Sunday, December 25, 2011

Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Review!

Introducing the latest in Firefly Tech... the Nerf Rayven CS-18!

The Nerf Rayven uses a "bullpup" design with a flywheel powered system to launch foam darts in semi-auto. It features 2 spinning flywheels positioned in a vertical layout (similar to the Nerf Barricade).

Pull the "acceleration trigger" button at the trigger handle (similar to the Nerf Vortex Nitron) to power up the flywheels, then pull the main trigger to fire. Each trigger pull fires one shot. The rate-of-fire depends on the how quick you can continuously pull the trigger.

It uses the Firefly Tech 18-dart clip which has inbuilt LED lights to "charge" up the special glow-in-the-dark streamline foam darts. Once those foam darts are fired, they will stay glowing briefly, then the glow will fade away. The foam darts can be "re-charged" when back in the clip or from any suitable light source.

The Firefly Tech clip and glow-in-the-dark streamline foam darts are usable with other N-Strike clip-fed blasters. The Rayven can also use all N-Strike clips and drum magazines, as well as normal streamline form darts.

The Rayven requires 4 x AA batteries to operate, and the Firefly Tech clip requires 3 x AA batteries (batteries sold separately).

It has tactical rails on the top and on the right side which are compatible with N-Strike accessories. It also has a front barrel attachment point which is compatible with N-Strike barrel attachments too.

The blaster comes packaged with 18 x glow-in-the-dark streamline foam darts.

Average stock range is around 25-30ft.

For internal photos of the Nerf Rayven, click Here.

Review:

Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Box (Front)




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Box (Back)




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Un-Boxed




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Contents




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Assembled




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Profile View




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Acceleration Trigger & Main Trigger




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Blaster Requires 4 x AA Batteries
(Batteries Sold Separately)




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Access Hatch




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Clip Release Button




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Firefly Tech 18-dart Clip




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Clip Requires 3 x AA Batteries
(Batteries Sold Separately)





Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Clip LED Lights On/Off Button




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Clip LED Lights





Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Glow-In-The-Dark Streamline Dart vs Normal Streamline Dart




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Glow-In-The-Dark Streamline Darts in Low Light/Night Conditions




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - With 6-dart Clip




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - With 18-dart Clip




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - With 18-dart Drum Magazine




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - With 35-dart Drum Magazine




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Firefly Tech Clip on Nerf Recon




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - N-Strike Accessory Compatibility




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Scale Comparison with Nerf Maverick




Nerf Rayven CS-18 - Demo / Range Test / Night Firing Test Video




Nerf Rayven CS-18 at Amazon.com