REVIEW: Charamile Designs Skewer by PinkDragonTuning

3D-Printed springers are a mainstay of the hobby, with roots all the way back to homemades made out of PVC. Now more than ever there seem to be new iterations and improvements every month. My buddy from the Bay Area, Kyle, sent me a design by Charamile Designs (AKA "Taffy"), and I couldn't wait to check it out.

The Skewer remixes a similar plunger tube to the TalonClaw or Lynx, but with a T-pull prime in the back of the blaster. With people like Sillybutts adding their own retro-inspired flavors to the blaster, I look forward to seeing more of these on the field soon!

Kyle's Etsy Shop "PinkDragonTuning," where you can purchase Fully-Assembled Skewers (and much more):

Sillybutts' first video on the SkewBow design (more info in the video's description):

FAQ & Corrections:
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0:00 Opening
0:31 Introduction
0:57 Skewer Overview
1:56 Ergonomics
2:31 Sillybutts' SkewBow
2:48 Build Quality & Operation
4:44 Aesthetics
5:16 Performance
5:28 Other Thoughts
5:56 Rating & Closing Remarks

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Edited by J Perry Heun, Out of Darts Video Editor

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Track: Kasger - Highland [NCS Release]
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[KyleHuen]

Thanks so much for the review, Luke! The next revision update of the skewer should be able to effectively vanguard magazines with a bit of pulling force. I'm aiming to stick to this ram design to maximize as much bolt airflow as possible.

[FamilyFoamsport]

Endless love for this blaster. I've taken mine to a few games and just had endless fun, it's so great for a light loadout, and my kid loved it so much we built a second one together for him!

[CaptainSlug]

I'm doing okay sleep-wise. The '95 Crossbow files were derived from the modeling work I did over 5 years ago and released as public domain. And all the skewer hardware kits I sell ship with undercut ramrods. I'm also offering kit options for the skewbow and the extra-nonsensical pump-action skewer.

[Spartan]

Ooooh man as a Skewer lover user I am happy to see this~

[GresSimJa]

Taffy popped off with this design. The only Talon Claw-like blaster I love.

[outofdarts]

We're already looking into the new year with great promise for the hobby.

What blaster design would you like to see the hobby build in 2022? We'll do a poll on this later, pitting the 5 most popular comments head to head!

[scottobeach]

So taffy plays at our local club and I'm telling you the skewer is very war practical. I've been tagged so many times with one.

[jeffreycarman]

The skewer looks fun. Thanks for the video.

[Galaxy]

Captain Slug's hardware kits come with a vanguard bolt

[yomaddog]

I wish you could make a nerf mag fed bow like the one Sillybutts made . that wold be so cool.

[idrissamorehouse]

Feelin’ it ! Def can see this looking really cool with some different color combos :)

[mk]

So freakin fun. It hasn't replaced my Lynx/Gecko loadout but it's a blast to run with.

[ZakLeek]

I really love this blaster! I don't have one yet but the playful puzzle-piece-like aesthetic and funky internal mechanism really appeal to me. It seems like the hardware is pretty simple so I'd love to try and build one from scratch myself. Thanks for the review!

[CincyNeid]

Taffy is as awesome as this blaster. He comes to the same Nerf Club that I do. . . .

[mdfind]

I'd love to see a video on the Swift and all the different upgrade parts you sell for it.

[rob]

Bring it to ADL several of our folks have brought them to games!

[taffy]

I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT HI LUKE I NEED TO MEET YOU AT SOME POINT

[psukhopompos]

I wonder if you can make a video about powered springers like the Stampede and why they haven't been explored very much? I'm NOT gonna do it myself, but having a trigger released springer with an linear actuator or gear system to reset the plunger could get around a ton of the gripes people had about it/

[connerturner]

If you lengthen the priming handle a bit an print a T-handle with a hook, you could probably shoulder it comfortable and use your shoulder to prime it by just pushing the blaster forward.

[wildmangeorgesrcchannel]

when i buy the assembled skewer from silver fox do i also get the files too?