The Shelby Destroyer Foam Disc Blaster: Will This Be The Nerf Blaster Killer?
Logan
06 Jul 2021
Ssssshhh!!! Another one that you should not tell the Australian Police about as they may require that one may need a firearms license or even just outright ban it. For us airsofters who love shooting projectiles in a fun way, the Shelby Destroyer Foam Disc Blaster should be something up our alley if we need an alternative to water guns and Nerf blasters.
Now on Indiegogo for crowdfunding, the Shelby Destroyer Foam Disc Blaster has a magazine capacity of 120 discs, a rate of fire 6 discs per second, and a velocity of 130 feet per second. It also has a semi and full auto fire modes.
“We are David and Henry Pisor, a father & son from Chicago and the creators of the SHELBY Destroyer - An Iconic Foam Disc Blaster. We collaborated with a world class product development team to bring you the most revolutionary foam disc blaster in the industry. The Shelby Destroyer delivers an epic real-life gaming experience that's engaging for everyone and built to last.
We are huge nerf fans! Competitive battles have been a long standing family tradition. During one of these battles, Henry came up with the idea for this project. Frustrated with replacing batteries, jamming issues, poor accuracy, and constant ammo loading headaches, we set out to see if we could improve the playing experience.
After months researching the marketplace we found that fellow nerf gun aficionados were also hungry for something better. We discovered an ENTIRE COMMUNITY out there just like us! We longed for a foam disc blaster powerful enough to shoot long distances, but capable of adapting to close quarters combat indoors. So we created the SHELBY DESTROYER, a blaster that is mechanically superior, structurally sound, badass-looking, and a whole lot of fun. A piece of equipment so special that it will be passed down from generation to generation.
At first glance, it looks an SRU design, but it is made by H.P. Shelby Manufacturing. Power is provided by the rechargeable lithium battery with a LED light indicators to show battery level. Here are the full specifications:
- Designed, Engineered, and Assembled in America
- 25 Year Warranty
- 110 discs per magazine
- Fast Reload – full stacks of discs at a time
- Four power settings – fires long distances with speed and accuracy for outdoor play. Switch to lower velocity settings for close quarters battles. (the blaster comes with one power setting – you can unlock three additional power settings as one of the many perks of the Shelby force app subscription.
- Fires six rounds per second
- Semi-automatic & Fully automatic settings
- Rechargeable Lithium Battery with external charging base.
- LED Battery Indicator: Green – Strong, Yellow – Near depletion, Red – Recharge
- LED Light: Team color selection
The project immediately reached its funding goals of US$20,000.00 having raised over 350% of the goal but there are still perks available if you want to be one of the first backers to own a Shelby Destroyer. The perks provide 35% off their planned retail price for the next batches after it gets shipped to all backers.
As with crowdfunding projects, there are instances that there are projects that have been funded but do not get delivered to their backers. Always check the risks before backing a project.