>Nah, as it turned out, not really. Turns out most people who decide
>they want a blaster would rather just... buy a blaster. :)
>
>(It isn't so much that BlasCap is commercially viable as that BlasTech
>is like Coca-Cola - they rarely, if ever, willingly admit that they
>thought of a product nobody really wants.)

BlasCap always struck me as something of a niche product, for the person who likes the look and feel of old-fashioned slug-throwers, but wants the punch of a blaster in a pinch. The drawback is that it's neither fish nor fowl, as any of the flaws in the original gun will still be there, and even the best-designed semi and fully automatic slug-throwers occasionally jam.