Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-38684270-20200812181845/@comment-24743922-20200820205943

Tacticalblasters139 wrote: I'm honsestly shocked the maverick isn't in this series. That was pretty much everyone's first blaster. I don't think it would be easy to create a Maverick with Elite ranges. I know, I know, but bear with me. The only thing the Strongarm and the Maverick have in common is that they both are revolver-style blasters.

The Mav has a reverse plunger which, as you know, is incredibly inefficient. There's also the fact that the Strongarm is longer than the Maverick while having a smaller cylinder, which means there's a lot more space for internals inside of the Strongarm, like the plunger.

Even if we swapped the Mav's plunger for a direct one, its small size would not make it a lot more powerful. I doubt it would be able to get Elite ranges. If we somehow stretched the Maverick's shell to be able to fit a larger plunger, it would not be an Icon blaster, as it does not look like the previous blaster anymore. It would be an Icon blaster as much as one of those Firestrike Jolts are to a normal Firestrike. Same overall appearance, totally different shape.

You might be thinking "but Pedro, what about the Spectre?" and you are right! It was indeed also a reverse plunger. However, it was way larger than the Maverick AND its cylinder was also smaller, just like the Strongarm. In that case, there was space inside of the shell to fit a good plunger.

In the Maverick's case, I don't think it would be possible.

But please, if you think I am wrong, tell me!