Got my lightguns today. Just under a week (over a holiday weekend) UK to US is not too bad at all. Didn't have long to try things out but I did get one up and running in Mame. Had to tweak some things to get it working on the projector. Even in the basement with no lights or windows I still had to bump up the camera brightness and contrast manually. It's an old used projector that I may think about upgrading now.
Quick first impressions: My biggest concern for any lightgun is the accuracy and so for this seems great. I didn't see any issues moving or changing positions. But very little time in. Gun shells: Well I shoot real guns so I'm pretty opinionated here. Overall, I'd say they are good for a light gun. But I also think most light gun shells kind of suck. The grip is fat (too fat) and I don't care for the finger grooves. The finger grooves I can grind off with Mr. Dremel pretty quick but the size and shape of the grip would be a lot harder to modify. Luckily it's not so bad that I can't live with it. The trigger is OK but I do wish it had a distinct click. The sights are alright, the rear notch could be wider for my taste but fine overall. The top rail looks OK but I haven't had a chance to try a red dot on it yet. Other buttons feel good, not awesome but good quality. The pump is on the small side with a short action but it's smooth and I'm glad he fit it in. Last item is more of a missed opportunity: I wish he had an attachment point for a rifle stock. This is a thing in the real gun world these days and all it would have taken is to put a vertical section of rail at the back of the gun shell. Looks like I'll have to come up with a mod to add a stock on my own.
WOW its great they made it over to you so fast!
The stock attachment would be a good idea, Maybe he could get a clip on style attachment made?
Its not something I would use personally but still a cool idea.
As for the other stuff I did a little physical overview and tried the scope off my paintball gun on it which clipped on fine.
I agree about the handle being a little fat, Its just about comfortable for me and my medium hands but think you would struggle with small hands.
Its chunkier than the prototype!
I do seem to remember Andy mentioning something about having to thicken the shell up in places for strength so I would double check before taking a grinder to it heh.
As for the sights I was of the opposite opinion I would of liked a smaller gap but these things of course are personal preference