So the Mega Magnus has finally made it to our shores and I popped out to pick one up as soon as I could. Currently I could only find them at Toyworld, Mighty Ape and Toylovers (a Trademe store) retailing for between $29.99 and $39.99 (Toyworld is the most expensive but has 20% off Nerf at the moment).
The Magnus is the little brother of the controversial Centurion featuring a inbuilt 3 dart mega clip and one tactical under slung rail. It is a direct plunger single shot blaster.
Usability
The Magnus is an impressive looking blaster a lot bigger than I was expecting it to be. It is comfortable to hold and gives a menacing 'get out of my way' type of look. The blaster is straight forward to fire you pull back the slide then push it forward and pull the trigger. Loading the blaster is similar to the Quick 16 and the Speedload 6 by pulling back the slide inserting the darts one by one into the clip and pushing the slide forward to ready the blaster. This process is straight forward, but not overly quick and so far hasn't led to any jamming issues. The Magnus fires with a satisfying thwack and is quickly ready to send the next dart towards your target. Despite the flimsy overall nature of the Mega darts this blaster fires quite accurately over short distances. The added bonus of a sling/clip point means this blaster can be a devastating secondary in any Nerfers arsenal.
Usability Score - 8/10
Styling/Tacticool
The Magnus is a big blaster and has a pretty unique styling unlike any of the previous pistol style blasters. The creative way of including the clip avoids any unnecessary added accessories on the blaster and keeps the clean lines intact. The blaster only has one tactical rail meaning that Tacticool options are low but as you can see from the pictures a front grip doesn't look all that bad.
Styling/Tacticool Score 5/10
Performance
Due to rushing this review to give New Zealanders an idea of the Magnus coupled with the unrelenting wind I have been unable to do a distance test. The box of the Magnus claims distance of upto 22m (72 feet) although I find it hard to believe as none of my current blasters (even modded) have reached this distance. When the weather settles I will compete my testing and upload results.
Darts per second - 2.3 dps. This is a very impressive rate of fire for a single shot blaster the ease of priming and firing the blaster leads to this impressive rate.
Performance Score 8/10 (using claimed distance)
The Magnus is a fantastic blaster and a must have for any collector. It is a lot more usuable than the Centurion and should fire about the same distance.
Overall I give the Magnus a score of 21/30.
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