# 1 The ARROWSTORM ®
Power and might, abbundant!
Cycle of an Arrowstorm; Woa, that rules!, Damn powerful!, Pretty cool., Good weapon., Uhh, maybe I'll use something else.
Let's start with the Arrowstorm. A true to form beginners weapon. I once loved this weapon, as you may still. However I have grown out of it. The Arrowstorm's main feature is it's extreme power, but eventually (and not to long at that) the springs will stretch and it will weaken. Now, this weapon is meant for arrows, but as everybody knows, it also shoots darts, and very powerfuly. Unfortunately, due to it's backwards pull firing mechanism, it is difficult to aim. The Arrowstorm is good for beginners becase it is very powerful and holds a good ammo load that can be fired rather quickly. This weapon's big problem is its personalization. You must learn to use your own Arowstorm, avoiding its unique quirks. You will not be able to use someone elses nearly as effectively, and the same will go for yours when others are using it.
I used to believe this was the best weapon, but now, I see it as more of a hinderance than anything of use. Its power ammo load, distance, and even its look make it impressive, but disquise it's value. It is difficult to aim andakward to carry, not to mention the fact that it is only powerful for about 6 months to a year. A lot of people will rave about this weapon, and as far as Nerf ® brand goes, yeah it is pretty good. However I would not recamend this to anybody above beginner level.
Arrowstorm ®
Power: Arrows-6.75, Darts-7
Distance: 7
Accuracy: 5
Ammo load: 6
Ammo fired per shot: 1
Ammo used: Nerf arrows, Any large Nerf dart, Larami darts
Special ability: 6
War value: 6
Over All Rating: 6.25; Good for Nerf
# 2 The Bow and Arrow ®
Useful to the last, and the last has come in full.
Powerful once, powerful twice.
The bow has always been a useful weapon, although it has grown a bit bothersome to use lately. I have had this weapon from the start of my most holy Nerf crusade, and it has served me well in batttle to the last. About a year ago, it had already grown far too weak for use, I decided to alter my timely friend. I symply used a hacksaw to remove the end of the fireing tube down to right under were it became skinny. It fired as fast as anything, and better yet, it fired darts at max speeds as strong as any Nerf gun. Its power, in Nerf, was rivaled only by the Arrowstorm, however the Bow did not weaken. It never did, until, of course, the day I broke it by accident. The Bow's power is extreme and very accurate when used with experience. However, because of its manual cocking, and the fact that once cocked it must be held strong that way until fired, it is not as comfortable, or easy to snipe with, as a gun with a trigger is.
This weapon really isn't very good, anymore, due to the design, and princable of it. It is strong and accurate, and ever lasting. It is great in all the fundamentals that layed out on my ratings, however it is extremely unconvenient. It is fired by pulling back on a big, strong, plunger, and being held, strenuously, in that possition until fired. It just isn't pracical. It' firing mechanism, which strengthens it, also deals it the deciding blow of uselessness.
Bow & Arrow ®
Power: Arrows-5, Darts-6.5
Distance: 7
Accuracy: 6.5
Ammo load: 1
Ammo fired per shot: 1
Ammo used: Nerf arrows, any large Nerf darts, Larami darts
Special Ability: 2
War value: 5
Over All rating: 4.5; average
# 3 The Big Bad Bow ®
All that was the bow with a trigger.
Whoa a bow with a trigger....Whoa an uncomfortable Sniper weapon.
That's really what it comes down to. The Big Bad Bow (BBB) is basically an improved Bow and Arrow. It lacks a bit of the modified Bow's power, but not much and it makes up for that in accuracy. It's a good Sniper weapon, but I just assume pick up a Vortex or SM 1500, or modify a Crossbow. Ya' see the point of redesigning the Bow was to make the original design more useable and convenient....it still isn't all that convenient. True it's very power full and you can fire darts out of it when you pull out the stopper and saw of the tip, but I'd much rather go with another sniping weapon.
This weapon is pure sniping and would fail miserably at anything else. If you are a true Bowa and Arrow of odl fan than maybe the inconvenience of the bulk is worth the familiarity. If so it is an excellent weapon for hiding out and taking aim. When it comes down to it this is truly a weapon for Die HArd Bow and Arrow fans. If that's you get this weapon right away, god knows they got enough of them at Toys 'R' Us.
Big Bad Bow ®
Power: Arrows-5, Darts- 6
Distance: 7
Accuracy: 7.5
Ammo load: 1
Ammo fired per shot: 1
Ammo used: Nerf arrows, any large Nerf darts, Larami darts
Special Ability: 2
War value: 6
Over All rating: 5.5
Wow, two sucky weapons in one.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Sure it can fire both arrows and darts. Sure it is very comfy and compact in dart mode. Sure it looks pretty darn cool. If you reallyt think those items make a good or effective gun, this is your baby. However the thing just couldn't hack it in my wars. First off, it's weak with the cyber strike ammo it comes with, and even weaker with regular Nerf ammo. The only dart it can clear my arm spand with is a topless yellow Nerf dart (dum-dum round). Also, the only acuracy you'll ever get outta the thing is when the arrow portion is atached to the dart gun. And even then, the power doesn't exactly blow you away. I think it would truely rule if the dart part had any power, but that just isn't realistically concievable. The only benifit of the gun is that it is small and comfy. However, since the arrow part sucks alone, it really is useless.
This weapon can be fun to mess around with, but how much fun is consistantly losing Nerf wars. If you already bought the thing and hate it, I would recamend trying to modify the thing, but don't hold me responsible if you screw it up, and I don't garautee that won't happen. I realy am going a bit hard on the weapon, seeing as it can be good as a raid weapon when modified to shoot darts out of the top barrel. I just think it isn't worth the $25 they charge you for the thing. It is better than average for Nerf, however, when stacked up against the Larami competition, the T3 just doesn't make the cut.
Defender T-3 ®
Power: Arrows-5 , Darts-5
Distance: Arrows- 5.75, Darts- 5
Accuracy: Arrows-7, Darts-5
Ammo load: 2
Amo fired per shot: 1-2
Ammo used: Nerf arrows, any large Nerf darts, Larami darts
Special ability: 5.5
War value: 5
Over All Rating: 5
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