Burn's Nerf Page

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 and all things about modifying nerf!
 
 
 
My Guns
Vortex Firestorm
an AWESOME ring-shooter
SuperMaxx 3000
Lock'n'Load before mod



Mods
Mod for the Lock 'n' Load
Before you do anything, you must know that the first step is pretty much unreversible. But that's ok, because you won't mind when you're done.
First unscrew all the screws stuck on the yellow thing. Then take it of. There is a spring attached to it. Just yank it really hard and it will come off. If it doesn't come off then use a screwdriver and push of the glue at the gun end of the spring.
Now unscrew the whole gun there are 8 screws, 7 of them are on one side so don't forget that 8th screw on the other side.
There should be only 3 different pieces of orange plastic inside. Now study the whole thing and remember it.
Take out the biggest piece of plastic and take out the spring and plunger.
Take an object the can fit inside the bigger end of the barrel and is longer then the whole barrel. Push down hard. That long stick in the barrel should fall out and look like this cool picture below.
Now put the whole thing back together. If you want to stretch the main spring I advise you to remember which side you took it out, mark it if you have to. Take an icepick or knife or drill and make a small hole in the plunger at the hooked end. If you look, there is a little circle where the molding machine left its mark. It's probably a good idea to put the hole here since it is a manufactured strong point.
Then put it in the way you took it out. When all this is done then put the whole thing back together.
If you want an easy way to attach rubberbands for extra power and distance, then you can also drill a hole in the rear site of the gun and either put a keyring there or some other rubberband holding object. I would recommend two big rubberbands. Anymore than that would either put too much stress on the plunger and break it, or it just wouldn't add that much power. However, when using two thick rubberbands, I had to use a glove because the keyring kept hitting my hand really hard.

DART MOD!!!
Awesome Dart Mod
This is an awesome mod for almost any type of Dart. I prefer larami darts because they're the best and it simplifies the mod. But I recently discovered a way to make it work with megadarts. Here's what you need: 
- larami darts or megadarts
- exacto knife or really sharp scissors
- thin athletic tape (the cotton type, about 1/2" thick)
- a set of plastic twist knobs that are used in lamps to turn them on and off
- (optional) mechanical pencil refill erasers
Ok, here it is: Take a megadart, or larami dart and carefully peal off the suction cup. For the megadart, cut it in half with an exacto knife or some really sharp scissors. Make sure you cut it so that it is flat, not a v-cut as this will affect its flight. Then, take the plastic twist knob and stick it, thin side in, into the dart. For the larami dart, it is important to stick the knob in the side that the suction cup came off of.
Now for the optional part. If you want to soften the tip a little, place a refill eraser in the hole of the twist knob if it has one. If it doesn't then you won't have this option.
Now for the tape. This is a very important part to the mod. Without the tape, a megadart may only fly 10 feet while the tip goes flying very far and possibly injures someone. Also, if this is done improperly, the dart will not fly straight. I have done many tests as to the lengths the tape should be, so if you follow my instructions, it will work
Ok, here it is. This is a little hard to explain. You will need three pieces of tape per dart. Two will be the same length (fairly short) and one will be fairly long. The first two need to be long enough to cover the tip of the knob and leave about a tape's width attached to the dart. You will understand this bad wording in a minute (I hope). Now take one of the two strands of tape and center it over the knob and then press the remaining tape down so that it sticks to the dart equally on both sides. Do this with the other piece of tape making an 'X' with the other piece.
No for the TRICKY part: Cut a piece of tape long enough to wrap around the dart 2.25 times (that's two and a quarter times). Honestly, I have no idea why you need the extra quarter but if you don't use it, the dart will NOT fly straight. Wrap this piece of tape around the tip of the foam and knob so that other two pieces of tape are completely covered except for the top. This is also important because if the other tape is not covered, it could get pulled off when you stick it in a gun.
Now you can try it out. If it doesn't fly straight, try trimming the amount of tape wrapped around the dart.
Sorry this is the only image I have of a modified larami dart and it's too fuzzy. But here it is anyway:


Links
Disassembly plans for the Supermaxx3000
Nerf Complete
A great nerf page
Nerfcenter.com 
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06/05/2012 05:03:54