Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20170806043029/@comment-27306930-20170809002506

You know, a year ago I would have agreed with you Hogan, springers are better. But this year I discovered really good motors, excellent batteries, metal cages, and incredible new flywheel technologies. I've been able to upgrade several of my flywheel blasters way beyond the physical limits of spring powered blasters.

I think part of the problem is that springer shells have certain structural limitations. Sure, maybe you can stuff a K26 in there, but beyond that you've got material strength issues with the internals themselves. On the other hand, flywheel blasters don't have any of those physical limitations. Bigger motors, bigger batteries, better flywheels, better cages, better pushers, they're all within the realm of possibility without compromising consistency, or  the blaster itself.

And I've sorta found that with dramatically increased range and ROF, accuracy becomes less important. I'd always fancied myself the "sniper" type. But the truth is, most Nerf battles are fast and furious. Encounters are brief, and spewing out copious amounts of darts at a rapid rate is more important. Accuracy becomes secondary, IMHO.

My flywheelers are the weapon of choice these days. But hey, that's my own real-life experience. Your situation might be different. All I'm saying is progress is inevitable. The horse & buggy gave way to the automobile. Eventually.

Nerf on my friend  😉