Nerf N-Strike Mega Mastodon Blaster with Amazon Basics Batteries

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The Mastodon is a fully automatic beast of a NERF blaster, phut-phutting three darts per second from its 24-round rotary cylinder. And the Nerf Mega Mastodon with its captivating full-automatic flywheel has grabbed a reputation of being a solid behemoth blaster. The longevity of the brand means that some old Nerf guns have become collectibles and that the most expensive Nerf guns are worth a lot of dough. Even the blasters that are devoid of motors and batteries have a lot of tech and science behind them,” says Zahn.

A nylon shoulder strap can be clipped onto moulded rings at the front and back, and is adjustable for length – but its use is entirely optional. If you do elevate the barrel to increase the distance, though, you add only around 20 feet, where you can sometimes get another 50 feet from Elite darts.Not only are they expensive, but they’re not the type of batteries that you’re likely to have just lying around in a drawer – especially not six of them. A shoulder strap means that, even though the Mastodon is massive, it can be carried around even by NERF warriors at the younger end of its eight-plus age recommendation. Overall- Moderately fair easy with aiming while loading is super simple and needs very little effort. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year.

As far as collectability goes, there’s an entire fandom that’s built around dart blasters — and not just those from Nerf, though it is the leader and the benchmark when it comes to that space,” says James Zahn, Nerf expert and senior editor at The Pop Insider. Advertised as the biggest and farthest-firing blaster ever (with a range of up to 105 feet), it’s become increasingly rare. Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. Overall, we definitely recommend the Mega Mastodon for a thrilling, powerful and fun nerf battle session. From the first Nerf gun in 1989 and over the subsequent decades, they’ve endured and evolved, from Nerf N-Strike to Nerf Rayven to Nerf Zombiestrike, even as other toy fads have come and gone.Getting that motordrive spinning up and popping out those first few darts is a deeply satisfying experience.

The Mastodon was officially announced in January of 2016, prior to the New York Toy Fair of the same year. I’d love to see Hasbro revisit these ideas with current and future tech like HD cameras and smart device control. As the first motorized Nerf MEGA blaster, this 24-dart delivering dominator features a gnarly rotating drum.

I found it easiest to ditch the shoulder strap and hold the Mastodon a little in front of me to get a better aim – at waist level, though, since this isn’t a blaster you’ll be getting up to your cheek for sighting.