Strongarm

(E5750 (teal/red)E5753 (clear)) Strongarm
Release information
Company	Hasbro
Brand / Series	Nerf
Release date	2013
Shelf status	Available
Averageretail price	9.99/14.99 USD 24.90 SGD
Product features
Stockammunition type	Elite Darts
Internals type	Direct plunger
Dimensions	12" long 30.48cm long
Weight	0.61 lb 0.37kg
Product performance
Priming mechanism	Slide-action
Mode of fire	Single-fire Slam fire
Rate of fire	2 darts per second (single-fire) 3 - 4 darts per second (slam fire)

Not to be confused with the Cyber Stryke Gear StrongArm.

The Strongarm is a Nerf blaster that was released in 2013 under the N-Strike Elite series.

It comes packaged with six Elite Darts.

Details

The Strongarm is a slide-action revolver-style blaster with a six-dart cylinder. This cylinder can be flipped out for quick reloading, by pushing a button on the left side of the blaster. Unlike its predecessor, the Strongarm's cylinder auto-advances on plunger return, not on trigger pull. The blaster can also be slam fired.

A single tactical rail sits atop the blaster, in front of the priming slide. A set of iron sights is built atop the slide and the muzzle. There are also two strap points: one built into the back of the slide and one built into the bottom of the handle. In addition, the handle has a narrow, hook-like extension, which fits into a notch on the front of the priming slide. This, theoretically, allows the Strongarm to be dual-wielded.

It advertises a firing range of up to seventy-five feet (twenty-two meters).

All versions of the Strongarm released in Australia and New Zealand feature a gray instead of an orange trigger, which signifies modified internals that results in a reduced performance to conform to stricter local safety standards. The packaging of the single release advertises a range of only fifteen meters (as opposed to the Canadian version's twenty-two meters and the European version's twenty meters), although the Australian two-pack, which features two gray-trigger Strongarms, still advertises a range of twenty meters.

It cannot fire Streamline Darts without modification because the stems in the Streamline dart heads are longer; they will butt against the chamber posts and therefore not fit all the way in.

Official description

• Original
• 2019

This is an official description from Walmart.com. Please do not modify it. (view this product's listing)

Speed and mobility are yours with the quick-draw fast firing of the Strongarm blaster! It has the same long-range power as other N-Strike Elite blasters (sold separately), firing the 6 Elite Darts up to 90 feet. Hold the trigger down and pump the Slam Fire handle repeatedly to rapid-fire all 6 of your darts at your target! Loading is easy and quick with the flip-open rotating barrel, and you can attach most N-Strike accessories (sold separately) to the blaster's Tactical Rail for even more battle advantage. Add the Strongarm blaster to your arsenal and unleash a storm of darts at your target!

This is an official description from Hasbro.com. Please do not modify it. (view this product's listing)

Fire 6 darts in a row from the quick-draw, fast-firing Nerf Strongam blaster! When speed and mobility are essential, bring this Elite orange blaster into Nerf battles. Take aim at targets with this blaster that shoots darts up to 90 feet (27 meters) away. The barrel flips open to the side of the blaster for easy loading and holds up to 6 Nerf Elite darts, so you can fire 6 darts before it’s time to reload. The Strongarm Nerf blaster has slam-fire action to rapid-fire all 6 darts in a fast, frenzied wave of foam! It comes with 6 Official Nerf Elite darts that are designed for distance, tested and approved for performance and quality, and constructed of foam with flexible, hollow tips. You’re in control of the action as you move the slide to prime the blaster and pull the trigger to fire. No batteries required. It’s a great gift for Nerf newbies and a cool blaster for Nerf fans to add to their collection!

History

The Strongarm is the successor to the 2005 N-Strike Maverick REV-6.

It was first discovered on an online eBay auction on July 28, 2012. The seller provided front and back pictures of the new-in-box blaster, and it sold for a record-breaking 1,125.01 USD to an unknown buyer. Within a few days, Hasbro Singapore released a stock promotional image featuring the Strongarm alongside other blasters, proving the blaster's existence. However, the image was shortly removed and replaced.

In December of 2012, it gained a soft release along with the Stryfe and Firestrike in select retail stores.

It was re-released in 2014 with improved Elite XD internals and a white, blue, black, gray, and orange color scheme; this re-release was shown off at the 2014 Toy Fair. That same year, it was also re-released under the Sonic FIRE series with a transparent red color scheme.

It was later again re-released in 2019 in three new color schemes: one with a clear shell, one with a purple and red color scheme, and another with a teal and red color scheme. Each are packaged with special Elite Darts.

Color schemes

The Strongarm has been released with the following color schemes:

• N-Strike Elite (blue, white, black, silver, gray, and orange)
• N-Strike Elite running change "economy" variant (same plastic colors as the standard version, but sporting considerably fewer paint operations, particularly on the obscured side when still in packaging).
• Elite XD (white, blue, black, gray, and orange)
• Sonic FIRE (clear red, black, and orange)
• N-Strike Elite (clear, white, black, and orange)
• N-Strike Elite (teal, red and black)
• N-Strike Elite (purple, white, black, red, and pink)

Value packs

The Strongarm was available as part of various value packs and multi-packs:

• A "Double Your Darts" pack that contains the Strongarm and twelve instead of six Elite Darts was available as a general retail release in the United States and as a Real exclusive in Germany. Some promotional stock photos of the packaging depict a special deco for the darts that isn't actual present on the darts when purchased at retail.
• A "Strongarm 2-Pack" that contains two Strongarms and twelve Elite Darts. This two-pack was available as a Walmart exclusive in the United States and Canada; in October 2016 this pack was seen in select Canadian Costcos. A two-pack with the same content but a different packaging design, named the "2-Pack Strongarm", was available as a Kmart exclusive in Australia.
• The Strongarm & Firestrike All-Mission Pack was available as a Costco exclusive in the United States and Australia and as a Galeria Kaufhof exclusive in Germany. It contains a Strongarm, a Firestrike, a variant of the Bandolier Strap and twenty-five Elite Darts.

Trivia

• The Strongarm is about one inch longer than the Maverick.
• The Strongarm is one of the best selling Nerf blasters.^{[citation needed]}
• The Elite Darts that come packaged with the clear 2019 variant of the Strongarm are similar to the Impact Zone Darts, as they have a white body and black head.

Gallery

The full image gallery for Strongarm may be viewed at Strongarm/Gallery.

External links

• Purple Strongarm on the Nerf website (archived link)
• Orange Strongarm on the Nerf website (archived link)
• Clear Strongarm on the Nerf website (archived link)