Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3685 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Buzz Bee
• Model: 49400
• Released on: 2009-08-01
• Dimensions: 8.50" h x 5.50" w x 22.00" l,

Features

• Rapid fire action!
• Rotating cylinder
• 20 blasts as fast as you can pull the trigger!
• No cocking, high accuracy!
• Includes 20 foam darts

From the Manufacturer
Motorized foam dart blaster

Customer Reviews

Just excellent!
The Auto Tommy 20 is the fully automatic version of the Mech Tommy 20.

I was at first curious as to how this gun worked because I couldn't see how 3 AA batteries could build up that much air pressure in such a short time, but I've found that this gun doesn't use air pressure at all. It shoots out the Nerf darts by pushing them through two spinning wheels much like how an automatic football or tennis ball thrower works.

Here are my comments on the most important criteria of a Nerf gun:

1) Power: Quite powerful, more power than your regular spring powered piston pushing Nerf gun and as powerful as some of the hand pumped air pressure Nerf guns.
Grade: Very good.

2) Speed: As advertised, this gun can pump out shots quickly and plaster your opponent with bullets before he can hand pump out 2 or 3. This is really an automatic machine gun when you keep your finger on the trigger. But they are not as fast as a air pump gun with a pressure reservoir.
Grade: Good.

3) Accuracy: Surprisingly accurate, except when it shoots crooked darts, so just make sure all your darts are straight. And sometimes the spinning wheels don't catch the dart right and spits them out all wobbly.
Grade: Very good.

Additional comments: The trigger is also the on switch for the spinning wheels. When you pull the trigger it spits a dart into the wheels and the wheels shoot the dart out. The only problem is that it takes a second or so for the spinning wheels get up to speed so the first dart often doesn't have a lot of power. The way to get around that is to only squeeze the trigger just enough to start the wheels spinning, then pull the trigger all the way to spit the dart into the wheels. This way, the dart hits the wheels when they're going full power and your first dart will be as powerful as the next ones.

They also improved the dart holder barrel so that each dart holder is narrower at the bottom. This way the darts won't fall out when you point the gun downwards. A small point, but it just goes to show how detailed this company is. Two thumbs up!

Postcript/6 month review: In firefights, this is always the first gun chosen, we have like 20 nerf guns around the house so I think it says a lot for it. It combines firepower with speed. Some of the reviews complain about jamming. Our Tommy20 doesn't jam. The problem with jamming is threefold. One, make sure your bullets are straight, it's crooked bullets which cause jamming and not the gun. Two, use that trick where you squeeze the trigger to get the wheels up to speed, and then squeeze all the way to fire. That way your gun shoot even the first bullet out at full speed and minimizes the chance of jamming. Three: Use new batteries. Apart from that I have nothing much more to say, it's everyone's favorite gun here. If I only could chose one gun to go to a desert island I'd pick this one.

Beats the Vulcan
The Auto Tommy 20 is awesome. It has a decent range, rapid fire, and holds 20 darts. Some other reviews stated that it jammed but it doesn't. To me it is better than the Hasbro Nerf Vulcan EBF-25. Extra darts are easy to find. Target is the best place to find it. If you're looking for a good nerf war gun, get this.

Great dart shooter
I received this for my birthday from my brother and his family. I have never had a problem with it jamming, it shoots accurately, and the darts travel the whole way across my house. Great value!