(This blaster was provided by Hasbro for free for this review. Thanks, guys!)
Ever since itsofficial debut at Toy Fair this year, weve been waiting for the Infinus to finally appear. Was it the new Rapidstrike?It had automatic dart loading for the inserted clip, but would it be reliable? Was worth it for this large new dart blaster? All of these questions are answered „YES“.
FEED ME, SEYMOUR
(Video below, showing the feeding action. You can link here if it doesn’t load.
The Infinus is named because of its infinite capacity. Using the dart loading ramp, a user can feed darts into the magazine without extracting it. The dart is inserted and pressed a button to activate the feed motor. Once inside, another motor turns on to push it between the magazine’s lips. If you use the included 30-dart drum, the blaster will even count the ammo fed into an empty drum, and warn you when the drum is full. When you run out of darts, you are warned. You will also be warned if you get stuck.
The Infinus features a three-color LED above the dart feeder. Green means you have darts ready to fire. Yellow is a sign that you are out. Red means something is wrong (could be as simple as the jam door being open), and you shouldfix the issue.
Although the red light rarely goes on, it is most common when you are not using the 30-dart drum. The blaster does not know how much darts are being fed into it. The blaster will alert you if you overload the magazine and tell you how to fix it. Best not be careless with all your 18-rounders!
Another issue was a few worn darts that got stuck about 3/4 of the time in the tube. The sweet spot is where the dart doesn’t press the feed button but still presses the switch to move on. If a worn dart gets stuck here (wheels are slipping on the dart), the circuit times out.
To move the darts in the tube, you can put another dart into the tube. The blaster will then feed them one by one. How useful!
Blaster Itself
The Infinus is chunkier than the Rapidstrike, but is very similar in length. While the main handle is simple in design,it islarge enough for most hands. The angled foregrip is very comfortable to use, and the 4 D batteries in the stock help keep the blaster balanced. There are two rails on top for assorted accessories, as well as a barrel adapter. There are sling attachment points but the blaster does not really need one unless it is very young.
The internal dart counting is enabled by the first switch on the left, which lines up with the slot on the 30-dart drum. But only with that drum.
Except for the dart loader part, blaster operation works exactly as a Rapidstrike. To rev the flywheel motors, you need to depress the lower acceleration trigger. You then depress the main trigger to feed darts into the flywheels. For a single shot, you can hold the trigger down for several darts. Once you release the main trigger, the pusher assembly will complete its cycle and reset. Interestingly, if youre out of darts, the pusher will cycle once, then stop, even if you hold down the trigger.
Fun fact: theres actually an IR diode and detector contained within the magazine well, lined up with the top dart. This is what the blaster uses when a magazine is empty.
Performance
Other than that the blaster works like a Rapidstrike, what else can I say? My blaster topped out at 65fps single shots. However, based on other reviews, it may be just a little too slow. The full-auto can do between 3-4 darts per seconds, but this slows down the motors. Later shots can drop to 50 feet per second. This is not surprising for a fully-automatic dart blaster.
Final Analysis
The Infinus is a great stock dart blaster.
Reloading works as advertised and is very reliable. The blaster unit is also very efficient.
The Infinus is the main dart-blaster in the Fall product line. It is well worth the price.
Addendum
For our enhancement-oriented fans, the inside of the Infinus iscomplicated, to say the least. There are wires running everywhere, and a large control board in the rear, by the battery tray. Like they say, open at your own risk?
