Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-27035444-20160602192556/@comment-27306930-20160603003851

Yes, mine arrived yesterday. It is both awesome and mediocre, all at the same time.

I have to keep reminding myself that out-of-the-box stock blasters frickin' suck. But I watched Drac's review prior to deciding to buy the HyperFire, and the ROF is way higher in his videos than mine is in real life. Obviously he got a prerelease version. I don't know if there were design changes after the fact, but despite the fact that his blaster and mine look the same,  his blaster and mine are two different animals.

So here's what I got for you spudnik, it's heavy, really heavy. In an awesome, real-weapon heft kind of way. If you're a little kid, stay away from this one. But if you're a mature adult, this thing feels great. And looks great. I'm a classic blue, white, and orange fanboy, so this thing is right up my alley. It's also quiet. Maybe too quiet. A battery upgrade might fix that ; ) And the ergonomics and finish are different from previous blasters. It's got this high-tech tiger stripe camo thing going on. Très belle. And there's a new 25 dart drum color scheme, also très belle. Totally bad butt. I meant to say ass there, but the mods frown on calling donkeys "bad".  Rightly so. There are no bad asses, just misunderstood mules, right ?

Now for the actual bad part. The range is um (cough) pathetic. One dart went 3 feet. No my friends, I'm not exaggerating. Three f^&%^$ feet. And by "f^&%^$" I meant "standard English". Jeez, cut a guy a break already ! Let me add that It chokes on everything except Nerf Elite darts. Any hard headed clone just dogs the motor and basically renders the blaster impotent. (Yes sir, a lot of giggety there. Better close your ears Johnny. Mr. Elliott is talking about hard things ... again. Ugh)

My verdict ... hand me the screwdriver and put on your welding goggles Miss Fontaine, we're goin' in. Ten darts per second ... accept no less. It's Nerf or nuthin'. Or maybe not ; )