The Artemis is a pump-action blaster that features three integrated magazines that hold ten High-Impact Rounds each, and a front turret system that rotates on the prime. It also has the ability to be slam fired for a higher rate of fire. Like other RIVAL blasters, a safety mechanism is located just next to the trigger. As with all the NERF Rival blasters, it fires the spherical Rival rounds, terms high impact rounds by NERF, rather than the more familiar Elite Darts.

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K25 Spring for Takedown Blaster - High Powered K 25 Coil Spring Mod For Nerf Rival Blaster Takedown XX-800 - Toy Gun Part For Nerf Kronos Rival Blaster - High Powered K26 Coil Spring Mod K 26 Upgrade XVIII-500 Toy Pistol Gun PartThe Artemis sits right in the middle of NERF’s Rival range, which caters for foam-popping veterans in their teens or later. It’s a spring-powered, pump-action blaster with capacity for 30 of the golf-ball-shaped Rival rounds. While complicated the revolving barrels work pretty well, with only minor hiccups when you really go to town with the slam fire. The clear tubes in the rear are where the ammo is stored. These are not removable magazines like the Zeus or Apollo, they are integrated into the blaster.

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On the subject of useful, this blaster has sling mounts! I have no idea why so few of the Rival range have these, the Apollo would have made an excellent secondary if you could suitable stow it during the game for example. Nerf Rival Pathfinder Blaster Gun K25 Spring Mod Upgrade - High Powered K 25 Coil Spring Mod For Nerf Path Finder XXII-1200 - Toy Part Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.This was only when I was going nuts with slam fire, which is most jams and malfunctions occur but I did not get any actual jams, just this, which is not too bad when you consider the amount of grief I was giving it! Power and Accuracy

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It has a single tactical rail and a two strap points; one on the rear of the blaster and one built into the blaster's handle. There are three separate loading holes because these are three (sort of) independent magazines. I found it was best to load one in each repeatedly rather than put all the rounds into one before moving on to the next due to the way the loading mechanism works (we will go into this later). Dual 10 Shot Speed Loader Holder with Speed Loaders Compatible With Nerf Rival Saturn Edge Series Blaster XX-1000 Refill Toy Gun Part Clip The others are there for aesthetic effect. Even though the other three barrels have no function, it is interesting to see how the barrels rotate when firing. Firing speed

The Hades can hold about 60 rounds with its built-in magazine. It has almost the same shape, size, and features as the Rival Artemis. For accessories, there’s just a single rail along the top. The Rival rails look like a standard ‘Picatinny’ rail, as used on real firearms, but they’re actually a different size. Some non-NERF accessories will fit, but it’s a case of trial and error. Sadly the official NERF Rival accessories lineup currently only consists of a red-dot sight and a combined flashlight and grip.