Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20170109015811/@comment-30373083-20170118022852

Elliottw wrote: So I'm standing in the toy isle, looking at the AlphaHawk, then glancing at the LongArm. I'll admit the AlphaHawk looks more like a rifle, and the LongArm looks more like a pistol, albeit a very long one. But the A-Hawk stock is so short that a guy like me would be compelled to fire it like an SMG rather than a rifle. Maybe I'm wrong. My point is, they're functionally the same. I wouldn't call the A-Hawk a reshell, because I don't think they share the same internals. But looking at them from a "form vs. function" point of view,  I'm not seeing a significant difference.

And frankly, for a five shot blaster of that size, I think you'd do just as well with a StrongArm or Disruptor. Heck, a $20 Stryfe from Target is a better deal, in my opinion. (I was going to say RapidStrike, but dayum, they got expensive since X-max)

Anyway, I'm just struck by the similarities between these two, and how low the ammo capacity is for the size of the blaster. Reminds me of the single shot Stats Blast Destroyer. The Longarm is also on my "will get sometime" list. To me, there's more fun in having a wide variety of revolvers and sidearms instead of just a wall full of Strongarms. I'm not as concerned with function over form... having a variety of weapon styles and power levels is appealing, but it's all just good fun either way. The Spectre and Barricade are on the "if I see one cheap enough" list, just to round out my arsenal. I've even thought about digging back into some of the previous generation revolvers as they pop up on eBay. My collection feels a bit incomplete without a Maverick, even though I know it's inferior to the Strongarm in pretty much every conceivable way.

I can't decide if I want to bother with a Stryfe or Hyperfire or any other clip-fed blaster. We shredded quite a few darts before we got the hang of the Deluxe Stormtrooper blaster (a Rampage reshell, I believe?). And reading through the review entries here (and on a few other blogs), it just doesn't seem like any clip-fed blater is going to be as reliable as a revolver.