The Aeon Pro may be out, but it’s not the only short dart firing pistol out there. A year and a half ago, a modder from Singapore by the name of Gavinfuzzy released the Spamf; it’s a conversion of the Nerf Accustrike Falconfire into a magazine-fed, short dart pistol. As a 3d printed conversion kit, it’s more expensive than the Aeon Pro (be it in money spent, or time printing). Even so, the more compact nature and lower starting velocity makes for a uniquely versatile blaster.
A shoutout to Silverfox Industries for printing this conversion kit; while I had already purchased files to print one myself, I was busy with the Vortex FDL; I also wanted something extremely well printed compared to my work.
Nice Prints!
Installing the kit was fairly easy, following the instruction pictures on the shop page. I had a few Falconfires on hand, through thrifting and clearances, so that prerequisite was already taken care of.
Performance
While not a scientific test, I could consistently hit a sheet of printing paper taped to my back fence from my back door. I need to measure how far that is, but it’s still encouraging.
In theory, you can do two darts per second. In practice, however, you’re plinking shots with a small blaster, and doing maybe one shot per second. Given the consistency and accuracy of a tuned Spamf, though, you shouldn’t need excessive rates of fire.
Final Opinion
The Spamf is a fun blaster to use, be it close quarters, superstock wars, or Humans v Zombies. It’s more expensive than some recent product releases, but given its versatility and small size, it’s still a great buy. It’s easy to mod for performance, comfortable, and fun to use. Commercially available blasters like the Aeon Pro may exist, but there’s still a place for the more homemade options.