Nerf DinoSquad Stego-Smash Dart Blaster, 5 Nerf Elite Darts, Kids Outdoor Toys, Dinosaur Toys for 8 Year Old Boys and Girls and Up, Stegosaurus Dinosaur Design

Son loved it we did loose the bullets after a month or so but got replacements

My Nerf armory begins and ends with the entire DinoSquad blaster line-up. In this review, I'm going to share some objective facts about the Stego-Smash along with my opinion on how it performs and operates with adults and my 2 young children (ages 4 and 5), then compare it to the other DinoSquad blasters in the line-up.The Stego-Smash is a single shot spring-powered blaster with a 5 dart capacity. To operate it simply take a dart and load it directly into the muzzle, pull the priming handle back, and you're ready to fling. That's it really, it's mechanically the simplest blaster of the DinoSquad line-up.Positives: We love the aesthetics of this blaster and the Stegosaurus plates along the top are relatively soft to the touch and can be used as crude iron sights. To my adult hand the blaster is reasonably comfortable. The plastic feels durable and I've no complaints about the fit and finish. I do not own a chronograph, but in my side-by-side comparison, I'd say this is without a doubt the hardest hitting blaster in my DinoSquad collection. In my EXCLUSIVE pain-o-meter testing (i.e. when I'm shot by this blaster), I'd peg it at about a 5/10 which I consider above "par" for Nerf. This thing will sting, but not nearly severe enough to pause or end a game of foam flinging (except for eye shots). It's also relatively accurate, particularly with waffle head darts. The best part is my young children (one was 3 years old when we got this blaster) are able to prime this blaster because this mechanism is much easier for young children to operate. Oh and it's really inexpensive!Negatives: Since this is a single shot muzzle loaded blaster, it's slow to get successive shots on target. The handguard may be too confining for larger adult hands. If you have multiple young children who struggle to prime other springer blasters, they will fight over this one. This blaster hits harder than the rest of my DinoSquad blasters, I'd recommend some sort of face protection because a dart did fly into an eye once which ended the game. Lastly, the Stegosaurus aesthetics may make this too bulky to be a true sidearm choice.Overall, this blaster is an excellent value. This is a decent sidearm choice if you're going to stick with the DinoSquad theme. The Tricera-Blast is still my favorite DinoSquad blaster, it is just too fun to manipulate and a pleasure to operate. If you have young children who struggle to prime other springer blasters, then I'd recommend the StegoSmash. As an adult, if you want to shower your opponents with foam, then I'd recommend the Rex-Rampage instead.

The media could not be loaded. I bought these for a party to hand out as prizes. They were a great item and the kids loved them! It shoots great and is very durable. It comes with 5 bullets and the gun has holders for them so you can keep them together. The pullback is simple and not too hard to use either! The price was affordable as well.Would recommend!

Dino loving kids will love this

Shoots straight. Nice pull back gun. Holds 3-4bullets under side

Very easy to use, and has a great design my son is pretty ruff on toys and this thing still looks brand new. It is a great price my son will play with this for hours and has gotten really good aim lol

They enjoy it. That's all that matters. Definitely sturdy. Hasn't jammed.

So if you are buying this for a younger kid like I did, maybe pick a different nerf gun. This one has some oomph to it and these bullets shoot hard. Never in my life have I seen a nerf gun shoot so hard. Other than that, my 4 yr old is over the moon for it. Time to take some pictures down lol. Good luck everyone.