This tank certainly exceeded any of my expectations for it! I didn’t pay attention to all the features when buying it (to my son’s absolute delight). I didn’t notice that it can fire very small pellets, but it isn’t anything that made me concerned about any potential injuries…I mean, it isn’t a Red Ryder BB gun after all lol. That was a movie reference, not an actual observation by the way so if you sucked in some air at my previous sentence…relax friend lol. This tank was worth every penny, and, I would buy another one if his brother wanted it. I hope you enjoy!