Nerf - Rival Artemis XVII-3000 Blaster - Red

These guns are great! our elf on the shelf brought them to have a war with the adults.... They hurt when you get nailed with the balls but its a lot of fun!

My son loves this nerf gun, since they came out with rival line that's all he's been asking for. This particular one is really nice because of a few things, load capacity, easy to handle and also how powerful it is. Make sure you use either the rival mask or some safety glasses when playing. They won't hurt anybody but you best off protecting your eyes.

If you like rival nerfs this is a must have. I won't recommend for kids under 7 and I would recommend using the rival mask or safety glasses just to protect the eyes. It's really fun and my nephews love coming over and having some nerf gun battles.

The kids are loving playing with these nerf guns (As am I). The only problem is that I spend a good deal of time looking for projectiles that are rolling under furniture. At least when you step on them it's not like stepping on legos.

My son is a bit of a Nerf expert so he knew exaclty what he wanted and which color so it was easy for me to shop. He's had this gun for 2 days now and hasn't stopped using it. He's built mini shooting ranges throughout the house and is having a blast. The nerf balls do fire harder than the darts do so I wouldn;t suggest close range battles or head shots.

Out of the rival series I believe this is the most well rounded blaster, and you don't have to worry about batteries. The way it's designed lets you hold plenty of ammo and these rival guns are really accurate.

This toy gun is fun for use with boys. My boys are 8 and 11 and they both enjoyed with my husband, but I would use judgment on age, as it really depends on maturity. I think the reason for age restriction is the size and velocity of the bullets. It's fun, just don't hit in the face.

The Artemis is probably the largest capacity spring loaded nerf rival gun. It's pump action and the velocity / accuracy is pretty awesome. The velocity was so high that I felt like a bad parent getting one for my sons - lots of fun though.