Nerf Wiki
Register
Advertisement

Not to be confused with 2017 Nitro series.

The Nitron is a Nerf disc blaster that was released on September 10, 2011, under the Vortex series. It requires six "C" batteries to be operated.

Included contents[]

Details[]

The Nitron is a battery-operated fully-automatic flywheel blaster. Unlike many flywheel dart blasters, the Nitron only uses a single flywheel to propel discs, located on the right side; the left side has a spinning wheel, but it is not motorized and only serves as a bearing roller so the disc can be properly propelled by the flywheel without friction.

Built into the front of the blaster is a vertical foregrip, which cannot be removed. It also has an integrated shoulder stock which can store an additional magazine. An disc eject switch atop the blaster can be used when a magazine is not loaded to clear any jammed discs.

On top of the blaster is a tactical rail, where the included scope is intended to be attached.

Official description[]

History[]

The Nitron was the first Nerf blaster to use an acceleration trigger.

An image of the Nitron with an shield accessory was discovered in February of 2012[2], making people believe that it may be released at some point. However, it never released.

Value packs[]

A Bonus Value Pack for the Nitron exists, which includes two twenty disc magazines and forty XLR Discs.

Trivia[]

  • Several users have reported that the Nitron fires ten to fifteen degrees off to the right within twenty feet, but that over further distances the discs actually curve back.[citation needed] One explanation offered is that the inherent spinning nature which stabilizes the discs causes this disconcerting phenomenon. However, other XLR Disc blasters do not suffer from this degree of deviation. One might therefore theorize that there is a difference between manual and electric Vortex launchers.
  • According to a rumor, the Nitron was once meant to be released with an extra ten disc magazine, but inexplicably this package was never confirmed as released.
  • The Nitron is the only blaster from the first Vortex lineup not to be redesigned or re-released with a different color scheme.
  • The Nitron is the first and only Vortex blaster to use a battery-powered launching mechanism.
  • It has some similarities to the Stampede ECS, with them both being fully automatic blasters with integrated stocks and both coming packaged with high-capacity magazines.

Gallery[]

Official videos[]

References[]

  1. Singapore Nerf Stock List. SG Nerf. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved on 2015-01-27.
  2. UrbanTaggers logo Pocket. Esq. (2012-03-01). Rumours: Nerf Vortex Nitron with shield (Article). Urban Taggers. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved on 2012-03-06.

External links[]

Advertisement