Ladies and Gentlemen:
Behold, the best looking rifle I have ever seen on the planet. At least that for children.
CLICK ME FOR LONGSHOT VIDEOPeoples... This is the Nerf Longshot from N-Strike series. I just had the pleasure and privaledge of seeing this little monster in action, along with getting to play with it. And I must say, one of the most aesthetically appealing nerf guns I've ever seen. Of course, I am not a Nerf maniac so I'm not too familiar with past products. On the other hand, a Nerf Sniper Rifle? who can pass up such a tempting offer?
Well, after playing with it for about an hour and trying to analize each spec, crevice and corner, I came to the conclusion that such marvel is not a worthy investment. Sure I enjoy the fact that its an awesome looking nerf gun, and that it can aim-shoot at long range and it's little gadgets and features are amazing (Especially the load indicator), yet a sniper rifle that doesnt have a range that goes from one side of a hall to another is indeed something sad.
Thus what am I going to do about it?
Simple:
Make my own Nerf gun MUHAHAHAHAHA.
Most nerf guns use one of two mechanisms: spring loaded or air pumped. And even for those that are spring loaded, they function by the following:
A compressed spring pushes a compartment to compress, which in itself also contains air. Thus either method, pumped or compressed, they are quite effective, yet are sad in range. How do we fix this part? heavier darts? higher compression? Car springs?
For now, the ninja needs to think a little more...
Apparantly the world has gone far from shuriken and kunai since I last checked.