NERF N Strike Elite Strongarm Toy Blaster with Rotating Barrel (Amazon Exclusive)

I bought this to shoot my husband with if he fell asleep in the hospital while I was in labor. 10/10 recommend for expecting moms wanting to have some fun at the hospital. It was light weight so I could hide it in my bag. Easy to use and it shoots really hard, kind of loud but got the job done! Good for all ages

Son loved this for nerf wars!

Gave as a gift to my cousin he loved itVery good quality and it shoots well

Seriously, this is cool to have in any Nerf Arsenal. The reiteration of the legendary pistol blaster, the Nerf Maverick. Behold, the almighty Strongarm. The blaster that helped make "slam-fire" a popular Springer's function today (For slam-fire just hold the trigger down, then pull the slide repeatedly to fire shots in rapid succession). But does it measure up to other comparable blasters in my Chronograph testing? According to the dart velocities measured in FPS (feet per second) with my ProChrono Digital chronograph, it clocked in at highest 75 FPS, and lowest 62 FPS after 6 shots. Compared to it's "sister"-blaster model, the Nerf Rebelle Spylight scored it's highest at 80 FPS, and lowest at 66 FPS. These numbers were consistent after testing several different Strongarms and a few Spylights several times each. But being slightly weaker than a girl's blaster does not take away much from the blaster, for it is not as sloppy and feels more durable than it's sister operation. Most will prefer the appeal of the macho look and size that it offers anyway. As an update, there is this white and blue XD version (that is a blue stripe on a white Strongarm, as opposed to the blue Strongarm with a white stripe) with longer advertised distances. My blue one still performed better on the chronograph using the current wide variety of Nerf Elite darts (they are all able to shoot the blue, green, decorated Rebelle, white, and now orange darts), but the average was not that far off: Averaged velocity of standard Elite- 69 FPS, Averaged velocity of XD- 67 FPS. Average velocity between both... 68 FPS... It is suspected that each blaster has it's own unique quirks, perhaps I just got a lemon XD blaster, but regardless of the circumstances what you are really paying for is the psychological advantage and a crummy paint job (my XD looks cheap and painted by either a novice, or someone in a rush to finish the job). If you are using this as a primary, you are out of luck. There are many other improved versions of the Strongarm on the market today. The first two evolutions of it being the Zombistrike FlipFury (two times bigger with 2-barrel/12 darts) and the Zombiestrike Doominator (four times bigger with 4-barrel/ 24 darts). Otherwise, remember this to be a sidearm. A primary like the Retaliator or Stryfe have the CS (Clip System, which is really a magazine system or "Clipazines") that gives you upwards from 18-round mags to 35-dart drums, all easier to reload when playing and quicker on the fly under pressure. But I digress; buy whatever you feel comfortable with and use what you can afford. The Strongarm has always been a reliable blaster, and can be even stronger with help from an Orange Mod Works "Unleased Solid, Final Stage" upgrade kit at the current market price of $24.99. I know, twice the cost and the shipping, and then the labor of installation, that makes it very not worth the cost of the blaster. But it becomes a beast, so think about that before you buy a Strongarm sidearm.As an update, 1-8-2018 and both of my Strongarms are still working as intended. They have been through many Nerf Wars with inexperienced children and experienced users alike and still shoot a good distance. These Nerf pistols tend to last the test of time more gracefully than their cheaper knockoff counterparts by other brands (Dart Zone, Buzzbee, etc.), in which I must report, have failed and broke shortly after purchasing them. Not like my Strongarm’s, but I will return to report when they too finally kick the bucket, just let it be known that these sidearms are still going strong.

Great

best nerf gun ever made simply a classic

Fun to use

My son was a Nerf gun collector, so I'm his memory I'm donating 24 Nerf guns to underprivileged children. I wanted a variety, so I picked from multiple stores. I ordered this one from Amazon and I don't know if we got a bad egg or what, but the smell was horrendous. I took the gun out of the manufacturer box and was looking it over. I kept smelling this awful smell and finally asked my husband if the dog had poo'd in the house. I put the gun back in it's box as I investigated the area I was in. Finding nothing, I said to my husband, "Well it couldn't be this..." I opened the flap and took a big sniff. HUGE mistake. It was awful. My husband did the same and gagged. I thought maybe it was the manufacturing process or something, so I left it out overnight to air out, but this morning it still smelled awful up close. I had to request a refund. I've handled a LOT of Nerf guns and I've never had one smell like this.