HIDDEN GEM 'NERF' BLASTER? Adventure Force Sportsman Hopper-fed Pump-action Dart Blaster Review

[@WalcomS7]

Alright, Spectrum or Motostryke for Tomorrow's review? Sound off in the comments below! Best comment will make it into the video! AND CHECK OUT MY PATREON FOR COOL PERKS AND SNEAK PEAKS! patreon.com/WalcomS7

[@NerfedOnGod]

spectrum ALL the way

[@BigMedic5]

@@NerfedOnGod motostryke

[@brycecoleman2725]

Motostryke

[@mangofactory.mp4]

Imagine loading this blaster with half lengths for shotgun action!

[@ah-xt2uc]

Spectrum analysis.

[@MrMemodrix]

Why hasn't Dart Zone hopped on the tag line thing? Hasbro has 'It's Nerf or Nothing.' but now Dart Zone can really say 'Nothing is better.'

[@frogjog8822]

how about, get in the dartzone

[@mangofactory.mp4]

Nothing is better is actually perfect. Technically to Nerf, Dart Zone is nothing, but now, Dart zone is better than nerf. Also, this implies that Dart Zone is the best, as nothing is better. Great idea

[@homelee665]

That's....that's a good one. "Nothing is better!" for the win!

[@clone734]

Dominic del Mundo technically dart zone isn’t necessarily “better” than nerf, they just have chosen to make high fps blasters. Nerf chooses to keep their performance low to avoid angry Karens when their child get’s hurt. Which, technically, is the user’s fault.

[@mangofactory.mp4]

Well, most hobbyists are leaning towards Dart zone now as they are releasing good quality unique blasters

[@_ls547]

The title calls it a ‘nerf’ blaster but this blaster is too good for it to be tainted by the name “nerf”

[@WalcomS7]

Unfortunately it'll take decades for NERF to not be a part of our hobby. Like Swiffer and Xerox.

[@Jamila206]

I don’t think so since Nerf seem to up their game. The ultimate thing that Hasbro will do is they will takeover toy market

[@Jamila206]

Vinh Tran I agree with you. But since Nerf has been established for 50 years, someday they will improve for their reputation. Plz give them time. New rival Saturn and motostrke are very impressive. Even I don’t mod but they perform admirely. I don’t care the FPS

[@JustFF-xm1bb]

Rival is good though

@@Jamila206 that is a good point. I keep forgetting about rival, they make some amazing guns even if they're overpriced.

[@ninjasack9134]

The questions need to be asked "Can it take k26" "Can it shotgun"

[@susanyoung6145]

and can you find a way to give it slamfire

[@Video-Post-Mortem]

This is the only situation we’re I can be called a sportsman.

[@ah-xt2uc]

Give Dart Zone a few years they'll figure out how to make a slamfire version.

[@WalcomS7]

Slamfire is great for stock blasters. In modded ones, it's useless; so it's kind of a hit-or-miss feature.

[@ah-xt2uc]

@@WalcomS7 Maybe if we give our energy to Dart Zone they can fix that issue too.

[@on1yadam]

.....years. they might do it by next quarter lol

[@Primal2229]

@@on1yadam Pretty much what I was thinking. Chances are they already have something ready to go. More than likely they have or will mash the Sportsman and Villainator together. All the perfection of the Villain with the hopper of the Sportsman.

[@GM_Head]

The ratto is a good boy, and the blaster is pretty impressive, but I was over here looking for clean angles of that Gunsmith Cats shirt to make sure my eyes didn't deceive me.

[@zacharyhanson3914]

Gunsmith Cats is OD

[@phoenixliger948]

Im more interested in that huge Rat then the blaster. my rats have never gotten that big (or wacom is very small) where did you get him?

[@Franky_Sthein]

Did you had females? They usually are smaller then male ones. Had three of them, long dead now but they were adorable as all hell. If they let you sleep at night.

[@WalcomS7]

@@Franky_Sthein Our rattos have always been nice about letting us sleep. I miss the girls though.

[@Franky_Sthein]

@@WalcomS7 Yeah it is a shame they don't live that long. Only three years for mine, all died to some sort of tumor.

[@captaincumrag42069]

@@Franky_Sthein unfortunately rats very easily get sick which is why I hesitate getting rodent type pets, I've owned guiniea pigs, mostly, but I've also owned a sugar glider a hedgehog but almost all of them died from getting sick, all of the dogs and cats I've owned either died of old age or, unfortunately had an accident

[@Alexander.0671]

@@captaincumrag42069 1.) Noice name 2.) Both of my grandmother's cats (mine are still alive so far) died from kidney failure and old age

[@thunderb.dreadnought1363]

Seeing as the villainator stock is dubbed the “sport stock”, it’s a shame it’s not compatible.

[@hadleyodenbach804]

Give the mod community a couple days, they'll have something in due time.

[@minteailiketea6202]

I just wanna day this because I just accidentally lost my place in the video and saved it with your time stamps, the fact those have become standard on your videos is fucking amazing and deeply appreciated.

[@WalcomS7]

It's my way of combating the long-form videos. KZbin actively pushes you to product longer content, which is fair enough; but I myself personally like longer videos and I strive to make sure I answer most if not every question in such things with a balance amount of content for those who lack only firing footage or loadout discussion and what have you instead of splitting it up into multiple videos. This, hopefully, pleases everybody while generating the Watch Time to make KZbin happy.

[@minteailiketea6202]

Walcom S7 I think I’m up to 20 something rewatches of your Spring thunder video XD Sometimes I just go back and rewatch paradigm shift or rage of dusts video because I feel like it. I like long videos. Thank you XD (this video will probably be rewatched a few times)

[@FortyTwoBlades]

I think dart hoppers will always be a little fiddly, given that even with round omnidirectional ammo they're not perfect. I wonder if you'd have a more consistent time loading smaller numbers of darts through the top-off door? I definitely agree that it's a scavenger's dream blaster.

[@Crowe0920]

The front kinda reminds me of an ak series, with the elevated gas block

[@WalcomS7]

I see it.

[@SofaPop.]

Well now I gotta mod it into a magles AK

[@Crowe0920]

@@SofaPop. so essentially an AK version of an AR-57?

[@richardmetellus2336]

Omg I thought the same thing immediately A rpk integration would be awesome

[@0Ploxx]

Walcom S7 Reminds me of a Spas-12 that got hundreds of times less lethal

[@SofaPop.]

Note to self: buy sportsman and carve “the walcom blaster” into the side of it

[@antonymalko2009]

WALCOM TO THE DART ZONE.

[@mangofactory.mp4]

I was waiting for this since you talked about it yesterday! Also, Shiro seems like a good lil boi. I N S E A R C H O F Y O G I E S

[@WalcomS7]

He gets ALL the treats.

[@mangofactory.mp4]

I'm sure he deserves them

[@GunnarTobus]

Good little Shiro

[@RealHypergon]

5:45 *gets Warden flashbacks

[@WalcomS7]

I was getting slightly worried at that point too lol

[@HappyMan0203]

Even if it has the occasional feeding issues, I appreciate Dart Zone doing some actually unique blasters.

[@SwaggerYT4142]

With that side loader and the modibility, this thing is the new quick 16 and speed load 6

[@WalcomS7]

Those used magazines, which can be a lot more reliable... but it's definitely a step in the right direction. Not often do we get a springer without a mag or cylinder that holds multiple shots.

[@luissantiago5163]

This one looks neato. Bomb. Hoppers always get my attention

[@WalcomS7]

On a springer too, that's just weird.

[@clone734]

I have an idea for a nerf blaster; it can be a springer, but a big one, with a really long prime. The prime has 5 stages which allows you to prime it and them fire 5 darts in a row before priming again. Don’t know if this would work but it’s a cool idea!

[@ceartas6528]

That does sound amazing. If someone engineers it, I'm willing to experiment on it live and throw a K26 or similar spring.

[@thunderb.dreadnought1363]

I was expecting a dart hopper springer to work exactly like this.

[@ziploc2000]

Mine just arrived today, ordered after seeing this review, and I didn't wait to watch the whole review, I knew I wanted one. My only real complaint is the lack of a stock attachment point, and mine makes a hideous spring noise when firing. Yours didn't seem to do that, but I should be able to muffle it with a little felt dampener inside and not affect the power. I'd have liked more fps but it's good enough, and the 80ft range claim on the box warned us it was going to be towards the lower end of the scale. Adventure Force (or really Prime Time Toys) have really knocked it out of the park this year with their blasters, the Villainator, and the Nexus Pro and Aeon Pro, to name a few. They had the first spring-powered hopper-fed "Rival" blaster, and now the first spring-powered hopper-fed long dart blaster. Nerf have yet to produce either style. I'd like to see a follow-up to this with a stock attachment point, it just gives that extra bit of stability, or how about a hopper-fed Nexus?

[@AeroQC]

I could see this with a magnetic holdster-like setup on the lower back, Mass Effect style. Keep the top-up window open, and as long as you keep feeding it in the right direction, you can whip it out to fire as a backup at a moments notice. Would definitely want to repaint this though...

[@captsomeguy1]

I've been anxiously waiting for this review, ever since Buffdaddy mentioned the Sportsman on Reddit several days ago. Thanks for the review! (A little bit bummed that it's a little finicky, but maybe it's something modding can easily fix. Might still gonna get it though)

[@philipcrofts488]

Hi Walcoms7, great review as always, if only Prime Time sold their toys in the Asda chain (part of Walmart), soon hopefully because they are direct competition for being the number 1 brand with the releases this year. Looking forward to seeing Spoons on the cutting board 😀

[@WalcomS7]

Haha I'll put up a picture on Patreon so you at least get closure that it exists :P

[@VideoCentral-bh9tf]

I came here for the blaster and stayed for the rat

[@Stuntpilot22]

Pump action and hopper fed? I'll be honest, I never thought I'd see those two words together when describing a dart blaster.

[@thunderb.dreadnought1363]

I’d say we need a half dart version of this, but even with a tighter hopper they would probably just flip over inside.

[@dandanplaneman]

That’s a neat blaster, depending on what fps people can get it to, I might have to pick one up eventually. I’m definitely more inclined toward the villianator though.

[@maverickgaming7482]

For it to truly be the walcom "perfect" blaster it also needs a thumb hole stock

[@thunderb.dreadnought1363]

My thoughts exactly.

[@Matt-md5yt]

glad you got it covered today my friend. my Super Drum aka the Blue Turbo Advance came in today and it's pretty cool

[@studjupiter5199]

Spectrum blaster review is gonna be good!

[@SofaPop.]

That carry handle really gives me deploy vibes. I should get one, paint it yellow and give it a deploy stock

[@adairisuck6968]

Your videos are the reason I don’t go to sleep until 8 in the morning. Keep up the amazing content!

[@WalcomS7]

Haha thanks!

[@jesuscortez9585]

I like how he opened the hopper like a boss in the beginning

[@aaronh499]

10/10 pet would like to see again

[@WalcomS7]

He will return.

[@aaronh499]

Thank you

[@somethingdemitri]

I really love your enthusiasm in these vids. I really feel that we share the excitement for our hobby :)

[@themagitechie9955]

I know I'm gonna catch some flak for this one, but I can't help but notice that this blaster has an odd resemblance in shape to the deploy. Except this thing has a kick the deploy never dreamed of, and the gimmick is very useful.

[@supahvaporeon]

That moment when in a heated nerfer moment you accidentally stuff your fluffer into the hopper, and yeet it at ~90 fps

[@woomyntime488]

I sense some brass tubing in the near future

[@papyrusfromfortnite4306]

the blaster's great, but ngl I think it needed the stock attachment point so that you could use the other stocks from the recent dart zone guns

[@Cypher.]

The way I see it, Dart Zone is in the same situation Nerf was back when elite was first coming out, always innovating and advancing, and having the majority market, but overtime running out of ideas and losing market share.

[@turtlestudios9970]

Let's hope it stays that way

[@beastmastergaming8039]

Yes they better

[@kaio0777]

Wow this was made for you I really want all of Adventure force line for this year

[@xzx4696]

"Are you ready because I'm not" was so funny because as soon as you said that my video buffered

[@nintendojoe8847]

Awesome reveiw this seems like a great blaster I think you should review the spectrum next cause i love to see you happy and dart zone seems to be really good at that and btw your rat is very cute and is the best nerf sidekick Your biggest fan joey :)

[@WalcomS7]

Thanks Joey

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

OHHHH HOOO OHHH MAN THIS BLASTER IS CALLING ME. Looks like getting a nexus is gonna have to wait! I wanna see someone brass this thing. If it can be brassed and hit over 150 (fingers crossed) I'd have to instantly buy this thing. As much as I love mags, I love hoppers chains much much more! Great video as always! I can't wait for a mod video!

[@WalcomS7]

We'll dig into it soon.

[@maximumgames2990]

I want this thing. I want it yesterday, it checks all of my boxes.

[@Icarus_Tactical]

The front looks like a literal AK

[@WalcomS7]

That's true, I can see it.

[@ctgslayer]

I really wish this would’ve had like an MP5K style folding stock. Then it would be perfect

[@hman6159]

One small issue (which isn’t even an issue for most people) is that dart zone blasters come with only enough darts to fill them once. All the perks are still worth it though.

[@dzpdave1649]

Awesome video, I want to see you mod the sportsman and can't wait to see you review the spectrum

[@caboose4631]

A rat, a cat, a dart blasting gat. Man's got it all!😀🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@maybetoby]

Adventure Force killing it lately. Nice Kamen Rider Build reference.

[@WalcomS7]

My favorite series

[@maybetoby]

@@WalcomS7 my favorites were Decade, Wizard, and Ex-Aid.

[@jamesp.6753]

Ah yes. The Anti-Warden.

[@jacob6386]

I came for one video, stayed for about an hours worth of walcom goodness

[@WalcomS7]

Glad I could entertain!

[@MrMarty0219]

Video: *starts* Me: *sees fuzzy babi* Also me: *happiness noise* Btw: Walcom your rat is cute af😊

[@Layvors.]

Zer0 Cyber yeeeeee

[@Fireheart318]

On the topic of gimmicks, I wonder if it’s possible to make a half-dart blaster with a P90-style magazine. I THINK it would allow people to use longer magazines, as they wouldn’t have to worry about bumping them on things.

[@demogeymidge2997]

Now I can finally replicate Postal 2’s beta shotgun reload animation.

[@bucketgun8676]

I want dart zone to make the 1892 Winchester rifle into a short dart blaster.

[@bonbonbricksblasterspuzzles]

I hope there will be a crank-operated, machine gun type using the Revreaper manual flywheel tech with either belt-fed or hopper fed ammo delivery system... That would be my dream blaster...

[@NerfedOnGod]

A hopper-fed shotgun blaster?? I didnt expect this at all! And it works well?? thats insane

[@WalcomS7]

One small jam issue, but I think we can fix that.

[@jeremythorn2550]

That rat has its nuts hanging off your shoulder like he owns you lol.

[@jeremythorn2550]

Also that cat is going to eat that rat.

[@WalcomS7]

Naw he's just admiring the wall behind me and can't help his massive testicles being a thing.

[@jeremythorn2550]

@@WalcomS7 True that, none of us can help it.

[@PhoenixFyre]

It's definitely interesting, closest thing to a tube magazine in a foam dart blaster.

[@darklordofsword]

Been trying to put my finger on what that silhouette reminds me of since I saw it in a video thus morning; It kind of reminds me of a SPAS 12 with the stock folded.

[@WalcomS7]

Yeah it looks like some kind of shotgun thing I've seen in the past.

[@darklordofsword]

@Daniel Griffith it's specifically the little nub where a stock would be, combined with the sort of humpback look and the shape of the carry handle that makes me think of a spas 12, doubly so with the front support mimicking the pseudo over-under double barrel silhouette caused by the Spas 12's tube mag. Also probably my love for Jurassic Park.

[@TheDovahlemon]

I would have a mod on the little side door that makes a a little chimney type thing that lines up with the top of the blaster so you can pop them down the top instead of pushing them through the side, might make for easier top ups on the go

[@paulmccourt1504]

Perfect for a secondary. I'm gonna find a way to holster that bad boy

[@thunderb.dreadnought1363]

Can’t wait to see you full barrel this. I’m stoked to try it myself, but I’ll leave it to the pros to see if it can be done first.😉

[@steptrooper]

Dang I really like this blaster, I think a steam punk or like post apocalyptic paint job would look amazing on it.

[@justletmechangemynamegodda5156]

The Sportsman actually sounds like a name for shotgun you'd find in Borderlands

[@ethangrant5061]

I wonder if it would be more reliable if it had a stock to brace against so you could more easily have a consistent priming motion

[@nicholasmazzarella2720]

WS7 Hey ya that is definitely an interesting looking blaster. Thanks for showing us the pros and cons. Your reviews are super awesome. Keep up the great work. Thanks for everything you do.

[@WalcomS7]

Doing what I can!

[@studjupiter5199]

That rat is cute!

[@TheSpudKing021]

Yunno, I always wonder how often he misses that catch for the intro. I'm just curious lol.

[@marshdexz8239]

that bomberman 64 theme brings me back

[@bipedalnarwhal277]

Amazing blaster AND amazing rat in the same video? Perfection

[@Leaftcow]

Blaster would be a 10/10 if they gave it an adventure force stock attach point

[@Skidracer21]

>Gunsmith Cats shirt Huzzah! A man of quality!

[@homelee665]

An intriguing blaster to say the least. It isn't perfect, but it is innovative.

[@initialyeet3951]

Motostryke review please! I am thinking about getting one soon and I want to see how good it is.

[@saberwing7930]

Pump action, internal hopper, grip guard? Yup, this is going to be Walcom's favorite for 2020.

[@WalcomS7]

It's close. I still really liked the Shell strike.

[@StopMoshin]

kinda funny that it has an AK style front sight with a gas tube when it's pump action

[@ExternalDialogue]

It looks like it would be an amazing base to make a replica of the Revenant from Mass Effect

[@Internetuser435]

I really like the music Walcom uses

[@trulyirrelevant17]

That’s an adorable little rat

[@metanoba4099]

Hey Walcom just wanted to let you know I saw a yellow icon Longshot in Target and it was nice but the Longshot name was not on the actual blaster

[@davenorman6958]

Nexus pro is the blaster of the year. Flywheel might be motostrike

[@NavySeabee333]

I would put a raider magazine well on the side and extend the barrel. And a stock lug. It reminds me of an old German submachine gun.

[@JeffStAndre]

My centurion has never shredded darts. Issues with buzzbee mag alignment though.

[@Biggoboybales]

Dude, if you got the right modkit made specifically for that, you could have you a Road Hog Scrapgun

[@RM10Prod.]

What are the anime's that you quote when opening the box's? I ask because I have not seen them or heard those quotes before

[@WalcomS7]

Kamen Rider. This one was the transformation sounds for Kamen Rider Build.

[@AlphaVoidheart359]

It looks like bastion's arm cannon! I cannot unsee it

[@wadekirby8575]

If HYPER is 50 Cal (or smaller) then we will NEED to see what (if any) changes are required to turn this into a shotgun!

[@EdwardCoplinBatman]

After seeing all these great new adventure forces, I REALLY wish the nexus came in classic af GREEN

[@smittzero8463]

Would slightly shorter darts (X-Shot? 3/4 darts?) feed better or worse in the Sportsman? I imagine half darts would cause the blaster to jam 99% of the time but a slight length reduction might help the dart drop into the breech? I'd like to see the Motostryke reviewed next. It looks like an awesome blaster so far and another strong candidate for a HvZ secondary.

[@clayre839]

What I've seen from other similar Hoppers is with more front to back space darts are more likely to upend themselves in the bucket

[@studjupiter5199]

This is has to be the best pump action blaster ever

[@WalcomS7]

It's not bad! Maybe not the best, but it serves a role and I like that

[@shelbykingnfs7216]

If i were to mod it, i would probably remove the hopper and make it a breech loading brass barrel sort of thing. I know it defeats the purpose but the pusher breech is just asking for a long brass barrel

[@WalcomS7]

Yeah pusher breeches are uncommon, we see them on some blasters but they're never quite as obviously good as what this thing has. Deadspace, sure; but with a better barrel this thing will scream.

[@CARDBOARDCREATIONS]

Just bought some adventure force darts, 200 for 12 bucks. Literally the best deal ive seen in store, i dont think i can go back to nerf

[@pachyjack]

A hopper fed pump action shotgun that fires magazine darts would be weird

[@bionicvulcan]

I think this blaster is kinda overshadowed by the villanator but this is better for a secondary but for any other purpose the villanator is better and they cost the same

[@zenicwhite1918]

Awe such a cutie He search for nom noms And when he finds them he will eat said nom noms

[@Taj2673]

Awesome video walcom. Congrats on 100k

[@WalcomS7]

Thanks, working hard!