practicality. In practice, two or three magazines is the most youll probably use, with the free magazine being loaded on the fly during play.
Blaster Performance
Both blasters averaged 75fps with the included darts not quite as hard-hitting as some other Buzz Bee blasters, but well within expectations.
Rate of fire, of course, differs greatly. If you’re really pushing the pistol, it can fire two darts per second. The other blaster can fire one dart per sec.
Of the two blasters, the pistol is more useful, but it may not be the first choice for the little foam blaster in your life.
Internals
As noted, the pistol is essentially the same as the Revolution. For this review, I’ll be disassembling the second blaster. The blaster is set up in a similar way to the Alpha Rogue bolt-action blasters, but it has more space for a dartmagazine. The plunger tube is somewhat smaller in diameter than other magazine-fed Buzz Bee blasters. This may impact efforts to replace the spring, should you choose to go that route.
