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Great gun for a Nerf maniac!

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023

My son LOVES nerf guns. He added this to his collection. It was quite pricey but he loves it mostly because it is lever action. It's pretty durable so far. We will see how long it lasts.

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Jordan E.K.

Awesome gun but ain’t no fun...

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2018

We have a fairly good size arsenal of nerf guns. This one is the most disappointing. It constantly jams. Constantly. You would have to hold it still and slowly operate the cocking lever each time and still hoping to avoid a jam. Cocking it slow isn’t an option in the heat of a nerf battle; not for an operator of any age. This gun looks great and feels nice in the hands. The cocking lever is a little wobbly, not sturdy. When it does jam it’s a pain in the @s* to get the mangled nerf dart out of the bowels of the rifle. Oh and getting the magazine in and out is difficult. Not impossible but it’s not a smooth and easy fit. The locking tab that holds the magazine in only retracts when the lever action is all the way open. And when it jams getting it all the way open is near impossible without feeling like it’s going to snap. I recommend to everyone who doesn’t intend to shoot it.

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Melissa B

Great gun for a Nerf maniac!

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023

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My son LOVES nerf guns. He added this to his collection. It was quite pricey but he loves it mostly because it is lever action. It's pretty durable so far. We will see how long it lasts.

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Alex S.

Works great. The level action is smooth and satisfying

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2017

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Bought this for nerf wars with my little brother. Works great. The level action is smooth and satisfying, but I'd recommend reinforcing the level before doing 1 handed cycling, it feels bendy and is probably easy to snap.

Gun is as accurate as those $15 revolvers that Nerf sells. Wasn't really expecting anything better. Gun has loops for a sling so you can carry this over your shoulder. Has a rail at the top for scopes and accessories. Magazine is your standard nerf mag, so you can stick a drum into this and go nuts.

Overall, good for the price, though I recommend reinforcing the level because that's definitely the weak point of the gun and will be the first thing to break if you start showboating.

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tom

Nerf Zombiestrike slingfire

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2014

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good gun fun to play with, my self a 15 year old, this is a good size, not to big not to small, you can compare the length of the blaster with the nerf elite retaliator.
the only thing i have to say about this gun is that the breach door is very lose, this is easily fixed with a tie rap

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Eric Leigh

Pretty good, but it could be better...

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2014

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Contrary to what some people say, this blaster is pretty decent. Range and performance is roughly on par with current Elite blasters, and you can actually get a pretty good rate of fire with the lever action with the right technique (mine is less on the moving the lever and more on holding the barrel and swiveling the rifle itself to prime it). I have no idea what people are talking about with the jam door flying open, I've tried every which way to make it open without using my hand on it directly, and the only way it does so is if you're slamming it against something. So in other words, highly unnatural force. There's built in iron sights and while for Nerf they're not entirely useful, it is a nice feature that Nerf added. The stock length is very comfortable for me, and admittedly I'm quite tall (6'2"). The magazine and magazine release are perhaps my biggest complaints. The magazine for mine wasn't glued together quite right, so darts just pop out of magazine's lip. I decided to just use other 6-round magazines I have around the house. The magazine release is so inconveniently placed, it's not even funny. Yes, it has a button of sorts on either side, making it what one would consider "ambidextrous", unfortunately, there is no easy or comfortable way to take the magazine out! I would suggest (to anyone who modifies or is generally handy with taking blasters apart) that you can take the "magazine lock" out, and thus the magazine release is significantly smoother, and it isn't a serious safety threat to do so. Overall, the performance is good. I simply feel there is some general "dead space" in the top of the blaster. Yes, the single-handed function does work alright, though not as smoothly or as easily as I hoped for (room for improvement there), and without a doubt the magazine and magazine release could be improved drastically. I give it a 4 arguably because I love the western feel of the lever action, and the convenience of being able to reload via magazines, but downgrade it on account of the design faults. For the price, it's not too bad. As for a good HvZ or Nerf War blaster, I would recommend the Rampage.

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Keagen Perryman

BATTLE II

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2022

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NERF nails it again. Bought a few different models for my kids and myself. This one was for my oldest boy who I had to teach how to load and chamber the darts but once he got the hang of it, he was John Wick-ing it around the house. Thanks Amazon and thanks NERF!

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Kostik

It is relay easy to cycle My take on it

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017

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According to my 6 YO:
It is relay easy to cycle

My take on it:
It is the right size for 6 YO, it is fairly accurate once you figure out the drop of the dart. I manage to hit targets as they run around every time :-)
It is durable, the cycling mechanism is a bit flimsy as all parts are plastic. So your lever is thin and long, therefore there is bilateral action left/right as you cycle the 'bolt', if you are not careful you will not fully cycle and will feel like being stuck. Well I did not break it yet neither did my kids..

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Kristin Satake

Great fun for all (and the tragic loss of houseplants)

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2017

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This was a great life saver in two ways:

One, my son and his stepdad have bonded so close while shooting each other, stampeding through the house to find each other to shoot, or taking aim at my house plants, picture frames, and laughing together like a pack of wild hyenas. If the zombie apocalypse arrives, these two will be prepared!

And Two, I've had a kink in my neck for weeks, but the shaking of my head black and forth due to the antics of my son and husband with this rifle (I bought another shortly after this one)....got it to pop! Yay!

10/10 will be buying more for my nephews to join the fun!

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Jordan E.K.

Awesome gun but ain’t no fun...

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2018

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Jasmine R.

I thought that I had been super clever, until I realized that it stayed at ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2016

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Bought his at a much lower price. I thought that I had been super clever, until I realized that it stayed at the at price for a very long time! Seems that a lot of Nerf guns are on sale nowadays...

So, the SlingFire is a very good gun. It's very accurate, and shoots a reasonable distance (about 30 feet flat and 40-45 feet angled). It has lever-action priming, which is very cool, and it also is, I believe, the only clip-system Zombie Strike Nerf gun released so far, aside from the Z-Squad re-releases. I am slightly annoyed about the clip, since it kept popping my darts back out again if I put in six, which caused me to have only five darts in my clip unless I was very fast about putting in my clip, so phooey to that; of course, if you have another clip-system blaster, you could just swap clips, and of course, I could just have a defective clip. Anyway, a lot of people are talking their gun jamming. And I should tell them... my SlingFire hasn't jammed once. Not even once. The reason that it's jamming for them is because they don't push the lever all the way forward. Just push the lever until you hear a sharp *CLICK*, and you should be just fine. Don't push it any more after you hear the click, though, since you might snap of the lever. :P. Also, the clip system is a bit odd. You have to push the lever all the way forward, and then you have to pull down on the lever-release slide to make the clip fall out, and it won't fall out unless the lever is ALL THE WAY FORWARD, and sometimes the lever goes backward a little after you push it forward, so that's a bummer. So really, it's just a quirky blaster, and you need to learn how to operate it. Also, there's a ever-release button the left side of the blaster, should it ever get stuck, which hasn't happened to me yet, except for when I tried to jam it! And never put more than six darts into the clip, or it'll jam the blaster and also chew up your darts, which you can then remove using the jam door; that is also a good time to use the lever release. Just follow those instructions, and your blaster should be fine. If you don't want such a complicated blaster but you still want something really cool and different, try the Sledgefire.

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Jonathan Dagnillo

Great gun with expansion capabilities

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2017

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This blaster is a lot of fun! I'll start with what I like. The build quality is top notch- this toy feels like it will withstand a lot of abuse, and so far it has. It uses the standard Nerf magazine so you can (and should) buy an upgrade. There is also a rail on top for an add-on scope (it should use the standard Modulus parts). The lever action works well, although it's hard for a smaller child (3 or 4 years old) to use. If your darts are in good condition (not smashed or damaged) it doesn't seem to jam hardly at all. When it does jam, there is a small door on the top to access the mechanism and remove the stuck dart. The range is pretty good, on par with what the specification say. You probably won't get hurt unless you get hit in an eye, which I obviously don't recommend. The lever action lets you shoot darts at a pretty rapid pace, which means you'll run out very quickly with the small clip they give you.

Now for the negatives. The gun is actually kind of awkward to hold. If you hold it like the guy in the picture, your hand will get in the way of the cocking lever. However, holding it at the front of the gun isn't great either because there's only a small space to put your hand. Also, when the gun does jam, it sometimes can be really hard to get the darts out. I've actually had to tear apart two darts to remove them. Fortunately jamming is infrequent so long as you use darts that are in good shape. I should also mention that changing out magazines is kind of awkward. You have to pull the lever all the way forward, then pull back on the magazine release catch. To replace a magazine, make sure the lever is all the way forward, and push it in. The only other downside is the small magazine, but really it's standard for a gun like this and it's better than nothing.

Overall this blaster is a ton of fun and I recommend it despite a few niggles.

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