Nerf Vortex Pyragon Blaster

Well to my mind once you've got this in your Nerf collection its hard to go back to dart blasters. 40 drum magazine, slamfire (hold triger down and you can shoot as fast as you can pump), Looks great with a 20 disc magazine and does ok with the small 10 mags. Takes no time to empty all 40 rounds. I haven't had it jam yet and have road tested it at a HvZ (Human vs Zombie) game and found it works well during a game.Unlike the praxis it does hold onto your clips (doesn't randomly dump the clip like some praxis models seem to) and it does fit a stock and you can colour match if you have some of their water blasters in the same white series. It does look fantastic with the Nerf Whiteout range. The new orange and white discs are fantastic as they are easier to find in the grass or anywhere unlike the older green vortex discs. It also has the range of the vortex blaster series and you can slamfire it and hit targets further away than other blasters, I was shooting it on a windy day during my test game and I thought it would effect the shots but the discs seemed to cut through the wind whilst the nerf dart rounds were blown away in comparison.The ONLY issue I can see with this blaster is that unlike previous Nerf guns it does not come with any rings or places to attach a strap or bandolier so you cannot sling it over your shoulder meaning that you have to hold it, but to my mind this is not a big issue as why do you need to have any one blasters other than this one (especially if you've a hip holster for your emergency side arm).Put one of the New Nerf Vortex ammo belts (which don't fit an adult but the bits can be fitted to another belt) and you really are ready to take out your opponents with ease as you'll have room to store your clips and you get one more 10 clip with some spare discs.This blaster has taken the place of my Favorite blaster for HvZ or Indoor games.

I own probably over 15 different models of Nerf N-strike and Vortex blasters, and I must say the Pyragon is among the top. The Pyragon is very similar in size to a Praxis/Lumitron blaster and sports a slamfire handle which works very well and doesn't jam at all. I can get off 10 rounds in around 5 seconds. Shots are pretty accruate and range is normal for Vortex series blasters. The color scheme is also a plus, as I really disliked the 'baby barf green' colour the previous model Vortex blasters had. Comes with 40 brightly coloured disks that are easy to spot, though be cautious of where you shoot if you decide to slam fire all 40 off outside. I managed to lose a disk the first day I had it. xDThis blaster also has a Tactical Rail on top which works will with the Tactical Light, Scope, Flip-up sight, etc. and also a Stock attachment area. I personally like the Raider Stock with this but any will work, though the Spectre folding stock won't work well with this as you can't fold it in due to the blaster's size. The drum is easy to load but make sure you press down until you stuff enough disks that you can't fit anymore before you switch to the next chamber or else you won't get all 40 in there and will have to unload all the disks to get to the first/second chamber. It can be a pain to reload if not done correctly.Fun: 5/5 This blaster is one of the best blasters out there, and slam fire is a great plus.Educational: 2/5 As if sending a barrage of disks at your opponent(s) is educational...well, I gave it 2/5 because it teaches aiming.Durable: 4/5 Blaster is very light weight and I feel that if not taken care of will easily break.Overall: 5/5 One of the best Nerf Blasters I've ever had.

Its a good thing I'm a grown man. I watched a bunch of 12 year olds on youtube review this after 6 months of teenager Nerf abuse. The only thing they said happened with it is that the clip would fall out. It didn't on mine. Mine is awesome. But I'm not waging a war here like those kids were...I dressed up as Gru for Halloween and used this as my "freeze ray" another guy was "The Governor" from Walking Dead. He thought it would be fun to click his little cap gun at me...So 40 rounds is really a lot. Most people don't expect a Nerf gun to be able to spray them down for half a minute without a break in slam fire style. I was yelling freeze ray over and over and had to take a breath. You can just go on and on shooting people. I can't imagine using the whole clip to shoot someone one at a time. It was EXTREMELY gratifying. The Governor has got NOTHING on Gru..Fast reloading too. The little disks fly far. The reloading of the clip is cool, though you have to jiggle it and get the hang of it. Hold you hand on the top disk when you change tubes in the magazine or it will pop out. Also this gun is compatible with the other clips for sail separately.

The Nerf Vortex Pyragon jammed after the first couple of shots. We could not clear the jam. We have returned this and are awaiting a refund. The seller was great and the gun arrived on time. Too bad it jammed right away.

The blaster colour scheme was NOT as advertised. Instead of the cool white / grey / orange scheme advertised, I got the ugly green "digital" decal version with green / white discs instead of orange / white. Went back and checked the product page and definitely no warning of this.Performance of the blaster itself is OK. I knew the discs were slower and floaty than darts but was surprised at just how pronounced the difference is. Getting used to it with practice.

I was so impressed by the Vortex Proton that I bought this blaster. Although the Pyragon can shoot without frequent reloading, it wasn't as accurate as the Proton. I haven't officially measured it, but the velocity in which the discs travels seems to be a bit slower also.