Personal Rating: 4/5 - much much much better than the Maverick.Here we have the Nerf Spectre. I've reduced the Usefulness (Usability) score for this. My trigger finger constantly scrapes on the inside of it which is quite annoying. Less capacity than Maverick, more expensive than Maverick, less available than Maverick, generic revolver consĮDIT 18/6/14: One thing I didn't notice until now is that the trigger hole is tiny. Power and accuracy, easier to use (IMO) than the Maverick, quieter than Mav, easier to holster due to it being thinner, has barrel attachment nub and stock attachment point for customisation fun, comes with cool looking silencer and folding stock, other generic revolver pros Additionally an Elite Spectre has been released with proper Elite ranges. On the whole, the Spectre is primarily a replacement/upgrade for the Maverick with extra tacticool options.With the Strongarm now available in retail stores, the Spectre is largely rendered obsolete, and tacticool is largerly ignored for pistols. Just make sure you have a primary like an Alpha Trooper, Raider or Longshot. I even go so far as to say that I prefer this over the Maverick. I highly recommend this if you want to be different from your friends. The Spectre makes an excellent sidearm.Īt $24 AUD at Target, it's also very affordable. Now, with my slightly modded Spectre, I cannot find anything I would change. This was easily cured by adding a spring behind the trigger. One niggle I have about the Spectre is that the trigger is sometimes a little sticky. You can achieve 2-3 darts per second like this. To avoid this problem, simply avoid pulling too hard on the slide. Just be careful not to engage the rotation mech 'slip clutch', which allows manual rotation of the barrel. That way, as soon as you pull the trigger, you can pull back on the slide. Instead of holding the Spectre like a pistol, use your spare hand to hold the slide. The Spectre can be rapid-fired rather easily. I can consistently hit a target from 8-9m after a first tracer shot. Full ranges reach up to 13m.Īccuracy is excellent as well. It can consistently hit my front doofrom 8-9m away at at least 0.5m above the ground using good whistlers. Now to the most important part of the blaster: How does it perform? The Spectre is slightly longer than a Maverick, so holstering it can be slightly more annoying. It only holds 5 darts as opposed to the Mav's 6, and it has a very thin sheet of plastic around the dart, unlike the Maverick's fat barrel. It's tactical rail is only slightly thinner than the Spectre itself. The Spectre is quite thin a lot thinner than a Maverick. I find this a good and bad thing as I like spinning the barrel really quick with the trigger, but trigger rotating barrels often reduce the air seal between the barrel and plunger, and is more likely to cause jams. The Spectre's barrel rotates whenever you pull the slide, instead of each trigger pull like the Maverick. Unlike the Maverick, the barrels flip out all the way so you don't need to do the 'Russian Roulette Mod' which involves sanding/cutting. The Spectre has a 5 dart rotating barrel, like the Maverick. I'm not that large, but the grip would be too small for those with large hands. The handle on the Spectre is very comfortable, though is quite short. However, I don't like the Spectre with attachments - they make it look kinda stupid. This also means that you customise the Spectre almost as much as a Recon. The Spectre has a barrel attachment nub and a stock attachment point for the silencer and folding stock. All in all, use it for the tacticool and nothing else. It doesn't silence blasters and it doesn't affect ranges or accuracy much. The silencer is a cool looking attachment which does pretty much nothing. I personally quite like it, but for actual usage I'd stick with a Raider/Barricade stock. However, because of its design, it is naturally a little flimsy and feels kind of weak. It is also useful for storage when it is attached to a blaster. It provides a stock that is kind of sturdy, and can fold out of the way when you want to go crazy with, for example, slam fire. The folding stock is a new and welcome addition to Nerf's attachment list. Because the silencer doesn't actually silence darts, this is really quite an oxymoron. It looks seriously awesome but serves no real purpose. The silencer has a short, refled barrel, not unlike the one in the Recon's barrel. It comes with a silencer, folding stock and 5 darts. The Spectre REV-5 is Nerf's attempt to make a stealth orientated blaster.
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