Laserdarts

The Black Widow is the Laserdarts flagship and the dart most players ask for by name. It is a slim, slightly front-weighted 90% tungsten barrel with back-cut grooves, offered as the coated Black and Gold Widows and the uncoated Silver Widow, in fixed point, moveable point and soft tip versions.

Our Black Widow Darts page lists the whole family in order, with a full guide to weights, grips and coatings. A good starting point is the Black Widow Fixed Ringed.

Yes. Laserdarts are made in the USA by Horizon Darts, Inc. in Kansas City, Kansas, where the barrels are designed, machined, packed and shipped. Horizon Darts is a two-person, family-owned company, so the people answering your call are the people making the darts.

Some accessories sold alongside the line, such as flights from partner brands, are made by those brands. Our story page covers the shop and showroom.

Yes. Laserdarts is the dart brand owned and manufactured by Horizon Darts, Inc. Horizon Darts also sells its own Horizon Darts house line of flights, shafts, points and accessories, and stocks other major brands.

You may see the name written as Laserdarts, LaserDarts, Laser Darts or Laserdart in older listings. They all refer to the same Kansas City brand, and it has nothing to do with laser games or laser throw lines.

Start with the grip you like, then pick a weight within that series.

• Eagles (Silver, Golden, Black): uni-directional grooves, in fixed or moveable point. The ringed Silver Eagle is uncoated; the knurled and Black Eagles add vapor coating.
• WidowMaker: a slim multi-grip barrel in silver or black vapor coating, fitted with L-Style Shape WidowMaker flights, including convertible models.
• CutThroat: vertical grooves that work like rifling, numbered #1 to #6 in steel and soft tip.
• Signature Line: signature barrels such as the Tomahawk, with shark cuts around a smooth center, and the Disco Fever, whose paint changes color as you hold it.
• Laserbitz: a build-your-own barrel system, covered below.

Choose fixed point for a solid, one-piece feel, and moveable point (MP) if bounce-outs off the wires cost you. On an MP dart the point slides back on impact, absorbing some of the shock instead of passing it through a rigid point.

• Weights differ. The Black Widow Moveable comes in 19g, 22g, 25g and 27g, about 1g under each fixed version.
• MP points install from the shaft end. Laserdart MP Points come in five lengths from Super Short to Long and must be used with non-metal shafts, which rules out Spider Leg and aluminum shafts.
• Fixed points can be replaced too. Laserdart Standard Points are 1⅜ in, and Long Points are 1¾ in.

Yes, gradually. The 3-layer vapor coating on models like the Black and Gold Widows adds grip and color, and like any coating it wears with use. Coating and knurling wear is normal and is not covered by the lifetime barrel guarantee.

If you want a finish that won't change, choose uncoated tungsten: the Silver Widow, the ringed Silver Eagle, or the soft tip Silver Eagle #1, which is left bare for a clean release.

Spider Leg shafts replace a solid shaft with four high-tensile wires anchored in a 2BA aluminum base, and they come fitted on fixed point Widows. The wires flex on impact instead of snapping, a heat-shrink sleeve holds them together, and their staggered lengths let you change flights without unscrewing anything. Spider Leg Shafts come in medium length with a black or silver base.

Widow-branded flight systems include the Fit Flight Laserdart Widow, which needs a Fit Flight shaft, and the one-piece Condor Zero Stress Widow flight and shaft.

You thread together a front, middle sections and a rear, each 90% tungsten on a 2BA thread, to build the balance and grip you want. Bitz come in sets of 3 and list their weight, such as the 5.5g Front #1 Raised Ring, the 5.0g #3 Knurled and the 4.0g Rear #1 Ringed, so you can add up your barrel weight before you buy.

New to the system? The Laserbitz Bitz Kit sends one front, one rear and five middles chosen for the balance (front, center or rear) and grip (smooth, moderate or aggressive) you select, with shafts, flights and points in a divided case. A soft tip kit is available too.

Yes. The Widows, Eagles, CutThroats and Laserbitz all have soft tip versions, mostly between 16g and 20g. Convertible barrels switch formats when you change the point:

• WidowMaker Soft Tip Convertible: 18g, 20g or 22g, with heavier 24g and 26g convertibles in steel tip.
• KC Landshark Convertible #3: a compact, front-weighted 18g barrel with shark cuts and knurling.

Before throwing a heavy convertible at an electronic board, check the board's weight rating. GranBoard, for example, recommends darts of 20g or less.

If a Laserdarts barrel breaks, cracks or chips through normal use, we replace it. The guarantee does not cover knurling or coating wear, shafts, flights, points, or barrels that have been modified or abused.

Not sure which model to buy? The Dart Lending Library lets US customers borrow up to two sets for 10 business days, keep what works and send back the rest. You can also call our team in Kansas City at 1-800-542-3278.

The Laserdarts Advantage is the set of manufacturing details that make one Laserdart feel like the next:

• Back-cut grooves: a steep front wall grips on the throw and a gentle rear slope releases cleanly. Laserdarts credits this design to US Patent 4,212,464.
• Hand pointing: points are set by hand for straight alignment.
• Weight matching: sets are matched within 0.05 gram.
• Moveable point option: MP models let the point slide on impact to push past wires.

You can feel the difference most clearly in the Black Widow family.

Buy direct from Horizon Darts, the maker, or from a dealer that carries genuine Laserdarts. Everything in this collection ships from our Kansas City building with the Laserdarts lifetime barrel guarantee, and warranty claims come straight to us.

Retailers, bars and leagues can stock the line through our dealer program. If you want help choosing a model, call or email us.