Nerf’s first gel blaster is coming this November with 10,000 rounds

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There is a Nerf blaster. It doesn't shoot foam darts or foam balls, but instead pellet of squishy, water- infused gel. You can fit 800 of them into the blaster and it will come with 10,000 of them. It has a swappable 7.4V battery and will shoot them automatically with it.

The Nerf Pro Gelfire Mythic is a departure from kid-friendly darts and will cost $79.99 in November.

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After spending the better part of a decade searching for a way to make Nerf competitive with harder hitting hobbies like airsoft and paintball, it is not attempting to create a brand new blaster with a proprietary new dart or ball.

It has built its own entrant into the burgeoning category of gel blasters, a category of toy gun that has proved particularly popular in China and Australia, though Australia has seriously cracked down in recent years. When you hit your target with a pellet, it explodes like a water balloon when it hits the ground.

It's not clear if Nerf's blaster is designed to be competitive with other gel-shooters in the US and abroad, as the company hasn't offered any range or velocity claims yet, just that it can shoot up to 10 rounds per second.

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It doesn't look like a hard sell compared to other attempts by the company. It's not practical to attend a Nerf war with a Hyper or Ultra blaster, since you'd be one of the only ones using that type of ammo, and you'd either have to spend serious money on a huge stockpile or play the entire game picking up the projectiles you In this location, you can carry a huge tank of pellets that are theoretically dirt-cheap.

It does not look like a real gun, with a retractable stock and barrel for different play styles, and a design that does not look like a real gun. Unfortunately, many gel blasters do. I want to try one out this fall.

If you want to be the first to get your hands on it, it will be available for pre-order today at Amazon, Target, Walmart, and a few other stores.

I think shortening your darts would be a good way to get older players to play darts.