This is probably gonna sound ridiculous, but I found your channel last night while looking for a long-range solution to kill bugs. Specifically camel crickets. If you've never seen them before, they're absolute hellspawn demon bugs, and about once or twice every month I have the misfortune of running into one in my apartment. I'm extremely happy to report that this thing is fully capable of exploding them with a well placed shot. Thank you for this gift, dudebro
One thing Coop didn't mention (And I didn't notice until I looked at the instructions, which I've just been used to ignoring for Nerf): It actually does also have a jam reset button, its just set within the top rail and very nondescript. They also include 2 replacement O-rings, kept on the sides of the stock! Very professional of them.
I just wrote a whole comment on the o-rings. Lmao Also, the reset can be pressed with the iron sights, scope, mags, mag adapter, and maybe even your finger if you have small hands!!!
The adventure force spectrum is around 2o bucks and is basically their budget mk-3. I would love a $50 mid tier flywheeler that compliments the Max Stryker though.
Flywheels that go over 120ish FPS are hard on darts. The fact that the MK3 can and for only $130 Is budget price. But a half length only smog that hits 120 for around $50 would be insanely cool.
I don't think it's a coincidence that the more a blaster shys away from looking like a toy and instead look like a real gun, they end up being absolute powerhouses, and yet, It's still just a toy.
I still can't believe that these are on the shelf. I wish they had these back in the 90s lol. Luckily my kids will be jumping to 100+ fps in a year or two!
Dart Zone really putting out amazing products, the Nexus line and now this blaster just seem like they are very viable in competitive play, especially against the litany of recent nerf blasters.
I saw a sale at target where they had these for $25. Unfortunately they were sold out but they had the tomahawk 60 next to it for $15. Hoping I can catch that sale again.
Out of darts has a low power spring that I highly recommend to bring the FPS down to around 100 fps for stock class nerf. Plus its only one screw at the back of the buffer tube to change so you can swap back and forth
I ordered this on target online and it arrived today! Very fitting since this video came out on the same day haha. Came in a HUGE box, but I will be opening it on Christmas.
I have one of these and it's one of the best blasters I own. My only two complaints are 1) The ridiculous cheek well of the stock makes it impossible to use the iron sights. 2) The picatinny rail on top is compatible with real-steel attachments but the little rail hidden under the pump grip isn't.
Are you sure about the rail under the pump grip? I put a vertical grip on it and it worked great. It wasn't a real steel accessory, but it said it was Standard picatinny compatible.
I bought a Nexus Pro last week for our offices' periodic and unpredictable dart warfare. It started off with a PM buying a few 3-shot dart pistols for everyone for some innocent fun. Now we have an arms race. And now that in-office attendance is up (i.e. covid restrictions relaxed) there are more opportunities for play. The stock Nexus Pro is pretty awesome compared to the rag-tag armory of the rest of the office but as soon as I got to use it human nature immediately took hold of my imagination and I started to wonder how I can improve on this design. So, I just bought a mod kit (on order). once I take it apart I'll be looking for more ways to improve it. Yesterday we had a dart fight at work with about 18 people each had between 20-200 darts available to them to start with. It was awesome (we all have safety glasses on, btw.. grab your glasses then grab your gun). We had a brief safety stand-down because someone fired a hardened foam dart that actually drew blood when it hit someone's ear, so those are no longer allowed. Plotted paper shields are becoming popular in our office now (30"x40" paper). Three weeks ago I didn't know this kind of fun existed. It is pretty awesome.
Good! Here’s my opinion: It’s extremely ranged, reliable, and accurate(half darts). It can fire using both types of ammo, half and full, so that’s really noice. Now, I have smaller hands, but the grip, despite being designed for larger hands, fits super well due to it’s simple design. It has super high customization options, considering the swappable foregrip, standard buffer tube stock, and pickatinny rails. Overall, an incredible blaster!
I do cosplays and I solely got the Nexus Pro for that purpose. It's realistic enough to look like an actual assault rifle (compared to many Nerf blasters out there) while making it clear it's still a toy.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! BOUGHT IT DAY ONE, AND IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SHOT. IMO.... DART BLASTER OF THE YEAR! I know Others will say the Dart Zone Pro MK 3, and there's an Argument for it, But This Blaster Man.... *Chef's Kiss* Best Looking Dart Blaster, and Best Functional Dart Blaster!
Coop, the scope actually does help you shoot more accurately. This thing is so damn accurate that the darts will hit where you aim with the scope. Trust me...
Sometimes I think about the old coop vids. I missed how funny he was he kinda got more serious. Great review but I just missed the of scrawny kid who looked like a nerd but really is hilarious.
“If something grows at an extremely fast rate, you might refer to it as a rocket ship. This metaphor gives us the sense that something grew at an extraordinary rate and will end up escaping gravity. It will be so good - so high - that it's in space!”
The magazines that don’t fit have a little bump at the back. This prevents it from seating completely, and I just took a dremel to my demolisher magazine to cut that off and it worked perfectly. If you want your longer mags to fit, just cut that bump off.
Yeah it's becoming into a theme at this point. I'm impressed he isn't sponsored by DZ, and I'm glad that other people like OOD and Dr Flux have other opinions
Haven’t seen anyone say it, but if you have both the nexus pro and Max striker you can switch the stocks out and the grips out to make the stryker into the perfect foam blaster. Using the nexus pro sights as well also helps a lot. You can also switch the grips on the Stryker as well and give it the nexus pro grip and make it even better
This blaster is GREAT and a lot of fun, but I had a major malfunction the other day. Three of the smaller darts jammed together in the barrel, forcing me to completely disassemble the blaster to clear it. I think what happened is I didn’t prime the blaster smoothly, as I’m used to Nerf primes and this is my first non-Nerf blaster. Just a heads up.
Ive had this happen too. I discovered it only happens when you accidentally double load.Once you get used to how you chamber and change the magazine its not an issue whatsoever.
I don’t know if you have seen any comments, but there is a jam button in the picatinny rail towards the back. It can easily be pressed with any of the sights or mags.
Hey coop, What blaster has the most comfortable grip in each line: DZP Rival Nerf elite Buzbee Out of darts/3D printed If you get this, thanks dudebro! Edit: Which blaster OF each line like elite - hailfire DZP: MK 1.1 Rival: Kronos etc ect
The ZS SledgeFire has a really comfortable grip. At least in my opinion. I would just hold the blaster and not even shoot it because it fit in my hand so perfectly
@@musicman3351 to me, the ZS line has probably some of the most comfortable grips ever. I have this hammer shot from a while back and when I got it out of my attic I forgot how perfect that grip was like I will hog that from anybody who wants in as the secondary in a nerf war lol
My favorite thing to do with this blaster is shotgun load the short darts using the unjamming button on top of the rail. It's not very practical, but it's still really fun.
I love how this thing looks, but the fact that it's a horizontal pump grip instead of a vertical grip on such a strong blaster is a bit of a deal-breaker for me personally.
It’s also you can attach or detach the accessories to the adventure force nexus pro for adding more tactical cosmetics like the scope, suppressor, and keeping the standard stock, due to the useage of foregrip instead of the comfortable pump grip, and the internals are cross capable
I just recently bought the NexusPro and I was absolutely blown away with the speed/power and accuracy. What a boss of a blaster. I had but the ultra and what a mistake that was. From the very first few darts I shot through it I started disliking it. Within 10minute I had already decided I was taking it back. The way the nexus pro shoots is what I was expecting more or less and boooooy was I disappointed. So I returned and got then nexus the next day and havent looked back since. Also...This blaster would look amazing with a fresh paint job. Whether you just decided to go with a different color scheme or went for something more realistic. It could totally be a show stopper. Then foam blaster companies are reall stepping their game up these days. I feel like my younger self when I say this. I WANT THEM ALL!!
I have the Nexus Pro, and tried the half-length darts at long range and seemed to be some of the bullets were inaccurate. But the regular length darts were seemed to be okay. Overall, the blaster was cool. Loving your videos btw, they're awesome and useful details.
I bought one of these and it's nuts, it hits hard, super accurate, comfortable, and over all fantastic. Only thing I'd say is don't use it with elite darts, I tried and it was too powerful and they flew out uncontrollably.
I agree with you Coop. I prefer the Nexus Pro for the grip. Putting a AC Foamworks SCAR barrel on either of these increases the accuracy dramatically too.
If you put a nerd big dart in the barrel/suppressor without the mag in the gun the air pressure will shoot the big dart so the gun is basically compatible with all darts. Just a little thing I found out while testing
HANGUARD IS REMOVABLE, WHICH REVEALS A PICATINNY RAIL I discovered this by accident, but if you want to replace the hand pump and use a vertical grip that fits picatinny, you have more options
Tip: if you load it 3 times almost locking the gun will be shotgun loaded and still will have power. It also for once actually does good with elite darts at close range. But use the normal darts included at longer ranges when shotgun loading it also can one shot load if you just stick a dart in the barrel if you really need to shoot it without dry firing you can shotgun load 6 rounds if you use half length darts
Look wise, i prefer the Max Stryker over the Pro series. Though that is pure preference. Also: 430 bawls challenge with the Proton Pack, when can we see the glorious carnage?
At first I was like “those groupings aren’t THAT great but not bad” then you threw the elites at the door and you might have been better off doing just that… 😑 why was I surprised…?!
Hey Coop, love your videos bro! Sorry this isn't what this video is about, but can you make a 430 dart challenge with the Nerf Hyper Mach-100 because I want to see how it compares to the Perses and Nemesis and that the hopper door to the Mach-100 is in front instead of having the hopper door nearer to the back of the stock.
All of the scopes on this gun are very well-crafted and it’s very accurate from the sites I personally recommend using the iron sites with the stock from the rancher force Nexus Pro because it just feels better and using that barrel from the nexus pro
If the only real problems are the stock and the foregrip, they're both replaceable. I have an M-4 stock on mine with the foregrip from my Worker Harrier. What you notice handling this blaster side by side with a Nexus is how much sturdier and solid the shell feels compared to the Nexus, or an Aeon for that matter.
I love these vids I think the 3D printed blasters and the crazy Dart Zone Pro MK-3 some others like the Shellington flypoint, magpie fly-wheel revolver, and lynx
As someone who has hit themselves point-blank with this thing on bare skin, it’s really powerful and stings harder than a paintball. it left a mark on where I fired it for half a day.
I own a Nexus Pro, a Max Dictator and a Max Striker. Straight stock, I believe the Dictator is the best of the three. Here are my FPS averages for all three using my chronograph: Ave. Low. High Striker = 141.57. 125.65. 155.51 Nexus = 150.53. 142.27. 157.2 Dictator = 165.79. 158.14 168.64.
I found one while thrifting for 10 bucks, it only had the iron sights, and half mag with the adapter. Great deal. Also mine accepts all nerf magazines I have without modifications, maybe the previous owner flared the mag well some more.
I really enjoy your vids and really miss the target style course content I hope you maybe bring it back! My only request is if you could set up a target system for tests only because I think it'll show the accuracy of the blaster better from a viewer POV. Keep it up tho it's always fun to watch!
You can actually shotgun this blaster, if you hold the trigger while priming it, it’ll put a dart in but allow you to prime again to effective shoot 2, you can hold and prime as much as you want and shoot 2, 3 or probably 4 darts
Who else remembers in 2017, when we where in the nerf section and saw a dart zone blaster, we would walk past it and grab a nerf one. How the tables have turned!
Great review! Though you actually missed something important on the blaster. On the stock, there are two o-rings for the compression barrel. It is definitely something you wouldn’t think of, so I am surprised I noticed it. I don’t know how o-rings deteriorate with use vs time, but the o-rings on the stock are not under tension, so I’m assuming they could be used if your firing mechanism o-ring ever broke. I find this extremely interesting. I know it may just be a design choice, but I would like think that the two o-rings have a purpose.
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