Faction Spectre Gel Bead Blaster

So i wanted something i could play around with in and around my house without causing too much commotion since i have shared walls. Nerf is fun, but the darts are easily affected by the wind, and easily lost/damaged. Just not that accurate overall. Airsoft is preferred, but it isn't ideal for the area I live in since airsoft guns look too real, and the bbs don't degrade. Inside the house your looking at possibly damaging something, Not to mention anything gas blowback is too loud and emits green gas/propane. This is were the gel bead blaster comes in. The gun looks like a nerf style gun so hopefully no one calls the cops on you, yet shoots a soft gel bead that easily disintegrates on impact (also biodegradable). 170FPS is a lot of speed, and though i haven't had a chance to chrono the actual speed, it seems pretty accurate. Speaking of accuracy, the bead blaster is plenty accurate. It's not airsoft accurate, but it's much more accurate than Nerf. The blaster feels really good in the hands and was easy to charge and setup. The app is pretty neat too. I haven't had a chance to try out any of the multiplayer options, but the electronic target that the blaster comes with works as advertised. For it's price, and the low cost of the gel beads, i'd take this over Nerf any day. It's not airsoft, but it's a whole lot easier to use/maintain, and safer for playing with others. Highly recommend it!

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I purchased this and the Gel Blaster Turret as gifts for a friends nephews, and boy have they been surprisingly fantastic. I went into these purchases with a bit of unease at first, honestly not knowing what to expect as Amazon is flooded with a ton of these types of "Gel Blasters", and various knock-off airsoft, and nerf-style blasters. Since my friend has gotten these, he's been incredibly surprised at their quality and his nephews have been overall incredibly happy with them.For the handgun, I've been told they feel incredible in the hand even for a big guy like my friend who has massive gorilla-sized palms (he's 6'5"). They're reliable when firing, and have a MASSIVE range at which they can fire. They also come with targets which can be used to play various game modes, so even his little nephews who are small can play with them if they go specifically for the targets, and they have a fantastic time playing competing against their uncle with them.They have incredible power for what they are, and seem to come with a LiPo battery which lasts for quite a long time even when turned on at Full Auto. My friend has told me they've run out of ammunition in the hopper before the battery has died, and the included amount of gel balls definitely helps to allow them to continue playing a long time.One big downside however seems to be that they require proprietary software to be able to function at all. Until you download the application onto your phone, they just refuse to work whatsoever, and won't even turn on. Even with this software present, they're still impressive, and at $50 they're quite a deal for the comfort and power they bring to the table when looking for something a bit more than fighting with nerf.

Water must leak from the gel tank from the wet beads and get internally. This broke within a couple of weeks. When it was working it was great.

Okay this thing is fun. I got it for my niece, but after playing with it I want one for myself! I used it with the Skyfire drone and it was like target practice. The gun packs a punch and I heard the rifle packs an even bigger punch. It does sting a bit if you get hit and I would recommend wearing the glasses that are included if you’re going to play against others. My family and I took turns shooting and calling out random things for target practice. The beads shot pretty far (I’m not good with distance) it was about 4-5 cars length, granted there was some wind to assist. The beads do take ~3 hours to soak but we were too excited and only waited about 2 hours. I would definitely have loved this as a kid and I still love it as an adult! Highly recommend!!

If you want a good intro gel bead blaster that is super high quality, has a lot of built in tech and packs a punch then this is the blaster you want. I recently bought all the Faction line for a 4th of July party and wow did we have fun. This Spectre seems to be the intro model in the line but it's not basic in features. It shoots fast and hard. You can select how many beads shoot with each trigger pull. We used this to target practice and for neighborhood battles using the games built into the app. It is all so much fun! It is amazing that every Faction blaster seems to come with the "smart beacon" as I don't think I have seen other brands have that. I totally recommend!

Will not pair with any phone. UPDATE: looks like the newest Android version is needed, so this gel system & any other tied to android will quickly be outdated & unusable. Company should WARN buyers of this fact instead of wasting our time.

This is a gun is lots of fun to shoot and comes at a great value. The target is easy to set up and connect with the app.The gun comes with 3 firing modes; single, 3 round burst, and automatic/continuous shots. The switch controlling the modes don't quite line up with the icons on the gun, but isn't a deal breaker.Shots from the pistol hurts less than the rifle, but has comparable accuracy and range.Weight and feel of the gun is great and a lot of fun to shoot.The range on the gun before the accuracy starts to fall off is around 30 ft.The app is a great concept but could use some work with the chat features. Target shooting and team elimination matches are fun, looking forward to additional modes releasing in the future.