DinoSquad Tricera-Blast Dart Blaster, 12 Official Nerf Darts, Christmas Stocking Stuffers, Kids Outdoor Dinosaur Toys for 8 Years and Up, Triceratops Dinosaur Design

My Nerf armory begins and ends with the entire DinoSquad blaster line-up. In this review, I'm going to share some objective facts about the Tricera-Blast along with my opinion on how it performs and operates with adults and my 2 young children (ages 3 and 5), then compare it to the other DinoSquad blasters in the line-up. The Tricera-Blast is a break-action style rifle with a 3-dart capacity. To load, push down on the blaster's beak revealing the 3-dart chamber, then snap the action shut. An additional 12-darts can be stored on the stock. To fire the blaster, simply pull down on the hammer to prime, then squeeze the trigger. This blaster fires 1 dart at a time in succession from top to bottom. There's a physical switch in each chamber so the blaster will automatically fling foam from only occupied chambers. Of course, as the name suggests, this blaster is shaped to resemble a triceratops. Positives: We love the aesthetics of this blaster and the triceratops horns are both stylish and reasonably functional as iron sights. As such, this is probably my most accurate blaster in the DinoSquad series. The break action loading is a fun and tactile experience. Reloading is especially fun when I grab 3-darts from the stock, load them all in a single motion, then snap the barrel shut with a flick of my wrist. The plastic feels durable and I've no complaints about the fit and finish. I do not own a chronograph, but in my side-by-side comparison, I'd say this is probably the 2nd hardest hitting blaster in my DinoSquad collection. In my EXCLUSIVE pain-o-meter testing (i.e. when I'm shot by this blaster), I'd peg it at about a 4/10 which I consider "par" for Nerf. It's a noticeable sting, but not nearly severe enough to pause or end a game of foam flinging. Negatives: My children, ages 3 and 5, struggle to prime the hammer on this blaster. The hammer is small so it's difficult for the kids' hands to get a purchase on the hammer. We've found that they can sometimes pull it off by using their palm instead of their thumbs like a teen/adult would. For an adult, the stock is relatively short, so shouldering this rifle is slightly awkward. This can be considered a positive for a bigger child or young teen. This blaster only has capacity for 3 darts, so make them count. The 12 spare darts on the stock are only held in place by friction, so they're often knocked off by my right forearm. Overall, this blaster was a pleasant surprise. Sincerely expected the Rex-Rampage to be my favorite, but the Tricera-Blast is just too fun to manipulate and a pleasure to operate. If rate of fire and dart capacity don't matter to you, then this is the DinoSquad blaster to get. Being hammer primed and relatively precise, this is the ideal primary DinoSquad blaster for sneaky load outs (e.g. no revving noises from a fly wheel). If you want to shower your opponents with foam, then I'd recommend the Rex-Rampage instead.

I was not sure what to expect but we opened it and we love love loved it! They seem quality and the bullet shoot really quick out of them. We are excited to give these to our kids for Christmas.! They seem very functional and accurate and shooting great value for our money Wish we got more

I got this for my nephew as a gift, and I think it was his favorite. His eyes lit up so big I could feel his excitement. It was funny because it didn't come in a bright, fancy package, just a regular old cardboard box, so it made for a really good surprise. The included foam bullets seem good quality, and the colors of the plastic dino-themed gun are bright and vibrant.

Bought for a gift, was a good deal and a cute nerf gun. Although it did not come in the original packaging, it came in just a card board box. Packaging was not visually appealing, almost made it look as if it was not bought new. But overal happy with the purchase.

Very fun dinosaur design and shoots pretty good

My grandson loves this!

Got these for Easter gifts for my nephews. Both of them love dinosaurs so they were a hit. They are both under 5, but these are easy to use. They come with bullets and load by the press of a button to open the top. Note they are bigger guns, so they hold them with two hands. Well made and seem built to last. Very happy with this find.

My son loves having Nerf Wars and loves dinosaurs. A perfect combination.

Bien fait

Cumple lo que dice

Un gran lanzador, tiene buena potencia para su tamaño.

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This is a fun looking toy and very simple and easy to use...well made. It works well and has good accuracy. Also, was very reasonably priced. I recommend this toy!