Nerf Elite 2.0 Eaglepoint RD-8 Blaster - 8-Dart Drum, Detachable Scope and Barrel, 16 Official Elite Darts, Bolt Action

Great all around rotation drum NERF gun! shoots great, depending on choice of darts, the bolt slide is SO smooth and SO easy to operate that ANY NERF Enthusiasts should definitely buy this! built the way NERF is built, tough, accurate, never misfire, easy use etc! NERF elite 2.0 commander rotating drum rifle with removable and addable barrel, buttstock, sight(they all come with it) plus many picatini rails to add more parts. this is the PERFECT gift that you can EASILY add extra parts to to keep on improving the Looks because the quality is perfect out of the box! HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Awesome price for the nerf gun. You don’t see them this cheap and the size of the toy. My son loves it and just another addition to the collection.

My ProChrono Digital chronograph measured the speed of the darts fired by this stock Nerf Eaglepoint RD-8 Elite 2.0 blaster at an average of 74 feet per second (FPS) using Nerf Elite darts (it is capable of shooting any blue, green, white, orange, yellow, Accustrike, or any decorated darts). The typical average velocity of a Nerf Elite blaster is 65-70 FPS, so this blaster’s rating is a bit stronger than average. The Eaglepoint RD-8 has Slam-fire. For those who don’t know what that is, it is the ability to fire off darts in rapid succession by holding down the firing trigger and repeatedly priming the blaster to fire a dart off every time it is primed, resulting in some semblance of rapid fire. The tradeoff of using this function is often the reduced accuracy due to the shaking of the blaster while it is being furiously primed. The problem is that it only holds 8 darts in it’s “Rotating Drum.” Hence, the “RD-8.” I would argue the technicality of calling it a drum if the unit is not removable, but what-evs. As a front-loader type, the onboard capacity may be low, but you have more consistent and dependable shots. It is also easier to reload since you do not need to remove the cylinder (or drum). Simply insert darts, turn the cylinder, and finish your reloading. Obviously this would be more difficult if the person was reloading under pressure, so for practical purposes in a competitive Nerf war, the Eaglepoint would not be the ideal weapon of choice. During my testing I noticed that the catch and cylinder rotating mechanism were not exactly functioning the typical way other sniper-type blasters have worked in the past. Sometimes it rotated but didn’t catch if you didn’t draw the priming bar all the way to the back of the tract. In fact, I found this to be more akin to a Strong-arm or Disrupter pistol/sidearm blaster’s rotating mechanism because the cylinder rotates after pulling the trigger. Unlike these pistol blasters, however, the Eaglepoint comes with style point attachments in a barrel attachment (resembling a muzzle/flash suppressor) and a scope (resembling an ACOG sight). There is a barrel attachment point for the barrel, a tactical rail attachment point under the barrel itself, an upper tactical rail attachment point for the scope and another tactical rail attachment point under the rotating cylinder (maybe for a fore-grip or bipod). These handsome attachments are quality pieces that are interchangeable with other Nerf blasters (and accessories) using the standard Nerf tactical rail attachment points. The barrel extension’s tactical rail seems placed too far forward to attach a fore-grip, but might be okay for a flashlight or bayonet attachment. There is a sling mount on it too, awkwardly sandwiched behind tactical rail and in front of the incorporated angled fore-grip (together with the blaster’s shell, it completes the incorporated angled fore-grip, which is IMHO too close to the cylinder to be useful). I do not approve of the plastic detent that supposed to keep the barrel attachment on the blaster, as mine feels like more of a friction-fit, whereas the detent does not seem to help out much with holding the attachment onto the blaster. This poses another problem where the sling-mount attachment point may lead to the barrel coming off more easily while moving around. I see no other place to attach a sling to besides the plastic bar aesthetic on top of the shoulder stock; a shame since this blaster’s role as a carbine would have helped had it been easier to sling-mount. The scope provides no zoom capability (of course) and is actually blurry to look through, but it at least has two clear plastic lenses with a crosshairs aesthetic incorporated in the front lens, which is the whole point of being a cool pretend toy: Looking the part. The priming bolt/bars have threads in them, like the Nerf Modulus LongStrike, making the priming bolt handle removable and reattach-able as the user sees fit. This is definitely a plus, as previous blasters typically became broken (by the user trying to fix or unjam the blaster) instead of allowing the user that freedom. I see no unjamming buttons, nor do I detect any locking mechanisms in the Eaglepoint. The dart-storage section at the rear of the incorporated thumbhole shoulder stock can hold up to 8 darts to use for a reload, but it seems to have some kind of lines in them that while it holds the darts in place better, they still have the capability of ruining the dart quality if they left in the blaster’s storage for extended periods of time. The thumbhole stock is, itself, rather comfortable as far as ergonomics goes. I am used to complaining about the plastic hitting my wrist, but I have no complaints here because the designer left a hole shaped large enough for my hand to fit through. In conclusion, this is an okay blaster despite it’s quirks and shortcomings (some of which we can perhaps attribute to user error; if they are unfamiliar with the priming tract, for example). I do recognize the double-your-darts inclusion in the sale (thanks, Hasbro) as plus. I feel that needs to be said; Credit where it is due. The nice attachments are a great reason for the purchase alone, so… There’s that. This Eaglepoint blaster is strong and dependable, unlike some of it’s fellow Elite 2.0 brethren. Let us hope that it continues working the way it is supposed to, because it does exactly what it was designed to do, and it does it well.

We bought a few of these when we caught a good sale, and have used them both for our kids and as gifts. People definitely love getting the Nerf branded guns over some of the generics! These have not disappointed. They have held up to some rough play and continue to shoot well. My son personally liked the style of the gun and the coloring. This must be part of some set because the coloring was similar to other guns that we got at the same time and so my kids got a big kick out of that. Would definitely recommend.

Fun toy that is easy to use. Shoots long distance. I bought for my 4 and 5 year old grandkids to play outside, but it was not age appropriate for them. The adults had a good time with them though!

Product overall good. Problems are that you have to pull it just the right strength so you can shoot the bullet well. If you pull to hard, it will shoot automatically. You have to pull all the way back and wait for a light click sound and then release handle.

I ordered the Nerf Elite 2.0 Eaglepoint RD-8 Blaster - 8-Dart Drum, Detachable Scope and Barrel. My 9-year-old had some money he wanted to spend, so this is what he ordered with it. Apparently it was pretty popular so he searched it by name. It comes with darts, but we have a big value pack here that I ordered a long time ago to use with all of his nerfs. He thinks this is high quality, and he's really having fun with it. It seems to be well made, and he likes the detachable scope. Besides finding random darts everywhere in the lawn that I am constantly mowing over, we are happy with it, thank you.

We enjoyed this for about 2 weeks then it broken inside and now it's not very usable.It seems that it can be used safely at slow rate of fire, but resist the urge to make this shout more than a round a few seconds.We were having a nerf battle and were using this gun pretty aggressively and figure we stressed it out. The piece that broke rattled inside for a while, then we were able to find a place for it to fall out. It was, as expected, very small.We're going to get another one and use it more for just snipping and hope that increases the lifespan.Otherwise, this is a really fun gun!