Ryans Dart Tag Renegade Review
Ryans World blasters were unique in design but drew heavily from the Xshot Reflex pistol. The Renegade, however, goes a step farther and simply copies the internals of the Turbo Advance!
This is a great blaster to follow. But is the Renegade good enough to make it worth the price?
Oversized For Capacity
The Renegade, like the Turbo Advance is dominated by a 40-round drum. Two rings of twenty darts are within. Attaching the drum to the blaster consists simply of pressing the red button on the front mount, sliding it forward, inserting the drum, and sliding the front mount to the closed position. A selector switch is located at the blaster’s back that controls the ring of darts that you fire. This switch controls an internal gear system that rotates the plunger tube and its outlet. However, unlike the Turbo Advance, the drum doesnt like to spin by hand. This makes reloading slightly longer, as you need to keep pumping the priming handle to rotate the drum. Finally, a large barrel with an oblong cross-section allows darts from both rings to travel unobstructed.
The Renegade is actually slightly shorter than the Turbo Advance, with a large, stocky shell instead of a long, thin one. The original blasters horizontal pump grip can be traded in for a vertical one. It is still a blaster that’s primarily suited to hip firing, despite the differences. Although technically it is an iron sight, its size makes it more decorative than practical.
The blaster is adorned with a color scheme and molding that shouts „I COME FROM RYANS!“ There are quite a few overlapping plastic shell pieces, from the main shroud to the faux stock to the large red R that forms the handle. The R handle, like the pistols, is much more comfortable than you might expect. It has plenty of space for all sizes of hands. The plastic is much stronger than the Xshot option (even the drum cover covers are made of thick plastic).
Fifty of the Ryan Dart Tag streamlines are included.
Performance
The Renegade shoots as fast as the blaster it is based on. My sample averaged 75fps, both with the included darts and with Adventure Force waffle darts.
There is no slam fire on this blaster, so youre limited to about two darts per second. It is still a great weapon, considering its sheer power. You have plenty of ammunition to fight for long periods of time, even if youre not firing as fast as you can.
Internals
As stated above, this blaster is a Turbo Advance-based platform. Although its less based on it, and more copied! There are some minor differences once you consider the shape and size (trigger, catch placement, and shape). It is a proven and trusted mechanism. This means that you can theoretically upgrade the spring to increase the fps.
There are many screws that you will need to remove before you can open the blaster. You may need to take out a few pieces of the shell because it has overlapping plastic parts.
