Nerf Modulus Recon Battlescout

I'm a big fan of this Nerf gun. It's definitely on the top 3 list to use when Nerf wars erupt in my house. The mag is big enough that reloading doesn't need to happen too frequently and it is a pretty powerful gun. Plus it looks cool.

Major hit with my grandson. Sun was setting it was bedtime, but still he did not want to put it down. Seemed to work fine as reported by the adult uncles and Dad who had to make sure it was in "working order".

It has reasonable performance and yes you can slam fire it. The camera’s quality is exceptional but you’ll need a reasonably large SD card as one is not included and the videos fill up space fast. Be very careful with the clip because it does not work with normal clips and nerf does not sell spare clips for this gun nor does any third party. It works great with all tactical, barrel, and stock attachments.

My 8 year old received this for Christmas and loves it. It is easy enough for him to work and doesn’t seem to get jammed.

works great the acrcy is bad

Nerf Battlescout ICS-10 blaster Review.The first thing that I would like to report about getting this is that my camera didn't even work, it just kept in blinking an amber light and did nothing else. I had to get a replacement from Amazon just to write this review. I also had to print out a label and take the original blaster down to UPS to prevent being charged a ridiculous amount of money again for this already overpriced outcast of a blaster. Yeah, so that was irritating. On top of that, I put both Battlescout blasters through my ProChrono Digital chronograph and got two different averages that were far apart. The first average was 57 feet per second (FPS), the replacement Battlescout blaster was a disparaging 38 FPS. As a side note, I did a spring swap with a stock Elite Strongarm and got it up to a 60 FPS average (that is still lower than the Strongarm's 69 FPS average on the same spring, mind you). It is also worthy of noting that an Orange Mod Works Strongarm higher Kilogram spring mod does not work with the Battlescout's weak catch. Anyway, the Nerf Battlescout ICS-10 blaster is capable of shooting any standard Nerf Elite darts (blue, green, white, orange, and decorated Rebelle darts) and uses a retrograde clip system technology. It is not a magazine this time (a magazine has an internal ammo-feeding mechanism), but a actual clip that has notches that the blaster uses to move it through the blaster as the darts are launched. Typically used by Nerf's competition (like BoomCo., Buzzbee, etc.), the Battlescout includes this integrated clip system (hence the "ICS"). Whether this is a pro or a con depends on the user's style of play and personal preferences. By eliminating detachable, external magazines (clipazines), the Battlescout eliminates the need to have to carry or reload spare magazines. You can simply reload darts and slide the clip back into position like an old-fashioned typewriter (for the young people who do not know what that is, it's an antique typing device where you manually reset typing the next line of a letter with your hands) during a match. Of course, this ability is the same with any non-clip-system blaster, like a Roughcut 2X4 blaster's smart AR (air restrictor) system where you can stuff darts in and fire instantly. But the Battlescout is a compromise that meets somewhere in the middle. There is no need to reload after every shot or two, but I digress, it also does not come with spare clips. The whole argument kind of falls apart after the realization of this fact, and if Hasbro was smart they should either make extra clips for sale separately or make more ICS blasters that use the same clip (or end the ICS altogether). I have noticed that when you prime the blaster, you need to push all the way forward in order to move the clip. The indexing sometimes launches the clip out of the blaster after the last dart if the user primes it too quickly, which is a concern during a firefight because your blaster would be useless without the proprietary clip. Now for the tactical camera. This camera is detachable and can be attached to blasters through Nerf's patented tactical rail located on the top of this blaster. The camera is advertised as being HD 720p, which is nowhere near as bad as the more expensive Nerf Elite Cam ECS-12, but it is still obsolete to the gold standard of HDMI,1080P, and it also does not come with an SD card. It does have a place for an SD card, of course, and that slot is located on the left side. To turn on the camera, you flip the top switch to the left to record video or to the right to take a photo. A light will (or supposed to) flash green for a moment and once it is done flashing, the camera is (or should be) ready to use. Pressing the circular button either starts the recording or takes a picture, depending on what you set it to do. A red light will light up in the center of the button when the camera is recording. An orange knob on the right side allows the user to tighten the hold on the tactical rail when it is attached to a blaster, a good precaution that I am glad the Nerf engineers thought to add to the design in order to secure it in place better and to prevent it from falling off and breaking. If you liked the Roughcut and are on the fence over whether the Battlescout is right for you, try to think of it as a Roughcut with 10 shots instead of 2x4. It has the Roughcut's ability to reload on-the-fly and has the ease of resetting it's clip that normally takes an ECS (electronic clip system) blaster a couple seconds of vulnerability in order to eject an empty magazine, and/or refill and reload. With it's pump-action angled fore-grip, it is possible for younger users with less arm strength to be able to operate (but it's somewhat large size is a viable consideration when in the hands of a smaller-bodied user). It also allows for barrel and shoulder stock attachments, allowing it to be extended to the size of a sniper rifle if the right attachments are available. This blaster has a unique set of qualities which is pretty much unheard of in the entire Nerf blaster line. I personally have some serious issues with this blaster, and I can gripe about every aspect of it because of it's numerous flaws. That being said, my primary problems with this blaster is that it is not mod-friendly and that they do not sell the proprietary clips separately. In conclusion, to purchase this blaster is to purchase a visionary concept without the performance or the right engineering/design to justify it's premium price tag. Update, 8-27-2016, check out my photo below, apparently the Battlescout has such a weak catch mechanism, that it snaps in half from the pressure of a stock Strongarm spring. One star; This will be the harshest criticism of a Nerf blaster to date, eclipsing the Elite Nerf Spectre of yesteryear as the worst blaster on the face of the planet. I am sorry, but this takes the cake. I'm actually also mad at the price of the camera for how it performs without the easy control underpinnings of blaster integration that the Camera Blaster ECS-12 was able to offer. I would give the Battlescout negative stars if I could. Warning people, do not buy this, you will hate yourself for it.

Bought this for my grandson's birthday and he LOVED it. Now he wants some of the other parts that you can buy for it.

You have to give it to Hasbro, they don't give up on an idea once they're convinced it's a good one. Last year's Cam ECS-12 was an interesting attempt at meshing a flywheel-powered Nerf blaster with an onboard camera, and the resulting product was an expensive and underwhelming abomination for most. This year's attempt at the concept has some notable revisions, but is unfortunately mired in an entirely new set of issues.First is the price; this isn't a blaster for the faint of wallet, by any standard. At about 70-80 bucks retail, the Battlescout has its feet firmly planted in the "luxury" or "deluxe" market of blasters, alongside offerings like this year's MEGA Mastodon. Unfortunately, it seems that 2/3 of that cost is directly related to the camera, with the blaster itself something of an afterthought.The much-vaunted Battlescout camera is certainly an improvement over last year's Cam ECS-12, notably recording in HD and being totally autonomous from the main blaster. This enables the Battlescout's camera to be detached for independent recording or affixed to another blaster (which as we'll find out below, is probably for the best). The camera itself records at decent quality, but when attached to a blaster it picks up the noise of priming and firing above all else, which is a problem shared by the Cam ECS-12. This issue is simply not possible to overcome given the limitations of recording software and hardware in such a low-cost camera, and even expensive cameras would struggle with the din of a Nerf blaster in action. Simply put, sticking a camera to a blaster is really a poor solution in most respects, as most Go Pro-style cameras used for Nerf wars tend to be shoulder or head mounted with this very issue in mind.As for the Battlescout itself? It's a middle-of-the-road "springer" (that is, prime and fire powered by a spring and catch) style blaster with reasonably good ergonomics and average performance. It's relatively compact, which is nice, and the priming action (via the front handle) is smooth. The major issue for this blaster is its completely unique and frankly baffling straight clip, which holds 10 darts. Why Hasbro decided to deviate from the tried-and-true Clip System magazines for this awkward design is anyone's guess, but the end result is a rather sloppy side-loaded abomination that is actually more friendly to left-handed users than right-handed! This is a strange twist for an already odd blaster, though it may make it a hit with the left-handed Nerfers out there! Otherwise, the Modulus Recon Battlescout ICS-10 is an overpriced gimmick blaster that fails to deliver on its cost and continues to prove why third-party recording devices are still the best for your Nerf wars.

Love this gun. The camera is an excellent addition. My 9yr old loves it!

what a deal 30$ buck, it'a nice nerf gun

Months later still enjoying the Christmas gift.......so is the CAT!

Son loves it

KIDS LOVE IT