Nerf Sharpfire

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a Nerf gun. The real question is this: is it a pistol? or a rifle? maybe a carbine? I think Hasbro got a little carried away when they designed this gun. I suppose they wanted to make another gun that had the same marketing ploy that the Recon CS-6 had -- many configurations. It's "modular". But why not just buy a Retaliator?

Whatever Nerf was planning when they made this, didn't involve much tacticool. :(
Ah well. After all, it shoots like a thunder-bolt.

Here's the scoop:

Good:

• Simple. The Sharpfire is very simple and intuitive in both operation and build.
• Collapsable. If you don't have much storage space, this gun is for you. It can shrink down to less than 12 x 6 x 1.5 inches.
• Surprisingly accurate. For some reason, this gun is much less susceptible to wind and other environmental features (like gravity) that decrease accuracy. And you'll get even better accuracy with the barrel-silencer-thing attached. I guess it's pretty well-named.
• Stock/Holster. That's right, the stock doubles as a holster, complete with a belt clip on the side.
• Ranges. 65-70 feet with Elite Darts or Zombie Darts. And considering they didn't even make any range claims, and that it's a pistol, these are gooooood ranges.

Bad:

• No tactical rails. This one really disappoints me.
• Incompatible. In addition to being unable to accept Nerf tactical rail accessories, it is useless with any other accessories. And its accessories won't work on other guns. So much for being modular.
• The stock. To be frank, it looks pretty silly and it's not in a very good position. Kinda useless.
• Dart storage. The stock holds exactly 6 darts. Which I find interesting considering that the Sharpfire comes with ten Elites…
• Holster system. It's a pain to put the main gun in its holster, because you're actually putting it on the holster. The pin that sticks in the back of the handle to attach the stock is also the pin the you stick into the front of the handle to "holster" it.
• Uncomfortable handle. I honestly have no idea why Nerf designed the handle like they did. I find it rather non-ergonomic. Hopefully you won't...

BUT I LOVE IT! The reason is that this gun can easily be modified to be a far better sniper's-choice than any other gun I've used. It can be made to reach much more than a hundred feet, and still be weirdly accurate. And you get all that performance in a nice, compact, simple package.

At $15, this gun is sooooo worth the buy! Head over to your nearest Target right now, and buy one. Now. Do it.

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