Personally, I like the Elite Rayven best. I got into the nerf fandom right before the Rayvenfire came out, but I still held out for an Elite one. I did get one, but it was painted badly. On the other hand, it only cost me two dollars, so it balances out. I'm going to paint it, some time in the future.
Forget the blaster itself...I'd think those self-glowing magazine with their own battery pack would be nice to clone, compared to the blaster that charge the glow-darts in the blaster itself.
I personally love the OG rayven my brothers had it when they were young and I loved playing with it. My parents did end up throwing it out which absolutely sucks but what can you do. If I could I would take rayvenfire internals and put them into an original rayven with zero hesitation. I’d love to hear anyone else’s opinion
Also I have a question about the firefly I have one I got it for my birthday when I was younger but mine is black and yellow no blue. And I haven’t seen one like it anywhere. If anyone knows anything about that please let me kniw
That's so stupid.... Just upgrade the internals of the n-strike rayven... The only difference between the N-strike and elite (and so on) are the motors and maybe the microswitch. Just get an entirely new rewire with better motors. Stock internals for any flywheel blaster is garbage
Great vid, Drac. I remember when these first came out. Really a game changer for the N-Strike and N-Strike Elite lineup. I'm not surprised it has lived on for so long with new iterations.
You mentioned the firefly’s turret lighting up when the switch is toggled, but in reality that isn’t the case- it actually toggles a camera flash inside the top which activated when the blaster is fired.
Drayven, strayven, and mayven. Drayven= demolisher and rayven, mayven= modules ecs 10 and rayven, strayven= Stryfe and a rayven (most common integration for semiauto rayven conversion)
I just walked out of Kohl's and did NOT buy a Fire. $35 at 50 percent off... that's crazy to me. I was going to but when I was there the whole store just rubbed me the wrong way.
My favorite Rayven memory and Rayven blasters is using my modded one at every war, including today!... It may be lime green inside and repainted but really it is just golden! It also slings so well under the arm with a 25 round drum it is prefect as a primary or secondary!
The elite Rayvens my favorite blaster because it was my first real blaster. I had like n strike Mavericks and barrel breaks but then I got the rayven which really got me into the nerf hobby. And it still is my favorite blaster to this day. And the performance is pretty good. Better than a stock stryfe honestly
My favorite is the stock Rayvenfire with 10-dart Banana, Mediator barrel, Tactical sight and Tactical Flashlight. Solid gold all day, inside and out with a good capacity, silent strike ability from the Mediator and Operator AF. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The elite raven is my first and only flywheel blaster. I remember buying it on my birthday in 2013 at Toys r Us and I've used it in many house wars. I still have it to this day and I have it hanging on my wall.
I personally like the elite Ravyn for the purpose of throwing a longstrike cs-6 barrel on there making a super rad bull-pup carbine. i wish, however, to say that i personally dont think the ravenfire paint is a mistake, case in point being the side facing out, the side you see is the visually pleasing side. the bland side is on the inside of the body save if you are left handed and honestly lets face it the only time anyone shows the "inside edge" of the blaster is on a review video.
The Rayvenfire, because I'm new and my first modded kick ass nerf gun (not by me, mind you it is commission) was made off of it. Also made to cosplay. Silly sentimental reasons, but still. Also I still have my old mostly working firefly, which is special as my first real/decent nerf blaster.
I found a rayven at a thrift store for $7.00. It was the original one too! And also, before I found this I found a lightning bow for $2.99 at a goodwill but the rayven really surprised me! Plus the Rayven had the firefly magazine with it! I got it on Monday!
According to the nerf wikia, the original Rayven and and the Rayvenfire came out at $30, the n-strike came out at $35, and the Stinger came out at $20. Also, the Demolisher/Rayven combo... Rayvolisher?
isn't the rayvenfire just £24, In Smyth's Toys super stores? Yeah, it is £24.99 new at smyth's. Not only that, but I cannot see the Rayven Elite ANYWHERE it is my favorite!
I just purchased my first Rayven from Hasbro on Amazon, yes I know that I overpaid, but Khol's was sold out and I wanted one new in a box. I love it so far, I found this video when I started looking for info on how to upgrade my Rayvenfire. Drac, any suggestions and advise you have would be most appreciated.
I started cutting up a green Rayven yesterday. The Rayven is cool, but it can be way cooler. I've started doing some integrating into it, and I'm going to do an insane paint job to finish it off. Not sure what to do with the front though.
10:11 - 10:22 Damn, this hits pretty hard. Btw, Rayven is my first flywheel blaster. I got the blue version secondhand for less than 17.5$ with 12 dart mag instead of the stock mag and without the stock battery door.
The funny thing about the firefly was that you had to take tape and T-Pain to the darts this glow in the dark stuff and I don't believe it had enough tape for all the darts
the green rayven was one of 3 blasters i got as a kid, the other two being a maverick and a longstrike. sure the green rayven's performance isn't perfect, but i love it and it's been one of my favourite blasters. if i had the money (nerf stuff is more expensive in the uk) then I'd totally pick up a newer rayven and maybe mod the green one :P
I just got an Elite Rayven from somebody who is just giving away blasters And now I just really want to modify it (my first flywheeler) I never thought I was going to get my hands on one
its a REAL tough Decision between the Rayven Stinger and the Elite Rayven because the Elite Rayven has a Nice Blend of colors but the Rayven stinger is what the N Strike Rayven Should've and COULD'VE BEEN
I spent way too much money on a stinger, because the guy was selling it to help fund a trip to Endwar in June. Which I madly respected. So I gave him some extra money on purpose to help him out. 😪
For some reason I just had the idea to put a nitefinder plunger tube in the firefly. Would probably have to make a custom plunger rod though but I think it would be dope
“You can now get theses guys for 20-30 dollars”(10:50) *i go on eBay and look up nerf rayven* *sees $200 nerf elite rayven* *clicks of video and walks away
2 or 3 years ago my mom found a firefly and I LOVED it before I lost it and now I use my Hammershot Retailiator Barricade and Falconfire (Expecting better blasters this christmas)
I was lucky enough to get a Rayven Stinger and a Demolisher (both in perfect condition, with fresh batteries) off of Facebook marketplace for thirty bucks. I prefer the classic Elite color scheme, but whatevs. The Stinger is rad, and somewhat valuable.
My brother really liked the Rayven, but could not find one in 2018, so I looked and found one for 38.67 USD at a Kohl’s. He was very happy. I do wonder why Hasbro only sells them through Kohl’s though...
The Rayvenfire is the only thing that I got for Black Friday and it cost about the price of a Modulus Stryfe. Btw, does anyone remember the exclusive “Stryfe CS-18 Mission Kit“. I do. I discovered that’s how I got my beloved BluStryfe.
My favorite is the elite Rayven…………… I mean just look at it!!!!!!!!!
It’s 9 bro
Elite Rayven is puuuurrrty. I'd love to keep all the blue and paint all the white on it like a pale link
U mean the rayven fire?
Its a p90
My favorite is the rapidstrike xd
Personally, I like the Elite Rayven best. I got into the nerf fandom right before the Rayvenfire came out, but I still held out for an Elite one. I did get one, but it was painted badly. On the other hand, it only cost me two dollars, so it balances out. I'm going to paint it, some time in the future.
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2 bucks? I’ll have a hard time believing that.
Forget the blaster itself...I'd think those self-glowing magazine with their own battery pack would be nice to clone, compared to the blaster that charge the glow-darts in the blaster itself.
11:17 "Hey bobo!" "I'm not here"
Rayvenfire is #1 on my Christmas list. With ultrasonic2's guide, I may attempt to make it brushless, which will be ambitious but possible.
I personally love the OG rayven my brothers had it when they were young and I loved playing with it. My parents did end up throwing it out which absolutely sucks but what can you do. If I could I would take rayvenfire internals and put them into an original rayven with zero hesitation. I’d love to hear anyone else’s opinion
I would definitelty do that, I probably will after reading that comment, as I have an Elite blue and a Rayvenfire. Thanks!
JonoTheNerfDJ nice
Also I have a question about the firefly I have one I got it for my birthday when I was younger but mine is black and yellow no blue. And I haven’t seen one like it anywhere. If anyone knows anything about that please let me kniw
That's so stupid.... Just upgrade the internals of the n-strike rayven... The only difference between the N-strike and elite (and so on) are the motors and maybe the microswitch. Just get an entirely new rewire with better motors. Stock internals for any flywheel blaster is garbage
The og has a beautiful paintjob in my opinion
Great vid, Drac. I remember when these first came out. Really a game changer for the N-Strike and N-Strike Elite lineup. I'm not surprised it has lived on for so long with new iterations.
You mentioned the firefly’s turret lighting up when the switch is toggled, but in reality that isn’t the case- it actually toggles a camera flash inside the top which activated when the blaster is fired.
my fav is the OG green one because i got it for £10 with a nitron scope
+Goldnspartan its not OG!
Owen Stenabaugh then which one is
Russ Tseu OG means original gangster
I dont think a scope is a gangster if im correct
We're a car boot there usually the cheapest
“When I was but a wee vamplet” LordDraconical 2017
A wee vamplet
Yup
i like the rayvenfire. tighter flywheel cage and sick paint job. the only gripe i have with the rayvenfire is how it only has paint on one side
Drayven, strayven, and mayven. Drayven= demolisher and rayven, mayven= modules ecs 10 and rayven, strayven= Stryfe and a rayven (most common integration for semiauto rayven conversion)
And coming soon, the Evayven.
Don't forget the rayrayven
I just walked out of Kohl's and did NOT buy a Fire. $35 at 50 percent off... that's crazy to me. I was going to but when I was there the whole store just rubbed me the wrong way.
Kohl's has terrible prices for Nerf blasters. The Apollo was like $70 when I went there.
Gigawatt the demolisher at Kohl’s was 299,- zł
Bad move, jefe.
I don't have a rayven yet, so I can't say anything about it's performance but I think the Stinger is the coolest looking one
Sweet now I’m going to nail my raven history test
My favorite Rayven memory and Rayven blasters is using my modded one at every war, including today!... It may be lime green inside and repainted but really it is just golden! It also slings so well under the arm with a 25 round drum it is prefect as a primary or secondary!
The elite Rayvens my favorite blaster because it was my first real blaster. I had like n strike Mavericks and barrel breaks but then I got the rayven which really got me into the nerf hobby. And it still is my favorite blaster to this day. And the performance is pretty good. Better than a stock stryfe honestly
"why am I taking about finance on a Nerf channel?" Best Drac quote of 2017.
That's the kind of ad spot that i really like. Short and sweet, yet mildly interesting.
My favorite is the stinger - that throwback to the N-strike paintstyle is awesome.
My favorite is the stock Rayvenfire with 10-dart Banana, Mediator barrel, Tactical sight and Tactical Flashlight. Solid gold all day, inside and out with a good capacity, silent strike ability from the Mediator and Operator AF. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The elite raven is my first and only flywheel blaster. I remember buying it on my birthday in 2013 at Toys r Us and I've used it in many house wars. I still have it to this day and I have it hanging on my wall.
Drac: The Rayven is my personal favorite flywheel blaster
Stryfe: HOW COULD YOU?!
I’m in 2019 and the one at Kohl’s cost’s 36.99
It now cost 28 bucks
I personally like the elite Ravyn for the purpose of throwing a longstrike cs-6 barrel on there making a super rad bull-pup carbine. i wish, however, to say that i personally dont think the ravenfire paint is a mistake, case in point being the side facing out, the side you see is the visually pleasing side. the bland side is on the inside of the body save if you are left handed and honestly lets face it the only time anyone shows the "inside edge" of the blaster is on a review video.
I knew you would do it! I knew there would be a raven vid!!
The Rayvenfire, because I'm new and my first modded kick ass nerf gun (not by me, mind you it is commission) was made off of it. Also made to cosplay. Silly sentimental reasons, but still.
Also I still have my old mostly working firefly, which is special as my first real/decent nerf blaster.
I found a rayven at a thrift store for $7.00. It was the original one too! And also, before I found this I found a lightning bow for $2.99 at a goodwill but the rayven really surprised me! Plus the Rayven had the firefly magazine with it! I got it on Monday!
I agree. Blue Elite Rayven. I still regret not buying that one.
I found a rayvenfire at a secondhand store a few months ago with no magazine for around 2 bucks
Best.
Purchase.
Ever.
According to the nerf wikia, the original Rayven and and the Rayvenfire came out at $30, the n-strike came out at $35, and the Stinger came out at $20. Also, the Demolisher/Rayven combo... Rayvolisher?
isn't the rayvenfire just £24, In Smyth's Toys super stores? Yeah, it is £24.99 new at smyth's. Not only that, but I cannot see the Rayven Elite ANYWHERE it is my favorite!
i got 2 originals, and i love dual wielding them. they do in fact sound different then a stryfe, and that's what i love about it
I just got a Stinger Rayven at a Flea Market for $20. It's my first Rayven and I love it.
I just purchased my first Rayven from Hasbro on Amazon, yes I know that I overpaid, but Khol's was sold out and I wanted one new in a box. I love it so far, I found this video when I started looking for info on how to upgrade my Rayvenfire. Drac, any suggestions and advise you have would be most appreciated.
I started cutting up a green Rayven yesterday. The Rayven is cool, but it can be way cooler. I've started doing some integrating into it, and I'm going to do an insane paint job to finish it off. Not sure what to do with the front though.
I just got the original green one today it so cool!!!!
10:11 - 10:22 Damn, this hits pretty hard.
Btw, Rayven is my first flywheel blaster. I got the blue version secondhand for less than 17.5$ with 12 dart mag instead of the stock mag and without the stock battery door.
I'm really enjoying these almost history vids on the blasters. Keep it up man!!
Actually getting my first Rayven soon, the green one (Id rather an Elite but versus the newest one with half-done deco, I chose it.) Very excited!
i would prefer the oldest "ugly" one the neon yellow looks awesome. :D
10:47
"You can now get these guys for like, 20 bucks."
The cheapest price I saw was $160.
RIP ME.
the elite rayven, at least in the UK, is freakishly expensive.
#StingerMasterRace
Joshua Greig #L.O.L
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I have the original n-strike yellow firefly. It definitely doesn’t match elite ranges but It’s still a very awesome classic.
Rayvenfire, cool paint job, easy to paint, good performance, yes, expensive but worth it, no weird vibrating rev sound, overall sleek look,
The funny thing about the firefly was that you had to take tape and T-Pain to the darts this glow in the dark stuff and I don't believe it had enough tape for all the darts
When Hasbro starts making half-length darts, they should really make the first blaster a Rayven half-length. You know, like the FN 5.7x28 in the P90.
My favorite raven memory is when I tried to make a raven/strong arm combo. My god it had awful performance, but the shell was so sick.
Yessssss, finally got to see someone talk about the Rev-8! (My personal favorite Nerf gun ever)
My favorite Raven always has been, and always will be the Elite Raven.
lol he said the rayven fire was over priced, I got mine new for $20 on clearance! feels good man
My favorite and only rayven memory is turning down a brand new elite rayven at Marshall’s for $18 because I didn’t know what it was at the time.😕
Brick TV you fool
Just bought the Rayven CS-18 (N-Strike) version on ebay £5, £6 shipping with original mag. It my fav.
i feel like the strayven integration is also cool for the extra battery compartment, so you can run some cool led's in your paint job.
hello there
I like the new colors of the rayvenfire. Great breakdown too.
Think of Hasbro as Mr Krabs
Hasbro: oh no! I'll lose 5 cents painting the other side of the blaster!
Skullz Go well, the 5 cents add up for every blaster
I got a rayvenfire and it’s one of my favorite blasters I would recommend it!
I love it when he says but a wee vamplet
Love your vids and I think you should do a video showing all of your off brand or non nerf made guns
the green rayven was one of 3 blasters i got as a kid, the other two being a maverick and a longstrike. sure the green rayven's performance isn't perfect, but i love it and it's been one of my favourite blasters. if i had the money (nerf stuff is more expensive in the uk) then I'd totally pick up a newer rayven and maybe mod the green one :P
8:24 “all the squeaks and smooth action”
I just got an Elite Rayven from somebody who is just giving away blasters
And now I just really want to modify it (my first flywheeler)
I never thought I was going to get my hands on one
its a REAL tough Decision between the Rayven Stinger and the Elite Rayven because the Elite Rayven has a Nice Blend of colors but the Rayven stinger is what the N Strike Rayven Should've and COULD'VE BEEN
Does it matter? Everything is just a jolt reskin. Therefore the jolt is the best rayven!
I literally have resorted to picking up a second hand original Rayven simply because I actually like the blasters design and Just want one in hand
what's the best Ravyen? ALL OF THEM
Lol Drac you said "let me know in the description box below"
My favorite rayven is the rayvenfire
I spent way too much money on a stinger, because the guy was selling it to help fund a trip to Endwar in June. Which I madly respected. So I gave him some extra money on purpose to help him out. 😪
I like stinger the most because yellow with orange, grey and black looks awesome
I like the look of the og, that green is so cool
I love the Elite Rayven. It looks better than the other ones in my opinion.
Tbh the rayven fire looks like a p90 and thats epic
I feel like the Rayvenfire's trigger pull is less stiff than the older Rayvens.
my first flywheel blaster😊
You sort of dogged the Elite Rayven in your original review, but you're showing all kinds of love for it here...
I use a 3D printed clip holder on my side rail for even quicker/cooler reloading.
I know it looks nothing like the halo assault rifle but it reminds me of it
I like the Elite Rayven the most because it matchs the Elite color scheme better.
Imagine integrating a regulator and a rayven... whoa
I like the RayvenFire, but I want the paint on BOTH SIDES!
For some reason I just had the idea to put a nitefinder plunger tube in the firefly. Would probably have to make a custom plunger rod though but I think it would be dope
Should i get the rayven fire? Maybe for my bday.
thx drac for making a rayven vid.
I like the paintjob on the elite rayven, but i like the rayvenfire mag becaus the rayven has this big square on the side.
Ya i will try to leave my favorite in you description box, it will take a while though😂
“You can now get theses guys for 20-30 dollars”(10:50) *i go on eBay and look up nerf rayven*
*sees $200 nerf elite rayven*
*clicks of video and walks away
If I get the original and then mod it’s internals, will I be able to make it preform better than the newer ones?
There’s been a robbery of a rayven ohh wait it’s back
Hey Drac were the same I also love rayvens.
NERF should release a 'retro' line, releasing older blasters
#butaweevamplet
the rayvenfire is my favorite rayven just because its the only rayven you can still get new in australia
2 or 3 years ago my mom found a firefly and I LOVED it before I lost it and now I use my Hammershot Retailiator Barricade and Falconfire (Expecting better blasters this christmas)
I was lucky enough to get a Rayven Stinger and a Demolisher (both in perfect condition, with fresh batteries) off of Facebook marketplace for thirty bucks. I prefer the classic Elite color scheme, but whatevs. The Stinger is rad, and somewhat valuable.
Awesome! Drac got a sponsorship deal!
My brother really liked the Rayven, but could not find one in 2018, so I looked and found one for 38.67 USD at a Kohl’s. He was very happy. I do wonder why Hasbro only sells them through Kohl’s though...
The Rayvenfire is the only thing that I got for Black Friday and it cost about the price of a Modulus Stryfe. Btw, does anyone remember the exclusive “Stryfe CS-18 Mission Kit“. I do. I discovered that’s how I got my beloved BluStryfe.
Thats how I got my blue stryfe as well