Why is the nerf longshot better than the longstrike

Arrow blasters Ball blasters Dart blasters Disc blasters Missile blasters. Air-powered Direct plunger Battery-operated Flywheel Reverse plunger. Flip-up sights Scopes Shields. Barrel extensions Shoulder stocks. Other products. I have both Longshot and Longstrike. BTW, if you want to snipe forget both of them and get a Vortex Praxis, as it wastes both of them on range! I agree with the longshot being the best, but you can modify your longstrike to shoot 75 ft longer and you do not have to take your gun apart.

If you actually play nerf get the longshot. I think the longshot is waaaay better than the longstrike. I have both guns and longshot shoots farther. I am going to use my longshot and kick butt in a nerf war on my b day.

Following comments above, I did a straw poll with the guys I regualrly shoot at; Longshot or Longstrike. All have access to both. Result Longstrike 5, Longshot 0. To be fair, none of us are interested in modding them, as this seems to make a big difference to the way people think. I was going to go for longshot right out of the box but mod the hell out of it with some of the attachments for longstrike like the barrel and the 35 round drum from the raider.

So unmodded already the longshot has it beat. There is everything wrong with the longstirke. Reverse plunger, bad tube diameters, a fixed stock, and underpowered. Even after modding, it falls behind most sidearms. There is a legitimate culture in making the longshot a desirable nerf rifle. There is a reason ten years later that the longshot is still utilized and revered by nerfers. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Which Nerf Sniper Rifle is Better? Longshot vs Longstrike Mar 9, Articles There is nothing wrong with the longstrike and is nothing like the recon. Yourface on May 27, at pm. Derrock on June 8, at pm. I own the longshot and the longstrike and i find the long shot way better. Fran on August 19, at pm. Well honestly,my switch shot shoots farther than my longshot Reply. I like pie Reply. Jaybird on October 14, at pm. Romain on October 23, at pm. I think:the longshot is better Reply.

Jimboramba on October 24, at pm. Nonetheless it looks pretty dope longstrike Reply. Adam23 on November 8, at am. Nerfnub on December 15, at am. HI chumps on December 19, at pm. WOW Reply. Yes on December 27, at pm. Joshua on January 7, at pm. Joshua on January 11, at pm. I want the longshot but I cant find it anywhere for under Reply. King Zac on January 29, at pm. Sfurry try the barrel for the Recon on the Longstrike,it might shoot farther. HI on April 26, at am.

Time Paradox 15 on April 28, at am. Upon purchase, the Longshot comes with a six-dart clip, six Streamline Darts, a front blaster, and a scope. The number of re-releases is testament to how much of a fan favorite the Longshot turned out to be. With regards to this article, the Longshot discussed is that in its original unveil, in other words, the Longshot CS The Longshot utilizes a bolt-action priming system and features a collapsible, integrated shoulder stock.

In the shoulder stock, Nerfers can store an extra clip of darts for re-ammunition purposes. The Longshot was the blaster that popularized the use of clips.

In place of the clip-on bipod that the Centurion uses, the Longshot comes with its bipod integrated. It also features a tactical rail on the top of the blaster and a jam door under its tactical rail that slides back whenever the bolt is open. The firing range of the Longshot was advertised to be up to 35 feet Not many Nerf blasters outperform its advertised capabilities, but the Nerf Longshot is one of them.

So, now that we have a vivid idea of both the Centurion and the Longshot, let us compare the two blasters. Even though the Centurion often does not live up to expectations, and can only reach its advertised range when firing angled shots, its effective range when fired flat is still in the range of feet. The Longshot, on the other hand, though outperforming its advertised range, still has an effective range that is half that of the Centurion.

The Centurion takes the cake. A video-recorded range test of the Centurion can be found here , and that of the Longshot can be found here. This test is done in similar conditions by the same user, thus minimizing variability for an honest comparison.

Assuming that's not the problem, then it would either be the darts somehow catching on the walls of the clip highly unlikely , the spring somehow getting dislodged from its normal position again, highly unlikely , or the clip just having a manufacturing defect of some kind much, much more likely.

Try pushing it down with a pencil and letting it spring back up. Heya, I'm shopping for a blaster, and the Longshot and the Longstrike both seem like they might be a good option. Let me explain what I'm using it for, and maybe you can help me choose one of them or maybe something else entirely. So, I'm going to be participating in a weekend-long zombie hunt. Setting is post-apocalyptic United States sometime in the distant future though civilization came crumbling down in the near future.

What I need is accuracy and range, in that order, though both are very important. I'm new to the modding scene, but I'm perfectly happy to get my hands dirty and have found some pretty decent guides online. I can purchase the Longshot on eBay for pretty cheap, so availability isn't an issue. So, with that in mind, what would you suggest?

Any attachments you'd recommend as well? Since you're talking about HvZ, I'll assume you have to use stock darts, because if not then an overhauled brass breeched Longshot with stefans will get you power and accuracy you're looking for.

In stock form the Longshot and Longstrike are inferior to Elite blasters, as they hail from the N-Strike era which is inferior in stock firepower to the Elite era. For stock blasters, the two choices that come to mind that are readily available nowadays are the Retaliator and Mega Centurion. The Retaliator is a decently powerful, surprisingly accurate blaster with an acceptable capacity. It is basically the jack-of-all-trades of the Elite line thanks to its good performance, priming and firing mechanism and modularity.

Though other Elite blasters do share similar performances, I feel that the Retaliator is superior as a rifle because from my experience, it has superior accuracy to the others. Attachments on the Retaliator, I'd recommend the Retaliator barrel as for mine at least it seems to help stabilise the Elite darts a lot.

A sturdy stock would be great, such as the Raider stock or LightningStorm stock, as they will help stabilise your shots a lot. Besides that, whatever other attachments you're comfortable using and aiming with. The Centurion on the other hand is simply designed to fling its Mega darts as far as safely possible for a stock blaster.

Though I haven't actually used one as I never intend to get one , I have read many of the reviews on it and can thus give some pointers. On its good shots a Centurion does exceed the ranges of Elite blasters, however its accuracy and consistency are terribly lacking. Though the darts do reach high ranges, they don't fly straight and often veer off far from the line of firing.

Additionally, the Centurion is notorious for jamming, with its breech getting chipped away through by-the-manual use, and its darts being shredded upon jams, rendering them unusable. There is also the problem of Mega clips not being sold separately, and Mega darts being ridiculously expensive. I haven't even gotten to its ridiculous size or huge prime, or its tendency to stop working if you're unlucky after just a few shots.

In all circumstances besides pure aesthetics, I'd say steer well away from the Centurion unless you are desparate for the lucky long shot, but if you're that keen on a sniper blaster then go ahead. Attachments for the Centurion, I'd probably have to recommend its included bipod to help stabilise that 1m long piece of junk, and besides that just a sight of your choice.

Remember that the sight is not for precision shots, but rather just to help you aim, as stock Nerf blasters are too weak to use sights effectively. As for modded blasters, the best dart ones you could get that would fill the role of precision rifle are probably the Longshot and Retaliator again. The Longshot is pretty obvious, a huge direct plunger means huge power with a good upgrade spring.

Obviously the prime will be made harder, so you have to reinforce the boltsled if you're going to upgrade the spring. Additionally more power will make darts fly out more erratically.