Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-126472-20150324161608

Oh boy, where to start.

So I got one of these the other day, and I'm a little disappointed overall. I did a little research afterwords and this is what I found.

As far as I've seen, there are NO in-hand pictures of the BigShock with an orange trigger. Every single review I've seen has the grey trigger version, including in the US. So in this case, it's not as simple as being a quick indicator of lower performance. That said, it definitely isn't great. It's got a 30 to 40 foot range on it as far as I can tell (maybe more under optimal conditions). The spring is definitely a good one, and I'd think small kids would have trouble priming it. Or holding it, as big as the grip is.

I think the problem is that it only has about 3 inches of draw on the plunger, which is a lot less than the Magnus or CycloneShock. It just doesn't draw in enough air to get the kind of force needed for a good launch.

If anyone has any insight into this, I'd like to hear it. Especially if you have pics of an orange trigger version with verified better range. However, I'd be wary of rumors right now since we're getting the same reports from pretty much everywhere. 