This product has been discontinued. It cannot be purchased in retail stores. The only way to obtain it is through second-hand websites and stores. |
The Recon MKII is a Nerf blaster that was released in spring of 2016 under the N-Strike Modulus series.
Included contents[]
- 1 Recon MKII[1]
- 1 Recon MKII barrel extension
- 1 Recon MKII shoulder stock
- 1 six dart clip
- 6 Elite Darts
Details[]
The Recon MKII is a clip system blaster advertised as being a "4-in-1" blaster, due to its included accessories. It is compatible with both barrel extensions and detachable shoulder stocks. It has two tactical rails: one on the priming slide and one on the right side of the blaster.
It advertises a firing range of up to ninety feet (twenty-seven meters).[1]
Version changes[]
There are a couple of small differences between the original, older blaster that was recalled and the newer, updated blaster that can be used to determine which version is which.
The front of the original Recon has a small protrusion near the bottom with a five-dot "dice" pattern on each side. This prevented attaching tall barrel extensions, such as the Mega Dart Barrel Extension from the Tri-Strike, to the blaster. The new version has this protrusion removed to give the blaster a flat front.
The newer version of the Recon has a sloped groove on the back of clip well to accept protrusions from larger clips. The sides of the well near the back have also been straightened to accommodate the wider protrusions of drums. The older version has no groove and the sides bend towards each other towards the back.
Lastly, the hand guard on the new version is narrower to provide additional space for protrusions from larger clips. This creates a noticeably shorter sloped section at the bottom of the hand guard.
Official description[]
This is an official description from Hasbro.com. Please do not modify it. (view the archived product listing) |
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Boys can build their own blaster for each mission or battle with the Nerf Modulus Recon MKII blaster from Hasbro! Customize the blaster with the stock and barrel extension to create 4 different versions of the blaster. Whether it's a stealth operation, close quarters battle, or long-range targeting, the Recon MKII blaster can be configured for the next Nerf mission. Load the blaster with the 6-dart clip and head into action. The Recon MKII blaster fires darts up to 90 feet (27 meters). Expand the customizing options with Nerf Modulus Upgrade Kits (each sold separately); with the full Nerf Modulus system, over 1000 different combinations are possible! |
History[]
The Recon MKII was inspired by the N-Strike Retaliator[2], making it a successor of sorts. In part, and perhaps due to its name, it may also be considered a successor to the N-Strike Recon CS-6.
The Recon MKII originally suffered from a design flaw where, because of the handguard in front of the handle, the Recon MKII only accepted six dart clips, twelve dart clips, and Flip Clips. banana clips and eighteen dart clips fit in but could not be securely locked due to a protruding section that was blocked by the handguard. All drums, excluding the thirty-five dart drum, had even larger protruding sections that made it impossible for them to fit at all.
This problem was later addressed by Hasbro and an updated, fixed version of the Recon was released. The fixed version and old version can be told apart by the front; the fixed version has three dots on the dice pattern (on each side), while the original version has five. The original version is easily fixable by cutting off a plastic wall inside of the blaster in the front of the clip well.
In 2019, the Recon MKII was re-released as the N-Strike Elite Recon CQ-12. This included new accessories and had a new, blue color scheme.
In 2021 it was re-released again as the Recon MKIII, which is exclusive to the Amazon website.
Trivia[]
- Some stock images of the Recon MKII have the "Recon MKII" label written in a different font than on the actual product.
Gallery[]
The full image gallery for Recon MKII may be viewed at Recon MKII/Gallery. |
Official videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mindemann, P. (2015-10-19). New Nerf Products Outed by Online Retailer (Article). Blaster Labs. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24.
- ↑ NERF Official (2016-04-04). NERF - 'Modulus Recon MKII' Blaster Files: Inspiration (Video). YouTube.
External links[]
- Recon MKII on the Nerf website (archived link)