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6dartclip

A Nerf N-Strike six dart clip.

A clip is a dart-holding accessory used to quickly reload compatible blasters.

Details[]

Clips are designed to hold darts to eventually be fired from the blaster they are loaded into.

Clips have two main designs; the first design is an indexing-style of clip, which consists of its own chambers that hold ammunition, and automatically advances via the blaster's mechanism.

The second design is a magazine-style of clip, which has a follower and spring to feed darts into the blaster. The follower is spring-assisted, which automatically advances darts up and into position once the previous one has been fired. The darts are either picked up by a breech or pushed into a set of flywheels by a pusher mechanism.

Most clips are intended to be inserted into a blaster in one direction, usually depicted on the clip itself by an arrow molded into the blaster or on a sticker. This is done through a slightly asymmetrical design, with notches cut into the shell that are only accommodated for by inserting them correctly.

All Nerf-branded clip system clips feature one small divot on each of their feed lips. These attach to small nubs found on places such as the Longshot CS-6's clip storage or the Storage Stock to keep the clip from falling out easily.

Many modern clips feature a set of rubber pads on their bottom corners meant to protect them against hard surfaces and the hard surfaces themselves, if dropped or smashed against.

Terminology[]

For the wiki's rule on the usage of the word "clip", see Nerf Wiki:Manual of Style.

By definition, clips that use a follower for loading darts into a blaster are technically magazines.

However, Hasbro refers to them as "clips". Likewise, they use the term "magazine" for RIVAL High-Impact Round ammunition holders and for Vortex XLR Disc ammunition holders, although some official media still refers to these ammunition devices as "clips". Conversely, Nerf occasionally refers to them as magazines; the instruction manual for the Stampede ECS-50 calls the fifty dart drum a "drum magazine," despite also using the term "clip system." The recent Nerf Pro series also correctly refers to the dart ammunition holders as "magazines."

Other brands and companies, such as Adventure Force and Dart Zone, sometimes refer to their clips correctly as magazines, but also use the term "clip." Dart Zone has also been using the term "cartridge" to describe these magazines, which is also technically incorrect, as a cartridge is a type of pre-assembled ammunition (the equivalent to darts loaded inside of a shell in the hobby).

History[]

The first Nerf clip was released alongside the 1995 Max Force Sawtooth, followed by the 1997 Max Force 2112 Electric Eel. Both are indexing clips that auto-advance vertically.

When the clip system was introduced in 2006 with the Longshot CS-6, so were the first standardized interchangeable dart clips. The first released was the six dart clip. These were the first clips to feature a follower and spring.

A clip compatible with the at-the-time new Mega Dart was released in 2013, alongside the N-Strike Mega Centurion. While not intended to act as a new type of clip system, the release of the 2020 MotoStryke saw the release of a ten dart clip.

Modification[]

Because the shells of clips are glued together, clip modification is not nearly as common as blaster modification; while it is possible to split the shells of clips apart to modify their internals, it is generally not recommended due to the risk of breaking them.

Some mods for clips include making them compatible with unintended ammunition, such as Micro Darts and Stefans. Capacity can also be increased slightly by cutting down on a clip's inner follower, reducing thickness and allowing space for one more dart than intended. Other times, modders may combine clips together, such as combining two six dart clips to make a makeshift twelve dart clip.

Clips can be modified to be loaded backwards into a blaster by cutting off plastic near the lips and creating a matching notch found on the opposite side. This is useful in tandem with blasters modified to have two clip wells next to each other. Notably, this mod is incompatible with some blasters, such as the Rayven CS-18, which features an electronic lock that detects if a clip is inserted. With the plastic removed on the lips, the clip may not engage this lock.[1]

A mod intended for use with spring-powered clip system blasters is translating a clip's follower to have a vertical wall instead of a slope. With this mod, this prevents the blaster's priming mechanism from returning to its resting position, as the follower physically interferes with it. However, this mod can cause issues with chambering the last dart loaded into a clip, and is also not compatible with some blasters.[2]

Banana clips in particular use an inner block of plastic to help the shape of the clip; if this block is removed, it allows the clip to hold twelve darts, rather than ten.[3]

Clip variations[]

Nerf[]

Clip system clips[]

These clips are compatible with all clip system-compatible blasters.

Name Year released
6dartclip Six dart clip (N-Strike) 2007
18dartclip Eighteen dart clip (N-Strike) 2010
Eighteendartclipelite Eighteen dart clip (N-Strike Elite) 2012
Fireflyclip Firefly Tech clip 2012
EliteSixDartClip Six dart clip (N-Strike Elite) 2012
Twelvedartclip NSE Twelve dart clip (N-Strike Elite) 2012
BananaclipHD Banana clip 2014
12dartrebelle Twelve dart clip (Rebelle) 2014
FlipClip Flip Clip 2015
10dartclip Ten dart clip (N-Strike Elite) 2016
TendartclipImpactZone Ten dart clip (Impact Zone) 2016
Sixdartclip AccuStrike Six dart clip (AccuStrike) 2017
10dartclipzs Ten dart clip (Zombie Strike) 2018
ScravengerMag Twelve dart clip (Survival System) 2018
18dartZS Eighteen dart clip (Zombie Strike) 2019
FortniteClip Ten dart clip (Fortnite) 2019
SMG-E 6 dart clip Six dart clip (Fortnite) 2020
BASR-L clip Six dart clip (BASR) 2020
Irclip Six dart clip (IR) 2020
Ma40clip Ten dart clip (Halo) 2020
6clipelite2 Six dart clip (Elite 2.0) 2020
10clipelite2 Ten dart clip (Elite 2.0) 2020
18clipelite2 Eighteen dart clip (Elite 2.0) 2020
BAR clip Ten dart clip (B-AR) 2021
Dinotenclip Ten dart clip (DinoSquad) 2021
Pulselaserclip Ten dart clip (Roblox) 2021
Zesty clip Ten dart clip (SMG-Zesty) 2021
E20 bananamag Banana clip (Elite 2.0) 2022
Bowclip Eight dart clip (Minecraft) 2022
FNBR HR clip Six dart clip (HR) 2022
Viperstrikeclip Six dart clip (Roblox) 2022
PulseBlaster clip Ten dart clip (Alien) 2022

N-Strike Mega clips[]

These clips are compatible exclusively with clip-fed blasters under the N-Strike Mega series.

Name Year released
MegaClip Six dart clip (N-Strike Mega) 2013
Ten Dart Mega Ten dart clip (N-Strike Mega) 2020
SRMAG Six dart clip (Heavy SR) 2021

ULTRA clips[]

These clips are compatible exclusively with blasters under the ULTRA series.

Name Year released
Nerf ultra 10clip black Ten dart clip (ULTRA) 2020
Nerf ultra 6clip Six dart clip (ULTRA) 2021

Other clips[]

These clips are only compatible with the blaster they were originally packaged in with. The majority of these clips are discontinued.

Name Year Patron blaster
Clipsawtooth10 Five dart clip 1995 Sawtooth
FourDartClip Four dart clip 1997 Electric Eel
Magstrikeclip Magstrike clip 2007 Magstrike
Battlecamo-load Battlescout clip 2016 Battlescout ICS-10
MagstrikeclipICON Magstrike clip (ICON Series) 2019 ICON Series Magstrike
SPEEDclip SPEED clip 2022 SPEED

Buzz Bee/Adventure Force[]

Clip system clips[]

These clips are compatible with most Buzz Bee/Adventure Force clip system-compatible blasters.

Name Year released
Buzzbee 8 dart clipazine Eight dart clip (Buzz Bee) 2015
20dartclipazine Twenty dart clip (Ultra-Tek) 2015
AW10dart Ten dart clip (Air Warriors) 2017
EightdartFlipClip Eight dart Flip Clip 2019
Buzzbeeflipclip Ten dart Flip Clip 2019
Tornado14clip Fourteen dart clip 2022

Other clips[]

These clips are only compatible with the blaster they were originally packaged with, although some are compatible with other blasters.

Name Year Patron blaster
BuzzBeeToysRapidFireRifle Six shell clip 2005 Rapid Fire Tek / Clip Tek
CougarClipYellow Ten dart clip 2012 Cougar
Clip blaster 10 clip Ten dart clip 2009 Clip Blaster 10
Three dart clip Three dart clip 2015 Boss
12 dart clip buzzbee Twelve dart clip 2015 Tyrant
Mtb destiny clip Destiny clip 2016 Destiny
Ultimate Clip Blaster Clip Five dart clip Cancelled Ultimate Clip Blast

Dart Zone/Adventure Force[]

Clip system clips[]

These clips are compatible with most Dart Zone/Adventure Force clip system-compatible blasters.

Name Year released
Pro-Series-15-Standard-Dart-Magazine-3-Pack 0004 Long-Dart-1 Fifteen dart magazine 2019
Short-Dart-3pk 0004 Short-Dart-1 Fifteen half-length dart magazine 2019
Spectrum mag Ten dart clip (Adventure Force) 2020
Pro12dartmagazine Twelve dart magazine 2020
12 dart half length mag AF TS Twelve half-length dart magazine 2020
15halflengthmag Fifteen half-length dart magazine (Conquest Pro) 2019
15promagazine Fifteen dart magazine (MK-3) 2021
15prohalfmagazine Fifteen half-length dart magazine (MK-3) 2021
12dartvulcanator Twelve dart clip (Dart Zone) 2022
Unknown Half-Length Flip Magazine 2022

Other clips[]

These clips are only compatible with the blaster they were originally packaged with.

Name Year Patron blaster
PowerclipDZ Powerclip 2016 Havoc

Dart Tech clips[]

These clips are compatible with most Dart Tech clip system-compatible blasters.

Name Year released
Unknown Eight Dart clip 2022
Unknown Twelve Dart clip 2022

Jet Blaster[]

Main article: Katana


Jet Blaster produces a standardized clip known as Katana magazines, which fit half-length darts. These clips are popular in many aftermarket and community-made blasters.

Worker[]

Main article: Talon (clip)


Worker produces a standardized clip known as Talon magazines, which fit half-length darts. These clips are popular in many aftermarket and community-made blasters. The clips come in two forms: straight or angled.

Trivia[]

  • Most clips can fit at least one more dart than advertised. However, this often makes blasters more prone to jamming.
  • 2011 saw the release of the Super Soaker water clip, which functions similarly to other Nerf clip system clips.
  • Magstrike clips and Battlescout clips lack a follower, but are still closer to a feeding slide than a clip.
    • Despite the Magstrike clip functioning more along the lines of a proper clip, packaging and instructions for the Magstrike referred to it as a magazine.[4] The blaster's name also implies that it uses a magazine.
  • Most half-transparent clips are only transparent on the right side, which strangely makes it harder for right-handed users to see remaining ammunition, whereas left-handed users of blasters will be able to see their ammunition easily. This design choice was likely because most blasters are displayed with their right side in the box.

See also[]

References[]

  1. YouTube logo Southern Brisbane Nerf Club (2015-11-10). MOD GUIDE: Reverse Loading Clip & Help (Video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2019-08-09.
  2. YouTube logo WalcomS7 (2017-02-09). MOD GUIDE: Easy NERF Magazine Mod (Slide-Lock When Empty!) (Video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2022-08-15.
  3. YouTube logo Drifting gambler mods (2016-08-07). Nerf Modulus ECS-10 Clipazine mod. (This changes everything!!!!) (Video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2017-11-03.
  4. Hasbro Nerf_Dart_Tag_Magstrike@_Firestrike.pdf (PDF file). Hasbro. Retrieved on 2018-08-11.
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