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#350689 China Darts Review

Posted by cheerios on 12 January 2016 - 12:03 AM in Darts and Barrels

Right, I got mine from a seller named amazing-box for future reference when the current listing expires.

 

http://www.ebay.com/...=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

I personally bought them when they were discounted 30% but at its current price darts are $0.0584 per dart.




#350683 China Darts Review

Posted by cheerios on 11 January 2016 - 07:56 PM in Darts and Barrels



This has a lot of information and seemed worthy of it's own thread, moved from pictures thread.

 

Thanks, I wasn't sure whether or not to so I went with the picture thread.

 

Also, I liked these darts so much that I proceeded to buy an extra 1000 darts off ebay after writing the review.

 

EDIT:

 

To make this post more worthwhile I ripped one of the tips of the dart and sliced it in half to give you guys a better idea what they're like.

 

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#350680 China Darts Review

Posted by cheerios on 11 January 2016 - 06:53 PM in Darts and Barrels

So my order of China darts came in today so I had to test them out.

 

First thing I did was cut them down to 35mm in length so that they were similar in length to my MHA silicone dome darts. These darts have a bigger dart tip comparable to those that Xplorer produce, and the foam they are made out of is denser than that of NERF elite darts. These darts do weigh a noticeable amount more than MHA darts just by feel, but I don't have a scale cause I'm not a drug lord and I don't have any use for a scale that weighs .00 grams.

 

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Then I tested them in an overhauled SM1500, Zorn's FAL2, and then a Plusbow. The FAL2 was fitted with the same hopper setup I've been using with MHA darts since 2013 so as to eliminate that as a variable for their hopper-ability. The Plusbow was fitted with an unmodified 1/2" PVC Wye hopper and a 12" CPVC barrel.

 

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Both the FAL2 and Plusbow were fired 100 times and their record of fires to misfires were recorded, and the results are as follows:

China Darts

FAL2: 97/100

+Bow: 100/100

 

MHA Darts (Minor Cornstarch)

FAL2: 92/100

+Bow: 92/100

 

#6 Slugs

FAL2: 99/100

+bow: 100/100

 

The accuracy of these darts is superb; even out of a ridiculously overpowered overhauled SM1500 the darts didn't spin out and shot laser straight. The same can be said about the FAL2 and Plusbow.

 

As for range variance between these, MHA silicone domes, and Slugs... I didn't test it cause It's too cold and it honestly doesn't matter, but I would take an educated guess and say that these will out range MHA domes and slugs when fired out of the same blaster.

 

Pros:

  • They seem to feed more reliably than MHA darts, but more testing needs to be done before this can be confirmed.
  • Significantly more aerodynamic than slugs
  • $0.05 per dart
  • METAL FREE

Cons

  • They're made with black foam which will make recovery a bit of an issue.
  • They're more aerodynamic tip could inflict more pain compared to Slugs or MHA domes.
  • You have to cut them down to make them hopper.



#350714 China Darts Review

Posted by cheerios on 12 January 2016 - 07:43 PM in Darts and Barrels

UPDATE:

 

I went back to mess with these today and see if I could get anymore data for you guys, and the black magic that hoppers work off of seem to have reversed over night. The darts decided to stop feeding in the regular wye yet continue to feed in the 3D printed Wye prototype that I got from Kane in 2013. I did Isolate a couple darts and dipped the tips in cornstarch and they seem to work again, but as most people know that's not the most convenient thing to do at a war (though I've been doing it for a couple years).

 

I have a couple different ideas as to why they decided not to feed anymore:

  • I tested these darts in a much colder environment 20° Fahrenheit ambient temperature versus a 74° Fahrenheit ambient temperature. The darts were also much colder than they were this afternoon.

  • The tips seem to have become more "rough" on the surface after firing them continuously at a concrete wall / wooden board.

  • Black Magic... ("who knows how hoppers really work")

 

EDIT:

 

After some further investigation it seems that my barrel got screwed up by some black magic and that seems to have been the reason for the feeding issues. The barrel somehow managed to get shoved back causing a big lip to interfere with the feeding.

 

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#350718 China Darts Review

Posted by cheerios on 12 January 2016 - 10:32 PM in Darts and Barrels

Cool, I have these too and was considering cutting them down and doing the same you did but just didn't. Also, I disagree that these hurt more than slugs, but I am not stating that it isn't possible that they can hurt more. Finally, although it doesn't matter too much, most people including me refer to them as either ACC darts, accurates, or Chunlin darts(after the seller on amazon were originally found) and while I don't mean annoying about it but it may help some to know what exactly these are called or at least have a name for these.

http://www.amazon.co...rts bullet head(where I bought mine)

 

 

I propose "Bullseyes" as the name for these cut down darts, since it sounds equal parts jargon and the original ACCurate name, while also being a play on words with the accuracy thing. It will make it easy to distinguish the full length ones from these since these are more than just cut-down streamlines, they are pretty much sili tips/silicone domes. Also, this is more activity in one topic than the darts and barrels forum has had as a whole in years.

 

The name "China Darts" was initially just a joke but I'm still going to refer to them as such since that's what the thread is titled.




#288901 Nerf In The News

Posted by cheerios on 25 November 2010 - 05:02 PM in General Nerf

My -2 cents.
That kid with the black recon is clearly some Ice Worshiping fucktard. All of these idiots who even decided to fucking talk to these reporters are morons. Now, we're going to see Uber Hard to mod guns coming out, cause Hasbro's gonna fucking flip out. Here we go, guys. Thanks a fuckin' ton.

That isn't certain. And besides, we could get around the "impossibles" to modify. The nitefinder tube was glued together, solution, cutting the pipe. I'm sure if hasbro even makes "unmodifiable" guns, we could find ways to get around them, just like the nitefinder.


Or everyone could just convert to homemade blasters.



#337604 Joint youtube channel

Posted by cheerios on 22 March 2014 - 08:35 PM in General Nerf

Alright guys, I need some ideas on how the channel should work. I thought I might either have a community password so people could upload their own videos, but I didn't want people spamming the channel with bad-quality stuff. On the other hand, I could have a group of "channel leaders" (3-4 nerfers who like editing and are good at it) that could edit together clips that people post on a separate topic. This way, I have some help editing videos and we can keep the videos frequent. Any other suggestions?



A community password is a bad idea, anyone who wanted to troll the pge would be able to by deleting all of your content or spamming it with horrible content.

If you want a community feel you should start a dropbox account and invite people who want to contribute content. But keep it to a very small amount of people who have access to the Youtube account.

Your second idea sounds good, but people who are part of the core group should have a fair amount of free time to devote and be experienced with video editing to keep thing proffesional.



#248681 Chicago Beatdown 3 - Recapping Now

Posted by cheerios on 26 August 2009 - 03:51 PM in Nerf Wars

I'm a maybe for this one.



#250414 Chano 2.5 - Now Recapping

Posted by cheerios on 14 September 2009 - 04:44 PM in Nerf Wars

Since my Uncle will be visiting that week-weekend and my sister is coming back from college I will be a maybe.



#300965 Illinois Foam Fest Six

Posted by cheerios on 03 July 2011 - 11:24 PM in Nerf Wars

I'm not going.



#292242 Illinois Foam Fest Six

Posted by cheerios on 04 January 2011 - 08:36 PM in Nerf Wars

I'll be there either date. Also would it be fine if I had 8==D~ painted on my snap?



#294342 Illinois Foam Fest Six

Posted by cheerios on 10 February 2011 - 09:27 PM in Nerf Wars

I liked April, the sooner the better.



#278784 Illinois Foam Fest 3

Posted by cheerios on 27 June 2010 - 10:38 PM in Nerf Wars

All ready? It hasn't even been a day. I don't know if I'll be there stupid school starts that week after.



#281701 Illinois Foam Fest 3

Posted by cheerios on 31 July 2010 - 07:22 AM in Nerf Wars

Yo is it raining near you noodle?



#281540 Illinois Foam Fest 3

Posted by cheerios on 28 July 2010 - 09:29 PM in Nerf Wars

Hey, I probably won't be able to attend now. It's like a 10% chance.



#280107 Illinois Foam Fest 3

Posted by cheerios on 12 July 2010 - 10:25 PM in Nerf Wars

Jesus, this is turning out to have good attendance.



#274983 Illinois Foam Fest

Posted by cheerios on 16 May 2010 - 08:28 PM in Nerf Wars

The war is one week away, and there are still quite a few "maybes".
Bobbo + x
yBrik + x
Demon Lord

Please confirm your attendance. Also, we will have a pistols round, so bring one.


I am a definete, and thank you for adding in a pistol round. If anyone needs to borrow one I will have an extra.



#273179 Illinois Foam Fest

Posted by cheerios on 24 April 2010 - 03:56 PM in Nerf Wars

Sorry noodle I can't make it in such short notice.



#275523 Illinois Foam Fest

Posted by cheerios on 21 May 2010 - 08:55 PM in Nerf Wars

Ryan or Kane bring the AT8000.



#275548 Illinois Foam Fest

Posted by cheerios on 22 May 2010 - 07:53 AM in Nerf Wars

Leaving now see all you guys on the field.



#282161 Slambow Video

Posted by cheerios on 04 August 2010 - 10:32 PM in Homemades

I really don't see why this needs it's own thread, oh well. Good job finding a simple way to make slam firing PumpBows.



#339371 Mayhem 3.5

Posted by cheerios on 05 June 2014 - 10:38 AM in Nerf Wars

The last Mayhem was definitely an A+ war that was completely worth the drive, and I hope this one will be just as good. Count me in.



#340600 Mayhem 3.5

Posted by cheerios on 21 July 2014 - 06:24 PM in Nerf Wars

I'm in the same boat as Bchamp. I need to downsize. Most everything is $5 or less (there's even a FREE bin)
If someone want to buy all of it, I would be willing to cut you a bulk deal.

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$2 Bin

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$5+ Bin
Not much here, trying to keep prices down.

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#334020 new style RainbowPump Writeup

Posted by cheerios on 15 September 2013 - 08:54 AM in Homemades

It doesn't need a cheek-diddle sheath because nothing flies forward when you fire it.


It would protect your face against the priming sheath if it failed to catch and flew forward. It's just another safety precaution that I think all blasters should have.



#334016 new style RainbowPump Writeup

Posted by cheerios on 14 September 2013 - 09:11 PM in Homemades

While this design fixed many of the problems of the original RainbowPump, mainly being able to disassemble it easier than before. However it doesn't have the best feature of the original, a cheek-diddle sheath around the back.



#288965 Illinois Foam Fest 4

Posted by cheerios on 26 November 2010 - 03:40 PM in Nerf Wars

All my hoppers are making marshmallows double, triple, and quadruple feed anyone have a fix for that?



#289382 Illinois Foam Fest 4

Posted by cheerios on 29 November 2010 - 03:53 PM in Nerf Wars

+Maybe a mod party at Cheerios' place someday


Yeah, we totally need to schedule something. My yard is also big enough for a war if we want to do that as well.



#275898 Midwest Nerf Conglomerate

Posted by cheerios on 25 May 2010 - 06:06 AM in General Nerf

Removed my email.



#302612 JSPB-The Mad Ghost

Posted by cheerios on 01 August 2011 - 12:18 AM in Homemades

Does this blaster have an over pressure valve?



#331454 Cataclysm 4 - Chicagoland War

Posted by cheerios on 01 July 2013 - 12:00 PM in Nerf Wars

All of this will be for sale at the war. You can reserve stuff now by prepaying and picking it up at the war. I also have a stock splitfire for sale as well.

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#339021 Mayhem 3.0

Posted by cheerios on 18 May 2014 - 01:47 PM in Nerf Wars

Pros:
+Super good war
+Decent amount of people 9-10 all day
+Actually trying while nerfing
+Ryan's blasters shot lasers all day
+Domes worked all day in the 3D printed wye.
+Bought some dongshots!
+Traded ball valves for wyes.
+VIP actually worked

Cons:
-Slugs (Domes are way nicer to get hit in the face by)
-Cores were small but worked extremely well



#338992 Mayhem 3.0

Posted by cheerios on 16 May 2014 - 09:51 PM in Nerf Wars

I guess it's super late for me to post this, but if there is anything anyone wants from my sales threads I'll be more than willing to deliver it (with a reduced price) as long as they post before 8ish AM tomorrow.

http://nerfhaven.com...showtopic=24831
http://nerfhaven.com...showtopic=24962

I highly doubt I'll be there on time, I'm super directionally challenged so I'll get lost many times along the way.



#338935 Mayhem 3.0

Posted by cheerios on 14 May 2014 - 12:14 PM in Nerf Wars

Do you have any desire for me to bring the mobstacles? I already have them in my van, so it's no trouble, but if we don't need them I'll toss them back in the trailer.



#338063 Mayhem 3.0

Posted by cheerios on 05 April 2014 - 08:16 PM in Nerf Wars

I'll try harder to be there this time (actually waking up on time).

Are air guns banned or are those kosher?



#302499 FOMAS 2.0

Posted by cheerios on 29 July 2011 - 06:04 PM in Homemades

This looks like a giant pipe bomb. Maybe I overlooked it, but does this have an OPRV?



#293753 The Arscb/aic

Posted by cheerios on 02 February 2011 - 08:40 PM in Modifications

Isn't this just an inline clip? :P



#337235 Pressure Range of Blasters

Posted by cheerios on 23 February 2014 - 05:02 PM in General Nerf

Thanks for the other information. Unless someone else has actual data on the specific tanks I will likely use 30psi for the Big Blast and Range Master.


I have a 20 PSI McMaster OPRV on my Big Blast and it added range. I'm guessing stock BBBB PSI is ~15.



#337250 Pressure Range of Blasters

Posted by cheerios on 23 February 2014 - 08:22 PM in General Nerf

@Draconis, It's interesting you say that, I haven't ever heard of those sorts of restrictions.

It's often times an unstated rule anymore. Basically anything that runs off of a regulator and a hard air tank isn't allowed at most wars.



#337268 Pressure Range of Blasters

Posted by cheerios on 24 February 2014 - 06:37 PM in General Nerf

I think that's a bit silly though. A well made air blaster can be just as safe or safer than a powerful springer.
You just need to apply proper safety to construction.


It's not about safety it's about fairness. A blaster you don't have to prime at all is way too OP.



#337274 Pressure Range of Blasters

Posted by cheerios on 25 February 2014 - 09:30 AM in General Nerf

The Nerf Dart Tag Snapfire 8 does not need to be primed. Is the Snapfire 8 too overpowered?


No, because it isn't an air gun that has the capability to shoot ~100' without having to prime the blaster between shots. The argument with the Snapfire 8 is the same argument that could be made for any of Nerf's new flywheel blasters, but those aren't able to shoot past the century mark without the darts spiraling out of control.