![]() ![]() That much could make it a pretty decent stealth/run and gun type blaster, since most other blasters have quite an audible noise when firing.īesides that, it's a decent clip (mag)-fed blaster, similar to the Retaliator except more awkward and uncomfortable. ![]() Naturally it's much quieter than a flywheeler's hum, and compared to modded blasters it's ridiculously quiet. Well it's extremely quiet upon firing, with a soft 'twang', which is slightly quieter than a stock springer. This can be fixed by pushing the dart back out into the magwell using the cord itself, however it's quite a tedious process and can take quite some time, also necessitating the removal of the clip (mag).ĭarts that have been softened also tend to lose a little range and fly more erratically.ĭoes the Crossbolt have any place in the "practical" Nerfing scene of in-game use? ![]() This increases the chance of jamming and misfiring, which typically has the cord simply fire past the dart (by going underneath it) instead of firing the dart, causing the dart to get stuck in the chamber with the cord in unprimed position. ![]() One thing about the Crossbolt is that due to its use of a cord that directly propels the dart, the back of the darts tend to become softer after being fired from the Crossbolt, more noticeably so with a modded, more powerful Crossbolt. Without locks, I'd say 2dps would be possible. The locking up is primarily caused by the dart sensors, in the same way as a Stryfe's dart sensor locking up as a dart is in the process of moving upwards. Thanks to the awkward top prime, unusually long draw length and the ever annoying locks, a ROF of about 1.6dps is the best I can achieve before causing locking up and all round unpleasantness. Rate of fire sadly is not a strength of the Crossbolt's. Using Kooshes accuracy was dead on, firing a 12 clip (mag) of blue Kooshes about 10/12 went dead straight, with the other two firing to the left for some unknown reason. Hitting a human target is pretty easy at 8-9m, and even at 10-11m you still have a solid chance of a hit. I was achieving groups of 0.5m wide, which when compared to what most blasters achieve with Elites, is quite impressive. At high enough angles the claimed range of 21m is probably possible.Īccuracy is very impressive, even when using Elite darts. It's certainly one of the better performing stock blasters I've tested. Range wise, I was getting 13-14m at true flat (verified with bubble level) very consistently. Crossbolt performance is quite impressive for a grey trigger blaster, I was pleasantly surprised upon first firing it. I can only recall one jam occuring with the stock Crossbolt and that was easily cleared. Besides that particular unique jam, most jams should be relatively easily cleared using traditional methods and the dual jam doors. The best method for that jam is to remove the clip (mag) then manually pull the cord back to push the dart back out of the chamber. If a jam occurs with the cord firing past the dart, leaving a dart chambered but the cord unprimed, the Crossbolt becomes a pain to unjam. This is thanks to a few lock pieces, which can be removed without too much difficulty. Note that the trigger can only be pulled when the slide is fully forward, and when the slide is pushed forward half-way after priming, it cannot be pulled back past half way until it is closed forward, as with most other manual clip (mag) system blasters. Note that the string is now hooked onto the catch (look for the small hook at the end of the track), and the dart is now loaded just in front of the cord.įire by pulling the trigger, obviously, and the cord returns to unprimed position. Pulling the slide forward chambers the dart. ![]()
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