Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-2001041-20151127014636

(Taken from 'Anybody ever bought a "lemon"?')

Mojo1970 wrote: AuburnAttack: I actually have a number of Buzz Bee products which were new releases in 2015. The Snipe, Sentinel, Tyrant and Boss all have an honored place on my pegboard walls and are solid performers (as well as superior values) compared to their Nerf competitors. I might have been suspicious of Buzz Bee's older products, but they must have learned from their mistakes...

FLATtheFISH wrote: I really like where Buzz Bee's going right now. However, they copied the magazines and the darts now.

Mojo1970 wrote:

Yes, I did notice that Buzz Bee made their mags and darts cross-compatible with Nerf, while still being distinct. That's for both Elite and Mega class ammo. I don't see that as a problem, particularly; in fact, that could be a bonus.

When I go to the stores to get a good look at the current Nerf weaponry, I go to Target. In my book, Target has the absolute best Nerf coverage of any store in the United States. And whether it's due to there being a higher variety of Nerf guns, or Buzz Bee hasn't been doing much lately, or maybe it's one of the other brands, like BoomCO or Xploderz, Buzz Bee now gets only one or two weapons of shelf space at Target. I may have been slightly hasty when I said they were starting to fall out of favor, though, since the news of these Nerf-compatible weapons from BuzzBee is making me rethink the situation. After numerous disasters with BuzzBee products, as I have stated in the aforementioned thread, I am not going to purchase any more of their weapons. However, given that many of you still trust them, I need to ask a few questions:

1. How do the new BuzzBee weapons (of the same caliber, of course) perform against their Nerf counterparts, especially in terms of firing range?

2. Are they reliable or prone to jamming?

3. Would you feel comfortable using one in battle?

In my opinion, Nerf will always be far and away from BuzzBee in technology - up to this point I considered BuzzBee two ages behind (that would be around 10-15 years). So I'm wondering if this is still (or if it ever was) a valid observation.  