Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-29341333-20160811175224/@comment-27306930-20160913051315

Dcho4 wrote: So it shoots farther? (Expecting face palm) I had to work until 11pm tonight, a 15 hour day, so no go on video tonight my friends. But I did find a nice little gift on the doorstep when I got home, yep another XBZ. My advice, get 'em while they're affordable gents. They're probably going to be $40 after Xmas. $99 by Easter 😊

So here's the thing DcHomey, the HAMP and the XBZ have very different characteristics. The range of a HAMP missile launcher is proportionate to your arm strength. If you're a big guy with decent biceps, you'll get 50 feet out of your HAMP no problem. But if you're a 90 pound weakling, or a middle-aged guy like me, 30 feet might be stretching it without pulling a muscle. The XBZ on the other hand shoots the same every time (assuming you've fully primed it), about 40-some feet.

Next you've got the "consistency" factor. Traditional Nerf missiles have tilted fins. They don't gain stability until they're in flight and start to rotate. So trying to aim a HAMP can be frustrating. I'm really good at shooting way low and to the right 😊 The XBZ missiles however, have straight fins. They tend to go where you point them. For about 40-some feet.

And finally there's reload time. A HAMP can be reloaded immediately and refired. The Demo has convenient missile storage right in the stock to keep reload time to a minimum. An XBZ takes about 4 to 5 seconds to get a good prime, typically about 7 pumps from my unscientific observations. Is that a deal breaker ? No. Could it significantly impact your play style ? Yes.

Sorry for the ramblings Homey, but there's no simple answer to your question. What Mojo and I are trying to tell you is, the XBZ is currently one of the best, most affordable missile launchers you can buy today. It isn't perfect. But if my Demolisher had an XBZ launcher, it would be an awesome Nerf weapon system. As it is today, it's a decent blaster with a useless missile launcher glued to its ass. And by ass I mean mule, of course.

You can face palm now if needed 😊