The Executioner Pro Fly Killer Mosquito Swatter Racket Wasp Bug Zapper Indoor Outdoor Over 55cm Long

I bought this device because a co-worker of mine recommended it. He had the regular version and I had to one up him. The item came right on time as always, when I buy through Prime. I was hesitant on this because i was not sure how strong the wires would be. The picture does not do it justice. The wires are more like aluminum bars about the thickness of a 8 gauge nail and are pretty strong. I have applied pressure with my hands to verify its well made and wont break. The racket end is about the size of a badminton set and the handle is the size of a tennis racket. It houses 2 C batteries. The test is how well it shocks. My first attempt sold me on it. I found a large carpenter ant and threw it onto the bars. The second it touched, electricity sparked (made a loud pop) and the ant exploded and landed about 4 feet away. It was enough that my kids didn't want to be anywhere near it or attempt to use it. I next used it on a small moth flying in my house. This did not spark, I'm assuming do to the size and little to no body mass, but i didn't release the button right away and the moth turned red and smoldered.You could see the burn going through it. I have been waiting for a large gathering of bugs outside my house in a swarm to take a swing or two at. The issue is getting use to swinging it at bugs. Fly's are pretty fast and can be hard to hit. In the end this thing is in no way a toy and does its job well. Update I have a gazebo I am building and am currently putting in the screening. Flies are coming in like crazy. I decided to get this out because, my sugar gliders, eat flies and I figured I can score them an easy meal. I have been using it and for small insects, its pretty lethal. Some flies that land on it die, and if you let off some juice, you can see their wings move from the nerves. Pretty morbid, I know. Anyways, this makes a pretty loud crack when the bugs touch it, but I'm finding larger bugs (and some smaller) are not killed by this. I hit a fly 4 times in the air, each time the fly created a spark, but did not go down. Now i don't know if these are local flies, or ones from Krypton, but many larger insects can take the shock. Most smaller ones die. Larger ones it's a toss up between death, wounded to the point they can't fly or laughing it off. I have even had a few horse flies come in. If you have never seen a horse fly, count yourself lucky. They are about the size of Mothra from the old Godzilla movies. The few that I've had, have gone down but not died. I usually just whack them and put them out of their misery before being eaten (by my gliders of course). I originally said this is not a toy, but I am finding it REALLY FUN to use.

Packs a punch with a satisfying POP! and definitely works more efficiently than the zappers with the safety grid. It’s perfect for mini pests but seems to only stun flies so you may need to squish them when they’re down before they regain their senses.

When I bought this product, I was skeptical. I eventually got it because I read an interesting article. The author of the article visited a mosquito research facility, and noticed that all the researchers carried these things with them, swinging them around as they toured the facility. Now THAT is a good endorsment. We have a terrible mosquito problem in our backyard. Obviously, nothing on planet earth is a perfect solution when it comes to mosquitos. But this thing really does work. It lights up with a satisfying spark and pop when you hit a mostquito. And, if you swing it around for just a few seconds or so, you probably will. Is it going to protect you from every mosquito in your yard? Of course not. But it does reduce the number of mosquitos in your immediete area. Which is great. Everybody knows that a bug-zapper on the side of the house doesn't work. It simply can't kill enough mosquitos to make a meaningful impact. But a moving bug-zapper controlled by you that only targets the mosquitos in your specific space? Makes sense. The way it works is that there is a small button on the handle. When you press the button, you can hear a very slight high-pitch noise that is the eletricity ramping up. It is ready to go instantly, as far as I can tell. When you let go of the button, there is not shock, and the metal part of the swatter is cold to the touch. No worries. This is not the best personal mosquito control product. DEET is. But this is certainly the most FUN. It really is oddly satisfying.

I left some screenless windows open for a few hours while I was away to let in some fresh air. To my horror I also let in about 200 flies. I put up a bunch of fly paper and caught about 50 that way. The rest were dispatched with the Executioner Pro over a period of about 3 days. Thank god I had this thing. As everyone who's tried it knows, it's is very satisfying to kill flies this way. I prefer this to the shielded designs. What I don't like is that the button forces me to hold it too far back and it's too heavy. I have to use it two handed to accelerate fast enough to hit flies mid-air, which limits my reach. Most of my kills are by catching the fly against a surface and striking the surface. If I approach slowly and straight on, flies don't know what to do or where to go. I accelerate the last six to eight inches striking whatever surface they where perched on. This works against walls, ceilings, tables, fabrics. If you can finesse it, you can do this with low enough force to not damage anything and so far the Executioner Pro is holding up to the stress (over 150 confirmed kills). This begs the question though, why not just use a fly swatter? I prefer this because I'm able to strike with less force from a closer distance and have a much better kill rate with this thing. And the electrocution is specifically satisfying. An improved version of this device would have a much shorter handle and be much lighter weight so it can be accelerated and maneuvered faster. You think the reach of the long handle and the large racket head are going to help you, but it all adds mass and from where you have to grip it to reach the button, you have a mechanical disadvantage. You can get fast enough if you have room to accelerate, but it takes space. This thing is basically like a heavy tennis racket. Think about it. Do you actually have room to swing a tennis racket hard in your house? Maybe my house is too cluttered, but I find it very difficult to use it effectively as it was intended, for mid-air strikes. And I have pretty decent reflexes. For perspective, I can snatch larger house flies out of the air with my bare hands.

Yes, the bigger bugs may not die instantly... But there's satisfaction in this as well. I don't mind a double tap here and there. Why didn't I have one of these before? No mess, just a fried crispy bug. Sorry vegans.

So, if, like me you've read all the reviews and are still unsure whether to buy one of these read on...... We have a caravan which is on the edge of some woodland and we are plagued with flies all day. Like most other people, I bought a couple of the electric fly bats you can get everywhere now. To be fair, they do the job if you can get the pesky little buggers into the centre grid and stun them. Then, flip the bat over and fry till smoking to ensure their demise. I arrived home last Friday to find the Amazon package awaiting. With ill concealed eagerness I ripped the cardboard asunder to reveal the The Executioner in all it's pristine glory. "Can't wait to try this up at the van" I said to the missus. She just glared back at me with the withering look all wives reserve for their spouses who go and spend 10 quid on a one pound fly bat. (In their opinion.) I was instantly impressed by the weight and feel of the device. Hmmm. No cheap Chinese toy this baby. The warning stickers were also suitably impressive. DO NOT use on other humans, sheep, bison, goats, the grumpy old git from number 27, escaping criminals or in the shower. Wow. Sounds promising. We trundled off to the van Friday evening and while the missus took the dogs out to look for roaming illegal immigrants, I slipped the two provided AA batteries into the shotgun chamber. Sorry, battery compartment. The excitement was palpable as I pressed the button, a rewarding hum worthy of Luke Skywalker's lightsabre eminated from it. This baby felt ready for action. At this point I should mention I have been involved with electricity in one way or another for most of my 60 years on the planet. So my next action will no doubt invoke bewilderment from the reader. So impressed was I with the hum of promised power I brought the killing machine closer to my right ear (I'm slightly deaf in it) to further assimilate the throbbing promise of doom. My missus came running in when she heard the scream with a "What have you done you daft bugger? And why does your ear look like it's been on the griddle pan?" Hmm. A fair question. I can remember thinking, "Argggghhhhhhhhh. I can't wait to see what this will do to a fly after the crack I've just had!" So, before long a medium sized fly appears and as usual, begins to taunt us. As I gripped my new secret weapon and s-l-o-w-l-y meandered towards the offending creature It buzzed off into the kitchen. I could swear it stuck up two legs at me. Just as I got to the fly, it took off and in sheer desperation I swiped the bat at it. HOLY CRAP! There was a bright flash of light and a crack worthy of Nikola Tesla's lightning experiments. The fly's wings blew off and it plummeted in a graceful arc straight into the sink. I looked in awe at my missus, then at the bat. Finally. A weapon of means to redress the balance. I spent most of the weekend bat in hand just looking for vile flying things to kill and with each satisfying strike I knew that at last I had found a worthy weapon in my fight against the fly. The only downside is my missus has now taken control of my bat. She stalks the decking with a demented glint in her eye just willing some cocky buzzing behemoth to come and meet its doom...... This is without doubt the finest fly bat EVER. Small flies will disintigrate on contact. Larger ones will plummet to the deck stunned, whereupon you scoop them up and fry the nasty little sods. I must add, the stench of a frying fly is not pleasant, but very rewarding, especially when served with fries and a little mayo. This is an awesome product. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. *** UPDATE *** AUGUST 2015 So, it's been a really quiet year up to now for fly extermination up at the caravan. I suspect that the boys have been warning each other away whilst sharing a nice juicy turd. "Keep away from that mad bastard at number 20 lads, he's so keen to kill us, he's even tested the bat on his own ear!" Anyway, as a man of the world, (Yes, I've those notorious books about Gray...) and, well, it got me thinking. The missus has been getting a little frisky of late and to be honest, we've tried almost everything to imbibe a little joie de vie into the bedroom proceedings. However, there are only so many times a cold can of baked beans and some Vaseline can be classed as "different", especially when used with the chopsticks and a mouldy barm cake. We came up to our little haven last Friday, and by Saturday Mrs Frisky was in overdrive. Not even the local ice cream applied with a plastering trowel was slowing her down, so, I decided radical action was called for. After plying her with several Vimto's she became a little giddy and thus, more receptive to a different kind of hanky panky, namely a little lightweight spanking. So, she disappears into the bathroom to "prepare herself" while I gallantly neck down another vodka and flu powder to face my duty.Any way, she took so bloody long to emerge I'd had time to conceal my surprise weapon and down another 4 vodka and flu powders, hic. Before she could speak, with one fluid movement, I had her bent over the wooden thingy at the foot of the bed (barbed wire previously removed) with her ample derriere high in the air. Dribbling profusely, I whipped out the Executioner, (bearing in mind my though processes are now somewhat clouded due to the alcohol consumed; plus it seemed a bloody good idea at the time) I pressed the switch and whacked her across the right cheek with it. Apparently, the scream could be heard over a mile away, (how was I to know she moisturised her arse?!) and before much time had elapsed, the site warden was hammering on the door trying to see in with his glass eye. I assured him all was well, but the pong of singeing moisturised flesh was telling another story.... The police were very understanding about the whole episode and I even gave some tips on using the Executioner to a young impressionable bobby.....

Expensive but best zapper so far that it has battery which u can change it after time

Pero es más grande y, sobretodo, más robusta que la que tenía antes. Podrías matar las moscas incluso por la fuerza bruta, con un buen raquetazo, sin miedo a que se desmonte la raqueta. He matado incluso arañitas gordas. Con mantener el botón apretado varios segundos, se quedan bien fritas. Me encanta el chisporrazo inicial. Da sensación de calidad y sin duda la volvería a comprar. Este modelo utiliza dos pilas pequeñas, con son más comunes que las medianas que utiliza el otro modelo, y te duran una eternidad. REVISIÓN: Han pasado 4 años, y la raqueta está igual que como la compré. Apenas he cambiado la batería un par de veces. Realmente dicen la verdad: está hecho para durar. Me encanta!

An outstanding product that does the job well. Solid construction that holds up over the cheap Chinese imitations