For additional safe measures, there is a trigger safety to help you prevent accidental foam shooting. Also, if any jams occur, there is a little side door that will let you get your fingers inside to clear it out. This beast flings regular Elite darts at 120 FPS, making it one the most powerful Nerf guns on this list. The velocity of other types of darts it shoots varies, but it does so at respectable speeds. This blaster also features a tactical rail on top that is compatible with the standard N-strike attachments. Rival balls, also known as high-impact rounds, are some of the fastest and most accurate foam bullets made. After loading and pump priming the Atlas, it fires two balls at once, which I think gives it more of a shotgun feel. NERF Rival blasters make a great choice for team games, letting you choose your side: red or blue. Start a head-to-head competition fuelled by NERF Rival’s power and precision. And for fans of the Fortnite gaming world, there’s a whole range of NERF Fortnite blasters to take your Fortnite battles from the screen to the playing field.

The rear shell tray holds the included five shells with three darts in each. This means you have five shots at the ready, containing 15 darts in total. Similarly to the Sledgfire, the Trilogy cannot fire darts without the shells. NERF brings advanced blaster technology to precision shooting, tag games and target practice. Customise your blaster with NERF Modulus, maximise your range with NERF N-Strike Elite or start a micro battle with collectible NERF MicroShots. Fixed collision issues with various elements across Caldera allowing Players to exploit/peek/shoot through them. In addition to the two top sling mounts, this gun includes two standard tactical rails for attachments like a scope. When fired, the three darts fly at 50 FPS, which isn’t bad considering it is launching multiple at once. This shooting speed compares to something like the Nerf Jolt, and is enough that you know you got hit by it.

Ah, Nerf Shotguns, an underrated class of Nerf blasters that are beautifully different and fun to use. We would like to take a moment to discuss some of our upcoming plans as well as how our Weapon balance philosophy will be changing in Caldera. We will be looking to take on a more incremental approach to Weapon nerfs. We understand it can be frustrating to commit a great deal of time to a Weapon to have its viability completely stripped in an unexpected balance patch. We would like to reiterate that our north star is Weapon diversity. With that being said, we feel it is appropriate to announce that in the near future we will be making some adjustments to the Light Machine Gun Charlie (VG) and the Submachine Gun Charlie (VG) – with the intent of closing the gap between these two Weapons and their competitors. In addition, we will be toning down what is often referred to as ‘Visual Recoil’ on Vanguard Assault Rifles. We feel this will help promote a healthier, more diverse pool of mid to long-range Weapons.

It shoots just above the average velocity at 75 FPS, and ejects shells every time you fire and prime.

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The Spring Thunder is the most expensive Nerf shotgun on this list. It is ideal for older kids or adults who really love Nerf and want very unique blaster. The shells are required for shooting, and it is important to note that the darts are custom length. The gun comes with six shells, and 20 custom Elite style darts. You can cut Elite darts to the same length if you need more darts. To load this blaster, you put the darts into the shells and push the lever into the forward position. This exposes the tube that holds five shells. The loading system is a bit slow but gives it a real shotgun feel.

The best Nerf shotgun, the Rival Atlas XVI-1200, is a pump-action blaster that has a 12-round magazine. It shoots two High-Impact rounds at once with a velocity of 90 feet per second. The Atlas is powerful, very accurate, and easy to use.You can feel the sturdiness right away with the crisp lever-action priming and shell loading system. The metal parts help bring foam flinging to the next level. The Spring Thunder can fit five shells total, but each containing the dart type of your choosing. You load the darts into a shell and then load those into the gun. Even though this blaster is large, the grip is comfortable and reasonably sized for large or smaller hands as well. Shooting at an average of 90 FPS, the Atlas can help you deliver some precision pain in a Nerf war. The ammo doesn’t really hurt that bad, but this blaster is recommended for kids ages 14 and up. A single pump allows you to fire two darts either at the same time or separately. One dart will fire with a half trigger pull, and the other will launch when it is pulled all the way down. This means that one hard pull will fire both simultaneously.