Nerf N-Strike SnapFire Blaster

This is a pretty awesome blaster despite some reviews ive seen elsewhere. Its slightly more expensive than a jolt but its accuracy and power make up for it. It appears to be much more accurate and slightly more powerful than my jolt. The seal in the barrel is basically perfect, no air escapes past the dart. If you are looking to mod this by removing the air restrictor, it's relatively easy, just remove the plunger assembly, take a screw driver and put it in the barrel and tap the whole air restrictor and plunger stop out the back. From there, i took a dremel and opened up the hole where the dart post is and once it was open, the air restrictor popped out. I put the plunger stop back in along with the plunger itself and its good to go! Replacing the spring is very simple. I put the stock spring from a retaliator in it and it works amazingly well. Definitely recommend this if you are looking for a single shot blaster.

I really like this straightened-out Jolt. I couldn't see any better performance than a Jolt, but this fits my large adult male hand more comfortably. It's very close in size to a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield in length and height. Having the plunger in line with the barrel ought to make it more accurate than a Jolt, but as Nerf darts aren't very accurate to start with it doesn't really matter.The storage for extra darts can be useful, so it's a nice addition, and doesn't get in the. The fixed sights are more prominent, and more useful, than on a standard Jolt.I hope to see this released in more colors, the plain orange is OK but a tad bland. I have Jolts in a variety of hues and several variant shapes, and the Snapfire deserves to have some alternate styles.Lastly, why did they call it the Snapfire when there's already a Nerf blaster with that name?

I would like to have given this blaster 3.5 stars but unfortunately it's not possible. It's better than ok, but I don't like it a great deal. In the end I felt it was fairer to go with the higher rating.As you can probably tell it's a slightly reimagined Jolt. You insert a dart into the barrel, pull back the priming handle and squeeze the trigger. Nice and simple.I fired 6 test shots indoors a realised around a 12.5m range on average with the blaster held level. Definitely only suitable for close quarters if you're looking for any kind of accuracy.I found the blaster a little uncomfortable to hold due to the "skeleton" type styling on the handle. Also, the trigger requires more than the usual effort to fire. No different to a jolt here either.In a Nerf war it would only be suitable as a last resort weapon. It's ability to carry a further 2 darts in a perpendicular fashion under the barrel is pointless if you're using it as a sidearm as you would damage the darts, so effectively it's a single shot blaster.

While it's certainly a tiny blaster and won't win popularity contests for frills, the SnapFire is probably the best hold-out "small" blaster on the market today. Yes, even better than a Jolt. The reasons for this are myriad: first, it has additional 2-dart storage on the front (which the Jolt doesn't). Second, the very narrow design makes it super easy to pocket or place in a web vest. Third, as a true pistol design this is a far more comfortable blaster than the tiny, somewhat oddly shaped Jolt. Cost wise, it's a dollar or two more, but in general I feel the SnapFire is a great small blaster that will be easy for kids to use and has no lack in performance, making it a steal for the price.

This is a solid side-arm. Stock, it does the job.I also have a SharpFire, that I modded, so I had the spring available from the SharpFire. I had to cut off a couple coils of the SharpFire spring because it was too strong for the SnapFire's trigger. But, after removing the air restrictor, and putting in my trimmed SharpFire spring, this noisy cricket packs a punch! It is a great last-stand pistol. It tucks away nicely in your back elastic band for easy access.For this price, why not?!

This blaster has been compared to the "Noisy Cricket" from the movie "Men In Black" by some, but it is weak in it's stock form like the Elite Jolt (any jolt, or any of it's reiterations in the Nerf Rebelle line). Not surprising coming from a blaster using the same specifications of the Jolt; it basically is a straightened out Jolt with 2 holes in it to store 2 darts. It can fire any Elite dart (blue, green, white, orange, and decorated Rebelle darts) the same velocity as the Jolt as well, which as measured by my ProChrono Digital chronograph is 55 feet per second (FPS), averaged. In all honesty, 55 FPS is actually a pretty good stock rating with a plunger cup as small as the Jolt's or Snapfire's. I have heard that it can easily be modded by removing the air restrictor and adding a stronger spring (one "Nerfer" claims up to 90 FPS) but I have tested an additional Hammershot spring in it and found it to be too strong for the catch to handle. A shame because the Hammershot spring fit perfectly under the stock spring. Even the Hammershot spring by itself proved too much for the catch, and it rendered the trigger mechanism useless. The Snapfire is supposed to be a budget, 5-dollar, minimalist, pocket-blaster that is easily-concealable and light to carry around. As a result, the handle is tiny but not nearly as uncomfortable as I had expected. It has a cute little iron-sight that often went overlooked from the reviews I have watched/read, and I could be wrong, but it seems more accurate than many other blasters that I have tried (and I have tried nearly every single one). In conclusion, for this party-favor price tag, it plays it's part well and is sure to spark interest with loads of entry-level fun for the newcomers to the Nerf community. So, unlike the Noisy Cricket, the Snapfire may actually hit it's target. Also unlike the Cricket, it is a safe but laughably weak blaster and should only be around for tickles and giggles.