Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20200130003315

The RPG arrived today ! Technically it's a Soft Dart Blaster Toy DIY Reusable Long Range Cannonball Toy for Nerf CS Battle Tactics. Whew! Talk about a LAN, huh Rskm ? Maybe the best Long Axe Name, EVER 😉

Anyway, it turns out it's WAY better than I expected. When it arrived the box was rattling and clunking. I thought it was a big broken mess. But no, it's just shipped with no padding, stuffing, or packaging material of any kind. ZERO. All the parts are just thrown in a box, taped shut, and wrapped in a giant padded envelope. Nevertheless, it arrived in one piece(s) with barely a scratch. Hallelujah, yet another miracle !

The main body of the blaster and the launch tube are two separate pieces that lock together with a half twist. Super simple. There is a scope and a tactical flashlight included. Batteries also included. Some minor assembly is required once you find all the nuts and screws and brackets freely rattling around inside the box. There's an illustrated instruction sheet, presumably in Mandarin. It was not helpful. There's also a five inch plastic frying pan and stand, with a sticker on the back that resembles a target. It's ... interesting. Plus a nylon carry strap.

Incredibly, the scope has actual optics that appear to be preset for 3x magnification. There's also a fully functioning focus ring. It couldn't quite compensate for my farsightedness, but it does actually work.

The missiles function exactly the same as the Nerf Mortar, but the shape is slightly different. Three missiles are included. The external "priming tube" is identical. But the launcher itself also needs to be primed. The front carry handle doubles as the priming mechanism. It's quite clever. The launcher needs to be primed because a pin in the launcher actually strikes the release mechanism inside the missile. So in that respect, it works like a real-steel hammer.

The firing sequence starts by priming the missile externally using the priming tube. The launcher is then primed by pulling back on the forward handle. (Or the other way round, it doesn't matter) Then the missile is inserted into the launcher and the operator is free to fire at will. The range and performance are as unspectacular as the Nerf Mortar. Arced ranges are only about 20 feet. Flat ranges are ... let's just say ... underwhelming.

However, the look and feel of this RPG are really great. It looks TOTALLY badass ! Bonus points for the fully functional scope, and an LED tac light that's actually pretty good. Size-wise it's very close to a Stampede in length. It's pretty substantial.

All in all, I like it. I knew what I was getting into when I ordered it, so I'm not disappointed by its lackluster performance. The scope and light are great. The overall look is AWESOME. It looks like actual military hardware.

Overall, I think I'm going to give it a B+ 