50 Century thanks for teaching me on how to open a door, but may you explain different knobs? I need to escape this building because a mad man named something like Captain Xavier? Is chasing me
I bet that the trigger wouldn't be so sticky if Hasbro had used a metal spring instead of a plastic leaf spring. That's definitely something for the mod guide. As for performance, the Stryfe's stock performance is also pretty poor compared to Elite clip-fed springers. But the advantage of the Stryfe is its mod support. Almost anything you dislike about the blaster can be fixed with the right parts/kit. I'm excited to see what parts are made for the Motostryke. As soon as there's a source for cheapish extra clips (instead of just thrifting Centurions), I'll pick one up.
GrimzNerfWorks yeah it is pretty rare but due to the centurions weird magazine loading system of a centurion fails it is almost always catastrophic. Mine broke cause a dart James in it weird had the sonic ice variant. I think a lot of it’s issue could have been fixed if they gave you a way to remove the barrel and gave it a normal dart chambering system.
I’ll keep saying it but what if Ultra was really just supposed to be a Mega replacement/improvement instead of a DZP competitor and the release timing was just bad?
I think Ultra was supposed to be like Mega Short Darts in the initial stages hence why they all have similar sizes. I still wanna see Ultra Blasters with a Scar Barrel
Remember when Hasbro was really outspoken with the "We're not ever planning on making another magazine fed Mega blaster" ? Also Hasbro: *making another Mega blaster, but it's Stryfe.*
HammerMeister1999 I agree, but a full auto mega Stryfe would be really difficult to do with a pusher. If a conveyor belt like the hyperfire or regulator was used, it probably would work better as a full auto blaster
The rattle when revving and the trigger issue you’re having I don’t have on mine. There’s gotta be some QC issues with it, which it isn’t surprising. The mag clunkyness is there though and I hate it
70 is actually not bad considering it is firing larger heavier ammo. Also, I think the big problem on this is the friction. Mabye some cleaning up in the Magwell could fix that
@@frand5921 Rifling really won't help much with nerf. The velocity is simply too low to induce a spin into the dart, combined with the short barrel lenght. It's just adding extra manufacturing cost at that point.
@@justinvzu01 it's not so much velocity as it is it would get stuck in a barrel tight enough to put spin on the darts. Because there is no air seal in the chamber there would be no pressure to drive it down a tight barrel
The ones that let you put more than one AA battery in a C/D size shell? While you'd lighten the weight, it'll never be comparable to using a true C/D battery in terms of capacity and discharge.
@@Saito64th Sure not capacity but in terms of discharge that’s kinda wrong if you use nimh AA. It is a little better this way. I tested it on some nerf blasters
@@Saito64th Discharge is the same across all batteries when it comes to nerf. You're not pulling too many amps, so the capacity is the only limiting factor.
@@wongyewxuan3880 They really don't pull that many amps. Those C batteries can easily take it. With LiPo you're increasing the voltage, and thus the current supplied is larger. LiPo batteries don't follow 1.5v increments.
That is a bummer. How did they get the Mastodon to fire so smoothly? Oh, right. It's gi-normous and requires a fistful of D batteries to operate. I guess we'll always have the Twinshock, even if it is a springer.
xXAngel_With_A_Shotgun Xx there is no real trigger spring. it’s just plastic prongs that pushes the trigger back along with what little force the return spring on the pusher has.
Despite the issues, this is probably the Mega platform most deserving or at least most capable of supporting a full mod guide. I fully support this one getting the love and support Hasbro just couldn't quite muster for it.
Over a year and half later, and I've finally modded my own. A couple notes I'd like to put up 1: this does not use rival motors. They're 280s, rival motors are 360s 2: the return spring was cut too long, and the leaf springs on your trigger aren't helping your cause. Lop off the leaf springs and cut the end off of your extension spring. Take a knife or screwdriver and bend back 2-3 coils and reattach it. You'll have that buttery smooth trigger pull like the hailfire after that.
from what i’ve seen internal wise, they got rid of the trigger spring and opted for plastic prong like things to push the trigger back. but it’s mainly resetting for the return spring for the pusher rather than both a spring for the trigger and pusher
I was pretty excited for this, but if the trigger pull gets that much worse when loaded I'm less excited. Maybe more excited? Needs a Rapidstrike pusher.
"liking less the more I use it." Speaks volumes. I actually love the Mega series and I am lenient on blasters that others have slammed but for some reason I am dubious of this. I just want a full auto mega blaster w a crazy rate of fire so bad.
This feels kind of like the Rayven: Should've been full-auto, and needs some tough love to make it awesome. I think it has potential though! And hey, at least it's not Elite 2.0
YES! My three favorite things to see in a Drac Nerf video, Echo, Jinx, and the Nerf Mega MotoStryke! I like mine, but I always planned on modding it. I can’t wait to see what you can do to improve its performance.
The motostryke I have doesn't have that battery hum/vibration, and with a full magazine, I don't have a problem with the trigger either. You may have just gotten a defective one. Love your work by the way.
Hey Dracon, I do have a centurion at my house and I was wondering if you could put the motorstrike mag inside the centurion. You never put that into the video. I am just curious so you can finally have a 2nd mag for the centurion!!! YES! If it does work though
I really don't get the Centurion hate. It's not war-practical because of the long priming stroke and huge size, but it works absolutely fine for a large bolt-action blaster. It actually takes me significant effort to short-stroke it badly enough to cause it to eat a dart as it's so infamous for doing. It's possible they improved it in some way on the later production runs, but for some reason, it's often treated as Deploy-tier trash. Edit: Also at least its trigger spring works right and isn't a crappy plastic leaf spring
I will definitely buy this this nerf blaster. With the mega line of nerf blasters being my favorite line out of all of them except for the rival line, this is something I've wanted since the very beginning of mega.
I get the disappointment, but it's more or less getting elite Stryfe numbers, which people tend to mod anyway. Hopefully it's not as much a pain to open up as Elite 2.0, because that thing will be a beast with regular Stryfe mods (and a better trigger)
Nerf is going the classic route of maximizing short term profits at the expense of long-term profitability. It's sad but a natural phenomenon of capitalism when your investors expect to continue seeing large profits and are not interested in a good solid performing investment over the long haul.
Can't wait to see a Halo MA37 Rifle mod guide! I'm curious about what the cage geometry is looking like. My guess is something similar to the Jane Erso blaster flywheel cage.
Hey, after that trigger pull, never mind on the mod guide. Won't be needing that. But, man, we know you value your integrity. That's why we're here. Maybe dial the "dig my integrity; it's so big," a bit.
It’s certainly not meant to be obnoxious, to you the viewer or to my pals under the thumb. Im adamant about it because I want some change and the mothership seems all too comfortable with the status quo
@@LordDraconical Totally fair. Keep fighting, man. I'm a downer. Some one cleverer than me needs to come up with a hashtag, because man... The mothership is on fire.
Haha rather than a stronger return spring for the trigger I would’ve loved to at least see ANY return spring on the trigger instead of the bullshit plastic tabs it uses!!!
Why would getting an early look at something at toy fair damage someone's integrity or honesty when reviewing a production model? How is that any different than releasing a review of a blaster that hasnt broadly hit the shelves yet when hasbro sends it to you early?
The blaster could have been cherry-picked as the best functioning 1 they had or it could have been modified from the retail model to increase the product sale.
I currently have a few of them but I have only work with one so far. No trigger issues but the mag release is not good. Cracking it open to see what can be done. It may not be perfect but who really buys a Nerf "Stryfe" (AF Spectrum does not apply here) for stock use, really? :)
Disappointing to say the least. This is the only Mega I was looking forward to buying. I wish it worked so I could. I would LOVE to see a detailed modding video that shows how to fix the trigger return fail, and also how to improve power and distance. Then I'd get my wish. Thanks for the great review!
Well you might have a bit of a lemon, mine takes the 2.5 second rev up and lacks range. But the trigger is good. The mag well is to tight. Not bad but better than the mastodon.
I opened up my motostryke due to similar issues, i just sanded down the top of the rev stop and a bit of the trigger that rubs against it and it works so much better now, i know not to descriptive but i hope it helps!
big Mega fan here but unless nerf releases the magazines as separate purchase i don't see the point of this. 10 rounds go FAST! the Mastodon holds 24 and front loads. my Mastodons on 3s are insane!!!
my trigger sticks in the pulled position when its fired with a full mag and man that is really anoying. also every now and then if i pull the trigger its still kinda locked. *my problems don't let me sway your decision on purchacein one if u were*
I can’t agree more! I just returned it at Walmart. This blaster looks nice, but inside mechanics are terrible 😭. I could shoot only 10 times and stopped working. I also experienced slow triggering, too. What really happened Nerf division of Hasbro? Transformers are better than ever! They also should know that trust is priceless. Especially now anybody can access SNS
I can't say a mega stryfe because it looks nothing like a stryfe, it looks more like a mega desolater because it has an integrated stock & it's symmetrical plus it doesn't have a barrel attachment like a desolater not a stryfe but since megas can't have barrel attachments because their darts are too big for that
