Something unexpectedly awesome is how the blaster actually bucks and kicks with each shot, giving it recoil and adding to the overall experience. The reasoning for this becomes more clear once you open the blaster up, which may be easier said than done because of some solvent-welding located in the grip of the blaster (requiring some cutting and marring up the beautiful blaster shell). While the rate of fire is impressive, it isn’t entirely hard to rattle off single shots either. Operation is about as straightforward as it gets: just load up the open-faced drum, pull the flywheel rev trigger until the motors reach maximum spin, and pull the trigger to fire off darts in automatic fire. The blaster also features active-breaking, so the motors do wind down quickly. The time it takes for the flywheels to rev-up is pretty lengthy, but these are issues that could be fixed by rewiring with a more competent battery source. The actual power and distance are in-line with the rest of the MEGA series, but it is using flywheels, which is something different compared to every other MEGA blaster. The firing speed is great, surpassing that of the Nerf N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike of lore. ![]() The performance of the MEGA Mastodon is impressive considering the batteries it taps into. It’s nearly impossible to hold this by the grip one-handed without that strap, so it was a great addition in the box. It’s a good thing it comes with the carrying strap (which is very similar to Nerf’s own bandoleer, minus the dart or magazine holders), because fully loaded, this blaster is not only bigger than a child, it weighs about as much as one. That’s going to cost you another $8-14, depending on where you’re shopping for batteries, and adds a ton of weight to the already massive blaster. ![]() To power this beast, you need to feed it six D-cell batteries. While the plastic shielding looks to be non-removable after snapping in, the bottom rail piece is completely removable, if it’s not to your liking. ![]() The massive rotating turret itself comes in three pieces that slide together and, in my experience, seem to only fit together in one-way to limit any potential screw-ups. The plastic pieces all snap on with little effort, with only the grey drum shields seemingly permanent while the others can be removed. This blaster packs some decent value: 24 MEGA darts in the box, a rather nice carrying strap, and some extra plastic bits such as shields and plastic railings to protect the dart drum and bulk-up the blaster, and a thin yet serviceable carrying handle. Featuring a 24-dart, rotating barrel with full-auto flywheel power, the Mastodon is nothing to be scoffed at. Fitting of such a blaster (it’s supposed to be one of the biggest blasters ever released), “MEGA” is not painted on it’s side as much as it’s completely molded into the plastic. Even carrying this thing out to the car and preparing for the trek home was an event. When I saw the five-foot nothing girl struggling to carry this box up to the counter, I instantly started to giggle: the box is massive. When I initially found the MEGA Mastodon in stock, I called the nearest store and asked them if they would hold one for me. With the first fully-automatic flywheel powered behemoth blaster in the line clocking in at $80, could the MEGA Mastodon be worth it? Well, the entire blaster could be summarized in one way: an unforgettable experience. The initial launch was rocky with the dart-chewing MEGA Centurion, but now things have finally settled with the line delivering a few promising blasters. Big darts with bigger springs and bigger plungers for the biggest performance. ![]() Edit: While WalcomS7 no longer writes for Blasterhub, we encourage you to view the content on his Youtube channel!Įver since the Nerf MEGA line was released, things have gotten more interesting in the foam-flinging ecosystem.
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