Kids of all ages enjoy playing with Nerf toys. These kids can be aged eight, eighteen, or forty-eight. Dilettante weekend warriors often actually prefer Nerf guns to any other variety because they are easy to operate and there is no way that you can get hurt with the ammunition. This is also the reason that parents prefer Nerf guns for their children.

Nerf has committed itself to accomplishing two goals with its toys. The toys have to be fun and easy to operate, but at the same time they need to mimic the accuracy and trajectory of the real thing as much as possible. Players old and young agree that the Nerf N-Strike Raider Rapid Fire CS-35 Dart Blaster is the closest that Nerf has gotten to its goals to date.

The N-Strike has smooth and easy operation. It is completely powered by the pumping and slamming action that you find in most other guns of the Nerf line. You pump the gun to create air pressure and then pull the trigger to release the pressure and fire your ammunition. The N-Strike relies on this tried and true technology.

It has been refined, however, to the point where you will rarely, if ever, get a jam in your barrel. It also gives you the option of shooting a single dart at a time or shooting your entire drum barrel of thirty five darts in five seconds or less. While it does take some time to reload your barrel after you are done shooting, there is so much ammo in the barrel to begin with that you rarely need to reload.

The fire power of the N-Strike is fast, but also accurate. It actually is very similar to the action of a Tommy gun, the weapon on which it is modeled. The darts will fly out within a thirty degree arc of the barrel of the gun.

If you have seen any old gangster movies, you will see how they use the Tommy gun to spray the room. If you use your N-Strike in the same fashion you will be able to take out all your “enemies” with your foam darts.