Valken Tactical Revolver CO2 Powered Gas Airsoft Pistol (Length: 6")

"This is a lovely little revolver with some major issues.

At first glance it is a nice, solid gun and feels good in the hand. Pretty loud. Fires about 300FPS /-20 with included shells. Feels so right in the hand. The handle is solid, no wobble or give. CO2 screws in easily with no extra tools.

With that said, it has some pretty big issues:

1. It is incompatible with "short neck" CO2 cartridges, such as the Crosman's you'll find at Walmart and Dick's. It will struggle to fire properly with them, very hit or miss, lots of misfires, inconsistent shooting (sometimes they plop out at sub 200fps, sometimes they go 320fps), etc. Umarex long neck CO2 cartridges worked much better, with only the occasional misfire and less FPS variability over all.

2. Shell compatibility - None! - Valken shells are a hair (like measuring in milimeters) smaller than Dan Wesson high and low power shells - the rim is slightly narrower/flatter, as is the overall width of the shell. Dan Wessons will fit - high powers shoot on par with included shells, low powers in the 180 - 210fps range- but the shells will get stuck in the chamber (have to really force the shell ejector rod) and make it very difficult to cycle (think 15lb trigger pull) due to added length and tension against the rubber seal. You'll need Valken shells if you want to run this reliably.

3. The inner barrel appears to being on a floating spring system that forces the nozzle head into the chamber for a better seal ... and it sometimes gets trapped in the forward position, requiring me to stick something into the barrel to pop it back. Plus side is that you can do cool free spinning with an empty chamber when it is stuck forward, so this could be a good malfunction for cosplay/video making purposes, I guess?

4. Accuracy - as with all fixed hop-ups and revolvers, accuracy is very inconsistent beyond 20 feet, with hop being applied seemingly at random (sometimes wildly veering to the side, sometimes a hard drop, and sometimes an incredible upward trajectory).

Final verdict- as a back up hip or boot gun, knowing it's shortcomings and how to set it up, it could be a fun little side piece, but is probably best suited for cosplay and video production. If you want something more effective you should probably spend a little more and try something else.