Till Phasers.com comes along I guess I'll just have to settle for my AR15.
I can see the posts now...
I just recieved my new parts kit from Plasmamaster for my Mark 4 Post Ban Phaser Rifle. (Thank god this puppy does not have a bayonet lug.)
I was happy with the over all fit and finish as everyone knows that Plasmamaster is the closest to Star Fleet Spec, That and the fact that they use Dilithium lined Ignition chambers, Not some unlined knock off Chamber sold by some of the Feriengi arms dealers that hang out on this site Like AntiUSFP.
After a small problem fitting my aftermarket power packs, mail ordered from Seti Alpha 5, I logged on to Phasers.com To get some quick tech advise From Moderator ErictheKlingon, Who advised me to just insert the power pack into the well and beat it on the side of the table until it seated, while I know this is not Starfleet Standard Operating Practice, I found that it worked quite well.
Now I was ready for that first day at the range with my new Mark 4gery. So I piled all my shooting gear into my airtight range bag and took the public transporter out to my favorite range on Luna. ( as no directed energy weapons are allowed in private ownership on earth since the ban.)
As I pulled on my pressure suit I saw that I had the Range pretty much to myself, Execpt for some old geezer in a old style starfleet pressure suit with engineering tabs blasting away with a old Klingon Disruptor. No doubt he was one of those poor souls who frequent Phasers.com's sister site Disruptors.com.
Thats OK, I would show this guy the inherent superiority of Starfleet technoligy over Klingon Junk! I stepped to the line, Adjusted the hologram site for a 1000 meter zero and slowly pressed the firing stud...Only to be greeted by the Howling whine of the power pack begining a full load dump!!! I quickly flung the rifle away from me, letting Luna's low gravity carry it beyond the berm, where it Exploded in a flash of green light that lit up the better part of a kilometer...Darn it, I muttered...My 400,000 credit rifle had just vanished in a KB!!!
I knew I should have Bought a Rock Raygun Arms instead of this overated Plasmamaster Peice of junk!
To add insult to injury, I now heard the old guy in the Fleet engineering tabs Chuckling to himself down the line. "Ahh laddy, Ye shoulda brought a fine Klingon Disruptor, It'sa wee Engineering marvel it is. Built by Klingons, It'll never let ya down.