Criterion number one when choosing a good Nerf blaster for Nerf War is to choose a blaster you love. If you choose your favorite blaster, you're already comfortable with the quirks of how it operates. You can quickly reload it, probably without even looking. And you can clear any jam or malfunction without a second guess. This is why you should choose a blaster you are very familiar with for a Nerf War, and that's why I chose to go with the Alpha Trooper for my first pick.
Criterion number two, use a blaster that you can easily modify to become a legendary Nerf blaster. And the Modulus Recon, just like the Retaliator before it, is a perfect canvas for all your Nerf War mods. A pump grip, an extended stock, a stronger spring, maybe slam-fire, and you're good to go.
Criterion three, start with a blaster with legendary status already. If you don't think you can pull off all the mods necessary to make the Recon a legendary Nerf warring blaster, start with a blaster that's already legendary. You can take a Longshot and buy a couple of aftermarket mod kits, including a breech kit, a pump grip, spring replacement and more. Then you'll have a super powerful, insanely accurate, Nerf War legend of a blaster. Easy.
Four, something that you can actively load while engaged in battle. During a Nerf War, lots of people like to use these pump action open cylinder type blasters that they can constantly reload by shoving darts into the front. I understood the practicality of using such a blaster, but I was never a fan. Enter the Nerf Infinus, a full auto Nerf blaster with "Speed-Load Technology." It's like a Rapidstrike or HyperFire but you can constantly feed darts into a loading port behind the rear sight of the blaster and top off your mag. Neat.
Five, a Nerf gun with a HUGE ammo reserve. If you don't want to bother constantly loading darts like with the Nerf Infinus, maybe you should take a look at the Nerf Rival Nemesis blaster. The Nemesis has a huge tank on top where you can load 100 Rival rounds! As if that wasn't enough, with a few aftermarket mod kits, you can easily double the ammo capacity of this beastly blaster. Outstanding!
Maybe you don't want to worry about anything. You don't want to be constantly topping off your blaster, or having to carry an overly large blaster with 100+ rounds, maybe you don't even want to have to go through the trouble of modding anything. If you just want to grab a literal powerhouse of a blaster and shoot with supreme confidence and accuracy, grab this blaster. Although, you may want to check with your local Nerf group to see if this thing is allowed. It hits HARD.
This novelty Nerf grenade is modeled after the real life MK3 Concussion Grenade and works similarly. Sorta. Load it up with up to 6 Rival HIR's or about a dozen cut down Nerf darts, then pull the pin and toss it over your shoulder. BOOM!
Coop is selling his Custom Nerf Rival Perses. Featuring his signature sponge-camo paintjob and a quick-load extended hopper from OutofDarts that boosts your total ammo capacity up to 160 rounds. Hey, that's more than a Nerf Rival Nemesis!
The Nerf Rival Forerunner is a shotgun style, breech-loaded Rival blaster with a pistol grip and sweet pump-action. Part of the "Accu-Rival" series of competition styled Nerf guns, it includes adjustable ABS sights and 12 blue Accu-Rounds.
The Dart Zone Pro MK-4 is an epic, futuristic, powerhouse sniper rifle blaster that really packs a punch with muzzle velocities over 200+ feet per second, stock. This is a super limited edition run (1 of 28) of the DZP MK-4 in SOLID GOLD.
Burst into battle with these Nerf Pro Gelfire blasters! Literally, the Gelfire rounds burst on impact. No dart sweep, no clean up. The mess takes care of itself! This Dual Wield Pack comes with 2 Gel blasters and 5,000 Gelfire rounds.
X-Shot has released a new line of dart blasters that take their name very literally. They've released a belt-fed foam dart Minigun with a scope, 360 degree tripod, full automatic firing and a 40 round capacity. The Rage Fire is... Insanity!
The Nerf Modulus Stryfe has got to be the most versatile Nerf gun out of the whole lineup. This semi-automatic motorized blaster can fire darts as fast as you can pull the trigger and can serve as your secondary or even your primary weapon.
The Worker Phoenix is the Nerf MP7. It's a full auto, mag fed, submachine gun class Nerf blaster with a triple flywheel cage and 6 upgraded motors. Pop in a LiPo battery and the Phoenix can shoot its half-length darts at over 160 FPS. Wow.
The Nerf Rival Prometheus is a beastly full-auto Nerf gun with a big 200 round ammo reservoir. What if I told you you could increase the ammo capacity 500% and store up to 1200 high impact rounds? Over a thousand rounds. In a Nerf gun. Wow.
