Nerf Gun Modification 101

Step 4 Upgrading: Last Part

Last thing to do is to plug up the hole on the bottom of the beginning of the barrel. You'll want to be very careful when you do this. It's right after the orange cylinder, and keeps the pressure inside the dart from getting "out of control." What this thing does it take all your compressed air that your spring just made, and throw half in the trash. Sealing this hole will allow you to throw more air in the dart, applying more force and shooting it faster and farther. This is what will really help you welt your friends.

Do this by using some sort of really good epoxy or silicone gasket maker. First make sure the whole and surrounding surface is clean. Then very carefully, kind of work it in the hole but not through it. If you use too much, it will stop the round from moving. If you use too much on the outside, it won't go back in the cylinder when you pull the bolt back.

Comments

[shadow wave rider]

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[pinstripebob]

Yep, just try to be very careful. Use something like a toothpick to apply the epoxy. It might seem kind of silly, but it's a small hole and doesn't need much to plug.

[curious youth]

thats what she said.

[shadow wave rider]

could you use super glue or duct tape instead of using epoxy.

[rangafan]

Just wondering if you could do these steps in any order or do some without others.

Thanks.

[pinstripebob]

You can do or skip whatever mods you want. You can also do them in any order. If you want, you can do one mod then try it out. If it's not enough, then dive back in and do another mod.

[Tedster]

Also, you need to remove the air restricter. You see it if you look down the part where the dart goes, around the base of the peg. it actually pushes on the dart to launch it. It must be removed. when you look through the big orange cylinder, see the thing with 3 prongs on it. break those prongs, and pull out the thing it was attaching. if you can't get to it, push the part where the dart goes into the cylinder. it will push the piece with 3 prongs closer to the end of the cylinder. when you break the prongs, pull out the round piece in the middle, and a spring and the Air restricter should fall out. now, you should be able to see all the way through it. This will improve the ranges by 10-20 ft, but you can now damage things if you dry fire it (fire the gun without any dart in it).

[hunterbait93]

use scotch magic tape over the hole, its very thin and seals it nicely

[mod586]

could you take the barrrel out of the ls and show a differant view of when to cover the hole?

[Capt. Kidd]

could you image note the hole? cant find it.

[JTP424]

Theres also a chemical called M.E.K Methyl Ethyl Keytone, it will basically melt the plastic which works well, you can get it at home depot, also syringes from your local drug store, yes actual needle ones are good for dispensing thin amounts of the mek

[Mr.Cire]

couldn't you use electrical tape?

[Matt526]

yes you can. just use 1 layer

[pinstripebob]

The tolerances are too tight, it would jam it.

[tytnium]

Electrical tape works just fine, you just have to make sure that the tape lies perfectly flat.

[eichermacher]

What about putting a small piece of paper over the hole, then using epoxy?

[pinstripebob]

Try RTV silicone. You can get it at an auto parts store, probably a hardware store. Just fill the hole. If you use paper with epoxy on it, it'll probably be too thick. Move parts as if it were together to see if you could do it.

[xSaeftx]

Places such as Home Depot and Lowes carry RTV silicone and Epoxy putty. You can get it from there pretty cheap (about $3). Remember that you have a one-shot chance in it though, it dries up to rock-hard in about 2 minutes or so. And also lightly smooth it and cover it.

[shifty689]

E tape works fine but don't go over 2 layers of it or else the parts won't move

[ReVibe]

A picture would be nice... And if you want welts (on your soon to be ex-friends), you'll need to remove the AR's so you can use stefans. The rubber tips on the streamlines don't hurt, even with a modded LS.

[Blackhawk980]

Where is the hole is it that little tiny opening in the pic?

[Ninjjutsumaster]

what kind of epoxy and where do you get it?

[skiier]

thanx for the help

[Roanan]

Hey Pinstripe, im having problems with where you mean to add the epoxy, could you post one of post-epoxying? thanks if you can

[MMGiru]

I got a saudering iron (however that's spelled) and melted the edges of the hole. I then took some ABS plastic lying around and put it over the thin layer. Filed it down after that.