With a recent buy two get the third free sale, I did some early Christmas shopping for my 7 year old son and purchased the Nerf Modulus Long Range, Stealth Ops, and Strike & Defend Upgrade Kits. However, he doesn't have a good base Modulus blaster yet. I've already narrowed the list based upon size, performance, etc. My finalists are the Recon MKII and Tri-Strike. Modding, cost and accessories are NOT considerations.