Tuesday, August 13, 2013

NERF review: Speedswarm

The first dart gun review of the summer and the first dart gun review in a while: the NERF Speedswarm!

Retail price (USD): ≈$19.99
It can be found at all major retailers.

The Speedwarm is essentially a miniaturized Swarmfire in handgun form. It has fully- and semi-automatic modes and features two sling/bandolier/dogtag attachment points. It requires six "AA" batteries to work (We've found that Duracell batteries are the most reliable). The Speedswarm is also a great dart blaster to dual-wield.

Range: 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 10.7 metres), when held flat, up to 45 feet (13.7 metres). Average. (7/10)
Accuracy: Astounding. Accuracy is far above average. (10/10)
Reliability: No jamming, however, there is a small "warmup" period before darts can be fired, which lasts about half a second. (9.5/10)
Rate: Approximately two darts per second. The warmup period makes it a bit lackluster compared to rates of other semi-autos or autos such as the Stampede ECS, but for its size, it's decent. (8/10)
Capacity: 10 "Tagger" micro-whistler darts. (9/10)

Final score: B 

The Speedswarm is especially lightweight and a good addition to any NERFer's arsenal. However, its rate of fire is underwhelming, especially for something called the "Speedswarm." It is incredibly accurate and has a great range, especially when reliable batteries are used.

More reviews coming this week!



Monday, July 1, 2013

New grading system for reviews!

Effective this summer, Dart Gun Havoc will be implementing a new grading system for our NERF and Buzz Bee reviews.

We will be using the SABCDN system, explained below...

Monday, March 25, 2013

Exciting times on the NERF and Buzz Bee fronts!

Hello, Dart Gun Havoc readers! I apologize for the lack of activity, but I wanted to update the blog with many new developments from Nerf and Buzz Bee, which are listed below:

1. Dart Gun Havoc has confirmed the release of blue-triggered variants of the Swarmfire and Sharp Shot.

2. As of February 22, 2013, the Snapfire 8 has been seen in the States.
Snapfire 8

3. The first N-Strike (not N-Strike Elite) development in a while: the N-Strike Blazin' Bow.
N-Strike Blazin' Bow

4. Vortex's latest release: the Revonix 360.
VORTEX Revonix 360

5. N-Strike Elite developments

  • Rapidstrike CS-18
  • MEGA Centurion
Rapidstrike CS-18


Mega Centurion

6. NERF recently announced its ReBelle line, which is targeted towards a tween-girl demographic, considering the collectible darts and the pink, black, and white color schemes. Although we at Dart Gun Havoc are slightly horrified by this, we do appreciate NERF tailoring to everybody, since no one should be left out of the fun, right? 
Crossbow

Heartbreaker Bow

Pink Crush

Wildshot

7. Buzz Bee posted an image on its website of the Tek 5.
Tek 5


We also have a few more reviews coming, like:
  • Triad EX-3
  • Retaliator
  • Strongarm
  • Firestrike
  • Stryfe
  • Pyragon
All of this coming soon!