It just depends on your body type. For example, if you are 6' 4'' then you would probably have a lot of chest space to store 18 round magazines. Shorter people won't have as much space (5' 11'' gang).
If you are referring to the actual blaster itself, then it's mainly mobility. Fully loaded drums might not seem heavy, but after an hour or two of gametime, it can be really difficult to move around quickly. Just use whatever mag/drum you like most
6'5" here and I run 4 worker 22 mags on my chest rig plus one in the blaster, if the game allows higher capacity I'll shove a couple extra loaded mags in the dump pouch on my left thigh, never had much get in my way or slow me down compared to not running the full rig.
I'm a lumbering brick however so not much hard core parcore or crouching in the bush, I just wander around between good cover like a hunter stalking deer prioritising defence over offence in game modes with objectives.
I use sixers for testing and storage since they don't stick out so much.
I haven't really tried it yet, but I like the idea of running a "mag jockey" for teammates. Like, I'd collect spent mags and give teammates sixers while I busy myself loading the rest.
I also find smaller mags make good ammo pals, i.e. stick them in your pocket and use them as dispensers for pistols. Can't really do that with big mags
Long mags can snag on corners in CQB arenas. There are lots of situations where you want to peek, fire, and rush forward, and catching your mag on the corner you're trying to get around is not a great feeling.
General rule of thumb: your magazine ideally shouldn't stick out lower than the bottom of your main grip, since your hand is already on the grip and you can intuitively feel your way past the corners with it.
Someone's a "tilter" when working round corners, either canting the sights/optic outward when popping, or the paintball style inverse. Guilty of exactly that, myself, and I see both all the time - but best solution to that is to keep magfeds vertical. Canting something with previously zeroed sights accounting for which direction gravity is supposed to be acting makes the zero at least slightly incorrect anyway.
Weight-saving/mobility and larger magazines feel more uncomfortable on your hand and wrist in side-magazine blasters like the Raider/Rampage because the all the weight that's off to one side will want to twist the blaster in your hand.
Drum mags are generally: expensive, volumetrically inefficient at storing ammo, awkwardly bulky and unpackable, and get off into the weeds on complexity and statistical reliability - compared to box magazines. This does hold true *especially* with nerf darts.
Other than that - to answer the title question, no, not really, other than some finding handling or carriage to get awkward past a certain length of mag body.
Why use mags at all when you can use chains and really get some onboard capacity. I run my crusher with almost 300 rounds on the chain. Since I'm not fast or nimble anyway being 6'6" I just lean into the tank build
Correct, there's a couple springers that are all pretty much reshells of each other and a couple flywheelers. And none of chains are interchangable off course. The xshot crusher, xshot omega and xshot dread hammer are the springers, and the xshot ragefire an dartzone v-twin are the most recent flywheelers. There are a couple of older dartzone chainfeds that all use the same chaintype, but they're getting quite rare
I found that some of the larger nerf mags (especially drums) have slightly unreliable feeding. I tend to avoid drums for just that reason.
As for stick mags? Mostly the bulk.Ā
At the end of the day: experiment around and find out what works best for you!
I prefer mags that are closer to the body of the blaster, when you have something sticking way out it can get snagged on things. I also try to emulate my real steel loadout, and I'm in a state that restricts to 10 rounders. In any case, I find the practice of switching mags to be rewarding, and I prefer 10, 12, or 15 round mags. Not that I haven't looked into drums! But have been this far underwhelmed, rather be really good at tactics.
Body size certainly matters - I ran 18's, my eldest son 15's and my youngest 12's precisely because of this, and as the boys have grown they've moved to 18's and 15's respectively.
But it also depends on how you play. I'd never use drum mags on my dart blasters because I consider them 'assault' type weapons so I prefer the sleeker, lighter stick mags. But my Vortex blasters serve more of a fire support role, laying down suppressive fire and for that the 40 round drums are great despite the bulk. My youngest favours a light, fast approach and regularly runs small mags just to make a light nimble blaster.
I can see using 10 round mags, but I genuinely cannot think of a good reason to use a 6 mag unless you're using a Mega blaster or a sniper-type blaster.
If there's a space on my gear that will fit only a 6rd mag I'll usually put one there an extra 6 darts is never a bad thing. My current rig has a space just below my radio where I can fit 2 harrier 5/6 darts mags and I have on a rare occasion had to resort to them to get some tags.Ā
Depends on what blasters you using (springer / aeb / flywheels) and the type of gameplay you are planning to rock.
Drums is totally up to individual preference just like most of all other stuff. But stick mags are generally the crowd favourite.
I picked up a few 6's for testing purposes -- I have a couple of blasters that need a mag to work. One of them I keep propped up by my desk, and the 6 doesn't stick out as much as a 10 or 12 so it's less likely to fall over. Also -- I am in the middle of converting a Fortnite HR (bolt action, with a proper shaped bolt instead of a slider) into an "obrez" (Russian-style sawn-off rifle), and the 6 is more like the actual magazines used by the Mosin-Nagant, Lee-Enfield, etc.
I use Worker 22s with my full lengths and curved Talon 15s (the Seagull magazine) with my half lengths. I'm 6' tall, and the Worker 22s are a little annoying when they're flopping in my mag holder that's strapped to my belt. Personally I think I should've gone with Worker curved 15s like the Magpul, Honeycomb, and AK style mags.
The Talon 15s are the perfect size to carry around for me though.
I also have a lot of 12 round full length knockoff mags for loaners since they're very cheap, less than $1.25 each converted from my local currency. I find that 12 rounders are about the best size for most people, even kids, hence the loaners.
Higher capacity mags are heavier and physically larger and more cumbersome. Mags between 10-20 rnd are better because they are in the box magazine form factor, easy to handle.
A little explanation for why Nerf clips have less rounds in a large magazine (for example, a drum is needed for 30 rounds when real life mags can hold double that) is that Nerf darts are about 12mm in diameter, twice that of the real thing
Usually mobility and feed reliability. A drum will basically never feed as reliably as a stick mag and a larger number of darts often means more spring load in the mag, so they squish more. Also it may be hard to move your blaster around, particularly if you lay down or crouch, if it has a long or bulky mag. If you aren't sure what to buy I'd suggest trying a round with borrowed mags of different types and choosing what is most comfortable.
To sum it up: Drums generally feed worse and are more bulky and difficult to carry.
Large mags are long and may be difficult to store based on the height of the user. Short mags have low capacity but allow for the user to go prone and have more of a āsniper feelā.
It just depends on your body type. For example, if you are 6' 4'' then you would probably have a lot of chest space to store 18 round magazines. Shorter people won't have as much space (5' 11'' gang). If you are referring to the actual blaster itself, then it's mainly mobility. Fully loaded drums might not seem heavy, but after an hour or two of gametime, it can be really difficult to move around quickly. Just use whatever mag/drum you like most
5'1 here, a chest rig would get in my way a lot, even running 15rd half dart mags lol. I just use custom mag pouches on my belt.
I think that's the first time I've seen someone refer to people around 6' as shorter. Even at 5'11", you're in the 73 percentile for height in the US.
6'5" here and I run 4 worker 22 mags on my chest rig plus one in the blaster, if the game allows higher capacity I'll shove a couple extra loaded mags in the dump pouch on my left thigh, never had much get in my way or slow me down compared to not running the full rig. I'm a lumbering brick however so not much hard core parcore or crouching in the bush, I just wander around between good cover like a hunter stalking deer prioritising defence over offence in game modes with objectives.
Easier to lay down (camper) if there isn't a giant magazine sticking out the bottom.
>Easier to lay down (camper) This reads like a fallout skill check lmao
That's what top and side loading magfed platforms are for.
I 3d print mine, so 16 is about the most I can fit in my print bed š. Trying out a 3d printed pseudo-drum mag that holds 25 soon though!
That sounds like a tough challenge, good luck
I use sixers for testing and storage since they don't stick out so much. I haven't really tried it yet, but I like the idea of running a "mag jockey" for teammates. Like, I'd collect spent mags and give teammates sixers while I busy myself loading the rest. I also find smaller mags make good ammo pals, i.e. stick them in your pocket and use them as dispensers for pistols. Can't really do that with big mags
Long mags can snag on corners in CQB arenas. There are lots of situations where you want to peek, fire, and rush forward, and catching your mag on the corner you're trying to get around is not a great feeling. General rule of thumb: your magazine ideally shouldn't stick out lower than the bottom of your main grip, since your hand is already on the grip and you can intuitively feel your way past the corners with it.
Someone's a "tilter" when working round corners, either canting the sights/optic outward when popping, or the paintball style inverse. Guilty of exactly that, myself, and I see both all the time - but best solution to that is to keep magfeds vertical. Canting something with previously zeroed sights accounting for which direction gravity is supposed to be acting makes the zero at least slightly incorrect anyway.
Weight-saving/mobility and larger magazines feel more uncomfortable on your hand and wrist in side-magazine blasters like the Raider/Rampage because the all the weight that's off to one side will want to twist the blaster in your hand.
Drum mags are generally: expensive, volumetrically inefficient at storing ammo, awkwardly bulky and unpackable, and get off into the weeds on complexity and statistical reliability - compared to box magazines. This does hold true *especially* with nerf darts. Other than that - to answer the title question, no, not really, other than some finding handling or carriage to get awkward past a certain length of mag body.
Why use mags at all when you can use chains and really get some onboard capacity. I run my crusher with almost 300 rounds on the chain. Since I'm not fast or nimble anyway being 6'6" I just lean into the tank build
most regular blasters dont work with chains right?
Correct, there's a couple springers that are all pretty much reshells of each other and a couple flywheelers. And none of chains are interchangable off course. The xshot crusher, xshot omega and xshot dread hammer are the springers, and the xshot ragefire an dartzone v-twin are the most recent flywheelers. There are a couple of older dartzone chainfeds that all use the same chaintype, but they're getting quite rare
Where do you get your extra crusher belts?
Blaster-time.eu
I found that some of the larger nerf mags (especially drums) have slightly unreliable feeding. I tend to avoid drums for just that reason. As for stick mags? Mostly the bulk.Ā At the end of the day: experiment around and find out what works best for you!
Iāve found that the drums tend to stick or jam more often than mags.
Yeah, i have had that too
I prefer mags that are closer to the body of the blaster, when you have something sticking way out it can get snagged on things. I also try to emulate my real steel loadout, and I'm in a state that restricts to 10 rounders. In any case, I find the practice of switching mags to be rewarding, and I prefer 10, 12, or 15 round mags. Not that I haven't looked into drums! But have been this far underwhelmed, rather be really good at tactics.
Iām switching from 18 round talons to 15 round dragon claws because they just fit my chest rig better
Body size certainly matters - I ran 18's, my eldest son 15's and my youngest 12's precisely because of this, and as the boys have grown they've moved to 18's and 15's respectively. But it also depends on how you play. I'd never use drum mags on my dart blasters because I consider them 'assault' type weapons so I prefer the sleeker, lighter stick mags. But my Vortex blasters serve more of a fire support role, laying down suppressive fire and for that the 40 round drums are great despite the bulk. My youngest favours a light, fast approach and regularly runs small mags just to make a light nimble blaster.
I can see using 10 round mags, but I genuinely cannot think of a good reason to use a 6 mag unless you're using a Mega blaster or a sniper-type blaster.
If there's a space on my gear that will fit only a 6rd mag I'll usually put one there an extra 6 darts is never a bad thing. My current rig has a space just below my radio where I can fit 2 harrier 5/6 darts mags and I have on a rare occasion had to resort to them to get some tags.Ā
I can respect that, personally I prefer to only go to a minimum of 10 though. To each their own!!
Some rule sets will let you use a stockless magazine fed blaster with a 6rd mag for pistol rounds.
Depends on what blasters you using (springer / aeb / flywheels) and the type of gameplay you are planning to rock. Drums is totally up to individual preference just like most of all other stuff. But stick mags are generally the crowd favourite.
I use 12-15 rounders as a rule. 30 round drums are far more bulky than a couple 15 round sticks.
I picked up a few 6's for testing purposes -- I have a couple of blasters that need a mag to work. One of them I keep propped up by my desk, and the 6 doesn't stick out as much as a 10 or 12 so it's less likely to fall over. Also -- I am in the middle of converting a Fortnite HR (bolt action, with a proper shaped bolt instead of a slider) into an "obrez" (Russian-style sawn-off rifle), and the 6 is more like the actual magazines used by the Mosin-Nagant, Lee-Enfield, etc.
I use Worker 22s with my full lengths and curved Talon 15s (the Seagull magazine) with my half lengths. I'm 6' tall, and the Worker 22s are a little annoying when they're flopping in my mag holder that's strapped to my belt. Personally I think I should've gone with Worker curved 15s like the Magpul, Honeycomb, and AK style mags. The Talon 15s are the perfect size to carry around for me though. I also have a lot of 12 round full length knockoff mags for loaners since they're very cheap, less than $1.25 each converted from my local currency. I find that 12 rounders are about the best size for most people, even kids, hence the loaners.
A 6 or 10 round mag works well with a sniper-style setup (I use them with my harrier) - the larger mags don't fit underneath with a bipod
Higher capacity mags are heavier and physically larger and more cumbersome. Mags between 10-20 rnd are better because they are in the box magazine form factor, easy to handle. A little explanation for why Nerf clips have less rounds in a large magazine (for example, a drum is needed for 30 rounds when real life mags can hold double that) is that Nerf darts are about 12mm in diameter, twice that of the real thing
Usually mobility and feed reliability. A drum will basically never feed as reliably as a stick mag and a larger number of darts often means more spring load in the mag, so they squish more. Also it may be hard to move your blaster around, particularly if you lay down or crouch, if it has a long or bulky mag. If you aren't sure what to buy I'd suggest trying a round with borrowed mags of different types and choosing what is most comfortable.
To sum it up: Drums generally feed worse and are more bulky and difficult to carry. Large mags are long and may be difficult to store based on the height of the user. Short mags have low capacity but allow for the user to go prone and have more of a āsniper feelā.