Nerf Tactics: Small-arms Tactics: Nerf Longshot CS-6

LONGSHOT CS-6

length: 2-2.5'
Bolt-action
clip fed
built-in bipod
stock clip storage
Medium-Long range

this weapon was my first actual taste of Nerf weapons, therefore it has a special place in my heart. this weapon was the first weapon of the extensive N-STRIKE series. when it comes out of the box, it had a great long range. unfortuneately, when you own this gun for a long time, the range goes down to a medium or even short range unless you upgrade it.
on the subject of upgrading this weapon (from LT "Bladelord"): I highly suggest it as a beginning weapon to start with. with a little observation, you can take this apart with ease. the spring is supposed to be a cinch to remove and interchange.
back to the weapon. I find this weapon to be the most reliable weapon I have come across. after a full year and a half of ownership, it still fires at a medium range with its origiinal spring, and rarely jams.

this weapon is (in light of the many other weapons) not preferable for a CQB environment. it fires at a slow rate and is too long, especially with a barrel extension. this weapon was made for long ranges and sniping. it can still be effective for a mid-range weapon, though. therefore it is best suited as an assault rifle.

one of many new nerf-related posts...

Upon review of the plethora of Nerf weapons I have encountered, and the many internal questions of which weapon is best for which, I have decided to initiate a series in my blog called "Nerf Tactics."
One section will describe the outstanding attributes of a Nerf weapon (including the general relative range), my personal commentary on the weapon, and the arbitrary opinion for its use. this opinion is not based off of my liking for the weapon, but on the various attributes. this section will be called Small-arms Tactics
Another section of this series will be a summation of different games, their rules and ways to win them.
there will be other sections as I think of them. this section will be called Scenario Tactics

mmm..... good food and a food movie... Imma get fat!

I am having the best food day of my life...

I am sitting on my couch after eating a great meal of fried eggs and fried mushrooms and onions. and now I'm watching the movie Julie & Julia. this movie is without a doubt the funniest movie I've ever seen!!! she has just tried to cook three lobsters (live!) and when she put them in the pot and put on the lid, the lobsters kicked the lid off the pot and the lid flew to the ceiling! it was too funny to watch!!!

my people... sons and daughters of Helghan...

this much, I know: the history of these days will be written in blood. by crushing the armies of our enemy, by seizing the weapons they thought to turn against us, we were fighting for our very existence. but if those who will deny us peace refuse us our rightful place in the universe,the we will be forced to unleash such terrible vengence that generations yet unborn will cry out in anguish!"
~ Scholar Visari addressing the people of Helghan

let this be the recorded: war has been declared upon Lieutenant "Bladelord" by General "Broadstorm" . The General had this to say on his statement: "let him hide behind his shield... he will be hunted."

(I hope this war does not become serious, though...)

a small meditation (I wish I could say it in Latin... that would be cool!)

as I was reading a book titled "the grunt padre" I noticed a large portion of the book (in the beginning) had the recurring theme of heroes of the decades. as I thought about it. it made me think about who my heroes were. I was almost shocked to find no heroes in the media, which is a source of heroes for many people. even more shocking, as I looked deeper, I found that the "heroes" that some find are really just as un-heroic as the villains themselves.
   The media (meaning movies and games for this convenient moment.) have all had some take of starting off something with a defined good and bad side, and then the person who is on the good side notices the rotten core of his side and the good in the bad side and.. well.. they never finish.
   this is a main thing you see nowadays. the basis of the hero has been torn to shreds and now, all we have left are "heroes" who have good intentions, but purposefully will do everything against their morals (if they have them) to accomplish that end. this does not make them heroes. this makes them just as immoral, unjust, and hateful as the villains themselves. and the easily misled find these figures as heroes to look up to.
   on the other side, there haven't been many heroes to find these days. most of the heroes we find are outwardly heroes, but turn out to be more out for themselves and not for others, while the people who many find AS heroes are people like blessed mother Theresa, JPII, and many other who, not by coincidence, happen to be part of some sort of christian denomination (I can't speak for others in other nations, just for my society.)

if you read this and notice anything wrong, or have something to add on, or even just have something to say. please post it in the comments below.

update: thankgiving and what not...

as I sit here on the 26th, in my kitchen, eating some rotisserie chicken, I think back on the day I just spent with the Strong family for Thanksgiving. it was a really good thanksgiving with good food and friends, I just wish I could have been awake the entire time to share with it even more, but I fell asleep and woke up just in time to go to work (as if  really enjoy doing it...) so I'll tell this in Blog until I get to their house again: THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! if it hadn't have been for that family, I would have either shared thanksgiving with someone else or probably have shared it with myself by eating rotisserie chicken just before I walked outside to get to work.

although... it IS really good chicken... I'll have another slice

okay, I'm back.

I just got tagged on Facebook with some old baby pictures of me and (as always) "Ferrous" and, in a few of them, "Chappy". it kinds funny how there is never a lone picture of any one of us, really, we all just kind of stuck together as children.
well, I gotta catch a bus to eventually go to my last night of stocking before I move to working days at the same store. less hours, but at least I'm living.

so long and remember: totus tuus ego sum sancta maria santissimi dei!

oh, goodness gracious...

so. I went and bought a camping cot today.

I'll let my sister explain this one:

go to HERE to find out how badly I fail at measurment.

in my defense, I wanted to get a camping cot that would not leave body parts hanging off. including my feet.

well, I guess I don't have to worry about that! next step: finding some way to use the rest of the space I have... any suggestions?

post scriptum: this thing weighed almost 40-45 lbs (by my estimate) definitely the sort of thing to take on a hiking trip, right?

...right?

OK, fine! FINE be that way!!!