Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-71.172.210.40-20130516032909/@comment-184.20.157.205-20130530042414

The Rampage is the only gun in the N-Strike line that doesn't look like... a gun. Or anything, really. (Maybe it could be a trombone.) The looks of the N-Strike are something I view as more of an accident of it's function (Slam fire.) As Far as aestetic tastes go, to each thier own. The only thing I like about the rampage is the drum, which... I would use with any other compatible blaster. The Rampage and the Pyragon both operate similerly (again, Slam fire), if they arrive there by different means. However, to me, the Pyragon's looks are more intentional... sort of a 70's Sci Fi appeal. You could be an alien invader or some sort of space-galloping hero. Given, without a tv show to back it, that's a fairly esoteric choice in style... but I like it.

As Far as Accuracy goes, those darts fire like wild weasels... unless you toss every single one that misbehaves and take the time to meticulously line up each dart as you load it. With time, you have to toss more and more darts... they wear out much quicker. The discs have a bit of a curve, but you can predict that... and shoot around corners from a distance, if you're really savvy. Wind, in my experience, affects both negatively in equal measure.... you just have more time to see it with the disc's hangtime at the end of thier flight. (Again, you can use this if you're clever.... much trickier to do with the darts.)

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy both lines... the darts are quite fun. However, when the choices are reduced to Rampage and Pyragon... Pyragon wins for me. More ammo, more predictable, more ammo life... and I don't feel like a crazed Glenn Miller with a musical munitions conversion.