The "Caliburn" serial blaster designed by Captain SLUG
which is also known as "curry bar" —— Sword in the Stone
It is a magic product in the field of Nerf Blaster
Early in 2017
Captain SLUG had already designed a prototype of Caliburn
the extreme power brought from its huge cylinder
and the punk futuristic outer look
as well as its storied name "Caliburn"
make Caliburn series become a relic of Nerf blaster players
Licensed by the original designer Captain SLUG
Worker has inproved this Caliburn to the third version
and hit the market on this November 11
Finally, I can get this relic
and get on my own pilgrimage
The main outer parts of Caliburn sereis are 3D printed
Worker uses PLA material here
compared to ABS or other materials
PLA is stronger enough to print bigger model
and you don't need to worry about its durability
However, you can see it clearly
this PLA model printed by FDM technique
has obvious lines texture on the surface
and the hackly edges are also awkward
The good news is the printing precision is not bad
the grey and white color I ordered looks purely beautiful as well
but I am still worried about some printed force bearing parts
Therefore, I bought an upgrading kit
then I can replace the trigger group, mag release, and the cylinder with CNC aluminum alloy parts
Longevity isn't the most important, I just feel better with it
Caliburn receiver made by Worker that being improved to ver.3
is built with one-piece PC molding instead of printed in separate parts before
as the major force bearing part of the entire blaster
this receiver is pretty robust
I feel like its average thickness is two times of the Prophecy series
only this case weight about half a pound
but you could still see some bubbles inside
The translucent feature makes it more obvious
so this point should be improved
The basic frame of this blaster is structured by long screws, the nylon outer rod, and the aluminum alloy linking rod
the nylon outer rod is used to cover the screws and hold its position
Based on the manual
insert the screw rod into the corresponding hole on the receiver
then fix it by the front stabilizer
the screw rod will also be fixed by the nut
The pump pushing rod will be assembled with the aluminum alloy rod
put on the o-ring, then thrust it into the ass of the receiver
The rod and four screw holes on two sides
will fit well to the front side of the rail
then lock it with M5 screws
The angled grip style pumping assist
does not have the QD function
screw it on the rail directly
You don't need to fully lock the muzzle brake after you assemble the front cover
because you need to assemble the rifled barrel then
The mag release is fixed by an iron pin
attach it to the spring and that's it
Similarly, three back rod will be inserted into the rear of the receiver
then screw the nut on
The releasing lever of the trigger group is pulled by a spring
and the pivot pin is reserved
lock it with a screw, don't let it fly away
There is a printed decoration part on the grip, insert it together
then push them all to the receiver through the rod
The translucent PC cylinder and piston
some lubricating needed before assembly
so you can jerk it smoothly and improve the air seal
At last, put on the butt cover, screw the nut tightly, and you're done
This receiver could use the long type bullet of Nerf Elite series
but the short type bullet will provide a better performance
so I bought this 10rnd capacity short bullet magazine, the same one as "Honey Badger"
insert the adjustable rifled muzzle device from Worker
to improve the trajectory performance
this adjustable device is interesting
you can adjust the angle of rotation
to control the rotating direction and magnitude when shooting the bullet out
I just ignore the non-adjustable iron sight out of the box
this kind of relic should definitely be accompanied by some noble stuff to show its gorgeous identity
80cm overall length for this blaster
1.5kg weight for just the blaster
not very heavy, because there are not too many metals parts
Three nylon rods at the front
are covered by carbon fiber texture
with the original aluminum color of the pumping rod, it shows an aggressive feel of mechanism
The bottom half part is the majority of futuristic style with that translucent cylinder
it looks pretty nice
especially the silver color aluminum alloy piston and the huge spring inside the cylinder
will let you know immediately that you don't want to piss this badass off
The entire grey and white color sexual apathy style
with the metal frame and CNC finished small parts
you can feel its obscure aggression under the low profile cover
that is the identity of "Caliburn"
Of course, this is just my own preference
you could definitely customize it to a fancy style with the rainbow color
Although the main parts are 3D printed
with the upgraded one-piece receiver
reinforced by six metal rods as the frame
the entire blaster is solidly assembled
The charging action goes up to 160mm
so even it comes with that exaggerated cylinder and spring
the pumping won't take too much force
However, it doesn't use non-linear spring
so the last half way still needs some strength
This Caliburn is not comfortable to hold
because its entire design is for the huge cylinder and track
no extra accessories attached
The stock is also non-adjustable
I feel so uncomfortable to hold this thing
so I think this guy is only born for the shotting performance
there isn't any consideration of "ergonomic"
The biggest issue I can't get used to is its huge trigger force
I can't even use the first joint of my index finger to pull the trigger
I need to use the second joint, even with some help of my palm
and pull it so hard
We know that the trigger force is a critical factor that affects practical accuracy
Such a big trigger force
won't let your triangle area between the shoulder and arms be stable
In other words, you put too much strength on hands
so you can't let your arm at ease and make an accurate shot
As a mythic golden weapon of Nerf blaster
the most known feature of Caliburn is its wild shooting performance
My place is not big enough
so I can't test what is its exact maximum range
Based on other uploaders' reviews on YouTube
it could easily shoot 30m right out of the box
If you use the hard target at home
the short bullet from Worker will not survive after shooting two times
I could only say this badass is too wild
so be careful when playing it
Caliburn not only has a strong power but also has a good accuracy
after zeroed in the optic and adjusted the rifled barrel
you can torture Mr. Trump as much as you can
I haven't tested the longer distance
just 10m at home, shooting a 10cm target
no bullet will miss
For all Nerf blasters
Caliburn should definitely have the best shooting performance
and this miracle weapon isn't too expensive actually
Only about 600RMB (100USD) will let you get an entry version
and I paid not more than 1000RMB to get the entire set with the upgrading parts and rifled barrel
Before Worker started to make Caliburn
as the masterwork of Captain SLUG
Caliburn is very famous already
However, Captain SLUG doesn't register a company
it only shows "homemade blaster" on their main website
you could even download the manual and part list on their page
then make you own customized Caliburn or Megaburn by 3D printing
Also, Captain SLUG designed a lot of blasters with the same structure
and has super-futuristic looks
If there are some studios in our country could cooperate with Captain SLUG
and design more different blasters
or even mold it industrially to reduce the cost furthermore
then that will be perfect
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