Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20161213061231

Got my hands on my first AccuStrikes tonight. Booyah ! Lookit, I knew the FalconFire would be underwhelming, but I was jonesing for the fabled AccuStrike darts. (Was $14.99 too much to pay for 6 darts and a free blaster ???)

Well boys, they're pretty darn good, the darts that is, if I do say so myself. I think Hasbro might have finally got the memo and come up with a design that can stand head to head with some of the knockoffs that have been kicking Elite butt for over a year now. I didn't do exhaustive research, but after a few dozen shots my initial impression is that they perform somewhere between Double-Xs and RadEagles. In fact, they behave like a "high performance" Double-X. Decent quality, good range, excellent consistency. Only two complaints.

They're peach and gray. Peach. Again with the peach. Couldn't come to consensus on more masculine colors like pink and violet. Nope. Peach and gray. Yuck and blah.

Second, the price. Refill packs aren't even available yet, which should indicate one thing ... ka-ching. You thought Elites were over priced ? You ain't seen nothin' yet. Ol' Sharp Shot predicts ten bucks a dozen. I'll pay the difference if I'm wrong. (Actually no. No I won't. This is the internet. I'm just saying that because I can)

Bottom line, I'm very happy with the AccuStrike darts and hopeful they'll be available in larger quantities in the future. And just in case, I ordered an extra 300 RadEagles 😉 