It’s a grand tradition of disappointment. Since 1989, excited kids have unboxed Nerf blasters, loaded up foam darts, balls, and arrows, and declared war on their friends. With blasters loaded, they ...

NERF’s Blast-a-Ball system was about as advanced as I got when it came to foam-based childhood gun fights. This $50 NERF Longstrike Sniper Rifle would have rendered my shotgun-like Blast-a-Ball ...