With 2 major sniper rifles on the market, it may be difficult to choose between one or the other. We all have our own preferences, which will surely play as a factor in which blaster you decide to get. To make things easier, here is a breakdown of those factors you may be keen for.
Looks
Hands down, the Longstrike wins this battle. Whether you are walking down the toy isle, or getting ready for a Nerf battle, if you catch a glimpse of one of these on a shelf or in a friends hands, this blaster will demand your attention. Its sleek design and sheer length are more than enough to turn heads.
Performance
Out of the box the two perform just about the same. But take a look whats inside the two and you'll see a vast difference in potential.
Now, this probably isn't important to those that do not mod Nerf guns, but if you are a modder, you'll see that the Longstrike has internals just like the Recon, which happens to limit the potential of range it can get when modified. The Longshot on the other hand has a direct plunger design, which has been known to achieve nearly 100ft in distance when modified.
Price
Now, because the Longstrike is new for 2010, it comes with a "new" price tag. The Longshot is cheaper, but in a couple months, or come next year, they should be about the same price.
Conclusion
If all you care about is looks, then hands down the Longstrike wins. However, if you are into modding, then the Longshot is definitely the way to go.
They both have their advantages, so again, all it boils down to is preference.
For the sake of the article though, one of them needs to be declared a winner, so given the above characteristics I believe the Longshot wins because it is cheaper and has more potential for range.
You however, may think otherwise.
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I’m wondering what to get. Longstrike looks cool but I heard it sucks. Longshot looks like halo but it has amazing performance. I just had a raider that I failed to mod. I think I want longshot. Is it still In target?
i own an long shot and a long strike and it seems that the long shot is better because the handle of the long-strike is so annoying and uncomfortable and because of that it has damn no good accuracy
just get a longshot ive read like half of these comments and longshot is better so i am gonna go with a longshot even though it looks fat and ugly
I like both guns but longstrike has looks but no power and little potiential to be good modded, the longshot has little looks but has power and has potiential to be good modded but again some people just like to mod guns to show off its looks but then theres people like me, I mod nerf guns for looks and performance.
longshot is way better longstrike is ok
its to much money
the longstrike sucks! the longshot is a better sniper because it like a real one its a one shot bolt action equiped with built in bipod and its alot funer to asemble plus it also has a scop the long shot basiclly isnt a sniper cos it has no scope!
i have both the guns and both of them are pretty much the same
yo ppl i don’t know if i should be talkin cause i have neither the longstrike or longshot but i think the longshot acually looks cooler although it is less portable and yes the scope is useless but he it looks epic i think the longshot is better but what do i know i have neither
Personally, I do agree that the longshot scope sucks, and the longstrike sight is way better. I also believe that the aesthetic value of the longstrike owns, but as far as performance goes, the Lstrike bullets tumble way too many times, and longshotness is way better.
Sfurry try the barrel for the Recon on the Longstrike,it might shoot farther.
i too love sniping(though i stink at it) so i too face the same the problem . i too have the recon so lease helpp!!!!!
I have the recon and am looking for another nerf blaster. I love sniping so the longshot and longstrike are my choices but there is pros and cons for both. can someone please narrow it down for me so i can make a decision
I have the longstrike and it’s awsome. I want the longshot but I cant find it anywhere for under £40.
hey everyone. I just got the longstrike yesterday and it is the worst gun ever. It has a good design but it doesnt even shoot across my hallway. But if you take of the barrel extenshon it shoots barely even farther and the bullet goes a totally nother direction. if you put your eye in the barrel with the extenshon on you will see that it is too wide and too long. I would highly and strongly recommend the long shot even though i dont have it is problobly better. my friend cousiin has it and it is definetly better.
All of you who said the longstrike is not good. Well your wrong because its flip-up sight is better than the longshot, it has more ammo and its light. I may don’t have the longstrike yet but I know its number one
The Longstrike is a excellent gun with one small issue, The extension barrel is too wide. To answer your question sfurry, measure the diameter the barrel. Then measure the diameter of the Recon extension barrel. Go to a hardware store and find a pvc pipe the inner diameter of the Recon. Cut the pvc to size and place it down the Longstrike extension barrel. Use electrical tape to seal it. (Don’t hot glue it until your sure it works.) A few other things about the long strike is that it jams less than the Longshot. Also it’s more portable than the Longshot. The Longshot is good for modding, and for stationary combat.
i have a lot of nerf guns my personal favourite is my recon. but out of the longshot and longstrike the longstrike is way better for a war because it is portable and it is easier to use the primer/cocking mechanism/ whatever its called
What I llike about the longshot is that is has a scope, a bipod a 2 in 1 blaster and two dart clips back and front. What I hate about the longshot is that it doesn’t have a scope, its not a 2 in 1 blaster, it doesn’t have a bipod and way two long.
pfffft u guys messure in feet, that’s a bit last centry don’t u think??? try metres, they actually make sence
GO NERF YEAH NERF IS COOL NERF BUZZSAW YOU HEARED ME BUZZSAW IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN ANY BUZZBEE GUN…OOPS I MEAN BUZZBEE PEICE OF TRASH NERF OR NOTHING AS IN BUZZBEE PEICE OF CRAP
spectre is way better than both
longstrike is still cool for me shoots like eh 25 ft
longshot…….WOW
longstrike “shoots 35 ft” yeah right
the longshot can be made better by replacing the stock spring it shoot farther!
i am getting one for christmas and a recon so i can put recon barrel and laserlight on gun without taking of scope( put light underneath recon barrel).
i haven’t fired longstrike but i love the longshot and am getting one for Christmas soon!
yay
i haven’t fired longstrike but i love the longshot and am getting one for Christmas
Get longstrike it looks great and the longshot is to bulky longshots scope doesn’t do anything but you look through it for no reason
its sick im getting the longstrike for xmas or the longshot which one suould i get help plz????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
idk im going to walmart tomarow and idk which one to get im thinking i should get the the longstrike then paint it black and take the barrel extension then make it just one tube then cut it in half…..the long strike looks better but proboly shoots worse but then the long shot shooots better but looks like the halo sniper rifle so can you guys/woman tell me whitch on to get
LONGSHOT ALL THE WAY!! mostly because your actually getting a good deal. u get 2 clips,3 guns in 1 because u get a pistol,a regular rifle,and when u put them together u get sniper and scope. i read that walmart is selling longshots for $15 which for them its half off since the reg. price is $30. longstrike sucks I personally dont like the design …you know when i saw the longstrike and then the Strike Rifle from “The Conduit” they look the same
I had the longshot, but sold it at a garage sale thinking I wouldn’t use it anymore. I get to college and buy a Recon, and miss the Longshot everyday. IMHO, the 2nd best Nerf gun ever second only to the ArrowStorm.
i thought the longstrike was supposed to shot farther, but it doesnt.
I have the longshot and i’m about to get the vulcan today. The longstrike I am considering…however it may be pointless considering they aren’t much different aside from the visual traits. Nonetheless it looks pretty dope (longstrike)
And I like NERF!!!
Hi!I live in France and I like the longstrike but he has got one dart clip.The longshot has got two dart clips,a scope and it’s a blaster 2 in 1.I think:the longshot is better
for those with the barrel problems is that u just remove the internal part of the barrel and replace it with a brass pipe which increases accuracy and range
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The Longshot is wacko & wizard. the Longstrike looks better but its not.
Well honestly,my switch shot shoots farther than my longshot
I own the longshot and the longstrike and i find the long shot way better.
sort of catch 22 for me
i like the longstrike more but i havent got the longshot so its sort of half half but i wanted to get the longshot more so yehhh
the longshot and the longstrike both suck with extended barrel, but i have noticed that if you were to take off the removable barrel at the end like it shows on the box for both of them, they both actually shoot much better and farther. for me, i prefer the longstrike, mainly because if you take out the air restrictor, it shoots way farther than the longshot.
maybe you could slip a barrel-shaped something down the barrel of the longstrike to make the diameter of the barrel smaller?
I own the Nerk longstrike and since the day a bought it I havent seen it shoot farther than 9 or ten feet accurately. Ive also had the darts literally tumble through the air at their targets. I think the longstrike sucks, and I cant figure out how it could be defective.
Meh, I’m not a modder, so I personally prefer the longstrike. Its internals may be the same as the recon, but other than that, the two are unrelated. The longstrike is easier to move around.
also, they should have a poll here, so we can vote to declare the REAL winner.
There is nothing wrong with the longstrike and is nothing like the recon.
The Longstrike sucks! I haven’t used the Longshot, but the Longstrike sucks! Unmodified, my Recon shoots farther and straighter. One major flaw I noticed on the Longstrike is the diameter of the barrel is too big. The dart bounces around in there before it leaves the gun and sometimes somersaults towards your target. I love the look of the gun, but does anyone have mod suggestions to turn it into the weapon it’s meant to be??
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