Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20160814031257/@comment-27306930-20160821030558

Expensive, large, heavy. True, true, and true. But I would like to reiterate, the Mastodon comes with a very nice shoulder strap that redistributes its weigh pretty effectively. I have no problem firing it one handed now. Granted I'm a big guy, but if you're older that 10, or weight more than 100 pounds, I'm confident you got this.

And to Big's point, it is after all a heavy weapon by every definition. If you're planning on getting one for sniping or stealth attacks, um yeah, wrong gun.

Lookit, I am fortunate enough that money is not a problem and I can buy things that interest me or suit my tastes. And the Mastodon is a great buy IMHO. I haven't even started with battery upgrades and I'm already happy. My friends at Hasbro got something right in the 2016 line (probably in 2014 based on my limited knowledge of large scale assembly line manufacturing). This blaster is a blast, no pun intended. Will video a Mastodon with significantly upgraded batteries shortly. Booyah !