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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Feb 17, 2016 12:51 PM UTC  The Nerf Rival Khaos The Nerf Rival Khaos Hasbro by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Feb 17, 2016 12:51 PM UTC Parents and pets beware: There’s a [new Nerf gun](http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/15/11002312/nerf-blaster-fastest-toy-fair) in town and this time, it’s not messing around. Hasbro revealed new Nerf products at the New York Toy Fair, including the Nerf Rival Khaos. Like its [recent](http://toyland.gizmodo.com/nerf-rival-review-the-evolution-of-foam-warfare-1730896686) predecessor the Rival Apollo, it promises to fire foam bullets at about 68 miles per hour. But this version is much more souped up: It comes with a 40-round magazine to cut down on reloading, and holding down the trigger keeps the balls firing from a conveyor belt inside the toy. Nerf says despite the higher velocity than many kids are used to, the foam bullets don’t hurt or cause welts, the _Verge_ reports. The Rival Khaos will [land in stores](http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HAS/1544304229x0x874525/874CE0EA-BA29-4F3E-A57B-C5C1C98D8AFA/Nerf%5FRival%5F2016%5FProduct%5FDescriptions.pdf) in the fall priced at about $70—because what the American child really needs is a deeper love for automatic weaponry. \[[_The Verge_](http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/15/11002312/nerf-blaster-fastest-toy-fair)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4227090/nerf-gun-68-miles-per-hour/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4227090/nerf-gun-68-miles-per-hour/"},"headline":"This Nerf Gun Fires at 68 Miles Per Hour","datePublished":"2016-02-17T12:51:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:07.550Z","description":"The toy has a 40-round magazine","url":"https://time.com/4227090/nerf-gun-68-miles-per-hour/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Toys"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ee0d7d322e29f2e/69887dedbc6cfce5933dbc43/nerf-rival-khaos-mxvi-4000-blaster.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ee0d7d322e29f2e/69887dedbc6cfce5933dbc43/nerf-rival-khaos-mxvi-4000-blaster.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NERF RIVAL KHAOS MXVI-4000 Blaster","caption":"The Nerf Rival Khaos","creditText":"Hasbro","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4227090/nerf-gun-68-miles-per-hour/","name":"This Nerf Gun Fires at 68 Miles Per Hour"}}]}] ```