Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-43428212-20191001202639/@comment-30049823-20200311043202

Elliottw wrote: So on the Ripsaw, what's the method for getting the flywheel up to speed ? Do you repeatedly pull on the priming handle until it eventually gets up to speed? And how many shots can you get off before re-revving the flywheel ? (I think I made up a word there) Seems to me like it might lose quite a bit of power if one changes its inertial orientation, being a gyroscope of sorts. Dunno. The "gyro" effect is there, but isn't pronounced enough to worry about it flying out of your grip or messing up your aim much. You can get maybe 3 shots off after one good pull, but they're progressively more anemic, which is pretty sad because even the first shot isn't anything to write home about. I'm sure I could just THROW the balls further.

That said, the Buzzsaw is a big improvement even though the design and dimensions are VERY similar. The draw length is the same on both, but additional pulls on the Ripsaw don't really seem to accelerate it any further than the first pull... whereas the sprocket on the Buzzsaw feels smaller (higher gear ratio), so if you pull it 4 times in rapid succession, you can hear that it's spinning faster each time.

The Buzzsaw's flywheel will spin about 20X longer than the Ripsaw's before petering out, but only feels a little bit heavier, so I'd mostly attribute that to better bearings/bushings and balance.