Breaching the Breech

NERF MEGA DOUBLEBREACH  REVIEW

This blaster has been out for over two years but I finally just picked one up, so now it's time to take a look at it.

The DOUBLEBREACH looks very much like a pump-action, pistol grip, tactical (aka sawed-off) shotgun. At just about 23 inches long, this Mega blaster is nearly the same dimensions as an actual tactical 12 gauge shotgun like the Mossberg 500 Persuader or Remington 870 Express.

Shotguns

NERF Mega DOUBLEBREACH 

Unfortunately the DOUBLEBREACH really isn't a shotgun at all. It only holds two shots and only fires one at a time. I was hoping it would operate more like the ROUGHCUT or the TWINSHOCK, where  a half pull of the trigger fires one dart and a full pull fires both darts at the same time. I have heard that if you use worn out darts, the DOUBLEBREACH will occasionally fire both darts at once however I have not had this experience myself.

What you get

Before I get too far ahead of myself, let me tell you about what you get... inside the box is the blaster itself, 6 Mega Whistler darts, dart holder, and instructions, that's it. Every since its 2017 release, the MSRP on the DOUBLEBREACH has been around $24.99.

Un- boxed

I thought this was a little bit pricey for a 2 shot blaster that came with 6 darts and no attachments or accessories. I decided to wait until it went on sale. I missed the first sale, when the price was temporarily dropped to $18... so I waited some more (buying other blasters at better prices). Finally, after more than 2 years, the NERF MEGA DOUBLEBREACH was recently  available at a lot of retailers for about 13 bucks. Now that I have bought one, the price should drop more... If you've been waiting to buy this one, now might be a good time.

Features and operation

As most Mega blasters are, the DOUBLEBREACH is built large and in charge. The right side of the blaster (the side you see when its in the box ,on the store shelf) is fully painted/printed with both the NERF and the MEGA logos.

Right side

The left side isn't quite so colorful, there is a NERF logo that corresponds with the one on the right side of the blaster but it is not printed black. There is also a hole in the side of the shell for the 4 dart storage rack to snap in to. This is the side of the blaster where you will also find the breech door (and a bunch of warnings to not modify...).

Left side

You load the blaster by first sliding the pump back. This allows you to open the breech door and load 2 Mega darts. Its a tight fit, and you want to be sure and load those darts in snug. Next close the breech door or simply push the pump forward which will close the door... The DOUBLEBREACH is now loaded and ready to fire.

Breech

Pull the trigger to fire the first start. Reprime the blaster and pull the trigger again to fire the second dart.
Both the pistol grip and pump grip are a good size and very comfortable for "big kids" size hands. The blaster also features one tactical rail on rhe top of the blaster, and two sling attachment points, one located on the bottom of the pistol grip and the other at the front of the Blaster just in front of the pump grip.

Performance and range

Because it only holds two darts and because of the process involved in loading, the DOUBLEBREACH has an inherent slow rate of fire. In a Nerf battle its best use would probably be as a specialty weapon such as a shield buster.

The pump action itself is pretty smooth, as is the trigger pull, and dirt ranges seemed on par with most other Mega blasters.

I did my range tests using four different types of Mega ammo to see which ones work best... NERF Mega Whistler darts,  NERF Mega Accustrike darts, Air Warriors Air Max XL Distance darts, and NF Strike wafflehead mega darts.

Darts and darts in breech

I took a couple of angled shots with the Nerf Mega Whistler darts and was able to break the 70-foot mark, but I took all the rest of the test shots from shoulder height.

As is typical with smart AR blasters the second shot was usually a little bit short of the first. I took six shots with each kind of dart and averaged the long and short shots for my results.

Results and final thoughts

NERF Mega Whistler darts-  the average range was about 50 feel. Second shots averaged about 48 feet, as typical the darts did not fly very straight.
NF Strike waffle-head Mega darts- 62 foot first shot, 57 foot second shot average. These darts flew considerably straighter and the NERF darts.
NERF Mega Accustrike  darts- these darts got the shortest average range of all, with an average first shot range of only 43 feet and some second shots sputtering out at as little as 15 feet. The DOUBLEBREACH really seemed to not like these darts...
Air Warriors Air Max XL darts- As I have found with other NERF Mega blasters, the Air Max darts performed the best. First shots averaged 68 feet with second shots coming in at around 60 feet. They also flew very straight, so not only did they get the best ranges, they were also the most accurate.
Overall I like the DOUBLEBREACH.  It is a very tacti-cool blaster. It looks good, operates well and is fun to use. But to be perfectly honest, with the exception of the Mega BIGSHOCK or HOTSHOCK, you  would be better off with just about any other Mega blaster. Both rate of fire and capacity are higher than the DOUBLEBREACH. For these reasons the DOUBLEBREACH may be the least battle-practical of all the NERF Mega  blasters.

                          NERF on NERFerS!!!