At time of sale the Longstrike was the longest blaster in the Nerf armoury. It is a single shot reverse plunger blaster with a six dart clip and flip up sight. It comes with a front barrel and shoulder stock for storage of 2 extra dart clips and features 4 tactical rails.
Usability
The Longstrike CS-6 is akin to a Marksmen rifle as seen on COD Ghosts. Firing the blaster requires pulling back and pushing forward the priming bolt and pulling the trigger (which is accompanied with a satisfying thwack!).
The blaster can be used as both an assault rifle and sniper and is quite an effective at both due to the ease of priming and firing. Not being impeded by a tactical rail on the firing mechanism leads to greater customisation in the long run.
Being a Marksmen rifle the Longstrike suffers in maneuverability when in sniper form, but for those looking to sit and camp it is comfortable to hold and the shoulder stock is sufficient to steady your aim for those long range targets. The sight is more aesthetic than useful for aiming but is usable none the less.
As an assault rifle the Longstrike retains its ease of use and becomes more of a run 'n'gun blaster without giving up any performance.
The stock is unable to be removed when first fitted but some simple modification can eliminate this issue, although even though making this modification I still keep the stock in place due to its usefulness in steadying shots.
The clip is released in a similar fashion to all N-Strike clip blasters, by pulling back the priming bolt and pushing a button found just in front of the trigger. When equipped with two extra clips in the shoulder stock this can lead to quick and effective clip changes when in a skirmish.
This blaster is extremely effective in both forms and can often be the difference maker between winning and losing a battle. The ability to switch from sniper to assault rifle by simply twisting of the front barrel makes it a formidable blaster.
Usability score 9/10
Styling/Tacticool
I am a big fan of all things Sniper, books, games, documentaries and movies. So when the opportunity arose to purchase the blaster I didn't even blink before handing over the $79.99NZ. Ever since I have owned this blaster it has taken pride of place in a Armoury always at the top of the board and decked out in full sniper mode.
It is very rare that I ever customise this blaster, and most customisations occur when I am using it as an Assault rifle, because it looks just so good as it is. My only complaint about the blaster is the lack of sniper scope (the Longshot featured) but according to Maranus (2013) this was a deliberate design to increase the portability of the blaster. My fix for this has been to use the Shotblast scope as I unfortunately still don't own a Longshot.
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| Nerf N-Strike Longstrike with Shotblast scope |
Below are some Tacticool loadouts I have created.
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| Nerf N-Strike Longstrike with 2x Flip Clip 6 dart clips and Elite Pinpoint sight |
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| Nerf N-Strike Longstrike with 2x Flip Clip 6 Dart clips, Elite Pinpoint Sight and Spectre Silencer |
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| Nerf N-Strike Longstrike with 2x Flip Clip 6 Dart clips, Tactical Rail App and Recon front barrel |
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| Nerf N-Strike Longstrike with 2x Flip Clip 6 Dart clips and Retaliator front barrel and grip |
Styling/Tacticool 9/10
Performance
This blaster is a beast on the distance stakes, chewing up the metres and spitting them out. It does perform better as an Assault rifle but retains accuracy in both setups. As a Sniper rifle the Longstrike ranked 18th out of 21 and 6th as an Assault rifle.
Dart Distance (Longstrike Assault Rifle w/ streamline darts) 16.3m (53 feet)
As a rifle the Longstrike fired a maximum distance 22m (72 feet) and a minimum distance 14m (46 feet) very impressive results indeed.
Dart Distance (Longstrike Sniper Rifle w/ streamline darts) 10.3m (34 feet)
A massive drop off in Sniper form which is disappointing but understandable due to increased resistance. The Longstrike fired a maximum distance of 12m (39 feet) and a minimum of 8m (26 feet).
Darts fired per second - 1.29dps
The ease of priming leads to a pretty impressive figure for a single shot blaster on par with the Recon. The length of the priming bolt has a part to play in this figure.
Performance score 9/10
This is one of my all time favourite blasters (was my favourite until I recently purchased a Rayven and Stryfe) and will forever retain its top spot in my Armoury collection.
Overall I give this blaster 27/30
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