Wow, things have changed since I was a kid, and apparently this couldn’t be more apparent in the “fake warfare” category of toys. I used Nerf guns like any kid did growing up. They were notoriously slow to load and fire and you’d always lose the darts, but they were a ton of fun regardless. But now? Things have evolved, and now above you behold the Stampede, the world’s first fully automatic Nerf gun.

The Nerf Stampede is a fully automatic, battery-powered dart assault rifle. If the Nerf Vulcan is Hasbro’s answer to the M2 Browning, the Stampede is the company’s answer to the M16. The rifle uses 6 D batteries, just like the Vulcan, but it’s compatible with the Nerf Clip System. In fact, the rifle will come with three new, 18-shot extended magazines, offering much more firepower than the standard 6-shot magazines. Unfortunately, I couldn’t confirm whether the Stampede would work with the heavier 35-shot drum magazine that comes with the Nerf Raider.

I’m sorry, did you say SIX D batteries? I’m pretty sure I could power my house with 6D batteries. I would say I’d get this for my kid, but getting shot by 18 darts a minute is a lot less of an enticing prospect as getting shot by only like three darts a minute, I have to say.