Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20191007182806/@comment-27306930-20191008011714

Rskm1 wrote: ... WTF do you call Rival blasters that aren't Rival®™️ blasters? Well, the official brand name is Tactical Strike®™️ Ball Blaster, and the balls are Tactical Strike Rounds®™️. But at this point everyone's just calling them RIVAL blasters. I mean let's face it, the term RIVAL has become synonymous with this whole class of blasters and ammo, despite who actually manufactures 'em.

While it's true the Tractical Strike blasters aren't quite as nicely made, the Tac Strike Rounds are very good, and very affordable compared to Nerf. They're also on the shelf at Walmarts, so they're cheap and convenient. The really early ones had some problems with the surface of the rounds degrading. But they seem to have gotten past that. The last batch I bought is holding up fine.

On a side note, I've been cutting the Tac Rounds in quarters for ammo for my Nerf claymore. You can pack a lot more flak inside. They work GREAT.

EDIT: Dart Zone is also starting to use the Ballistix Ops™️ and Powerball™️ brands for some of their blasters. I guess it sounds cooler ?