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Yet Another K'nex Gun (YAKG)

Step 11Loading and Firing

Loading and Firing
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Loading:
1: Turn the gun upside-down and remove the pusher.
2: Add up to 15 rods into the magazine. This takes practice.
  • For the first 7 or 8 rods, you may want to insert them through the hole shown in the picture.
  • It may be necessary during loading to jam the pusher into the magazine to settle the rods.
3: Replace the pusher, and strap it in with a rubber band.

Firing:
4: Hold the gun from the front with your non-dominant hand.
5: Pull back the red connectors on the firing pin until the trigger locks into place.
6: You may want to ensure that the firing pin is correctly locked in.
7: Hold the gun by the handle with one hand and pull the trigger.

Important note about loading:
Do not load with the firing pin pulled back. Not only is this stupid, unnecessary, and unsafe, it just plain won't work. The extra tension on the rubber bands from the firing pin pulled back causes the magazine to compress slightly, preventing the rods from sliding down correctly.
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