Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-29595756-20170110023631/@comment-27035444-20170110031410

Here's my take:

What makes them better in most peoples' eyes:

Clips are better because they have a better capacity, and a quicker reload time if you have your clips pre-loaded. You can customize your clip size for whatever you're doing, and have backup clips at the ready. Tacticool. A practiced Nerfer can (in theory) take out an empty clip from say, a stryfe, then drop it and insert it easily within three seconds. Pair that with using high-capacity clips, and you are waaaay above those that are using a Strongarm.

The cons of clip blasters in my eyes:

While yeah, quick reloads and more ammo, you have to have backup clips at the ready, and in an ideal position to be grabbed and put into the gun. In a video game or a movie, people just drop the clips. But with Nerf, you don't want to lose or crack a clip just because you drop it, right? So you have to put it somewhere, adding a second to that reload time. Let's face it: it ain't easy quickly reloading with a clip if you're say, crouched behind cover and you have your clips stashed in your belt or something.

Pros of revolvers over clip blasters:

You can just grab some ammo off the ground and use it-no worrying about throwing it into a clip or anything. Much more practicool when crouched behind cover. A revolver's often open design allows you to grab a dart, shove it in. It kind of compensates for the lower capacity.

Now, a lot of nerf guns, CS and not (Maverick, Retaliator, Strongarm) have overhand prime and underhand fire. That's a pain. Most CS blasters themselves (with some exceptions) have either underhand priming underhand firing, or flywheels. This makes priming and firing a lot easier. Revolvers on the other hand...with a couple exceptions (barricade, stockade) they are overhand priming underhand firing. The stockade and barricade are great because they have a good capacity, but don't have clips to worry about.

Sorry for the essay.

Potato out.