This is a very basic set of darts, slightly below average in quality. The barrels themselves look ok and appear to have a nice knurled pattern to provide good grip, but the reality is that while they are knurled, the pattern isn't all that coarse and combined with the polished finish, make a slippery barrel that is hard to throw with any decent amount of accuracy. But given enough time, anyone can adjust their throwing style to compensate for it. The flights are adequate enough, a little better than you would expect from an entry level set like this. Rigid enough for good flight stability, but not rigid enough to drive the price up. The shafts are probably the highest quality pieces of the whole kit. Included are two sets of their Gripper 3 nylon shafts with flight lock rings, which are pretty high up in their mid-grade range, and one set of their red plastic low grade shafts that are meant only to be used in case you're in the middle of a game and one of the main shafts breaks. After use, the idea is to replace the broken one(s), and return the red one(s) to their original backup status. The flight protectors are standard issue for Unicorn, nothing special, but they do the job. Better aluminum sets that grasp all four sides instead of just two can be purchased for around $2 - $3. The last item is the case. It's the standard compact case that Unicorn has been using since about 2002 or 2003. It's more just for storage than for protection simply because of the brittle plastic it's made from. If you drop it, it will shatter. It holds one set of barrel and shaft assemblies, plus one spare set of shafts and two sets of flights (the set being used plus one spare set), and the ring of flight protectors. This set is ok for a beginner, but at $30 it's grossly overpriced. If you look around, you can get this set for around $15 online. Realistically, there's about $16 worth of darts here, if you keep in mind that the darts on their own are only worth about $6 - $8, the extra set of Gripper 3 shafts around $3, the extra set of flights around $2, the case around $4, and the flight protectors and the red shafts are completely worthless. If you start looking around at UK online stores, you can get a nice set of tungsten barrels only for around $15. After you supply your own shafts and flights, you can have yourself a really nice set of high quality tungsten darts for around $20. Just take your time, because you can find a lot better for a lot less.
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