Douglas Schumacher

Sorry about my excitement, but I found a Proton.  It was at my local Walmart way out here in the heart of Wisconsin.  Only one more in stock there now. :-)  No refill packs were available... but that can wait until 9/10/11.  My first impressions: FANTASTIC.  These discs glide and go, go, go.  I'm working on a video review right now, should see that up tonight. Please enter my 100 days contest, its open until Saturday morning! Happy Nerfing!

I've had the " My Amory " page up on my blog for a few weeks, but now I got around to making a video about it. I'm hoping to get a Speedload 6, some of the new Dart Tag darts, a Vortex Proton, and some Vortex discs this month. Happy Nerfing!

I've talked about 3 of the Vortex blasters at Walmart, but now I'm wondering, where's the Proton?   So I contacted Walmart on this matter, and they have no clue about if the Proton will available.  Nothing. Happy Nerfing!

Shopko is a smaller chain retail store with locations around the US.  They do not normally get much Nerf attention, but when I was at my local Shopko I saw every Vortex item have a price tag on the shelf but no boxes.  So, after our "team" got in contact with  Jennifer Lemirande, Sr. Buyer II Toys at Shopko, here's what we learned: 1.  Shopko will have all the Vortex products on 9/10/11. 2. The Vortex blasters will be featured in that weeks circulatory. 3. Pricing- Proton and Vigilion, $20; Praxis, $30; Nitron, $55; Refill Pack, $5  4. When they come out, they should be 20% off (do your own math :-) ) On a side note: Shopko has great costumer service.  They responded to our emails within minutes. Happy Nerfing!

Kmart.com now has all six of the Nerf Vortex line products on their website !  Right now the Nitron is ready to preorder but the rest say that they are "out of stock" but will arrive shortly.  Some of the products are slightly overpriced, but lower than TRU.  The site indicates that they are available at some Kmart stores, but not mine. This is the first time I've seen the refill pack for sale anywhere.  Also, the picture of the Vigilion is wrong.  It shows a picture of the Proton.  Oh, well.  Mistakes happen. Happy Nerfing!

I've been searching around the Internet for the new Vortex blasters and found them for preorder on Amazon.com.  It took me a while to find them because they do not come up with a "Nerf Vortex" search. Nerf Vortex Proton : $15 Nerf Vortex Vigilion : $22 Nerf Vortex Praxis : $30 Nerf Vortex Nitron : $55 (No Tech Packs or Refill Packs) The Nitron has some reviews on it also.  All blasters will have free shipping if you order $25 worth and will be released on September 1st.  (My first day of school!) If you don't know what the Vortex blasters are, check out Nerf.com's Vortex Site or this post .

Nerf now has their official Vortex site up.  (This is not the Gear-Up one.)  Go there to check out some Vortex info.  While there, I found that Hasbro has six Vortex products releasing.  Here's a recap: Blasters: Proton- A basic single shot pistol , 3 discs, $10 Vigilion- A multi-shot pistol with internal drop-down magazine, 5 discs, $16 Praxis- A pump action rifle with removable stock and 10-disc removable magazine, 10 discs, $25 Nitron- A full auto blaster with electric scope and  20-disc removable magazine, 20 discs, $40 (plus cost of 6 C batteries and 2 AAA batteries) Disc and Clips: Vortex Tech Pack:  An extra 10-disc magazine for the Praxis or Nitron, 10 discs, $8 Vortex Refill Pack: A pack of 10 discs that work in any Vortex blaster, 10 discs, $5 As soon as I can find the Proton, I'll buy it and a refill pack, too.  What Vortex blaster do you want?  Tell me in the comments.  Let's find those guns!