Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-37595644-20200524234115/@comment-26431461-20200525134114

ZunaLegend wrote: Hmm, you guys are correct. But airsoft guns are expensive.

And Eli, I prefer official Nerf magazines or blasters, due to the quality.

Any other notes? Dart blasters prefered. Unfortunately that's as far as you'll get with those criteria.

The CrossBolt is pretty much the only blaster that does all of these (apart from the Centurion, but you know, I find the bolt slightly unrealistic but that's just me).

The CrossBolt is a dart blaster. You can remove the magazine at any time, since it doesn't have a breech.

Problem? It's a crossbow. Not sure how much that would affect "realism" in this case.

I'd say the most realistic blaster is the Spring Thunder shotgun. It functions pretty much spot on like a tube-fed pump-action shotgun with its own shells and ejection port. Not only can you load the mag and rack the pump, you can also chamber load shells into the ejection port (I think). However, expect to pay a pretty penny for it.

Similarly, GDop26, the same guy who made said the Spring Thunder, has made a flywheel, shell ejecting, electric blowback pistol, complete with a grip-loading mag and a slide release. Probably the most realistic Nerf pistol. Unfortunately, it's gonna take a while to be released, and when it does get released, again don't expect it to be cheap.

This thread really does bring up a good point: Nerf mag designs are kinda flawed, but this is a tradeoff for their simple and intuitive design.