b'SLINGSHOT RIFLESO WHATS IT LIKE? You WILL shootThe uniquely Chinese slingshot trigger. Amazing device.For one, there are no assembly instructions, so youbetter than a have to follow pictures. Also, there were two placesStormtrooper I needed to Ddd D ZDsher or tZo. 7he fi rst feZ Zerewith this but to space-back the bolt that holds the white handle toJohn Jeffries its mount which grips the main extending shaft. Thisfull draw is is too long. Over-tighten and it interferes with the aluminium shaft, jamming the tube from extending. I154cm, and overdid it, found I had seized it up, so undid it. I havethats two made it permanently a bit stiffer to extend though. more.IT IS TERRIFYING TO LOAD.The feeling is of cocking a crossbow. As soon as you put energy into it, there is respect. I started with fear. -ust NeeS the Eusiness end Sointed fi rmly Dnd only in the right direction as you work out how to lock and load.Firing is great fun but that trigger does creak until you fi releDse. It feels utterly unliNe Dny DirJun Also, I needed a pair of washers under one side nDlly of the triJJer meFhDnisms EDse\x0f Ds it sDt tilted Dndor ri e I eYer held Eut it hit the \x15\x18mm sSinner on the fithetriggerwasscrapingandnotworkingonce rst shot Zith Dn \x1bmm\x0f Must SlDFed EetZeen the forNs assembled. I sorted it then discarded the includedand POW!shortaluminiumaccessoryrailitcamewithfor2f Fourse\x0f I hDd Eeen D Zuss. 7he sSeed didnt alongersectionofPicatinnyrailandusedmorefeel impressive with the pink (literally girly target-ZDshers to mDNe thDt fi tDt\x0f too. )inDlly I Eolted on Dbrand) stuff, so I asked Richard Rogers to send me spirit level. It looked badass. I was off then I boughtsome EDnds Dnd he ZDs ErilliDnt. 0Dde of \x13.\x1bmm an SMK telescopic sight from PAX airguns and a highyellow Celtic Catty brand elastic with his own RR ring mount from eBay. 62mm x 16mm pouches. I tried those. Also, I gave I tried one of the fi Ye EDndsets it FDme Zith. 7hethe sets they came with a hard yank and realised the pouches are tiny and the natural latex elastic reallylatex had a massive elongation factor, so resolved to thick. I tried a set with a less than full extension andtry them properly after all.it was just too scary So I started over with my ownChrony testing was in order. Here are the results of bandset of 0.45mm Precise. D dDys shootinJ. 0y FonFlusion ZDs thDt one Fould mess about with bands and your arm strength and push past these speeds. The pink was in fact maxed harder than the yellow and the natural latex was way over-maxed. The whole experience, waving it about and cocking to do the testing, left me exhausted! I can tell you that my Chrony has never measured such high speeds by me before. This thing is ridiculously potent.PRECISE 0.45MM PINK: . 207.25 fps, averaged, .210.4 fps max .(Energy = 5.46 ft lbs/7.4 J)CELTIC CATTYS 0.8MM YELLOW: . 205.85 fps, averaged, .208.1 fps max .(Energy = 5.34 ft lbs/7.24 J)SUPPLIED 1.0MM (?) NATURAL: . 232.83 fps, averaged, .258.3 fps max .(Energy = 8.22 ft lbs/11.15 J)The very latest version now has 40mm wide band clips, not 20mm so the power can be way higher.APPEARANCE: 8 Pretty smart for a trigger bolted to the leg of a tripod.BUILD QUALITY: 7 The low precision engineering .of that trigger is a limit.ERGONOMICS: 7 The huge reach makes me want a butt stock, really badly.ACCURACY: 7 Line it up and it can be amazing. A talented shooter will always beat it though.VALUE FOR MONEY: 8 An inexpensive Chinese supertoy. An absolute literal blast.OVERALL: 7.8 As daft and desirable as owning a V8 trike for the sheer hell of it.019018-019 SSW005 best toy rifle.indd 19 26/11/2021 11:28'