Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27158360-20151201224959/@comment-3362895-20151205110221

Side note, if I may diverge from main topic:

I happen to have a Rapid Red. The main reason I bought it is that it was on half-price sale at TRU ($17.47 CAD if memory serves), and thus cheaper than its cousin, the almighty Stryfe. Curiosity would not have kicked in at full price! (same as for Centurion) Its color doesn't bother me at all; in fact, I think it would be hilarious to voltage-mod it to the max and then clean up with it at a Nerf battle. That said, I would enjoy experimenting with paint someday...

There are no provisions for attaching stocks or barrels, so that could be another minus for Tacticool Joe. The batteries are loaded at the very front, whereas the Stryfe carries its batteries midway. Also, there is a bump in the trigger guard which makes twirling uncomfortable. OTOH, it is symmetrical and somewhat more compact, so it could still be viable to someone.