Nerf - Rival Roundhouse XX-1500 Blaster

Pros: high capacity and interesting reload Cons: prone to jams and very heavy for a pistol I want to like this blaster because it looks neat and has an interesting operation. The Artemis, its bigger primary-class brother, is one of my favourite blasters of all time. But the Roundhouse is simply too heavy to use with one hand and, while I never experienced any issues myself, is notorious for jams. I used it for half of a battle and decided to sell it. It's a good blaster for short battles around the house (especially if you find it on clearance) but serious Nerfers should look elsewhere.

I purchased mine on Clearance, so my opinion may be skewed by the lower price. Cool blaster! It feels heavy and solid and has a cool round shape, it looks like some kind of video game or science fiction weapon. I like the idea of the mechanism allowing for a pistol-type blaster to hold 15 rounds without needing a big magazine sticking out. When you prime the blaster, you can see the Rival round being rotated into the firing chamber through the clear section, it's fun to watch. My one big negative point is that it takes a bit of force to prime the gun, and it's important to pull back all the way strongly in one motion. There is a risk of the mechanism jamming if it gets interrupted partway. Nothing has happened to mine yet but the fear of jamming makes it a little less fun to casually play with.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Roundhouse XX-1500 is my 4 year old twins favorite Nerf! It's easy for them to reload and shoot, also the bullets go a great distance. I find the XX-1500 to be made with great quality as we are a month in of using it, and it hasn't gave us any issues or broke yet! Overall this momma is happy, I'd highly recommend this Roundhouse Nerf Blaster!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Not the nerf gun I grew up with! Got this for my nephew but of course, I had to have some fun with it too! Lots of cool features and the safety features are great as well! Definitely recommend getting extra rounds because losing some of them is inevitable. It says 14+ on the package but my 4-year-old nephew enjoyed trying target practice with adult help of course. Also a good tool for teaching gun safety. Really great for all ages and my nephew thought it was so cool!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Not the nerf gun I grew up with! Got this for my nephew but of course I had to have some fun with it too! Lots of cool features and the safety features are great as well! Definitely recommend getting extra rounds because losing some of them is inevitable. It says 14+ on the package but my 4 year old enjoyed trying target practice with adult help of course. Also good tool for teaching gun safety. Really great for all ages and my nephew thought it was so cool!