New toy blaster company: PaperShooters

Disclaimer: This is not actually Nerf. But since it's still in the same genre of harmless toy guns, I thought I'd alert you to its existence.

There's a new company out there that's just getting off the ground. While the name- PaperShooters- is not the most indicative of good performance, I think this group has actually hit on something. There's currently a Kickstarter crowd-funding project for them, and apparently people are eager enough for this product that the goal of approx. $7,000 has been far exceeded.

But to get to the good stuff:

The premise of this product is a "build-your-own customizable blaster" that shoots biodegradable paper ammo. The gun itself is, I believe, made of plastic, but it comes with several cardboard "skins"- pre-cut designs to put on your blaster. They're claiming that it has "marksman accuracy" and will shoot 65 feet.

Pros:

1. Buildable. You get to have fun putting together the 124 separate pieces. Great for those who would like to know how their gun works.
2. Biodegradable ammo. The ammo is made of paper, and is therefore biodegradable.
3. Make your own ammo. The kit comes with a mold with which you can make your own ammo out of scrap paper.
4. Realistic. This would be a wonderful product for teaching gun-safety, because it's realistic but perfectly safe.

Cons:

1. Not a Nerf gun, not compatible with anything Nerf, not for nerf wars, etc.
2. Non-reuseable ammo. You shoot it, it splats, and that's that.
3. "Some assembly required." This will not be a piece of pie to put together. It has a hundred twenty four pieces, after all. A lot of them will surely be small.

Overall, though, I think this product would be well worth the buy. Go to PaperShooters.com to get more info, or just go to the Kickstarter page and check out the videos there.

What do you think about it? Tell me in the comments!

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