Talk:Gyro Strike

"Spool-action"
It's clearly pump-action, it might use a spool to rev up the flywheels, but that does not mean it's spool-action. Do we call the Rough Cut 2x4 gear and rack action, or the Maverick metal rod action? It's pump-action, not a spool. Same goes for Buzzsaw and Ripsaw.

LeTesla (talk) 00:40, October 31, 2017 (UTC)


 * This is... a fair argument, but the one thing I'd say to defend our current use of "spool action" is that you have to keep spooling up the blaster to keep it ready for fire. For pump-action, you either do it once (for standard plunger blasters) or multiple times (for air-powered blasters). With the Gyro Strike and Buzz/Ripsaw, you'd generally have to continue spooling it to keep the manual motor going.


 * If this distinction is too much, then I guess we could change it to pump-action, but I think the distinction is important in the case of how these blasters work. Jet  [ Talk • Contributions ] 03:21, October 31, 2017 (UTC)

Air system blasters are pump-action, same for earlier super soakers.

LeTesla (talk) 01:21, November 1, 2017 (UTC)


 * Yes, I already mentioned that. My point is that I think the distinction is important considering how the blaster operates and fires. It's different from, say, pump-action blasters or even other flywheel blasters. Jet  [ Talk • Contributions ] 04:34, November 1, 2017 (UTC)