Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-25289852-20140811003017/@comment-25292701-20140814145521

An agruent can easily be made that the rapid strike is quite possibly the most effective Nerf blaster ever produced. The range, rate of fire and quick reload times make it tough to compete with.

I see two options.

1)Get a rapid strike. Upgrade (modify) the battery to a 7.2v Lipo battery. 2)Modify a blaster to outrange a rapid strike, move the battle outside and stay out of his effective range while lobbing darts back at him. You may also have to switch to home made darts to maintain accuracy and adapt to new barrel systems your modified blaster may employ.

I've seen stock rapid stikes hold their own against blasters modefied to shoot over 100' flat. I've also seen rapid strikes with Lipo batteries dominate the field against homemade blasters that can shoot farther than 120' flat.

Make sure you give adequate study and respect to to the fire potential that Lipo batteries can present if they are used near exhaustion.