Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-34976530-20180313085833/@comment-27306930-20180330235438

IT CAME TODAY ! IT CAME !

So, there's good news, and there's bad news kids. It is in fact a fully functional Nerf mortar that works pretty much like the real thing. The main difference (other than being non-lethal) is there's a separate 7 inch priming tube. You slide the mortar shell into the priming tube first to compress the internal spring in the foam projectile. Then you remove it and take the primed shell and drop it in the mortar tube. 'BLAM! ' away it goes. It's quite fun - hard to stop giggling in fact. It's actually pretty substantial for a toy. The whole contraption weighs a couple pounds. And it's all olive drab, giving it a distinctive military look. Me likes, very muchly.

The bad news is the range is kinda crappy. Not unlike other Nerf themed missile launchers, I think I can throw the projectiles farther than the mortar can launch them. In fact I'm positive. I was barely getting 15 feet during initial setup and testing. It all has to do with the internal spring. It's kinda wimpy. However, it came with 3 missiles. I'm going to attempt to take one apart and see if the spring can be augmented. Wish me luck gents.