I received mine about a week ago. I'm not a BR blaster expert. But I am very happy with my Ultimate Evolution purchase. However, it's weird to me that the words "Ultimate Evolution" are nowhere on the box or on the included literature. Not sure how I prove this is an "Ultimate Evolution" version down the road if I ever decided to sell it. Also, the blueing dye process... like the other gentleman who posted in another thread, I expected the gun to have a blue-ish sheen. But it's been explained that it doesn't work that way. The shiny finish does have splotchy areas... curious if others have similar finishes on theirs. Also, an enclosed card mentions the silicon oil you have to use to keep the gun moist. No instructions on how to apply this oil or where to find it. Also, it's odd to me that NO instructions are included to help you figure out how to correctly attach the battery. Or no mention of why you get an extra screw. Of course these things were explained earlier in another thread. The blaster, is, over all, awesome and I'm very glad I bought it! The weight, the detail, how the replica now closely matches the photos of the hero prop. (Though I wonder why the black stripe running down the side of the grip doesn't come to a curved end at the grip bottom like the screen used one did?) Love to read other comments as your blasters arrive. Alan