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I reviewed the Gen 1 darts in 23g which was a weight more suitable for me but I was quite keen to try the Gen 2 in Stephen Buntings usual weight of 12g to get a feel of what he is actually throwing and how on earth he can throw them so well at such a light weight!
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The new Bunting Bullet Gen 2 dart has a new and fancy looking grip called Ellipse grip. They are available in 12, 21 and 23 grams and are 90% tungsten with the Ellipse grip having a nice gold nitride coating. The darts retail around £48, you can find more info here: Bunting Bullet Gen 2 darts
CONTENTS AND PACKAGING:
The darts come in a slim box and are already assembled inside a foam insert fitted with Target red and gold Pro Grip shafts and Stephen Bunting "Bullet" flights, the points are also Gold Nitride coated.
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PICS OF THE DARTS IN DETAIL:
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CLOSE UPS:
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The darts are really quite dinky at this weight but I do like the look of the gold Ellipse grip, looks like some kind of animal pattern in some of the pics like a snake or something Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images. The grip itself is only a medium level of grip but I think after I played a while and the barrels warmed up it felt a little stickier to my grip but overall its more a curious subtle feeling.
DIMENSIONS:
Length:
A rather short barrel really Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
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Width:
Barrel is widest at the front and has a slight taper so thins out towards the shaft.
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Dimensions in detail:
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WEIGHT:
Two barrels were perfectly matched and the third was just six hundredths of a gram lighter:
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Weight of the full set up as supplied:
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BALANCE:
With nothing attached the balance was just a little front of centre:
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With the supplied set up it moved just past centre towards the rear:
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Balance with my own medium, short and extra short nylon stems and standard flights:
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MY GRIP WITH THESE DARTS:
I tried a few placements of grip, was very happy with my front grip but it felt just as comfy holding in the centre and flew quite well from there too, but my thumb is more than half the width of this short barrel so it was not a big deal whether I gripped close to the front or nearer to the centre Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
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Darts landed in the board in a nice tail up angle:
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CONCLUSION:
Well its a difficult one to decide on these darts mainly because the one overriding factor that is affecting my decision is the very light weight!
It felt like I was almost throwing nothing, it was strange throwing these with them been so light. However in spite of that I kind of did ok and they were quite well behaved for the most part, I just got a little squirriling through the air at times, I think its down to the lack of a smooth release on my part though.
What I did notice though is that after doing the video review and playing with the darts for longer I was beginning to learn how to make them fly better for me. I got a few 120+ scores and even a 140 which was a surprise but the darts only worked best when I concentrated on making my throw smooth as possible. I think its true when they say heavier darts are more forgiving of inconsistencies in your throw, I kind of proved that to myself playing with these. In that respect I think it could be a good training aid trying to tame a light set of darts like these Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
Of course it still depends how you throw, I have a fairly slow throw so any jerks or miscues would throw the dart off kilter by some margin, I think the heavier darts would likely work best for me because of that. I even tried to replicate Stephen Buntings strange power flick style of throw, no chance, lol no idea how he throws them so well!!!
I think if you power in such a light dart then there is less time for it to be affected by a miscue but I cant throw like that. But it was a nice feeling when they did go in well when I had my throw right and smooth, it was very rewarding in that regard Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
I think ultimately though I need to try the 23g model and I am keen to do so. The darts look good and the Ellipse grip is kind of nice but not overly grippy. One thing I did seem to notice a lot though was that even though the stems are nylon they seemed to work loose a lot, a bit strange?
I think the dart was nicely balanced overall, just too light but if you are not shy of using a light weight dart then you will probably like the feel of these but I think it may be best for front and centre grippers Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
Hopefully I will update this review when I get some 23g and just do an edit with additional comments Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
Summary Ratings:
Looks: 8 (I like gold Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images. )
Grip: 6 (on a 1 to 10 Scale, 10 been severe grip)
Weight match: 8.5 (close)
Quality: 8 (quality seems fine)
Value: 7 (not too bad for such a heavily machined dart with gold ti)
Suitability for me: 6 (this model is just too light)
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