Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-5728481-20130511205309/@comment-23891957-20131007051134

Since my collection is so small, I'm going to list my favorite Nerf guns from the looks of them, in no particular order.

-Alpha Trooper: It's the Raider sans annoying Raider quirks like the side loading and handle instead of pump. (Okay, I friggin love the handle on the Raider, sue me) I love slam fire, I love compact blasters, and this looks like a true assault rifle when you put a certain set of attachments on it.

-Buzz Bee Hawk: I must have gotten a really good one because mine is ridiculously accurate. The shells are loads of fun to play with even if they're a pain to pick up afterwards. Plus they let you be a little rougher with the priming since you don't have to worry about the darts folding as much. And the priming mech is too much fun to use. Fun, fun, fun. That's really what that blaster is about.

-Deploy: It's quirky, it's compact and so it's got LOADS of potential. Built-in flashlight is a plus, even if it's crap.

-Tech Target Eliminator: This thing is so lightweight and comfortable that I was really sad when I broke mine. I kept the shell so that I could try fitting in some custom internals. The barrel fit on mine was amazing.

-Stampede: Not the biggest fan of flywheel blasters. They're loud, and they're somewhat inaccurate. The Stampede is also loud and somewhat inaccurate but there's very little waiting and noise between seeing a target and shooting at it.

-Firefly: It's bullpup and it's comfy as comfy can be. I tend to hold it by wrapping the space between my thumb and forefinger around the curved section just ahead of the trigger. Very maneuvrable.

-Magstrike: RATATATATATATAT. You're dead. Get outta here.

I know I've said before that I don't like pump and shoot blasters but that isn't the Magstrike's fault. Blame the god-awful Rapid "KILL IT WITH FIRE" 20 for that. The Magstrike always captivated me ever since I first saw its commercial way back in 2007 and I literally DREAMED about getting a blue one for Christmas. It was, and admittedly still is, the coolest-looking Dart Tag blaster ever and Nerf made sure that they hammered it home. And from the other non-promotional videos I've seen it isn't any slouch in the performance department either. 30 feet flat in a time where the Longshot was still top-of-the-line is impressive.

-Buzz Bee RADS: It's a cool name. I'm sure that the blaster is crap, though.

-Strongarm: I stated before that I love slam fire. But when you put it in a pistol and add 75ft range, it turns into "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY" material.

-Longshot: The Longshot is an awesome gun. For it's internals. I for one think that the shell of the Longshot is one of the ugliest modern designs. There's no flow to it, it's like it's trying to look all masculine and tacticool and boxy instead of looking like, I don't know, A FREAKIN SNIPER RIFLE.

But really that's all I have against it, otherwise the Longshot is one of the best Nerf guns out there and like most somewhat experienced Nerfers I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to get serious with their ranges.

So that's my top ten. Subject to change of course but... meh.