The Maverick is among the most popular of Nerf blasters by due to its easy-to-learn nature as a simple six-shooter. However, it does have its share of flaws, such as a finicky reload for the frantic and unpracticed, a hit to accuracy because its cylinder advances as you press the trigger and fire, and a common complaint by many an unlucky person, the tendency for the cylinder advancing mechanism to misbehave and cause darts to misfire.
Enter the slightly more expensive Spectre, a five-shooter that improves on the Maverick's most glaring flaw - the Spectre's cylinder advances only when you prime it for firing, meaning the barrel doesn't rotate at the moment you shoot, resulting in greatly improved accuracy. While the loss of 1 dart capacity may be a sore point for some, the improved cylinder design makes it easier to load the darts and make sure they seat securely so they don't get forced out by the air restrictor's spring and disrupt the cylinder rotation; on top of that, the air restrictors installed are a new and improved design that actually improves air flow, further improving the effectiveness of the common "stock'' (read: unmodified) Spectre beyond many common Nerf blasters.
Oh, and it comes with two accessories, a folding stock (Which makes a nice complement to the Alpha Trooper CS-18), and a silencer-styled barrel extension (which is less useful).
Ultimately, the Spectre is a leaner and meaner revolver that fixes the most major flaw of the Maverick.
Spectre REV-5: building a better Revolver
The Maverick is among the most popular of Nerf blasters by due to its easy-to-learn nature as a simple six-shooter. However, it does have its share of flaws, such as a finicky reload for the frantic and unpracticed, a hit to accuracy because its cylinder advances as you press the trigger and fire, and a common complaint by many an unlucky person, the tendency for the cylinder advancing mechanism to misbehave and cause darts to misfire.
Enter the slightly more expensive Spectre, a five-shooter that improves on the Maverick's most glaring flaw - the Spectre's cylinder advances only when you prime it for firing, meaning the barrel doesn't rotate at the moment you shoot, resulting in greatly improved accuracy. While the loss of 1 dart capacity may be a sore point for some, the improved cylinder design makes it easier to load the darts and make sure they seat securely so they don't get forced out by the air restrictor's spring and disrupt the cylinder rotation; on top of that, the air restrictors installed are a new and improved design that actually improves air flow, further improving the effectiveness of the common "stock'' (read: unmodified) Spectre beyond many common Nerf blasters.
Oh, and it comes with two accessories, a folding stock (Which makes a nice complement to the Alpha Trooper CS-18), and a silencer-styled barrel extension (which is less useful).
Ultimately, the Spectre is a leaner and meaner revolver that fixes the most major flaw of the Maverick.