Semi-Automatic NERF Longshot

Step 10: Conclusion

I hope this Instructable at least made you think "Man I want one."

I also hope that if you attempt this build you take the proper safety precautions, and learn a thing or two in the process. Yes, they may be toys, but honestly there is alot more engineering involved in a NERF gun than most people realize. It might be easy for us to Dremel out all that pesky plastic, but the injection molds and engineering that went into designing these things is insane. 

I sent pictures to NERF just to show their engineers, but alas I got a response back stating "we cannot forward this to our engineering department as we do not encourage modifying our NERF blasters," perhaps someone from NERF will see it now =)

Was it off the deep end? Maybe..... Will I stop here? Heck no!

Off to my next project =D

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Comments

[BIOhazard_inc]

wha......


i know i want one

Trust me I'm a doctor

[BIOhazard_inc]

What??

[Delsl]

Just curious what Solenoid did you use? I'm working on a similar project with a nerf maverick and I'm just trying to figure out what kind of voltage I'm going to need.

[Philysteak527]

I used one of these [Solenoids] 

But in your case you don't need a 3 way valve, you could use a cheaper one like [This].

If you are planning to hook 12 gram CO2 cartridges strait up to a valve then these wont work, the output pressure of those cartridges is around 900 psi. 

[Delsl]

Well that is certainly good to know; my original plan was to use a 3000 psi nitrogen tank I had laying around from paintball. Do you think it would work if I had a regulator between the tank and solenoid?

[fierwall5]

the tank is 3000 psi but the psi leaving the tank is 800 or 400 psi depending on the tank and then the gun steps that down to whatever pressure it uses so if you want to use it for a Nerf gun try using a regulator from a gun and go from there.

[Philysteak527]

A regulator is necessary, i'm not very up to date on the paintball parts available, but if you could find a regulator that would bring it down to 150 psi you could hook it directly to the solenoid. They do make solenoids that can handle the higher pressures... just not for $25

[eman414]

you shouldn't tell nerf you modefie nerf blasters they might sow up to your house and take all of your modified blasters away.

[imthatguy1125]

They legally can not do that. They reccomend not modifying them but its not illegal. All it does is void the warrenty. They can not stop you from modifying a toy.

[Philysteak527]

If NERF showed up at my door and told me they were going to confiscate my modded blasters I would probably laugh and tell them to leave before I called the cops =P

[rookiebuilder]

I would shoot them with my modified NERF blaster.

[D00M99]

Try posting a video too!

[Philysteak527]

There are 2 videos on step 9 =)