The disks have a load of speed on them compared to the old darts, so much so in the space of 30min's I'd already lost two of the five disks. After flicking the ON switch and setting the device down, you can use the buttons out front to activate it, as well as choose the firing mode. Yeah, pretty much all you need for the covering is something that is firm enough to trigger the switches and lasts long - the foam works, but I'm afraid it will dent after a while and not depress the switch completely.

Trying to use this as a blaster wouldn’t work anyway, due to the launch sequence and spin up times needed.Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20) and Ars Technica Addendum (effective 8/21/2018). And with how hard and accurate some blasters can shoot these days, it’s a challenge worth accepting. From a wide range of quality brands to affordable picks, these reviews will help you find the best disk nerf gun, no matter what your budget is. I learned this by lining my kids up and shooting them at different ranges to see whether or not the discs hurt.

You have to hold down the bottom button to spin up the firing mechanism, and if you hold down the traditional trigger with that bottom button held down, you fire the discs.So you need solid durable material for the inner edge, and it needs to be fairly light so it goes somewhere. The bumper heads were a hemispherical mold, and the washer had exposed edges and was not consistently centered. In fact even his grandparents went out and bought one and spent an evening with family having dinner followed by a Nerf battle around their bungalow (imagine 4 x 60 + grandparents running round shooting at each other with toy guns - just wish I had it on video). This disc failed to fire, and Model Magic actually stuck to the silicone mold even when dry so it was annoying to remove. The 2011 Nerf Vortex series featured XLR Discs, which were much thicker in size, making them more accurate and able to glide further distances when shot.

Now a golf ball might work better, but then there's our problem - has Nerf already found the golf ball for us?They are generally fired from either flywheel-powered blasters, such as the Nerf Motorized Disc Launcher, or double-action blasters, such as the Total X-Stream Air Zip Shot. As soon as the packs were open, we took out the guns, loaded the mini discs into the `clip' and they were ready to go. Instead of the insulation foam, I wrapped craft foam around the PVC until the OD was the right size. The launch mechanism itself is a rotating piece, with a motor and three position switches for control.