I bought this gun as a for my friend as a bit of a joke I didnt really intend for it to work i rather thought it would be good as a plaything, as a roleplay prop. For this purpose it works fantastically well. Unlike most other guns of this type it is metal and can afford being dropped. Its plastic silencer doesnt actual silence (although i didnt expect it to anyway) but looks authentic and is the appropriate length for the gun. But if you are looking for a gun that will actually fire the caps then i would NOT choose this gun for several reasons. One is that the loading mechnism is cool but reallllly flimsy, also the wheel upon which you put the caps falls out all the time. This is also alot smaller than it looks and is the right size for a 7-10 yr old. Overall as a prop brilliant, as a cap firing gun really not so good.