 an engineer's marvel and fun to play with |
| Review Date: April 9, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Rei Shinozuka, Ridgewood, NJ USA |
It's a remarkable little toy, one which is not only fun to play with, but just fun to marvel at how the designers managed to duplicate the real-life mechanisms in a level-action rifle and the box magazine. This is not "pump action" as the forestock does not move; all the compressive force required to launch the dart comes from the lever action (forward pull compresses the spring). The designers faced a compromise, more power would have required a harder pull, which might make it difficult for kids less than 8-9. An easier pull would limit its range, which is decent but not outstanding. As it is, the action requires sufficient force that the designers wisely made the lever out of metal, not plastic. Loading the cartridges one by one against the spring tension into the box magazine, sliding it into the receiver, cycling the action and having the empty shell forcefully eject, followed by the smooth loading of the new cartridge, is all quite satisfying. In a pinch you can be shooting like John Wayne in Rio Bravo.
It rivals the 6-shot maverick for fun-factor (they also use the same type of darts), and the only caveat I can offer is that smaller kids younger than 8 or 9 might find the lever action hard. |
I'm gonna plagarize and call this an engineering wonder!
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| Review Date: January 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: John B. Goode, Earth |
Call me a Nerf addict, I've officially started on my mission to own every Nerf type gun available (spouse permitting or not!) and this one's been on my list for a long time. In fact, I liked the reviews so much I got two of them!
Here are my comments:
1) Power: High, travels far and hurts a lot! Springloaded air pushers are typically the worst in power, but this baby must have a very strong spring. The pull is definitely hard enough, though an 8 year old can handle it once he knows how to use his leverage.
2) Accuracy: This all comes down to the dart. You must ensure that the dart is straight, and not an old bent one. The dart has to travel down a barrel and if the dart is bent, it'll rub against the barrel on the way out. If you have a new straight dart, it is very accurate and travels far.
3) Fun factor: OMG, is this thing is so much fun! It is an engineering marvel. When you pull back the lever under the gun it ejects the spent cartridge from the barrel and loads the new dart/shell in one motion. You feel like a real 19th century rifleman with this gun, especially with the bulky looking shells. This gun is such a favorite that we're carrying this around the house pretending like we're a frontier family and putting it next to our beds at night. 10 out of 10.
4) Jamming: As always, most Nerf type guns can jam and this one does jam, but it's a learning process. You must learn to pull the level in one fluid motion so that the old shell is ejected crisply, and the ammo clip must be carefully loaded. When we first got the gun we jammed it a couple of times and ripped the darts, but after the first few times, we learned to pull the lever in one fluid motion and happily haven't ripped any darts since up to today.
5) Speed: For a 6 shooter of course this gun isn't as quick as something like the Maverick or the Tek 6, but the fun factor more than makes up for it. You speed up through experience and I'm now a lot faster than when I first got it.
We got the spare ammo refill clip so that we always have an extra 6 shots ready, but it's not the easily thing to remove the spent one and insert the new one. It's easier with experience and I'm thinking about lubing the inside on the gun but I don't want to get grease everywhere.
6) Function: When the shells are ejected they fly all over the place so this is an indoor gun and best fired from a single position. In a set piece fight, this gun is great for it's accuracy and power.
Summary: Overall, this is probably one of the most fun Nerf style guns you can get. If it's only for Nerf wars, you might consider getting something else. But if you're any kind of Nerf aficionado you simply must get this gun, that's a MUST! |
This Gun is Awesome!!!!!
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| Review Date: March 27, 2007 |
| Reviewer: , |
| If u r a die hard nerf fan like i am, u need this gun. It's pump action makes it just like a real shotgun. It's fire range is about 7-10 feet. I also recommend the mech 20 tommy because it has rapid fire. Don't be fooled, it's not a machine gun. There is no pumping or loading required though. Overall, these guns are amazing. Buy this shotgun before u buy the double barrel also. The double-barrel's loading is a hassle and a pain in the neck. |
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| Review Date: August 18, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Amazon Queen, San Jose, CA |
| My kids LOVE this one...the shells make it like a real rifle, they have had it for weeks and they remain the favorite toy de jeur! |
LOVE THIS GUN!!!!!
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| Review Date: May 24, 2009 |
| Reviewer: , |
| This gun is awesome! Ive shot it about 90 times, only jammed once. Shoots a good 10-20 feet. Ive had multiple wars with my friend and pwned him in all the places i could. a good sniper. what sucks is that loading takes a long time and isnt quiet. The cocking mechanism is hard to cock. thus not recommended to small kids. But, the gun looks good and is powerful. |
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