Innovative blaster attachment, worth it's evolutionary principle if nothing more.
931744
Ok, this has a few shortcomings.  The first of which being a single-shot Jolt blaster incorporated into a blaster stock.  Gimmicky, I know, but I still think this was cool.  I painted mines (I Hydro-dipped it with flames and carbon-fiber print and hand-painted trim) to match my Modulus.  While painting it, I noticed that I had a longer spring lying around that fit inside it.  When I reassembled the blaster I sent it through my Prochrono Digital chronograph and was shocked to find that the strength of the shot went from 54 to 71 feet per second (FPS).  It may have been a retaliator spring, but I am not quite sure.  Anyway, the big issue with the design is really the fact that you need to have the time to detach the stock from the blaster to shoot the dart (provided it was also already primed), and if you are being over-run, switching to a side-arm is faster and more practical.  Had the Nerf engineers designed it to shoot while it was attached to the blaster, like the Longshot's front barrel, I could see it's application being more useful.  As it stands, the Blaster-stock is aiming at the blaster that it is attached to until a lever is pushed to pull it off of the blaster (exception with the Rampage:  it can shoot over it's straight profile).  Still, I am pleased that Nerf is trying to keep things innovative and fresh; May they keep those ideas rolling and learn from their shortcomings.  Also, if anyone cared to notice, there is a tactical rail on the top of the Blasterstock.  This is another first for a Nerf stock and despite the strangeness of it, I like the fact that I have the freedom of choice to put a dart rack or something on it if I want to.  For those who do not know much about a Nerf blaster, this uses any Elite dart (white, blue, green, decorated Rebelle, and now orange darts).  Check out my blaster below, it was paint-friendly like it's "host," the Modulus.  Keep in mind that the stock FPS was in the 50's, my spring upgrade made that 71 FPS reading.
60259
This is the same blaster sold by a dozen different brands. I bought my locally and assembled it. Read the reviews all over the web for all the different brands and you can get some great tips on how to make it work best. It's entertaining to see different brands have different results or different customers have different expectations based on the different prices they pay.

A couple quick comments. Just bought it yesterday. Looks good. I like the build quality. Looking for the design I think I'll add a generic manual choke cable to move the lower valve (19B). Everyne that says they had success with it says that you really only need ot open the 19B valve halfway and that it only works well with 80 grit or finer blasting media.

Means I'll only have to drill a small hole in the valve handle and clamp the choke knob to the sandblaster handle.

For the play sand users - I used to borrow a big sandblaster from a fellow permanently on disability who had used silica sand in his blaster for a while without enough protection for his lungs. He reported that it felt like he was permanently sick and had been for several years with no expectation of ever being well again. He was in his thirties. Read up and see what you think about it. Wikipedia has a great article on it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis

I'm using this blaster with a 60 gallon Campbell-Hausfeld ~5HP air compressor. It's a single stage compressor. It does a fair job of keeping up with the blaster for a while but eventually I do have to stop and wait for it to catch up. If it'll blast at 80 psi (don't know yet), then there is less volume of air being consumed so the compressor might keep up longer. I have not had time to experiment that much yet.

Have always used tarps and a small salad colander for sifting my sand/blasting media for reuse.
The compressor pump itself is not big enough to stay ahead of the sand blaster for too long. Being that this is only a hobby rig, I can deal with it. If I was making a living with it - I'd have bigger equipment.

The finer 80-grit garnet that one reviewer mentioned works best. Anything more coarse leads to clogging. I think high humidity will make a huge difference (problem) later in the summer too. Make sure your compressor has an inline dryer too. The sandblaster has one as well of course but having them in both places is worthwhile.
For a helmet I use an old welding helmet with a clear glass window that has a scrap of leather taped/glued to it to keep the grit out of my shirt. Either way its a dirty job but easier and faster than doing it by hand.
2960790
What a fun blaster to add to my collection!  I tell myself I collect them so I can have fun when the nieces and nephews come over, but we all know it's for me (I'm 31.... lol).  I look forward to modding this blaster with some Li-po cells and a rewire to reduce the motor lag.  Don't get me wrong, it's still a pretty fast nerf blaster, but there's some significant torque slowing in the motors after the first few shots.
624284
While I'll admit to having waited WAY too long to try this blaster, I have to say that had I paid original retail for the Rapid Madness I would still be pleased with my purchase.  Mattel has a great product in the BOOMco. line, which is unfortunately competing against a well-established and very influential longtime frontrunner (no, not Buzz Bee!).  Foam blaster politics aside, the Rapid Madness is a large, intimidating blaster with solid construction and a reasonably comfortable design.  This blaster comes with an included flip-up Smart Stick shield, a Smart Stick target, a 20-round clip, and 30 Smart Stick darts.  The extra darts are a great gesture from Mattel, as they all know how easily these things get lost and providing a few spares is a welcome change from Hasbro's somewhat stingy practices (I love you Hasbro, but you know it's true).  The Rapid Madness itself is trigger operated and air-pressure powered, requiring about 17 pumps (yes, really) for full charge.  The clip loads in from the left side, which is admittedly not as friendly to left-handed users but not a deal breaker.  Once fully primed and loaded, however, the Rapid Madness shines as a truly exciting and fun blaster, as it is able to dump its large 20 round capacity in less than 3 seconds.  This blaster simply STREAMS darts, and it has decent power and range to boot.  Perhaps the only troublesome element of the Rapid Madness is dart conservation, but honestly this thing is so fun to use I would call that a moot point.  My biggest recommendation for this blaster is to pick up a refill pack or two (<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/BOOMco-Clip-and-20-Dart-Pack/dp/B00FBWA7J6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">BOOMco. Clip and 20 Dart Pack</a>) and just enjoy the fun of letting 20 darts rip!  The only major downsides to the Rapid Madness are the awful, complicated and wasteful packaging and the somewhat troublesome Smart Stick technology, but the latter is a subject for another review.  At Amazon prices, the Rapid Madness is easily one of the most fun blasters you can buy!
850181
I had a lot of fun with the previous iteration of Nerf guns that used sticky darts.  This new disc-based iteration has a lot more power and just works considerably better overall.  It's a brilliant device of toy ingenuity.

The best feature has to be the drum magazine.  It loads 19 discs into a stack, then a shifter slides half of them into a compartment into the drum.  There are 4 such compartments overall.  From there, the magazine snaps easily into the bottom of the gun.  It pumps like a shotgun to load a single round and of course fires from the trigger.  Alternately, you can safely discharge the round without firing using a switch on the side.

Everything works really well, but there's no way to load single rounds without popping out the mag.  You can fire off a volley of shots fairly quickly, and it's reasonably accurate.  The magazine release switch accommodates righties or lefties.

All in all, this is a really fun toy.  It's sophisticated enough to appeal to younger and older fans of Nerf, I would think, and it has a ton of ammo.  Ammo is of course easily lost, but that's to be expected.
2933275
A decent blaster with lots of add on for a decent price. The main drawback is ots limited range. The ECS-10 seems underpowered compared to the other automatic and spring loaded blasters I've owned.
2790406
First and foremost, you can get this gun for about $6 offline so paying $25 is really not advisable.  However, this gun is also one of the best new N-Strike weapons out there so maybe ponying up $25 is worth it.  Secondly, this gun can vacuum load its darts, creating an astounding air seal between the barrel and the dart - this leads to a higher muzzle velocity.  Third, the short barrel leads to incredible accuracy.  The downsides are, of course, the limited carrying capacity (one dart) and the overall small size (great stealth weapon but a little hard to handle for large hands).  All in all, I would rate this as a "must-have".
638752
Thia is definitely better than the one that you have to screw on to your shoutgun because if you run out of shells or the carrier breaks you can just rip it off and pit a new on, this works great with the micro rig.

Lastly incase if one of you are worrying about this falling your weapon, I assure that it will take you quite a bit off effort to pull of and I'm a pretty strong guy
4101062
Now, this AIRSOFT weapon uses 6mm ammunition, and CO2 cartridges. It's accuracy and power is lacking although the blowback function and the reloading system is smooth. Everything was good besides the power, not saying it is weak but this cannot break glass despite the 410-430 FPS on it. The accuracy is not that bad but it isn't perfect either. Overall cool but a bit pricey to be 70 dollars? I'd prefer a stronger BB gun
2370007
I'll give the one disappointment first: there is no flexibility in the message sent from the Nerf Rebelle. I don't think it's as clear in the description as it should be, but the "Message Dart" has a message on it. It's revealed by sliding the dart into the red lens to read it. My came with 'OMG' on it. I'd love to see them actually design a dart you can hide messages in...

Beyond that, keep in mind that the picture shows 8 darts, but the description says 4. You get four.

Holster works fine, but the blaster definitely goes in right-handed. It fits in ok turned around, but it doesn't draw worth a hoot from that angle.

The blaster itself is straightforward. Pull the hammer back, squeeze the trigger, done. Four shots in a row with just hammer pulls. Mostly silent, as accurate as a no-barrel Nerf is going to be.

Also, if you just slot one dart anywhere in the blaster, it will shoot. This is not on a fixed cycle--it does prioritize top dart, left dart, right dart, bottom dart, but if you just load the right slot, that one shoots every time.

It's got an accessory rail that holds the same optics as a real handgun, but let's not get carried away.

Decent value, a bit of extra fun, and NO BATTERIES NEEDED!!!
297773
I bought the Signal Launcher to modify into a Nerf weapon, but I did a lot of horsing around before I cracked it open.

The Signal Launcher fires the three included rockets REALLY FAR. A good 10 pumps or so, and those things are sailing way over 50 feet. Each missile has some gimmicky special feature, and all make a spectacularly annoying whistling noise as they arc through the air. I'm not sure what purpose these would serve a spy, since the sparkly ribbons, bright colors, and whistle would probably blow one's cover. As a rocket-launching Nerf-like blaster, the thing's great. It also accepts Buzz Bee missiles.

Fit and finish are excellent. It's solid, well-balanced, and feels high-quality. Interior parts are beefy and will stand some abuse. The missiles are very high-quality, more so than Nerf products.

In terms of modifying for Nerf wars, the Signal Launcher's mechanism is equivalent to the Buzz Bee Big Blast, but the build quality exceeds it. Easy to work on, capable of shooting accurately over 100 feet, and has a compact pistol-like frame

Highly recommended to junior spies, Nerf veterans, and collectors of Ming vases.
78660
okay so the main draw on this gun is its a clip fed gun compatible with boomco's 20 and 40 dart clip. I'll say this first; I'm terms of accuracy and range. I think it's right there with boomco's farshot which I think is hands down the best single fire dart pistol on the  market. If anything it's slightly weaker but it's still very good and I assume it uses a spring system like the farshot to get its power. There is a probl with this early model. I don't know if it will be fixed but right now; the weight of 20 and 40 clip makes the clip fall too much when you prime the blaster. Basically you have to prime it sideways if your using a bigger mag. This isn't really a problem for me since the clip is so big and fire power is just impressive with this gun. Just keep in mind aiming is a little harder though when you do it gangsta style.
110608
The Idea of having an impact with sockets is a good dream.
I had to Settle on using a break over bar instead.
This gun is useful but you really need a kickass air compressor to get the advantage of its power.
43892
The Nerf N-Strike Elite Nerf Cam ECS-12 blaster is a direct response to the fact that thousands of Nerf fans have been recording Nerf battles at home (and at work) and sharing those videos online for others to enjoy. Now, your blaster itself has a built-in video camera for recording videos (and still images) of what you're seeing during a Nerf battle.

The ECS-12 is a "flywheel" blaster, meaning it uses batteries and can be fired in a fully automatic mode. The rate of fire isn't amazing, but it's as good or better than what another player using a "pump action" Nerf blaster can do. This blaster uses standard Nerf N-Strike Elite magazines so you can use the one that comes with it (a 12-dart capacity) or buy a magazine or drum with a higher capacity to use with this blaster.

On that note, it's worth mentioning that the standard N-Strike Elite blasters only have a maximum range of 60-70 feet (usually less) but this ECS-12 blaster has a new flywheel/motor system that delivers maximum ranges beyond 80 feet. I confirmed that during my tests, so this is one of the best N-Strike Elite blasters in terms of range.

The built-in camera is basically a webcam like the one you might find in a laptop or tablet. The audio is pretty terrible so if you want to share these videos on YouTube then you'll want to edit it with a soundtrack or significant audio clean up. When you "rev up" the flywheel motor inside the blaster all you hear on the video is the motor (although in real life the motor inside the blaster isn't that loud).

You get a small LCD screen on the rear of the blaster so you can see what you're recording. This LCD screen is also useful during battle because you can hide behind cover and use the LCD screen to aim the blaster without sticking your head out. The camera starts and stops recording when you press a button on the front grip (under the barrel). This works fine but it can also be a problem during a Nerf battle because you can accidentally press the button and turn off the camera (or turn it on when you don't mean to).

The only complaint I have about this blaster is the price. Yes, you get a camera built into the blaster, but you can get another Nerf N-Strike Elite blaster for a fraction of this price. So, unless you want the built-in camera because you want to share the videos you might be better off buying one of Nerf's less expensive blasters.
318775
I would do a 4 1/2 star rating, but I can't . So,on with it, I think it is s great blaster, and that as Nerf advertises, it is the most accurate type of blaster out there. The reason I wouldn't rate it five is because of the ergonomics, the cocking action on the top, the seven round mag, and my parents complain about the noise. But besides that, it's a great blaster.
1307775
I've had this Nerf Blaster for about two days now, and I love it.

On top of looking cool, it's got a great feel that's solid, but not heavy.  With the stock retracted, it's about six inches shorter than the Nerf Stampede (my all-time favourite Nerf blaster), and comparable to the Nerf Longshot (with the front blaster removed).  This makes is perfect for close-quarters Nerf battles where you don't have enought room to maneuver a larger gun around tight corners or hallways.

The Rapidstrike is a good size for young children, who may not be big enough for some of the larger Nerf blasters.

I'm not a big fan of flywheel blasters because 1) they're noisy, and 2) they take a second or two to wind up to full velocity.  Instead, I prefer a blaster like the Longshot, Praxis or Pyragon which shoots the dart/disc as soon as you squeeze the trigger.

I also like the spring-loaded plunger blasters because I feel like you can mod them more by taking out the air restricters or replacing the spring.  With flywheel blasters, pretty much all you can do to mod them is put in higher-voltage batteries.  I guess you could also beef up the motors so they'll spin faster and last longer.

After taking the Rapidstrike out of the package, the first thing I noticed was that it felt very balanced.  At least until I put the 4 C cell batteries in it.  It takes a minute to get used to it being front-heavy, especially since I'm used to the Stampede and Nitron, which are heavier in the back.  However, since it needs only 4 C cells instead of 6 D cells, it's much lighter than the Stampede.

The blaster will empty the 18 round magazine faster than the Stampede, and reloading is a little tricky, especially if you're used to the magazine-release mechanism of the other clip-system blasters.  Instead of being operated by the index finger of the firing hand, the release is behind the clip in close proximity to the motor switch and trigger.  If you have small fingers, that won't be a problem for you, but it takes some getting used to.

I like the clear magazine, and have also swapped out 6 and 18 round clips as well as 18 and 35 round drums from other blasters.  I will update this review in a couple of months if I have any reliability issues in the future.

My only major (not-really-serious) complaint about the blaster is the colour scheme; this Florida State fan hates the orange & blue paint job.  How 'bout some garnet & gold, Nerf?
3110714
When I bought the pint-sized version of the Portal gun for my son, my dear wife (geek-friendly non-geek that she is) put in a call to Santa and had the large version sent for Dad. If it were only built as solidly as the miniature version, I think I could live with it, and as a gift, it stays, but NECAs ham-handed repair for an obviously broken product was less than stellar.

One of the fragile black arms was fully broken when we gingerly pulled it out of the sealed foam box after hearing some suspicious rattling inside. Broken I can deal with. Im sure we can swap it out for another. But upon inspection, we found that the black plastic strut which clips the black piece in place from the inside had broken and that somewhere along the production line, someone saw fit to try to repair it with super glue. The black was discolored with the telltale hazy color of superglued plastic in an elongated drip shape, punctuated by a 1 cm blob of translucent, solidified glue where the black piece would have adhered to the white gun body. The other 2 struts are not secured with similar glue blobs, but are well seated within the design.

This was shipped from NECA in a sealed, brown NECA exterior box with the Aperture Labs color box inside. All seals were intact when it arrived so it is obvious that this is an assembly-line fix, not some after-market seller deciding to repair and repackage. This doesnt bode well for any replacement that might come. I feel like I will have to go over it with a magnifying glass and test every little joint and intersection point before I can pronounce it worth keeping. My wife was spot-on with the gift and its no fun telling her its nice, really, if we could just get it replaced with one which is intact and doesnt look like it was repaired by a blind rhesus monkey with Parkinsons disease.

Regarding cosplay with this piece: The plastic construction, as many have mentioned, is about on par with a NERF dart gun, save the incredibly delicate black struts on the front. Its sturdy enough to be admired on a shelf moreso than for taking out for cosplay purposes. The average convention floor might prove a hazardous environment for the fragile black struts without either A) some serious reinforcement or B) making the parts breakaway & resettable so that they can be restored after any impact.  A layer of polycoat and some serious buffing could take this item from being a pretty decent mass-market piece to a much better quailty cosplay prop. That, and a layer of fiberglass on the underside for a little better resilience. But if you're going to buy one just to take it apart and rebuild it, there are plenty of prop forum how-tos that could possibly help you build from scratch with less work.

If you're shopping for yourself,  at, say, the $75 price point Id say its worth the money. At current price, Id still be on the fence. If I saw one on the shelf in a store for above the $110 price point as they are now, Id probably pass, saying eh, not quite worth it. Plus shipping, almost certainly not.

But as a gift from a well-intentioned wife who supports a geek lifestyle that she peripherally puts up with, its worth much more than the price on any label or website. I hope we can get one thats not so obviously broken.