Tuesday, May 4, 2010

This is the N-strike Vulcan EBF-25. It's Nerf's fully automatic 'dart cannon' capable of firing 3 darts per second. This is a must have and two would be better! Go Rambo with this one! The Vulcan works in two modes; single shot and of course full-auto. The full auto action is provided by Nerfs 'piston powered internal launching system'. The Vulcan comes with a folding detachable tripod a 25 capacity firing belt and 25 'whistler' darts and an ammo box(optional to use). The 'cons' to this gun are that it requires six 'D' batteries and it fires fast so you need to reload quickly, so make your shots count. I am trying to come up with a way to connect the belts for longer fire blasts. If anyone out there has any ideas let me know.
The gun retails for $39.99, which I think is a fair price. Andy likes to save this one for the end of the battle.

Monday, April 12, 2010



This is the N-Strike Raider Rapid Fire CS-35. This is a pretty awesome gun. It is the highest dart capacity gun that Nerf has to offer, holding 35 Nerf Clip System darts. This is made possible by it's drum magazine. The drum magazine features a clear window to keep track of ammo consumption. The really cool thing about this "drum" is that it works with the other magazine style Nerf guns such as the Deploy CS-6, Longstrike CS-6, Longshot CS-6, etc. The Raider also features a single or multi-shot mode. Pump the front handle back then forward and pull the trigger for single shot and for raid fire hold down the trigger and pump the forward handle as fast as you can. When firing in rapid mode I have found that the better you can "rack" the forward handle all the way back and all the way forward you have less problems with jamming. Another way to avoid jamming problem is to keep the darts in good condition. The more the darts get torn up or bent the worse they fire. The stock also extends or comes off which is pretty cool. A "must have" for your Nerf collection.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

N-Strike Rapid Fire CS-20


This is the N-Strike Rapid Fire CS-20. The image you see is exactly how it comes out of the box(no assembly required), except it is not loaded. Just unpack the darts and load your Rapid Fire and pump the front handle 30-35 times, select what mode you want to use-single shot or rapid fire mode, and squeeze the trigger! It launches all 20 darts within about 4-6 seconds around 25-35 feet. This Nerf gun retails for about $25 which I think is a pretty good price for how much fun it is. The down side or "cons" to this gun that it takes about 30-70 seconds to reload and like I said before about 4-6 seconds to fire all the darts in rapid mode. You can obviously use single shot mode for slower fire, but where's the fun in that? An up-side to the Rapid Fire CS-20 is that you can use a variety of Nerf darts with this Nerf gun. The only dart that does not work with this Nerf gun is the N-Strike clip system darts. All of the other Nerf darts Nerf has available work great. I have had the best performance with the whistler darts. Another "con" is that you have to fire the Rapid Fire CS-20 as soon as you have built up enough air pressure because the longer you wait the less pressure you will have. Over all I think this is a fun gun and a must have for you Nerf gun collection.