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Loading ...The Nerf Longshot is one of the best Nerf guns on the market, though it does take a little work to make it reach its potential.
Out of the box, the Nerf Longshot only shoots about 35 feet -- about the same as other (smaller) guns in the N-Strike line. You might be a little disappointed at first, because you would generally expect that a Nerf gun with a scope and the word "longshot" in its name would have a ridiculously awesome range. But fear not! There is hope.
The Longshot is one of the easiest Nerf guns to modify, and a couple simple changes to the internals can make an incredible difference in its performance.
Internally, there are very few small parts and there isn't any glue holding things down, so you can pop open the shell and make your changes very quickly. You can easily more than double the range by simply replacing the spring and removing the air restrictors, at which point you'll have a seriously awesome Nerf sniper rifle on your hands.
I only have one real complaint about the Nerf Longshot, and it's pretty minor: the pistol attachment is close to worthless. It gets terrible range and accuracy, and when mounted, it decreases the range of your shots and can lead to accuracy problems. I recommend that you just take it off, give it to your little brother (if he's armed it's ok to shoot him), and be done with it.
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about whether the Longshot or the Longstrike is a better gun. Ultimately, the answer depends on whether or not you intend to modify it.
If you do like to modify your Nerf guns, the Longshot will give you the most bang for your buck. The reverse plunger system found in the Longstrike (as well as the Recon and Raider) greatly limits the range that you can squeeze out of the gun, and no matter what you do, it will never shoot as far as the Longshot.
However, if you don't like to mod your Nerf guns, both guns will give you similar performance out of the box, and you should make your selection based on which one appeals more to your playing style.
Here's the official Longshot commercial from Nerf:
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Personally this is is my favorite Nerf gun. Modding this gun is quite easy, it has no glue, few small parts, and no plastic parts that must be broken. After it has been modded it can shot between 70 to 100 feet. A modded Longshot will out-shoot almost all (If not all) other modded or standard Nerf guns.
It is great for long range attacks, however is too slow for close range battles. The scope is mostly useless so this gun will require practice at aiming for the long range shots. When modded it is also very loud. The pistol by itself is worthless, however when attached it seems to increase range and accuracy very slightly. In my opinion, once modded this is the ultimate Nerf Sniper gun.
this gun has more bark than bite, the range stinks for a “sniper rifle” my third nerf gun. without the barrel or the scope and with a raider drum , this is an awesome gun for hitting opponents that are popping in and out of cover. 35ft just sounds far its only about 2 car lengths.
Personally, I don’t like the Longshot because of how they say it’s a sniper rifle. Come on, it could at least have 50 feet.
I have one of these for 3 months
good aspects
one = very accurate
two = very, very strong
three = serves to attack by surprise
bad aspects
has no bad side
I have a modded Longshot right now and all I can say is:
#1. This NERF gun did not shoot anywhere near 35 feet.
#2. The reloading mechanism was way to bulky.
#3. The pistol/barrel extension made it less accurate.
#4. The stock, after a while, would slide back into the shorter area.
I had to put a nail into the stock to hold it in place (cause It hurts my hand when its shortened).
I sanded down the Reloading mechanism and glued it in on the other side (threw away the other piece cause no one left handed is going to use it).
and I destroyed the pistol/barrel extension to make a slightly extended barrel (mainly for looks).
I could not fix the distance issue, I don’t have skills in that department.
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