Toy guns and little boys-a match made in heaven. Oh sure, there are little girls who like toy guns, but let’s face it, predominantly little boys play with toy guns.
Even in this age of being politically correct masculinity
isn’t dead—yet!
A stick or baseball bat.
That’s what I used as a gun substitute when I was a small boy. I had toy guns of course, three of which
were my favorites: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. special, James Bond’s Walther PPK
and a bazooka.
When I got older I graduated to a Daisy BB Gun, a pellet gun
and a slingshot.
I wish I had available the plethora of toy guns available to
kids nowadays. OK, so they are colored
brightly for safety reasons and tend to be a little more ‘kid friendly’, but
still, they’re pretty cool.
And among the coolest is
the Alex Brands/Buzz Bee Toys ‘Air Warrior, Ultra-Tek
Snipe rifle. Talk about cool, and it
shoots suction darts up to 72 feet!
Wow!
The heavy-duty Snipe toy rifle has it all: a twist on barrel
extension and an eight-cartridge suction dart clip. Pull back the bolt, a dart loads, push the bolt forward and
you’re ready to rumble! Bang!
If you want to remove the suction dart clip make sure the
bolt is pulled back, push the red button on the base of the Snipe rifle by the
suction dart cartridge and the cartridge slides out for storage or reload.
Ten suction darts come with the Snipe. A slide-on black scope snaps into place on
the top of the Snipe. It even had a
real cross wire for aiming!
The Snipe has a handgrip
for aiming, a snug fit shoulder rifle butt, some pretty cool exterior details
making it look like a high-tech, futuristic weapon and features a red barrel
extension, red bolt, yellow suction dart clip, gray body and blue highlights on
the lower body and handle.
The entire Snipe rifle, once assembled, is three feet
long. It’s lightweight, easy for a
young child to hold (ages six and above) and rugged and durable for plenty of
playtime.
Easy-to-follow assembly and how-to-use instructions are on
back of the colorful heavy cardboard Snipe package. The Snipe rifle, barrel extension, scope and extra suction darts
are held securely in place with twist wires