Bottle Blitz (2011) Review + Thoughts!

Hello all!

Went on a shopping spree these few days and bought the Nite Finder double pack and the Bottle Blitz @ CarreFour Suntec, Singapore today (20/6/2011). I bought the Nitefinder for a friend and I to share, but I'ld be reviewing the Bottle Blitz (2011 Edition) today.

I would like to present you, the Bottle Blitz!

Contents of the box:

The Bottle Blitz, unboxed.

Size Comparison. It's pretty small in your hands, really.

Here is a rough impression of what it looks like in your hands - First-Person style, once again. Sorry for the messy house.

Nerf claimed that you could use your own bottle as the water reservoir. This is a size comparison between the stock reservoir and the 1.5L Sprite bottle. Damn it's huge.

First up, Nerf claimed on their box that the firing distance is about 25ft. (7.6m) But is it true? I've shot a couple of times to average it out. Surprisingly, the stats came out better than what the box states!

The maximum distance of the shots I've taken so far was around 32.5ft. That's pretty good considering the puny size of the blaster.

A close-up view of the maximum distance.

The optimum distance of the shots was approximately 28ft - 3ft better than what the box claims. Note that the 'optimum' distance of the shots does not mean that it's the maximum distance, but rather it is the 'sweet spot' where the water just begins to drop.

A few pictures of the blaster in action. It is a steady stream from these shots I took. Do remember that this blaster is small. The Bottle Blitz uses the Punp-to-Fire mechanism also found on their Point Break, Tornado Strike and Scatter Blast.

Here is the muzzle size for you all to see! The left blaster is the Thunderstom, center blaster Bottle Blitz, and finally the right blaster is the Hydro Cannon. As you can see, the muzzle size of the Bottle Blitz is larger in diameter than the Thunderstorm, but smaller than the Hydro Cannon. That makes the bottle blitz shoot out a stream of water instead of a string of water.

Here are the specs of the gun:

Name-------------------> Bottle Blitz
Year of Release: 2011 --> 2011
Price: -------------------> SGD$15.90
Capacity: ---------------> 250ml (Stock), upgradeable.
Distance: ---------------> 28ft. (Optimum), 32.5ft. (Max)
Size: --------------------> Small, about the length of a Nerf Barricade w/o Water Reservoir.
Mechanism: -------------> Pump-to-Fire.
No. of Pumps till Empty:-> 15+- (Stock Revervoir), 80+- (1.5L bottle)

What are my final thoughts about the Bottle Blitz? It is an awesome gun! For only $15.90, you get a small and compact but powerful water gun that shoots streams of water averaging 30ft. Furthermore, you have 'unlimited' water clips, aka the number of bottles you can carry! But hey, one is more than enough as it took me an average of 80 pumps before the stream starts to fizzle and empty.
It is totally worth that $15.90 of yours! I'm not joking here and it's no marketing gimmick.

Let's break it down in a mini list. Why the Bottle Blitz is worth your money:
1) It's small, but powerful.
2) Doesn't break that easily.
3) Versatile Water Clips according to your bottles
4) 'Unlimited' Water clips depending on how many bottles you can carry
5) Actually fires a stream of water compared to the puny string the Thunderstorm squirts.
6) A 1.5L bottle can be fired 80 times before it fizzles and empties.
7) Cheaper than the Hydro Cannon, Thunderstorm and Tornado Strike but performs way better.
8) Ultra Portable.
9) Delivers surprising ranges despite it's small size.
10) It's simply awesome!

I'm absolutely satisfied with this product and get it now before the stock runs out. Finally a great product released Nerf!

Longstrike (Whiteout Series).

Once again, I'm back from my Bintan trip from the 18 to 19 June. It's a short trip, it was amazingly fun!

I've got with me today the new Nerf Longstrike Whiteout Series - grabbed it at Metro Paragon, Singapore for the price of SGD$63 - After a 20% discount. So I'm sure many of you have seen the pictures around, but heck, I'll post mine as well:

I've decided to try something new - views of the sights. These are the 'options' which Nerf states you could use. The first one is using the normal iron sights w/o attachments.

The next one is with the flip-up sight, but with out flipping out the sights:

The third one is the front end of the attachment flipped up, along with the sight on the extended barrel:

The last one is with both the sights on the attachments flipped up and aligned:

This is a first-person view of what it roughly looks like:

 I've toyed around with it for some time and I came up with an interesting combination: 

Here's a side view of it:

 

Well, it's pretty much a combination of the Longstrike without the extended barrel, but attached the flip-up sight at the front rail, the Clear Recon's flip-up sight at the rear rail, the Alpha Trooper's 18-round drum mag and 2 extra 6-round mags. It's tested to be pretty good surprisingly!

I'll sign off for now. Good night!

As of 16/6/2011.

Hi Guys!

Finally back from my holiday to Thailand which lasted from 11th to 15th June. It was very enjoyable! Also, it stocks several Nerf products not available in Singapore. From my 'recce' at Central World and Paragon, They seemed to stock the Tech Target readily. Unfortunately I did not buy it as I was saving up for the whiteout series. Too bad!

Coming back to the topic, here is my Nerf Arsenal, as of 16/6/2011. It looks a lot, but trust me, I'm still missing out on a lot of the products out there. Well, there are still many out there to collect!

Difference between CS/Integrated Mag.

I've read up some posts about the advantages and disadvantages of N-Strike's Clip System and the new Dart Tag's Integrated Mag. People have been arguing that one is better than the other. I would like to make things straight: None are superior and both have their benefits in different situations.

Let's list out the Pros and Cons, as always:

N-Strike Clip System
Pros:
-->Can bring an infinite amount of clips with you (only limited by how many how can carry)
-->Able to choose clip size (6, 18, 35)
-->Quick reloading time (Able to eject a spent mag and reload a fresh mag in mere seconds)
-->'Customizable' (Duct tape 3 Extended Clips together and you get 18 x 3 = 54 darts)

Cons:
-->After you have spent all your mags, you would not have enough time to take them out and refill them slowly, one dart at the time on-the-go (whilst being pursued by someone, etc).
-->Extra weight.
-->Dart jutting out of the clip awkwardly may cause unwanted jam during panic situations when reloading.
-->Only works on Streamline Darts


Dart Tag 2011 Integrated Magazine
Pros:
-->Can bring and infinite amount of darts , without the need to clips, thus lightening load. (bringing a mesh bag with darts)
-->Quick reloading time on-the-go (you could insert the darts into your mag and shoot whilst in a panic situation; will never be caught vulnerable reloading a clip.)
-->Simple (you do not need to think about where to 'dispose' you clip after you've spent them, it's simply load more darts into integrated mag and shoot.
-->Very effective in a panic situation in nerf wars. (Tried and tested proven)

Cons:
--> Fixed clip size (6 or 16)
-->Quick reloading time on-the-go, but slow reloading time when refilling the entire mag (from 0 - 6/16)
--> 'Non-Customizable'
-->Only works on Dart Tag darts and Whistler Darts


See for yourself and make your own judgement! These are just my opinions. It is up to you to determine the correct situation to use it.

Shot of the Week.

Hey guys!

Recently, I went on a shopping spree. I had a $150 Robinsons voucher and I ended up spending all these into the new Nerf Dart Tag 2011 Line. Well, the 1 thing that I would say that it is awesome.

In the picture here is the Swarmfire and the Quick 16, which I took and edited.

This picture even won Nerf's Shot of the Week! The link is here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150185049700345&set=o.158498753170&type=1&theater


What I can say is that; it performs very well out of the box! Though I won't be modding these guns in a while...

Masterkey Creacon (Assault).

This is an interesting customization which I created whilst I was toying around with the attachments.

Presenting....the Masterkey Clear Recon!

It consists of:

--> Clear Recon Front Barrel Attachment
--> Clear Recon Stock
--> Clear Recon Flip Sight
--> Alpha Trooper Drum Mag
--> Dart Tag Strikefire Orange Blaster


I am happy with the attachments, but note that this customization is mainly for assault, but not for rushing. The strikefire blaster serves as a dual purpose as both a fore grip and a masterkey blaster attachment.

Although it may seem difficult to prime the strikefire blaster after a shot, it is easier than it seems. All you have to do is to position your finger above the 'nerf' logo and the other to the left of the green rail attachment, and your thumb fixed onto the back of the grip.

Have Fun!

Sonic Vulcan -- At a Glance

Got the new Sonic Vulcan a on Monday!

Note: This picture was taken off the internet. I would upload pictures of mine when I have the resources.

It was priced in  Tampines TRU @ SGD$99.90. Optional is also eveready batteries, in packs of 2. A good note, the price is around SGD$108 which includes the Sonic Vulcan and the 6 'D' Batteries, though they were not a value pack which I really hoped.

Even though the I've heard people around complaining about frequent jams and short life span about the Vulcan, I myself had no problems with it stock. This could probably be the new design 'easy load' ammo belt which have the top half of the tip of the 'shell' removed.

It is interesting to note that all whistler darts does not affect the blaster too much and all of them fire about the same distances, be it the 'J', 'K' or 'W1' manufactured whistler darts. Probably a result of it's piston launching system, correct me if I'm wrong.

On a lighter note, I'm having a lot of fun with this blaster! I've fired dozens of belts and so far, no problems at all. Maybe I'm lucky, or maybe the sonic series cleared up much of it's problems.

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