Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27035444-20160728142030/@comment-27103116-20160728225425

MenacePotatoe wrote: Hmm...as a backup, I could see that. Given my rather limited arsenal of Nerf blasters (one Praxis, three Vigilons, one Proton, 3 Tek 5's, and one functioning Nite Finder) I would sometimes run it as a primary, taking advantage of the fact you can basically point and shoot the thing where you want it to go within a range of 20' or so (typically I carried either the Proton or a Tek 5 as a backup, if I did this, or the Vigilon became my backup to the Praxis).

I think the biggest flaw with my Praxis (and I don't know if this is common or I found a lemon) is after 15' or so the discs fired from it would veer sharply to the right, and that the blaster was long with the stock and awkward to prime without. Not to mention the blaster's priming handle getting stuck on itself, requiring the handle to be fidgited similarly to getting a dresser drawer back in place. The Vigilon was almost always reliable (except when you try to "front-load" a third disc in a similar manner to that which I mentioned above, then one just kinda farts out and lands at your feet) and accurate, and if in doubt, I could always decide it smart to carry the Proton jammed in a pocket or something (I don't have the best Nerf attire, no specialized pockets or holsters, just jam it in where it fits, although I'll sometimes use an old backpack to hold loose darts/discs in a side pocket) and pull it out for a single-shot scavenge gun (like a Vortex Jolt, kinda.).