I honestly feel like the trailblazer might be one of the fan favourite blasters because of the practicality of an 8 shot maybe holdsterable hammer blaster and it’s striking good looks
@@tomerz99 elite 2.0 has been really bad so far and with the elite 2.0 name carries corner cuts and the blasters not having screws thus being not modable without being broken apart
Thing about the Trailblazer is that I actually can't one hand prime it without adjusting my grip. The ergonomics of it are much further apart than the Hammershot. Hopefully someone makes a longer hammer for it so I can, because I really like the design with 8 shots.
@@khorehmandirani Maybe? I've put the 2 side-by-side, and the Trailblazer is definitely longer in that regard. It's weird given the tiny handle for a grip. You almost don't even know who this blaster was made for.
@@Theonetruefinalboss All the blasters in this video look ergonomically weird as hell. It's catering to a person which might not exist yet: a person with small hands but enough strength to use proper blasters. If you see the oversized Quadrot reskin, the stock is very weird, even for youngsters.
@@khorehmandirani The Trailblazer is definitely the best one, but it's gonna need 3rd party stuff to be really good. A snap-over grip like he said, and an extended hammer, and it would be great. Coop said they finally made something good, but I still think it's an ergonomic nightmare.
Size wise, looks like the propects and tetrad are really aimed toward very young nerfer. Trailblazer is a nice upgrade, 8 shots in a compact form factor is nice.
Thing is, it’s definitely longer than the Hammershot, but the shape is such that I *can* make a belt holster for it that doesn’t look or wear too unwieldy.
Bought the Tetrad yesterday. I personally think is a fun blaster to plink with. Plus it looks like a cool tactical shotgun and it pairs nicely with the Eaglepoint Scope
I couldn't take the trail blazer looking at me with this sad look that it didnt get made into a zoombie strike edition hammershot...so I turned it into a 2.0 "hammershot" **insert picture here**
Thing that annoys me is designing a better hammershot then adding 3 inches of crap to the front for no reason... Could have just done a repaint or light resin with an 8 shot cylinder and been good.
Hasbro just casually drops a stunning new Hammershot with a solid FPS, gives it a cool name, but puts it in the 2.0 line?! Gah - I hope it's mod-able without having to break plastic - The shell has a great sci-fi aesthetic.
One of the weirder things about Elite 2.0 is they keep giving us rails on the bottom of blasters but we haven't had anything to put on them. No foregrips, no tactical lights, no dart holders. I get that we've already got a bunch of options from previous blaster lines but Elite 2.0 was initially marketed as a Modulus successor. Trailblazer looks great, Prospect is a pass when there are better 4-shot pistol options, and the Tetrad commits the inexcusable sin of being a primary or secondary style blaster with the capacity of a sidearm.
Something Coop didn't mention about the Trailblazer: when you manually rotate the cylinder to load it moves two barrels at a time. IDK of that makes it easier to load but I like it.
The Trailblazer is definitively my favorite Nerf Blaster ever produced. I have never genuinely enjoyed a Foam Flinger the way I do the Trailblazer. NOT a fan of the cylinder being completely internal; but the power, the action, it's just fantastic. Also, the mechanism is almost entirely self-contained within the chassis, making disassembly for customization & painting seamless for an inexperienced person (like me).
Trailblazer is now on my list for modding, provided that I could remove the cover. Otherwise, great addition to my daughter's Hammershot which I painted it purple years ago. Very futuristic look, but 8 shots just sold me there.
I am so glad I got two of the trailblazer. It doesn’t suck like most of elite 2.0, it’s a hammer action which is good because I missed out on the hammershot, and it’s really good.
Its probably another hit from wizards, they keep giving players fatigue and trying to ush into all digital events when people still want to collect physical cards and play without internet.
I got a kick out of Coop pulling in the Quadrot instead of simply comparing the two blasters he's actively reviewing. Which are both Quadrots. Also, Persuader is best.
All three of these seem like they're so close to being top tier basic elementary blasters of the decade but just slightly miss the mark. The Trailblazer's the closest, but I never like having huge chunks of functionless plastic up at the front, especially since it gets in the way of loading. The Prospect would be totally fine if it was essentially just a Quadrot re-shell with the scope being removable! And the Tetrad would've been a functional 'basically the same thing, but pump action instead of rear handle. I continue to think that Alpha Strike shouldn't exist and they should focus on making Elite 2.0 as efficient, simple, and refined as possible. Use your economy of scale, people! You're the biggest company on the market, you should be able to make fantastic stuff at lower price points than the competition who's having to keep reinventing the wheel!
liking having huge chunks of plastics on front of blasters is subjective . Most people love it . There were many hammershot mods where a front muzzle is attached.
I actually have a trailblazer myself, and even though he was saying there is no slam fire there actually is, if you hold down the trigger and put the palm of your hand where your pinky is on the hammer pulling all the way down and then sliding your hand back towards your wrist. All you would need to do is just get better and get a little faster at it.
For the trailblazer, cut the long barrel and the peg connecting the cylinder up front, upgrade the spring(If you can cuz it's elite 2.0) And you have a somewhat better hammershot
New Elite 2.0 is a lot more promising. More screws in the shells, working parts without a revision and just generally cool designs. I love the Prospect especially, and the Trailblazer is sick for hammer-action folks. By the way, have you ever heard of the SPAMF by Gavinfuzzy? Turns your FalconFire into a short dart magfed.
Those 2 blue blasters made from "Elite-extra-cheap plastic 2.0" looks awful... NO design. NO interesting SOLUTIONS. NO interesting COLORING. Just look at Quadrot, and to that shit 2:56
Personal opinions: - Trailblazer: actually something interesting for once, gg Hasbro. The grip would be a bit small for me, and imo there's too much plastic in front of the cylinder, but it's still a solid pick. - Prospect: it's just a worse Quadrot, or a better Fang/Claw. Glass half full, half empty. - Tetrad: just a waste of space, personally. And I don't work for Nerf ofc but I feel like adding a stock attachment point would be cheaper than a molded stock.
I’m only just rediscovering a love for nerf and this community but having been a lifelong D&D and MTG player I instantly feel kinship over annoyance at Hasbro lol
Who the hell are designing these things?!? It's like they have too much plastic they're trying to get rid of. We don't need rifles that shoot only one or two or four rounds. It's ridiculous.
I got a couple of Trailblazers. The grip was annoyingly small, but I wrapped some fabric around them and held that in place with rubber bands, and now the grip is pretty comfy. Oddly, mine are shooting stock at 80fps. No idea as to why
the trailblazer is cool but the barrel is too long by about an inch and a half but other than that its cool, maybe the cylinder could be pushed back about 15mm so it looks more like a traditional revolver but cool in general
Is nerf starting to listen to us? Nerf found out that we love the hammer shot and we where buying 8 shot cylenders and cosmetic kits, so they made us one pre built. They found out we where tired of the quadrot reskins so they made one pump action with a cool stock. Tbh i think they are getting better but still, a lot of work left to do EDIT: PRETTY PLUX REVEIW THE WORKER NIGHTINGALE EDIT #2 YOUR VIDS ARE SO COOL IN VR
something coop may not have notice (or my trailblazer is just weird) is that it can actually slamfire in a sense. you really just have to hold down the trigger, pull the hammer down, and then lower your finger off the hammer so that it springs back up.
I got a trailblazer today. Shell is very light, internals also weaker plastic then a hammershot. it's a KO nerf when compared to a hammershot. Good concept, bad quality. Get a second hand hammershot to mod instead of this.
I first saw these in stores before the video and my first impression was disgust. I instantly knew that these were just the alphastrike blasters but with actual shells. Hasbro seriously should get their act together if they want to keep their audience, cause soon everyone will realize how much better adventure force, and community made blasters are, even within the gimmicky commercial space.
1:50, Unless my unit is defective the Trailblazer does have "slamfire". If i hold down the trigger, pull back on the hammer and let it go the blaster does shoot.
So I have 1 hammer shot at home and want to dual wield. Performance-wise, would it be better to get a second hammerstrike or a trailblazer? They are in about the same price point.
Idea:the ultimate weapon Regulator with the infinite barrel extenision, titan magazine, mediator stock, tri strike mega barrel at the end of infinite one, on all of the regulator tactical rail the ultimate demolisher pack adapter, at the left upper one shield at the right left tri strike rocket launcher, at the bottom right flashlight(the custom great one), and at the bottom left extra magazine 10 holder
I feel like they forgot what Elite was and what Elite 2.0 was supposed to be, supposed to be taticool but they just seem not to care anymore and they just ruin the elite name
I honestly feel like the trailblazer might be one of the fan favourite blasters because of the practicality of an 8 shot maybe holdsterable hammer blaster and it’s striking good looks
only if it was ELIETE TRAILBLAZER .. not 2.0
Good point
@@porygon7463 haven't messed around in the hobby for years, what's so bad about the name having a 2.0?
@@tomerz99 elite 2.0 has been really bad so far and with the elite 2.0 name carries corner cuts and the blasters not having screws thus being not modable without being broken apart
Only thing…. You cant change the spring easily you need like some sort of corrosive acid for the glue
Thing about the Trailblazer is that I actually can't one hand prime it without adjusting my grip. The ergonomics of it are much further apart than the Hammershot. Hopefully someone makes a longer hammer for it so I can, because I really like the design with 8 shots.
Do you reckon it's the height difference from the grip to the hammer?
@@khorehmandirani Maybe? I've put the 2 side-by-side, and the Trailblazer is definitely longer in that regard. It's weird given the tiny handle for a grip. You almost don't even know who this blaster was made for.
@@Theonetruefinalboss All the blasters in this video look ergonomically weird as hell. It's catering to a person which might not exist yet: a person with small hands but enough strength to use proper blasters. If you see the oversized Quadrot reskin, the stock is very weird, even for youngsters.
@@khorehmandirani The Trailblazer is definitely the best one, but it's gonna need 3rd party stuff to be really good. A snap-over grip like he said, and an extended hammer, and it would be great.
Coop said they finally made something good, but I still think it's an ergonomic nightmare.
Glad someone else mentioned this; I was excited about it but it just doesn't work well one-handed, even with my above-average hand size.
Size wise, looks like the propects and tetrad are really aimed toward very young nerfer. Trailblazer is a nice upgrade, 8 shots in a compact form factor is nice.
I love how there are comments literally after a minute this vid got posted
Thing is, it’s definitely longer than the Hammershot, but the shape is such that I *can* make a belt holster for it that doesn’t look or wear too unwieldy.
Bought Trailblazer today, that masterpiece has a MASSIVE launch rate when the dart flies out, it's everything Coop said it would be 😂😂😂😎👍
I love my trailblazer. 8 rounds, easy to load, easy to fire.
Tetrad actually looks pretty cool. Reminds me of the KSG shotgun.
Trailblazer does kinda have slam fire. Hold the trigger down, then with other hand pull hammer all the way and release.
Bro they made warden but with stock 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nerf's strategy at the moment seems to be "how many times can we resell a 4-dart smart AR single shot blaster?"
The smooth cut lol
Bought the Tetrad yesterday. I personally think is a fun blaster to plink with. Plus it looks like a cool tactical shotgun and it pairs nicely with the Eaglepoint Scope
Trailblazer looks very cool and I like cowboy looks so this is my type of blaster
Trailblazer is to the Arizona Ranger as the Hammershot is to Texas Red, the Big Iron.
The Trailblazer is the perfect upgrade from the Hammershot... I like it
You can also fan the trailblazer! little detail you missed.
Honestly if they cut off the the stock on the Tetrad I feel like it could actually be usable as a secondary
At least the trailblazer looks cool, it doesn’t do anything super new, outside of capacity, or anything but it’s a good reskin
I am in love with the Trailblazer blaster😍
They didn’t put a tac rail on top of the trailblazer so that when elite 3.0 comes out, then they’ll add it then
I don't know man, but I really dig the simplicity of the tetrad. Usually I buy a nerf based on the designs I like.
4:52 Coop, that left hend gesture 💀💀
The prospect:
Basically an Optic
The trailblazer feels like a real revolver
So two Trailblazers for the akimbo hammering. Only Nerf guns I've bought in years besides the Mega XL pumper.
Hi frank you should do an updated rival series overview with the charger and the takedown (among other things)
Wake up babe new coop vid
The trailblazer looks awesome, I might pick it up if find it.
Hell, sod it, i’d get 2 and dual wield them
Where I live the prospect is slightly different. The main body is light blue instead of that dark blue
Trailblazer is a damn good gun. get two, paint em and boom you got yourself some cosplay guns.
The trailblazer is just the hammershot with the etsy barrel extension.
I leave for 6 years and I come back to Gabe Nuel
Group Review Time Stamp:
*Introduction* : 0:00
*TrailBlazer* : 0:37, 4:32
*Prospect* : 2:07, 5:06
*Tetrad* : 3:12, 5:32
*Chronograph* : 5:57
*Personal Opinion* : 6:24
*Buy or Not Buy* : 8:15
Coop should do a review on the X-shot regenerator, It's basically like the x-shot modulus.
They dropped a good 8-shot hammershot so i hope they would continue dropping more good stuff :))
Trailblazer looks great.
I would use the trailblazer as my secondary since its just a better version of the hammershot, not space-wasting and fair accuracy.
Imagine a 3D-printed stock/grip attachment for the Trailblazer
make a review. Nerf Rebele plsss
They should have given the tetrad a 2x4 system similar to roughcut
Then its nice
"69-Giggity-Feet Per second" LOL
I couldn't take the trail blazer looking at me with this sad look that it didnt get made into a zoombie strike edition hammershot...so I turned it into a 2.0 "hammershot"
**insert picture here**
i imagine a slamfire version of the trailblazer, so i can fan that thing
It does have slam fire
trailblazer looks nice but I hate the asymmetry
There are more dinosquad nerf guns. The raptor slash, armorstrike and supersoaker guns from nerf dinosquad.
Trailblazer looks like Hellboy's revolver.
You should make a vid of your three favored blasters Ever yes they have to be nerf
Can you do 430 dart challenge with the deploy pls
Looks cool
Hasbro really said let's make child type blasters
Thing that annoys me is designing a better hammershot then adding 3 inches of crap to the front for no reason... Could have just done a repaint or light resin with an 8 shot cylinder and been good.
If you add a sharp metal tip to elite darts it’s much mor accurate
Hasbro just casually drops a stunning new Hammershot with a solid FPS, gives it a cool name, but puts it in the 2.0 line?! Gah - I hope it's mod-able without having to break plastic - The shell has a great sci-fi aesthetic.
With a nice paint job it could be a great Blade Runner gun
you will probably be able to open it up because there are holes in the blaster
It can be opened up it not solvent wielded together bout the internals are reverse to the hammershot
It is easier to open than the Hammershot, its good.
Not as modable as hammershot , people have had the internals snap with a stronger spring
One of the weirder things about Elite 2.0 is they keep giving us rails on the bottom of blasters but we haven't had anything to put on them. No foregrips, no tactical lights, no dart holders. I get that we've already got a bunch of options from previous blaster lines but Elite 2.0 was initially marketed as a Modulus successor.
Trailblazer looks great, Prospect is a pass when there are better 4-shot pistol options, and the Tetrad commits the inexcusable sin of being a primary or secondary style blaster with the capacity of a sidearm.
It’s a modulus successor? I thought it was just elite?!
@@Oppteekap In the first wave, they made a big deal out of how the blasters were covered in attachment points
@@smittzero8463 OHHH interesting… honestly they should’ve just kept modulus the way it is and just make elite more garbage
This dude spittin wisdom.
if you have the old barrel break attachment that holds 8 darts it fits perfectly on the trailblazer
Something Coop didn't mention about the Trailblazer: when you manually rotate the cylinder to load it moves two barrels at a time. IDK of that makes it easier to load but I like it.
It does make it much easier.
Interesting way they did that. I can see that being difficult to get used to, but very convenient once you've gotten used to it
@@thegamingjelly1719 It's surprisingly easy to get used to.
I hate it.
This also happens with the hammerstorm
Nice to see that some of the old 1.0 blue is coming back
Never really liked the metallic cyan
The Trailblazer is definitively my favorite Nerf Blaster ever produced. I have never genuinely enjoyed a Foam Flinger the way I do the Trailblazer.
NOT a fan of the cylinder being completely internal; but the power, the action, it's just fantastic. Also, the mechanism is almost entirely self-contained within the chassis, making disassembly for customization & painting seamless for an inexperienced person (like me).
I have no expectations for nerf 2.0, but it's good to see a hammer action sidearm, even more when it's not a reskin and has a dart capacity of 8(!)
@@ciestermr1848 Yep, it's a whole new gun with 8 shots. On the thumbnail it looks like a hammershot reskin
Here you go, i corrected it
Trailblazer is now on my list for modding, provided that I could remove the cover. Otherwise, great addition to my daughter's Hammershot which I painted it purple years ago. Very futuristic look, but 8 shots just sold me there.
Sadly, you can’t put in a much better spring if you were looking forward too. It would brake if you did.
It's all screws baby!
@@slupsker Any way to make it strong enough to capacitate tougher springs?
@@vonclaren1 You would need to 3D print it or buy it from a modding brand like worker
I am so glad I got two of the trailblazer. It doesn’t suck like most of elite 2.0, it’s a hammer action which is good because I missed out on the hammershot, and it’s really good.
It just a little bit better but your choice
didn't they release recolors of the hammershot
Hasbro stock down 10.03% this year, mostly due to the scathing honesty of Frank's reviews.
nice one xD
Its probably another hit from wizards, they keep giving players fatigue and trying to ush into all digital events when people still want to collect physical cards and play without internet.
I got a kick out of Coop pulling in the Quadrot instead of simply comparing the two blasters he's actively reviewing. Which are both Quadrots. Also, Persuader is best.
All three of these seem like they're so close to being top tier basic elementary blasters of the decade but just slightly miss the mark. The Trailblazer's the closest, but I never like having huge chunks of functionless plastic up at the front, especially since it gets in the way of loading. The Prospect would be totally fine if it was essentially just a Quadrot re-shell with the scope being removable! And the Tetrad would've been a functional 'basically the same thing, but pump action instead of rear handle.
I continue to think that Alpha Strike shouldn't exist and they should focus on making Elite 2.0 as efficient, simple, and refined as possible. Use your economy of scale, people! You're the biggest company on the market, you should be able to make fantastic stuff at lower price points than the competition who's having to keep reinventing the wheel!
liking having huge chunks of plastics on front of blasters is subjective . Most people love it . There were many hammershot mods where a front muzzle is attached.
So what are those of us without much money supposed to do?
He didn't mention it, but the trailblazer has a hole on the left side for easy reloading
@@christopherpotter-crum4561 buy used, there is never a situation in which alpha strike is good value
I actually have a trailblazer myself, and even though he was saying there is no slam fire there actually is, if you hold down the trigger and put the palm of your hand where your pinky is on the hammer pulling all the way down and then sliding your hand back towards your wrist. All you would need to do is just get better and get a little faster at it.
Fanning is what that’s called. It’s neat.
For the trailblazer, cut the long barrel and the peg connecting the cylinder up front, upgrade the spring(If you can cuz it's elite 2.0) And you have a somewhat better hammershot
I think the Trailblazer is screwed together, not glued like a lot of other Elite 2.0 blasters.
Its screwed in
Ok
Or just put a stronger spring in a hammer shot, that seems more cost effective
Can confirm it does use screws.
Holy reskin, all of these have been made at least 3 times in other series
Except the trailblazer
@@datnatanguy29 the Hammershot
@@vocalchords1 more of an upgrade to say than a reskin
@@HexagonRevolution oh
New Elite 2.0 is a lot more promising. More screws in the shells, working parts without a revision and just generally cool designs. I love the Prospect especially, and the Trailblazer is sick for hammer-action folks.
By the way, have you ever heard of the SPAMF by Gavinfuzzy? Turns your FalconFire into a short dart magfed.
I've heard of it ages ago
For just watching this review, the trailblazer is now one of my favorite nerf 2.0 guns.......I will buy the trailblazer when I have money again.....
Trailblazer = Hammershot, Strongarm, or Disrupter re-shell
Prospect = Crossfire bow, or Alpha Strike Fang re-shell
Tetrad = Warden, or Roughcut re-shell
Is the Trailblazer a reshell if it has a higher capacity?
finally, an upgraded capacity hammershot, what ive been waiting for
Those 2 blue blasters made from "Elite-extra-cheap plastic 2.0" looks awful...
NO design. NO interesting SOLUTIONS. NO interesting COLORING.
Just look at Quadrot, and to that shit 2:56
Personal opinions:
- Trailblazer: actually something interesting for once, gg Hasbro. The grip would be a bit small for me, and imo there's too much plastic in front of the cylinder, but it's still a solid pick.
- Prospect: it's just a worse Quadrot, or a better Fang/Claw. Glass half full, half empty.
- Tetrad: just a waste of space, personally. And I don't work for Nerf ofc but I feel like adding a stock attachment point would be cheaper than a molded stock.
If the tetrad came with a folding stock, that would’ve been so cool
I’m only just rediscovering a love for nerf and this community but having been a lifelong D&D and MTG player I instantly feel kinship over annoyance at Hasbro lol
Yeah, I feel the same way lol
Who the hell are designing these things?!?
It's like they have too much plastic they're trying to get rid of. We don't need rifles that shoot only one or two or four rounds. It's ridiculous.
The Elite 2.0's look like they got packapunched. The Trailblazer is even a similar size to a regular elite revolver, and holds more inexplicably.
It's so weird that no one talks about the trailblazer
I got a couple of Trailblazers. The grip was annoyingly small, but I wrapped some fabric around them and held that in place with rubber bands, and now the grip is pretty comfy.
Oddly, mine are shooting stock at 80fps. No idea as to why
tetrad could just be a slightly bigger Roughcut than a huge useless quadrat
the trailblazer is cool but the barrel is too long by about an inch and a half but other than that its cool, maybe the cylinder could be pushed back about 15mm so it looks more like a traditional revolver but cool in general
is it just me or does the prospect look exactly like the alphastrike optic?
I dig the Trailblazer! Love hammer prime blasters and the high capacity is great!
As for the other 2, they're meh but not the worst thing out there.
Is nerf starting to listen to us?
Nerf found out that we love the hammer shot and we where buying 8 shot cylenders and cosmetic kits, so they made us one pre built.
They found out we where tired of the quadrot reskins so they made one pump action with a cool stock.
Tbh i think they are getting better but still, a lot of work left to do
EDIT: PRETTY PLUX REVEIW THE WORKER NIGHTINGALE
EDIT #2 YOUR VIDS ARE SO COOL IN VR
what’s with all of the front loading guns recently?? What’s happened to our beautiful mag fed guns???
Phoenix, Turbine, Echo?
something coop may not have notice (or my trailblazer is just weird) is that it can actually slamfire in a sense. you really just have to hold down the trigger, pull the hammer down, and then lower your finger off the hammer so that it springs back up.
The Tetrad looks really cool, like some kind of SMG from a Terminator movie. Too small for my massive monkey hands though.
do you like the quadrot? do you like pump action? do you like stocks? THEN GET THE TETRAD!!!! (maybe)
I got a trailblazer today. Shell is very light, internals also weaker plastic then a hammershot. it's a KO nerf when compared to a hammershot. Good concept, bad quality. Get a second hand hammershot to mod instead of this.
Friend: WOAH! how'd you get so ripped?
Me: Everytime Coop772 says "There's no N-strike barrel lug" I do one pushups.
Friend:Holy Tactics Batman!
I first saw these in stores before the video and my first impression was disgust. I instantly knew that these were just the alphastrike blasters but with actual shells. Hasbro seriously should get their act together if they want to keep their audience, cause soon everyone will realize how much better adventure force, and community made blasters are, even within the gimmicky commercial space.
1:50, Unless my unit is defective the Trailblazer does have "slamfire". If i hold down the trigger, pull back on the hammer and let it go the blaster does shoot.
So I have 1 hammer shot at home and want to dual wield. Performance-wise, would it be better to get a second hammerstrike or a trailblazer? They are in about the same price point.
i wish they would stop reskining the Quadrot. i am so sick of seeing it
Idea:the ultimate weapon
Regulator with the infinite barrel extenision, titan magazine, mediator stock, tri strike mega barrel at the end of infinite one, on all of the regulator tactical rail the ultimate demolisher pack adapter, at the left upper one shield at the right left tri strike rocket launcher, at the bottom right flashlight(the custom great one), and at the bottom left extra magazine 10 holder
really sad that hasbro seems to have totally dropped swingout cylinders. Frontloading just feels so wack.
I feel like they forgot what Elite was and what Elite 2.0 was supposed to be, supposed to be taticool but they just seem not to care anymore and they just ruin the elite name
The 3 horsemen of 8-shot cylinder hammer shots
Hammerstorm
Trailblazer
That doomlands blaster....
I don't really care about the other two blasters but the Trailblazer...now we're talking
I feel like there is a better alternative that is very similar to these blasters and does the job better