The Razorbeast® toy first appeared in Fall of 1994.Nerf® Brand
Made by Hasbro, Inc.
© Hasbro, Inc.
The Razorbeast® toy first appeared in Fall of 1994.
Overall Rating: |
7.2 |
Weapon Class: |
Large arm |
Firing Type: |
Manual |
Rate of Fire: |
1 shot per 2.47 seconds |
Size: |
28 inches long |
Maximum Load: |
15+ Suction Darts (Type 1) |
Max. Distance: |
50 Feet |
Opt. Distance: |
25 Feet |
Hit % at 15': |
70% |
Hit % at 25': |
40% |
The Razorbeast® toy is excellent if you like rapid fire. However it's large size makes it not a weapon for small children. It also forces you to either fire from the hip, or over the shoulder, both of which are not natural. The crank mechanism makes this very awkward and actually fires slower than the Chainblazer® toy.
Being of a chain fed toy this suffers from jams if you have a chain higher than 15 shots. You will also occasionally suffer from complete toy failure.
A good toy, however you must spend many hours gaining an expertise in it's use to gain its advantages. In comparison to the Chainblazer® toy I would recommend the Chainblazer® toy over the Razorbeast® due to smaller size, faster fire rate, and easier general use.
Though the Overall Rating is very high I would still recommend you be wary of this toy. Its many disadvantages are not really calculated into the Overall Rating, and thus the high score can be deceptive.
Trivia: The original name of the Razorbeast® toy was "Razorback" (some of the older toys may have this tooled onto the handle). It seems the people of the University of Arkansas thought Nerf® was abusing the name of their beloved mascot, who's name is also "Razorback" and asked that Nerf® change the name. Thus the name was changed. I have not confirmed if the newer toys do or do not have the 'Razorback' tooling in the handle.
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