ALLLLLLLLL RIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!
“Okay, now THIS is a gun.” That’s what I thought when I saw this week’s subject, one of Nerf’s latest clip loading weapons. This is the Vortex response to the venerable Fury Fire, one of the greatest weapons Nerf ever produced, but taken to eleven. This is the first clip fed Vortex gun we’ve looked at, and boy does it work.
The Praxis makes use of a ten shot pump action layout. It’s a multishot, with a detachable magazine which holds ten round. It can also be used with the twenty round mag from next week’s subject. Ten shot mags are a good compromise between volume of ammo and size, and in the Vortex it shows. The ten shot clip from the Praxis is about the size of the six round clip that the Clip System (CS) guns use. You definitely get more for your money with this system, and firearms enthusiasts will note some new features as well. Unlike the CS guns, the Praxis’ clip can be inserted while the bolt is closed, and can be ejected while in the same state. This allows one to chamber a round (load a clip and cock the gun) then eject the mag, top it off, giving the gun an actual capacity of eleven rounds. This also allows one to easily top the mag off in combat without compromising that weapon.
Now what about the gun itself? The Praxis keeps to the line’s tradition of green and silver paint style and tough blocky construction. This particular one is designed to be wielded one or two handed with the addition of a detachable stock, essentially a repaint of the classic Recon stock. A weapon with a front mounted pump to cock lends itself well for two handed operation, and with or without the stock the weapon just feels good. You get a great degree of stability with your hand at the front to support the barrel, and it allows easier cycling than a read slide operated weapon.
I can’ think of no real disadvangate with the gun itself. Its like a classic sports car, front engined, rear wheel drive, perfectly balanced. It just feels good. However, the gun is once again let down by the ammo. The discs have the same yaw problems that they have out of our other two subjects, but in this case its less intrusive. This one features a long barrel (lauch tube might be a better descriptor) which seems to help stabalize the disc in flight. My standard test for range and accuracy of a weapon is shooting at a a regulation sillouet target, which is mounted on my front door, from my bedroom, shooting through my hallway, dinning room, and sitting room. Its a distance of 43 ft., at a slight angle.
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