Review: Maverick Rev-6

The classic Maverick.  The first time I owned one of these was on my mission to Tempe Arizona where my comp and I bought a couple of them just to play around in the apartment.  Since then, I have been into these awesome six-shooter revolvers and used them in at least one round of each Nerf Battle.

The simple and small design combined with the 6 dart capacity made the Maverick Rev-6 one of the most popular and one of the most re-designed and updated blasters in nerf history.  I know of at least 4 different versions of this blaster as they have come out over the years.  there is the original blue and yellow, the yellow and black (shown), the whiteout series, and the gear up orange and black.  Although this blaster's versatility has allowed it to stay on the shelves for over 5 years, the continued upgrading and renovation of other nerf blasters have made this model begin to be old news, replaced in collectors arsenal by the Recon CS-6, Longshot CS-6, or in some cases the Target stores specialty: Alpha Trooper CS-18. 

This gun is great for missions where you need a lightweight gun for a lot of running, or for larger conflicts to sneak around and take out your opponents with stealth.  Although the temptation is to dual wield two of these puppies, the cocking mechanism can be cumbersome in a fast-paced firefight, and reloading can be difficult with two.  I almost recommend that with the other amazing blasters on the market, you use this mainly as a backup in a big Battle, but if you have enough people for some stealth situations and cover fire, these work amazingly to sneak up and take out opponents.  At about $10 per Maverick (depending on the store), it's a great high-performance starter blaster for any beginning Nerfer.