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The full-auto only operates at two darts per second, but it also doesn’t see any notable slowdown in launch velocity. The new darts show what Ultra could have promised, had they waited to release the line a little longer.
Now, the Ultra Select is silently releasing, but (within reason) meeting those expectations, two years later. Seeing as Ultra blasters have mechanisms to prevent firing non-Ultra darts and objects, I assume that provision was made for an extra switch until the pusher mechanism safety was proven. Whereas a Rapidstrike (or Turbine, for that matter) have the pusher gears in a discrete unit, the pusher motor, switches, and various gears are all contained in the general clamshell of guts here. When that signal gets cut, the pusher motor is put into reverse, retracting the pusher instead of continuing the initial motion.Interestingly, if no ammo is present (or the wrong ammo, because this is made only for Ultra), the pusher mechanism will stop, reverse itself, and turn off until the next time you pull the firing trigger.
Experience the gold standard in Nerf dart blasting with Nerf Ultra blasters and darts -- their advanced design and performance delivers extreme distance, accuracy, and speed. Standard Ultra darts, at least over the chronograph I was using, averaged 94fps, while the new design averaged 103fps.
It’s the setup you’d expect from a Rapidstrike (scotch yoke pusher, three switch setup), but with extra bits attached, and a main PCB controlling everything. These Ultra Accustrike darts (for lack of a better current name) feature wide heads with flat fronts, similar to how Mega Accustrike was done. The notable “gimmick” of the Select is the ability to select which magazine to fire from; moving the forward grip slides the magazine carriage from side to side (simply pushing the carriage also works).