Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-44319557-20200117183101/@comment-26431461-20200118224237

FUN FACT: The Captain Cassian Andor (Eadu) Deluxe Blaster is based on the A280-FEblaster from Star Wars, which in turn was based on an AR-platform rifle. Thus, it is as faithfully proportional to an actual M4/M16 as a Nerf blaster can get. Nerf has even kept the dust cover, forward assist, and bolt paddle moulded into the plastic. The mag release is even in the same spot, which is really cool. This makes it one of the closest to a real firearm, but sadly the forend at the front kind of kills it. Personally, I don't think any of the RIVAL blasters, apart from the Khaos, fit the look of an "assault rifle". Since RIVAL magazines are so thin, they tend to look more SMG/machine pistol-ish. But they can all fit the RIVAL Red Dot Sight. Most of these are excellent blasters, regardless.

I'm gonna admit, throwing performance out the window, a lot of these off-brand blasters (Buzz Bee, Adventure Force, Dart Zone) look really goofy, and none really fit the "assault rifle" looks. Especially the ones with detachable magazines (and there aren't a lot of them, much less auto/semi-automatic). BOOMco. blasters look pretty cool for what they are, but they basically all use cylinders and clips, so no detachable magazines there either.

My best bet would be the Rapidstrike CS-18, which I (and a few others) personally have noticed looks somewhat like an HK G36 with its carry handle. Even the Rayven CS-18 would fit the role of a compact, bullpup rifle.

Even some springers look like super tacticool rifles, like the Retaliator and Delta Trooper.

The Stryfe and Modulus ECS-10 can look like mean blasters with the right attachments.

Bonus points if you have a curved mag.