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product_id: 1305152
title: "CS-18 N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike"
brand: "nerf"
price: "A$408"
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reviews_count: 11
category: "Nerf"
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# Acceleration Trigger rapid fire 75 ft max range 4 C batteries powered CS-18 N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike

**Brand:** nerf
**Price:** A$408
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Dominate the battlefield with rapid-fire precision and unstoppable range!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** CS-18 N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike by nerf
- **How much does it cost?** A$408 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/1305152-cs-18-n-strike-elite-rapidstrike)

## Best For

- nerf enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted nerf brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Extended Strike Range:** Elite darts fly up to 75 feet, dominating long-range battles.
- • **Unmatched Rapid Firepower:** Acceleration Trigger powers up motor for lightning-fast dart spray.
- • **Durable & Ergonomic Design:** Lightweight yet robust with extendable stock and top handle for ultimate mobility.
- • **Customizable Tactical Rails:** Four rails for attachments—scopes, grips, bipods—tailor your blaster to your mission.
- • **High-Capacity Transparent Clip:** 18-dart see-through magazine for instant ammo checks and nonstop action.

## Overview

The Nerf CS-18 N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike is a battery-powered automatic blaster featuring an 18-dart transparent clip, firing elite darts up to 75 feet. Equipped with an Acceleration Trigger for rapid firing, four tactical rails for attachments, and an extendable stock, it combines durability and customization for high-intensity Nerf battles.

## Description

From the Manufacturer Stay mobile with this streamlined, lightweight Rapid strike CS-18 blaster The Rapid strike CS-18 gives you serious rapid-strike firepower. Spray a blanket of cover fire or go on the move with an all-out blitz. The blaster's Acceleration Trigger powers up the motor for super-speed firing. The clip holds all 18 of the included Elite Darts and it's see-through so you can do instant firepower checks. With a range of up to 75 feet, you've got long-range striking power and a lightning rate of fire. Get maximum mission mobility with the Rapid strike CS-18 blaster. Nerf and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro.

Review: Will not be disappointed, great addition to any Nerf based arsenal - This is an awesome nerf gun to have in any nerf arsenal! My six year old loves this gun. I am very impressed by this nerf gun since it is battery operated I was a little weary of purchasing it but it was way better then I imagined. This gun is great. The things that I love about this gun: 1. It is very well made the construction of the gun is great, and the materials that it is made of is a heavier plastic so you don't have to worry about the gun itself breaking while in an epic nerf fight. 2. It has so many rails, rails are the places where you can add attachments to the gun ie; hand grip, scopes, tri/bi pod, anything that is able to attach to the gun you can. There are 4 rails, one on each side and one down the top and one below the barrel so you can attach really anything to it! 3. The gun already has a site on it which is great for the long range shooter 4. The stock extends and makes it easier for people that have longer arms or once again for the long range shooter. 5. The top rail doubles as a handle so it is easier to carry than most of the larger nerf guns. 6. It comes with an 18 dart magazine, I think that a drum magazine would be better for as fast as this shoots darts, you can purchase one separately and they are not that costly. 7. The gun itself is very well constructed and works very well, the mechanisms inside the gun are constructed well and with all of the play that it has been getting and my 6 year old abusing it (as in dropping it) there hasnt had any problems at all. It is a nerf gun they are all made very well. 8. The box says that it shoots 75 feet, we tested this by making 4 different masking tape lines and a tape measure 85ft, 75ft, 65ft, and 55ft. The first 2 darts made it 85ft, 3 or 4 at 75ft, but the rest landed in between 55 and 65ft, that is still a distance to shoot when you use a barrel attachment on this gun you will hit 75ft almost every time. 9. There is a connecter on the front of this gun so that you can add barrel attachments we have quite a few different ones that work here, the best ones are the elite barrels of course they fit the tightest on the front but you can use any that have the same grooves. Here are a few things that I found a little stubborn about this gun but was not a deal breaker for me: 1. The gun jams, the first bullet every time for us, this is because the magazine doesn't get put in correctly,if you use external magazines that did not come with this gun, slide the magazine in slower than you normally do with other guns, this allows the mechanism in the gun to catch the first dart better so that it will not jam. Another thing on this use the regular blue and orange darts, or the zombie strike green darts, the darts that have the short tips that are almost flush with the foam do NOT work in this gun. With it being battery powered it has a little more force and it blows the tip of the dart out so you have to take them out because without the tip they don't have any force to come out the barrel. 2. It takes 4C Batteries, well at first I was okay with this, no big deal I had some on hand because of flashlights and items like that. The only down fall of that is that the batteries are a little expensive. Still not a deal breaker for me because even though you use it constantly the gun really doesn't use a lot of power so it isn't going to drain the batteries that fast my son has used this gun everyday since xmas and so far you cant even tell. You can not use this gun without the batteries, there is not an action for this gun it is all battery powered. 3. This is the last thing and it isn't that bad. If you are trying to sneak around this gun should not be your first choice because it is a little on the loud side, it isn't going to blow your eardrums loud but it is louder than normal. The fact that you have to let it wind up for a few seconds before you shoot it isn't going to be the greatest sneak up on the enemy kind of gun. I recommend letting the gun wind up before pulling the trigger so the mechanisms have enough time to grab and shoot the dart. My six year old says that this is his most favorite gun and he thanks santa everyday for it. (you know cause santa is a pretty awesome guy aka mom) All in all you can not go wrong with this gun it works very very well. It is made of the utmost quality materials and is just all the way around a great product I am very happy that I purchased this gun for my son. He loves it and i know that most kids that love nerf will love the CS-18 Rapid strike gun as well.
Review: Very fun auto Nerf rifle. - Unfortunately we got a bum Nerf gun. I'm rating it 5 stars though because the working product is great. For the sake of time we just returned the gun back to desertcart and went and picked the same model up from a local toy store (who price matches desertcart). When we got a working gun, the kid was thrilled, and I have to admit, the thing is pretty impressive. You just hold down the trigger and it automatically fires round after round at a pretty high velocity. I wish I had this one when I was a kid!!!! It takes 4 C batteries though, which may be a bit of a turn off to some folks. I do not know how long a set of batteries will last in this one. Obviously will depend on the amount of usage.

## Features

- The Rapid strike CS-18 blaster holds 18 Elite Darts
- Acceleration Trigger powers up the motor for rapid firing
- Fires Elite darts up to 75 feet
- Clip holds 12 darts and is see-through for instant firepower checks
- Elite Darts work with any N-Strike Elite blaster and most original N-Strike blasters (sold separately)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00DW1JU5K |
| Age Range Description | 96 months and up |
| Are Batteries Required | Yes |
| Best Sellers Rank | #356,472 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #1,229 in Toy Foam Blasters |
| Brand Name | Nerf |
| Color | Multicolor |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,802) |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00630509279517 |
| Included Components | 18 Elite Darts, 18-Dart See-Through Clip, Instructions, Nerf N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike Cs-18 Blaste |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 4.02 x 24.49 x 12.76 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 24.49"L x 4.02"W x 12.76"H |
| Item Weight | 0.01 Ounces |
| Manufacturer | Hasbro |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 1188.0 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 72.0 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | A3901F01 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | No Warranty |
| Material Type | [Inferred: Plastic or Foam] |
| Maximum Range | 75 Feet |
| Model Number | A3901F01 |
| Number of Batteries | 4 C batteries required. |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Occasion | Birthday |
| Size | Frustration-Free Packaging |
| Special Features | Automatic, high-capacity dart blaster |
| Style | Automatic, high-capacity dart blaster |
| Sub Brand | Nerf |
| Target Audience | Boys |
| Theme | Nerf |
| Toy Gun Type | Blaster Toy Gun |
| UPC | 885289065434 885854897439 653569943013 630509279517 |

## Images

![CS-18 N-Strike Elite Rapidstrike - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71D+rf9kXuL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: how long does it take to run out of darts**
A: I wanna say it shoots about 1 dart per second assuming it doesnt get jammed, so if you have a single full clip then it would last about 18-21 seconds

**Q: Does this item come with the darts and clip?**
A: It’s called a magazine and yes

**Q: Can you fire single shot without batteries?**
A: No it needs batteries.

**Q: How hard and fast do the bullets go?**
A: The darts shoot about 2 per second (I think they rate it as 3 but Id be a little skeptical). They do not sting or hurt when your hit its foam with a plastic tip. As always with any projectile shooter be cautious of eyes. We have a run of no head shots.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Will not be disappointed, great addition to any Nerf based arsenal
*by A***Y on January 21, 2016*

This is an awesome nerf gun to have in any nerf arsenal! My six year old loves this gun. I am very impressed by this nerf gun since it is battery operated I was a little weary of purchasing it but it was way better then I imagined. This gun is great. The things that I love about this gun: 1. It is very well made the construction of the gun is great, and the materials that it is made of is a heavier plastic so you don't have to worry about the gun itself breaking while in an epic nerf fight. 2. It has so many rails, rails are the places where you can add attachments to the gun ie; hand grip, scopes, tri/bi pod, anything that is able to attach to the gun you can. There are 4 rails, one on each side and one down the top and one below the barrel so you can attach really anything to it! 3. The gun already has a site on it which is great for the long range shooter 4. The stock extends and makes it easier for people that have longer arms or once again for the long range shooter. 5. The top rail doubles as a handle so it is easier to carry than most of the larger nerf guns. 6. It comes with an 18 dart magazine, I think that a drum magazine would be better for as fast as this shoots darts, you can purchase one separately and they are not that costly. 7. The gun itself is very well constructed and works very well, the mechanisms inside the gun are constructed well and with all of the play that it has been getting and my 6 year old abusing it (as in dropping it) there hasnt had any problems at all. It is a nerf gun they are all made very well. 8. The box says that it shoots 75 feet, we tested this by making 4 different masking tape lines and a tape measure 85ft, 75ft, 65ft, and 55ft. The first 2 darts made it 85ft, 3 or 4 at 75ft, but the rest landed in between 55 and 65ft, that is still a distance to shoot when you use a barrel attachment on this gun you will hit 75ft almost every time. 9. There is a connecter on the front of this gun so that you can add barrel attachments we have quite a few different ones that work here, the best ones are the elite barrels of course they fit the tightest on the front but you can use any that have the same grooves. Here are a few things that I found a little stubborn about this gun but was not a deal breaker for me: 1. The gun jams, the first bullet every time for us, this is because the magazine doesn't get put in correctly,if you use external magazines that did not come with this gun, slide the magazine in slower than you normally do with other guns, this allows the mechanism in the gun to catch the first dart better so that it will not jam. Another thing on this use the regular blue and orange darts, or the zombie strike green darts, the darts that have the short tips that are almost flush with the foam do NOT work in this gun. With it being battery powered it has a little more force and it blows the tip of the dart out so you have to take them out because without the tip they don't have any force to come out the barrel. 2. It takes 4C Batteries, well at first I was okay with this, no big deal I had some on hand because of flashlights and items like that. The only down fall of that is that the batteries are a little expensive. Still not a deal breaker for me because even though you use it constantly the gun really doesn't use a lot of power so it isn't going to drain the batteries that fast my son has used this gun everyday since xmas and so far you cant even tell. You can not use this gun without the batteries, there is not an action for this gun it is all battery powered. 3. This is the last thing and it isn't that bad. If you are trying to sneak around this gun should not be your first choice because it is a little on the loud side, it isn't going to blow your eardrums loud but it is louder than normal. The fact that you have to let it wind up for a few seconds before you shoot it isn't going to be the greatest sneak up on the enemy kind of gun. I recommend letting the gun wind up before pulling the trigger so the mechanisms have enough time to grab and shoot the dart. My six year old says that this is his most favorite gun and he thanks santa everyday for it. (you know cause santa is a pretty awesome guy aka mom) All in all you can not go wrong with this gun it works very very well. It is made of the utmost quality materials and is just all the way around a great product I am very happy that I purchased this gun for my son. He loves it and i know that most kids that love nerf will love the CS-18 Rapid strike gun as well.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very fun auto Nerf rifle.
*by N***C on January 4, 2016*

Unfortunately we got a bum Nerf gun. I'm rating it 5 stars though because the working product is great. For the sake of time we just returned the gun back to Amazon and went and picked the same model up from a local toy store (who price matches Amazon). When we got a working gun, the kid was thrilled, and I have to admit, the thing is pretty impressive. You just hold down the trigger and it automatically fires round after round at a pretty high velocity. I wish I had this one when I was a kid!!!! It takes 4 C batteries though, which may be a bit of a turn off to some folks. I do not know how long a set of batteries will last in this one. Obviously will depend on the amount of usage.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good luck finding the battery compartment without the instructions and ...
*by J***G on January 5, 2016*

Good luck finding the battery compartment without the instructions and a phillips screwdriver...yup...batteries required...ugh. This sucks for so many reasons. C batteries are the bastard battery size of the industry and these require 4 of them. The top sliding door HAS to be closed for it to fire wich is super annoying. It jams pretty much every magazine leaving your kids pissed off and frustrated.Full auto fire is pretty cool . . .when it works right . . .about 10% of the time. The rest off the time you are tracking down bullets all over your house and drinking heavily . . .wondering why in the hell you bought something so time consuming for you that was meant to entertain your kids . . .pass on this one.

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