Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-3362895-20180126092218

I was shopping in Walmart yesterday and of course I was inexorably pulled toward the Nerf section. I had been watching some YouTube videos on the Adventure Force Tactical Strike Accelerator, and decided to pick one up myself for $40 CAD. This blaster looks and feels all right. I think I would prefer it in the white and black colors of the Phantom Corps, but whatever. In fact, it is light enough to dual-wield, unlike the Nemesis that recently appeared in my armory. Also unlike the Nemesis, the trigger lock blocks the firing trigger but not the rev trigger... so one must ask: what is the point? It happens to be compatible with Nerf’s rechargeable battery pack, which is obviously a good thing since that pack is more powerful, lighter, and cheaper down the road then a pack of six D batteries. But for some strange reason, this compatibility is not mentioned anywhere on the box or in the manual.

I know that Lord Drac had difficulty feeding the Accelerator from Nerf’s 7- and 12-round Rival magazines; after every shot he would have to tap to encourage ball flow into the breach. I had to do this very thing myself. What I did not expect were the frequent feeding difficulties from the blaster’s own dedicated hopper. 🤔🤬 I may have been partly disappointed simply because I rarely had to do this with the spring-powered Tactical Strike blaster (also known as Powerball), which I would consider something of a younger brother.

Oh well, I suppose I was still somewhat relieved not to pay $70 (ON SALE) for the Hera. But if mechanical difficulties continue, I just might go ahead and take that plunge anyway. 🙄  