Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20170109015811/@comment-30373083-20170117034136

Cerrwiden wrote: I've also heard that the Alphahawk has some trouble shooting Elite darts and other knockoffs. Is this true? Not in the least. I've fired AccuStrikes, DeadEagles, RadEagles, FVJs, and Elites (okay, technically Doomlands) through mine and haven't had any issues.

I don't think the barrel itself is hurting its range, because it isn't really a barrel (in the sense of hugging or spinning the dart as it fires). It's about an inch wide and tall. If a dart is fishtailing badly enough leaving the cylinder to hit the "barrel" of the Alphahawk, it wasn't going to shoot very far in the first place.

If it had just a little more power/range (at least comparable to my Sidestrike, if not a bit more power), I'd have zero complaints about the Alphahawk. It just isn't the long-range "sniper" weapon I was hoping it would be.