The first gun in history capable of giving the user Carpal tunnel syndrome.
How to I start this... ermm... yeah I'm a bit lost. I suppose you can say I wasn't exactly thinking about what I was buying on eBay at that very moment and ended up caving in on an old RotoTrack, one of the first belt fed blaster's Nerf has put out. But to put it this way, being one of the first usually isn't a good thing.
Size compared to a Snapfire 8.
This blaster is essentially an upgraded version of the Chainblazer that was out a few years earlier. One of the main faults with the Chainblazer was it's shoddy accuracy and tendency to jam: faults which were addressed with the Rototrack, to an extent. First of all this blaster has probably one of the most radical designs I've seen for any toy gun out there. It's looks very improvised, like Mad Max style and I quite like it. However, the grips are a bit too small and after cranking the living hell out of this thing, it hurts. The locking piece for the belt has also been redesigned to make the belt jam less frequently but it still can happen.
The back of the blaster straps to your arm because why not?
The brace on the back I'm assuming is the answer to the Chainblazer's inaccuracy at high speed firing. While it does help keep the blaster steady when churning out round after round at your target, it render's the gun not very practical. It's fine if the RotoTrack is your only weapon, but what it you have two? Lets say you have a two handed primary, something big like a Stampede, but you can't use the thing because you have this clusterfuck of a gun strapped to your arm and have to fumble around with velcro to take it off. That's a point to the Chainblazer. So what about accuracy? I'd much rather have a secondary I can drop to the side and forget about rather than this whole man and machine are one type thing. Plus you look completely stupid decked out in full Cyber Stryke gear.
The internals are simple, yet have a tendency to explode at you when you open the gun.
Ok it's a bit uncomfortable and definitely impractical. Better hope this thing has performance to make up for it, which it does not. It's not mediocre, but it's not jaw dropping either. Like the Chainblazer accuracy is dependent on how fast you fire the gun but like I said, the RotoTrack is more controllable. It hits about 35 and sometimes 40 feet flat and it mostly to blame due to old seals and somewhat poor airflow. I opened it up and found a fairly beefy spring inside it so has some potential for improvement. But right now as a close quarters weapon, it should fit the bill pretty well, as it's got solid ammo capacity and fire control to make it effective at short range, but if you're look for something to hit targets further out, find a new blaster.
There really isn't much else to say about the RotoTrack. It looks strange, makes you look strange, shoots decently, but it's a bit uncomfortable and very impractical unless you're having a firefight in a couple narrow hallways. I honestly can't help but not hate this gun because it's just so radical in design and I like things like that. The RotoTrack deserves a 5 out of 10 for being at least decent and better than the Chainblazer overall, but it's a better mantelpiece than a war practical weapon.
The Verdict
Class- Belt Fed Pistol
Range- Decent, 35 to 40 feet.
Size- Comparable to a stripped down Retaliator.
Reliability- Jams can still happen,
Ammo- 12 Mega Darts
Modding- Trashing the belt in favor of permanent barrels is an option.
Value- At $20, it's an odd blaster with not much practicality compared to others.
Is It Better Than?
Chainblazer- Yes, although they perform similarly, the Rototrack is more accurate and has a better ammo capacity than the Chainblazer. Not to mention it's less frequent to jams which the Chainblazer is notorious for.
Razorbeast- Depends, the Rototrack is smaller and slightly more powerful than the Razorbeast but the Beast holds more ammo, and being larger it's easier to control. Plus the crank operation allows you to fire a bit faster.
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