XSHOT Excel Crusher (35-Dart Clip + 48 Darts) by ZURU, XSHOT Red Foam Dart Blaster, Toy Blaster, Belt Automatically Rotates, Slam Fire, Toys for Kids, Teens, Adults (Red)

This is a great Christmas gift idea. Originally I saw this product in their toy catalog. My son loves to circle what he wants for Christmas and make a santa list and this product is what he circled. Great overall.

Fun toy. My son loved this.

Son loves it

Works great. Easy to assemble. Fire rate is a little slower than I wanted. Size is accurate. Has great shooting distance. Great buy for the price though.

There is nothing like the exhilaration of sitting at the table, having your morning coffee, trying to wake up and have a foam dart flash in front of your face that was fired from an XShot blaster given to a 7 yr. old by his uncle. Knowing that this 7 yr. old's twin brother was similarly armed, I thought it prudent to make sure I had a means of defending myself (and carry out the odd preemptive strike every now and then,) so I armed myself with the Crusher. When I emerged from the bedroom with this beast in my hands, I was treated to a line straight out of Terminator 2, "That's a @#$% minigun!" This was immediately followed by 2 kids trying to run for cover while not looking like scared cats on linoleum flooring. Crusher is the perfect name as it does crush the competition...as long as you're fully loaded. In my haste, I laid down a stream of suppressive fire that would've made the T-800 proud but with a 35 shot belt, that lasted all of 10 seconds. As I started the reload, I was pummeled by every single dart I sent downrange because it takes longer to reload the belt than it does to empty it (who knew this?!) I was immediately abandoned by my 14 yr. old and 11 yr. old squad mates who jumped ship in order to join in on the fun of using me for target practice...the traitors! Since the belt can be assembled into different lengths, I ordered the additional 35 shot belt and connected it to the original belt so I now have a terrifying 70 shot capacity that can keep the little terminator heads down for a good 30 minutes with trigger discipline and a better controlled rate of fire. Since I don't have a Cheynne Bunker Mountain complex to run to when I need to reload, I will always be subjected to return fire during the reload process...(note to self: order 4 more belts.) In one particularly nasty firefight in the living room I experienced my first jam. I didn't cycle the charging handle completely and had a double feed into the barrel. While under fire, I managed to clear the jam with a wire coat hanger and let me tell you, trying to poke those dang darts back down the barrel was a time consuming job. I have since taped a plastic tube to the underside of this cannon that I can keep a 1/2" diameter wood dowel in for clearing jams. Oh, remove the belt when you go to clear the jam. Yeah, those little darts grow to the size of a small truck when trying to shove them back down the barrel when the belt is in place. Not very conducive to your well being when under fire. This is not a precision weapon/sniper rifle. This is designed for suppressive fire by sending as many rounds downrange as quickly as your arm can pump the charging handle so you will get a bit of a cardio work out. Learn to shoot it with both hands so you can condition your upper arms evenly lest your upper body look like Mr. Hyde's opponent in The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen...you know, the big red angry guy that had one T-Rex arm and one Incredible Hulk arm? There are a couple of downsides to having this in the arsenal. 1) You will get more requests for foam dart fights than you can handle. They usually start rolling in about 30 minutes after you go to bed and just start to get into that good REM sleep with a whisper around the 92 decibel range requesting your presence on the battlefield. They end around...well...they never end really. 2) Your opponents will do everything in their power to get their hands on the Crusher. This includes up to (but not limited to) tripping you while you're running to get it and then enlisting the help of all their siblings to hold you down while they steal it from you (speaking from experience here.) If you can get past these 2 sticking points then "cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!" And on a side note, get a case of ammo. You'd be surprised how many chores the little yard warriors will complete when they're paid in ammo.

This blaster is awesome! We got this for a family reunion nerf war and it was the crowd favorite!

Kids love it but jams easily

Grandkids loved it really think the parent may have had more fun with it though