Nerf Modulus Strike and Defend Upgrade Kit
received this item from the Walmart Spark Review Program for no compensation - just an honest review. The Nerf line-up just keeps getting cooler. The Nerf Modulus ECS-10 Blaster is one awesome weapon – the best firing elite dart gun Nerf has made – in our humble opinion. One of the major flaws that me and my sons found in the Modulus was the included stock – as it seemed to bend easily and is prone to break. The Nerf Modulus Strike & Defend kit resolves this problem quite easily – with a new blaster stock for steadier shots. It easily clips onto the Modulus Blaster and is very secure. The added ability to also function as a 1 shot blaster was a cool form and functional positive here. This upgrade kit also includes a blast shield that mounts to your rail – and does actually afford a bit of face protection from your opponents looking to blast you in the head. The shield can flip down if it is interfering with your aim. You can see through the shield and the center has a built in sight/crosshairs as well. The upgraded stock adds about 1” in length to your modulus blaster, and it is not a wimpy blaster either – as it takes some effort to pull back and the elite darts come flying out with ferocious velocity comparable (but a bit slower) to that of the modulus blaster itself. No batteries are required here! These pieces are also interchangeable with other Nerf lines of blasters. The Nerf Modulus Strike and Defend Upgrade Kit is definitely worth it – if for no other reason than to replace the faulty/poorly designed O.E.M. stock on the Modulus Blaster. Nerf Rival Apollo XV-700 Blaster, RED received this item from the Walmart Spark Review Program for no compensation - just an honest review. The Nerf line-up just keeps getting cooler. The Nerf Rival Apollo XV-700 is equally impressive when compared to the motorized Zeus version. NO batteries are required – as this is a Spring-action blaster comes with 7 high-impact rounds . The Easy-load magazine holds 7 rounds – which is slightly smaller than the Zeus’ 12 round magazine – which is supposedly not interchangeable between guns (Zeus’ 12 round clip will work in Apollo, but Apollo’s 7 round magazine won’t work in Zeus). The Rival line of Nerf guns are available as red or blue. This Apollo blaster has a trigger lock and a tactical rail for sights or other accessories such as a face shield – however – the functionality of the tactical rail on the Apollo Blaster is somewhat minimized by the fact that the cocking lever sits atop the Apollo Blaster – getting in the way of any sight you might try to utilize. You must pull this lever all the way back then push it forward prior to firing. Why it doesn’t return to the front itself is a mystery to me?!? To my knowledge – this is Nerf’s first use of the new ammunition that looks like really small gumball sized golf balls. Rated ages is 14+ - and let me tell you – this is pretty close to the sting level of getting hit with a paint ball – just no long lasting welt afterwards. The Apollo 7 round magazine is cool in that it allows for speed loading your ammo by just holding the magazine and pushing it down over your ammo 1 at a time. Really quick – really easy. The ammo really flies – with claims of over 100 feet per second and we believe it. It easily flew 100’ as well (and in our basement – it bounced off the opposite wall and had enough power & velocity to bounce and roll all the way back to us). It is no wonder that the Rival face masks were made – I’d hate to get hit in the face with one of these Rival foam balls. In my opinion – the facemasks should come with the gun – they are that vital if you are going to shoot at anyone else. There is NO clearing jam port - unlike the Rival Zeus – Nerf really should have had one here – and this is a major fail as jams are inevitable when using any Nerf gun. The pull on the cocking lever is pretty heavy – again – not for the young’uns. Some others have reported jamming issues with the Apollo – we didn’t have any such issues. Overall – the Nerf Rival Apollo XV-700 is an impressive gun, just wish the magazine clips were interchangeable between the 2 guns and the cocking lever was put on the side of the gun. Just keep the Nerf Rival line out of nerf battles for kids under 14. Nerf N-Strike Mega Series RotoFury Blaster received this item from the Walmart Spark Review Program for no compensation - just an honest review. The Nerf line-up just keeps getting cooler. The Nerf N-Strike Mega Series RotoFury Blaster fires Mega Whistler Darts up to 90 feet, and comes with 10 of the Mega Whistler Darts. The gun is equipped with what Nerf calls Slam-fire action – which allows you to rapidly pump the front forearm handle grip to both load the blaster and rotate the magazine/drum to fire the next round. Loading and firing was both easy and intuitive. Slam-fire mode allows you to hold the trigger constantly – like on an automatic weapon or machine gun – then by loading/pumping the forearm grip back and then forward causing the next dart to chamber and fires without having to pull the trigger anew! Slam-fire does allow you to cycle through your rounds quicker! The mega darts easily flew distances up to 90’. No batteries are required here – so we liked that functionality and it is a huge cost savings in the long run! This blaster is the perfect size for kids 9-12. Reloading the Nerf N-Strike Mega Series RotoFury Blaster is a pain, though. The drum does not rotate out of the receiver, so you have to manually push in the darts (you can get to 8 cylinders), then cycle the action, then load in the remaining two darts. This is a big pain and pretty much makes this a secondary weapon for the Nerf War. This is also a noisy gun – but the noise is necessary as this blaster really fires these mega darts pretty far and accurately! The whistling mega darts are a blast too – and really do whistle while traveling in the air! It does smart when you get hit, but then you should move out of the way, faster, right? Overall – we were impressed with the Nerf N-Strike Mega Series RotoFury Blaster. It was a ton of fun – the slam fire firing mode was a definite positive – just wish some consideration was given for loading the gun – then it’d be perfect!
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