Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-37302648-20181202172106/@comment-27306930-20181204224037

I stopped by the Walmart to grab a Tri-Max today. It is indeed a pretty nifty little blaster. It's like a Triad that actually has barrel advance mech rather than a Smart-AR. Pretty impressive for a blaster that costs less than a medium #2 meal at McDonald's.

The priming handle is quite small. My index finger barely fits in the hole. And the priming action is quite stiff for its size.

But the chrono says it only averages between 54 and 64 FPS - with a max of 66.7 FPS using some fresh RadEagles. I tried several types of ammo with similar results. That's pretty much what I expected, as most stock blasters shoot between 60 and 70, muzzle loading pistols especially.

I think 80 FPS is an overestimation. This is another case where the size of the blaster gives you a false sense of relative power and actual speed. Like I said, I've made this same mistake many times.