Nerf DinoSquad Tricera-Blast Dart Blaster, 12 Nerf Elite Darts, Kids Outdoor Toys, Dinosaur Toys for 8 Year Old Boys and Girls and Up, Triceratops Design

My Nerf armory begins and ends with the entire DinoSquad blaster line-up. In this review, I'm going to share some objective facts about the Tricera-Blast along with my opinion on how it performs and operates with adults and my 2 young children (ages 3 and 5), then compare it to the other DinoSquad blasters in the line-up.The Tricera-Blast is a break-action style rifle with a 3-dart capacity. To load, push down on the blaster's beak revealing the 3-dart chamber, then snap the action shut. An additional 12-darts can be stored on the stock. To fire the blaster, simply pull down on the hammer to prime, then squeeze the trigger. This blaster fires 1 dart at a time in succession from top to bottom. There's a physical switch in each chamber so the blaster will automatically fling foam from only occupied chambers. Of course, as the name suggests, this blaster is shaped to resemble a triceratops.Positives: We love the aesthetics of this blaster and the triceratops horns are both stylish and reasonably functional as iron sights. As such, this is probably my most accurate blaster in the DinoSquad series. The break action loading is a fun and tactile experience. Reloading is especially fun when I grab 3-darts from the stock, load them all in a single motion, then snap the barrel shut with a flick of my wrist. The plastic feels durable and I've no complaints about the fit and finish. I do not own a chronograph, but in my side-by-side comparison, I'd say this is probably the 2nd hardest hitting blaster in my DinoSquad collection. In my EXCLUSIVE pain-o-meter testing (i.e. when I'm shot by this blaster), I'd peg it at about a 4/10 which I consider "par" for Nerf. It's a noticeable sting, but not nearly severe enough to pause or end a game of foam flinging.Negatives: My children, ages 3 and 5, struggle to prime the hammer on this blaster. The hammer is small so it's difficult for the kids' hands to get a purchase on the hammer. We've found that they can sometimes pull it off by using their palm instead of their thumbs like a teen/adult would. For an adult, the stock is relatively short, so shouldering this rifle is slightly awkward. This can be considered a positive for a bigger child or young teen. This blaster only has capacity for 3 darts, so make them count. The 12 spare darts on the stock are only held in place by friction, so they're often knocked off by my right forearm.Overall, this blaster was a pleasant surprise. Sincerely expected the Rex-Rampage to be my favorite, but the Tricera-Blast is just too fun to manipulate and a pleasure to operate. If rate of fire and dart capacity don't matter to you, then this is the DinoSquad blaster to get. Being hammer primed and relatively precise, this is the ideal primary DinoSquad blaster for sneaky load outs (e.g. no revving noises from a fly wheel). If you want to shower your opponents with foam, then I'd recommend the Rex-Rampage instead.

Got these for Easter gifts for my nephews. Both of them love dinosaurs so they were a hit. They are both under 5, but these are easy to use. They come with bullets and load by the press of a button to open the top. Note they are bigger guns, so they hold them with two hands. Well made and seem built to last. Very happy with this find.

Was easy for my 4yr old to play with after showing him 1 time how to use it unless he tried on his own lik he wants to do at times. Package it came it was a big long rectangle box with a smaller rectangle box with the nerf gun in it

Bought for a gift, was a good deal and a cute nerf gun. Although it did not come in the original packaging, it came in just a card board box. Packaging was not visually appealing, almost made it look as if it was not bought new. But overal happy with the purchase.

Lots of fun!

Muy buena pistola, la recomiendo tiene el apartado para recargar que esta muy bien y también para almacenar las balas, y vino muy bien empacado

We have 2 now because it's so great. It's so much fun to reload and a great shooter

Gave this to my nephew this Christmas and he absolutely loved it. He’s also really into dinosaurs so he was excited to see it formed like one. He is about to turn 5 and was so easy for him to use. Shoots fast but doesn’t hurt . Great for price.