Board Thread:Off-topic discussion/@comment-33036850-20171218010827/@comment-27306930-20171218055958

I would like to qualify my previous answer. (now that I'm properly lubricated)

Neither the Rhino nor the Mastodon is a practical Nerf weapon platform. They're too big, too bulky, and both have reloading issues, among other problems. The Rhino requires having a duffel bag full of spare preloaded CS-25s. And of course, we all have closets full of those, right ? (chirp .. chirp .. chirp)   Right ?

The Mastodon on the other hand, has to be manually reloaded. And good luck finding Megas on the field. You're either carrying a big ol' bag of ammo, or yur gonna be dart food for a minute and a half. Either way it's not very practical.

The Rhino also has a serious design flaw. You need to press half way down on the trigger for about a second to get the flywheels revved, before fully depressing to initiate the firing cycle. Unless you've got ice running through your veins, in the heat of battle yur gonna screw up the firing sequence and jam up the blaster. Been there, done that.

The Mastodon works great for ambushes and base defense. It has long range, but it's not very good at long ranges. Sure, it'll keep the bad guys at bay for a bit, but Megas are notoriously inaccurate  unpredictable. Good luck actually hitting anything with that spray of Megas.

Both blasters are hard to aim from the hip and have a fixed ROF. Unless you have the good fortune of utilizing the tripod on the Rhino, it's hard to gauge the initial angle and you usually waste the first few shots.

All that being said, I like both these blasters. They look good. They feel good. Opponents fear them. And most of all they're fun.