Nerf N-Strike Stampede ECS

Yes, I'm the mum, I can be a bit house proud, but even I love this. Two boys, 12 & 7, one Mum, one Dad. Only problem is, we don't all have rapid fire, just the 12 year old, who whinged and moaned and worked on us til he got this for his birthday to add to his ever growing collection of Nerf guns. So we have to take turns with the Big Gun. So far batteries lasting well, not too heavy, tho wee kids might struggle to carry it around, and no jamming. You need to have your clips all ready and loaded though, and when you run out, the rest of the family, who don't have automatic weapons are likely to gang up on you! The various attachments fit other Nerf guns. It has no educational value whatsoever, but who cares. It's been dropped a few times, on the carpet, but no damage - more durable than I expected. Only one slight concern, nerf guns with system (velcro) darts come with safety specs - I think they all should, as we have all had some sore ones in the eye. Not for softies!

I must admit that i hesitated at first between the Vulcan and the Stampede and i must say i don't regret my choice beacuse the Stampede is really awesome,the fact that you can use it in semi-auto and full-auto is really great and it comes with 60 darts that's really awesome,i barely can find any cons to this toy,well apart from the fact that the firing mecanism is a bit noisy nothing really bad,and maybe it would be a bit heavy for smaller children because of the 6 D batteries but for me no problem,it's just a shame that i don't know anyone of my age(22) who plays nerf hereas always Amazon provided an excellent service i order it saturday and got it this tuesday,great job amazon.,can't wait to put the 35-dart magazine from my 2 raiders that are coming tomorrow,

just going by the picture i believe my son will love it, but wont know for sure until december 25th, just hope its all their and no damaged parts when he opens the box, one thing i can say is it arrived before i expected it to, was well packaged, and appears to have no damage on the box itself, so that is why i have given it 4 stars

This was bought for my 5, yes 5 year old by his dad!! Although it's near as big as him, he's had the best fun shooting at a balloon over Christmas as his target practice. With the automatic motion it's not hard to pull the trigger, although 3 darts per second may be fantastic for him, but it's a curse when 36 in one go are EVERYWHERE!!! He loves it and that's enough for me.

Wow! This is the kind of toy that I wish I'd grown up with; it is so much fun! We'd ordered one for each of the boys (from Amazon), and, unknown to me, my partner had also bought one for me as well (from a far more expensive Argos), so Christmas was tremendous fun with non-stop Nerf-wars throughout the break. They're big, sturdy, powerful, accurate, with loads of add-ons, and more fun than you could ever dream of having. Irrespective of your age, you should buy one; I've had more fun playing with this than I ever have done with any other toy, gadget or activity... I'd have happily paid twice as much for something that's this good!

A fabulous way to keep boys entertained - young and old! Easy to set up and a blast (!) to use. The 18 clip magazine is better than the 6 for obvious reasons - it lasts longer! My only concern is the tripod seems a little less sturdy than the rest of the toy - it works but the Stampede leans to one side, making it a bit unstable on slightly uneven surfaces. My kids think it the best of the Nerf range they have tried...and I must admit to having a blast on it when they are not looking! Recommended!

My son loves this gun (oh who am I kidding? So do I!) but unfortunately doesn't get to play with it all that often. A set of cheap replacement batteries cost around £10 and they only last a few weeks. Can't fault the construction or design, there's plenty of accessories and it functions very well, but the practicality is limited. Would have been nice if it came with a rechargeable battery built in, but then that would have upped the price tag I guess.

If you like Nerf guns then you'll love this. Its my son's, but I play too!!!! It fires about 1 dart a second. Only has the automatic mode and single shot control would have been better. It comes with plenty of darts, three large magazine and one small plus enough darts to fill the lot.