Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20161201051259

As an engineer, I've always admired the real-life AK-47. The fact that they're still making them 69 years later, with little design change, is remarkable in and of itself. As Nicholas Cage's character in Lord of War said, it's "An elegantly simple nine pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It will shoot whether it's covered in mud, or filled with sand. It's so easy, even a child can use it, and they do."

So when I saw this Nerf AK-47 look-alike on AliExpress for 14 bucks, I just couldn't help myself. Remember that saying "if it looks too good to be true" ? Um, yeah, right.

First, I forgot to pay attention to the dimensions. It's 3/4th size. And being a big guy, it looks embarrassingly small. Second, the clip/magazine is ornamental. Yes, there's a fully functional clip release, but the mag well doesn't connect to a blessed thing. Third, it's designed to shoot stefans. The chamber (as well as the generous supply of 3 darts) is an inch and a half long, waaay up there in the tip of the barrel. Fourth, the sight is not just ornamental, it's the priming handle AND the fill hole for the Orbeez "water bullets". Not even a 1x pin hole. Very un-AK-47 like.

Whew ! Other than that, it's a faithful reproduction of the AK-47. And the range is exceptional ! When you pull the sight, er I mean priming handle back, you get a sense of it's power. Yah, it's yet another YASSML. But a decent YASSML, on par with an unmodified Snipe.

But "water bullets" ??? Seriously. You think I'm gonna use those ? Ugh, gimme a friggin' break. 