Nerf Rebelle Rapid Blaster (Red)

Bought Xmas 2014. We had bought several other Nerf guns and water pistols before, all had a reasonable build quality and all had worked well so I had no hesitation to buy this one. Unfortunately, the one which I had received was not of a great quality. The first bullet in the magazine is not presented correctly in the breech, every time you change the magazine you need to lift the breech cover and fumble around trying to push the bullet into the correct position. Even if you get it firing, there is a high probability of blockage after 3 or 4 shots. Some shots do not fire correctly and just fall out of the end of the gun.Also the breech cover needs to be closed correctly for the gun to fire. Unfortunately, it doesn't close correctly. A male adult hand is big enough to hold the gun and push down the breech cover at the same time - an eight year old girl's hand is not big enough.When you do manage to get it to fire correctly, it is pretty accurate though.It requires 4 x AA batteries. Rechargeables have a voltage of 1.2 V, whereas the ordinary, one use batteries provide 1.5V. It doesn't seem to work well on rechargeables.

My 9yo daughter loves nerf rebelle and can't wait to take this to her cousins house for a full on war (cousins have several 'boys' nerf guns). I agree with the other reviewers that the secret message gimmick is pointless, as mentioned it would be better for the other team to read them, not the 'sender'. Having said that it does exactly what it's meant to do, which is fire the darts in quick succession and pretty accurately. All in all a great fun for a great price (currently on offer at £12.50 on here). I've just ordered a second for my little niece so she can even the score with her older brothers!

Allows my 4-year old daughter to compete with her big brother! She struggles to load other Nerf guns but gets her own back with this one. It pings out a rapid succession of 10 rounds. They zip through the air so fast you don't see them coming until it's too late (wearing glasses is essential - the darts/rounds hurt if they hit the naked eye). Only downside is that it can be temperamental on reloading. Needs batteries - don't forget!

My daughter has been showing an interested in her brother's Nerf guns for a while. So we decided to bite the bullet and buy her one of her own.This is a great wee gun. Easy to use and not as bulky as the "for boys" versions.The only tip is to hold the little blue trigger for a few seconds before you start firing orherwise the chamber gets jammed.

I initially ordered this for my 4 year old daughter so she could join in with my 7 year old daughters but when it arrived I thought it was too big as I was expecting something way smaller for the price, so I let my 4 year old try it anyway and she can use it no bother so now my 7 year old twin girls and my 4 year old girl all have one and play brilliant with them. It comes with the soft bullets included

So much fun with it. It is very easy to use and allow you a rapid sequence of fire with no effort.Well balance, not heavy at all.Sometimes get stuck but it is easy to put it back to normal.

The principle of this gun is great! Automatic fire! Easy reload! Perfect!However! It jams constantly and you have to clear it out all the time! Maybe I should spend a bit more and get a better model

Suggested by mum and extremely well received by 8year old granddaughter.