Template:NerfTab The Proton is a small single-fire Nerf blaster released in 2011 under the Vortex series.
It comes packaged with three XLR discs.
Details
Its design is similar to the Nite Finder EX-3. The Proton has a single tactical rail on the front of the blaster. It also has a sight on the top, which is aimed by placing the "bump" in the middle of the tactical rail between the points on the back of the blaster. If aimed correctly the user can even curve the disk to hit a moving target or one in cover.
Unjamming
If the blaster gets jammed, one can press down the disc eject button located on the back of the blaster, near the disc tray.
Color schemes
The Proton has been released with the following color schemes:
- Vortex standard color scheme (green, grey, black, and orange)
- Sonic Series (clear green and orange)
- Re-release (white, gray, orange, and blue)
Reloading and firing
Nerf Vortex Upcoming Re-Release Proton
To reload the Proton, pull back the disc tray until it is completely out of the blaster. Load a disc into the groove in the tray and push down on one of the slide return levers located on either side of the blaster. To fire a disc, pull back the trigger.
Trivia
- Looking from the top of the blaster, the disc is given a counter clockwise spin when fired.
- You can put a dart in the sling adapter
- The snap-load slide mechanism can be pulled back even when the blaster is primed, allowing for discs to be removed. Note however that the blaster will remain primed.
- The blaster is unable to fire if there is no disc inserted, even if it is primed (this feature can be removed with modification).
- The slide on the back of the blaster requires far less effort to pull back than the bolts and slides of previous dart firing blasters, such as the Element EX-6, Longshot CS-6, and Recon CS-6. This is because it uses a torsion spring instead of a compression spring and there is an internal lever used to load it. This spring is actually stronger than the springs in dart blasters.
- It's name might of been derived from a proton, a positively charged subatomic particle that is part of an atom.
- This blaster can be speed-loaded by dropping a disc down the muzzle and quickly priming it. It can also hold one extra disc by doing this.
- This way it can also fire two discs at once inaccurately.
Gallery
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| The full image gallery for Proton may be viewed at Proton/Gallery. |
External links
- Proton instructions on the Hasbro website
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| 2011 | Nitron • Praxis • Proton • Vigilon |
| 2012 | Pyragon |
| 2013 | Revonix360 |