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Worth buying
By jw on Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2016
With all the reviews already available, I will only touch some key points I have not seen discussed in detail. Note that I am very happy with this blaster and recommend it. Compare to similar powered units, this is the smallest, very compact, most quiet, and unique cool color (I am adult male). Great for kids and grown ups. It also had great range for indoor play, average around 65 feet. 1) Some review stated unit failed to work, even with new batteries. The following might not apply to all cases: the jam door is a common problem reported in older reviews. If Jam door is not fully closed, motor will not operate. Some units were reported with jam door popped open on its own. This was one factor why I hersitated with this purchase. There is a safety switch that prevents motor to come on if jam door is not closed. Because I know of at least two ways to bypass this, tape or re-wire, I went ahead with the purchase. Jam door in my unit functions as designed and I have not seen this problem. Another cause, less common than the jam door, is the switch that prevents the motor to start when the clip is absent or not pushed in all the way. Check to make sure clip dose not come off without pressing the clip release button. 2) Unit jams. I also have not seen this in my unit. I only use Nerf darts in this unit. From past experience, specifically on a couple of Stryfe's, non-Nerf darts typically have a more rigid tip, and do not work well in motorized units and creates jams. My guess is this has to do with the two rollers that shoot the darts out of the blaster. Non-Nerf darts seen to work fine in spring powered units. One thing that comes close to a jam in my unit is the first dart only travels less than 15 feet. I believe this is due to the trigger was pulled very fast and motor have not come up to full speed. This only happened a couple of times and only with the first dart.
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Mine shot darts clocked in the high 60 fps range stock; obviously, it does more when modified.
By Mark Masaki on Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2014
Mines was not a lemon, and I have heard of there being ones that didn't work. Luckily that did not happen to both of the ones I purchased as both work fine. Structurally, it is very sleek and showy but you cannot use barrel attachments and the handle is pretty small (intended for young girls). On a good note, it has a tactical rail on the top rear of the blaster and it's performance is well enough to keep up with the Stryfe (being essentially the same internals). According to my ProChrono Digital chronograph readings, most dart velocities land in the high 60s in fps, (or feet per second). These readings are on par with the other semi-auto dart guns in the Nerf Elite line. Like my Stryfes, I have modified mine by removing the electronic locks and limiters like the "thermistor" (this part cuts power when the heat gets to a certain temperature), and also removed some mechanical locks. The Rapid Red can run safely on three LiFePo4 Tenergy batteries and a dummy spacer. This pushed the dart velocities up to 75- 95 fps. One more interesting thing I had noticed was that the part responsible for pushing the dart into the flywheels needed an extension to prevent jamming. I epoxied a hard foam spacer at the tip of the pusher and now it works flawlessly. Unfortunately, I cannot give this blaster a flawless score because it was more of a hassle to fix it so that it worked good. But at least now this girls' toys CAN keep up with the boys' toys. I painted my Rapid Red with a G.I. Joe "Python Patrol" paint scheme. Take a look at the photos below.
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