Article 5NEPA Nerf just made the iconic Aliens Pulse Rifle into a badass foam blaster

Nerf just made the iconic Aliens Pulse Rifle into a badass foam blaster

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Sean Hollister
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That huge carry handle, pump-action underbarrel grenade launcher, and digital ammo counter on the side: is there a more iconic sci-fi weapon than the Aliens M41A Pulse Rifle? Now, it's about to become an iconic Nerf blaster as well, because Hasbro has just announced a $95 version that flings foam darts - enough of them that it might actually be viable in a stock Nerf war!

You see, unlike Nerf's $130 blaster rifle from The Mandalorian or most of its Overwatch toys, this 28-inch long blaster isn't just a prop with a few token foam projectiles inside: it's a fully-automatic blaster that takes Nerf Elite-sized dart magazines a la the fan-favorite RapidStrike, powered by four C batteries, plus movie-inspired blast sounds."

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