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#140537 The Vulcan

Posted by wardrive on 16 February 2008 - 01:53 AM in General Nerf

Let's hope not, As much as I like the sound of a 4 foot long Nerf gun than takes about 7 Seconds ( 7 Very Long Seconds) to fire, maybe this thing will be good.

As for Modding, I heard plenty of stories about mods to that electric abomination of buzzbee's. The stories usually ended with the Gun catching on fire, melting, making loud popping noises followed by a small explosion and puff of very black smoke. So moding the motor system would be a risky proposition. I hope the Vulcan Doesn't turn out to be "Tommy 20 Vers 2.0- Twice as likely to give your position away, and useless if you actually intend to shoot more than 3 feet."

I'm withholding judgment for now..
Edit: I found a Photo Guys..
Posted Image

Not bad, not bad at all...

#230707 New Raider CS-35 Speculation Thread

Posted by wardrive on 16 May 2009 - 10:52 PM in General Nerf

there have been weird rumors that the cs-35 is going to cost $66.89. Mostly because some genius on Youtube put a caption saying that a childs toy would cost 65 bucks .

I was under the impression this would be in the usual $30 to $40 range..

#230698 Armageddon X

Posted by wardrive on 16 May 2009 - 10:21 PM in Nerf Wars

I'll probably be going, I live in fresno so transportation might be an issue. (Worst case scenario: I'll make sure to share any stories about trying to smuggle a vulcan on greyhound).
-This will also be my first major war.

#140486 What Was Your First Nerf Gun?

Posted by wardrive on 15 February 2008 - 06:30 PM in General Nerf

A RatchetBlast, I loved that gun. The little sight on it. I even practiced with it until I could prime it with a single hand, I was about 8 or 9.

#237131 My New Ls Mod

Posted by wardrive on 18 June 2009 - 12:35 PM in Modifications

Not the cleanest job ever, but still pretty impressive. I look forward to reading the updated thread.

#192658 Halo Ma5c Assault Rifle Nerf Gun

Posted by wardrive on 29 November 2008 - 01:40 AM in Modifications

Wow, nice job. Very cool!

#289680 Longshot Cs6 X-ii "shattershot"

Posted by wardrive on 01 December 2010 - 09:10 PM in Modifications

Doesn't this belong in the "Show me your pictures" thread?

#191096 Modding Styles

Posted by wardrive on 21 November 2008 - 01:53 PM in Modifications

Think about what I want..
Make a drawing/Work things out on paper.
Repeat 1&2 several time over..
3. Make it
4. Redesign it, because it usually doesn't work right the first time.
5. Painting/cosmetics- so it fits with the rest of the gun.

#304375 New Nerf Series!

Posted by wardrive on 06 September 2011 - 08:12 AM in General Nerf

Ok, time for me to predict the future, based on the past.

The past: Stock dart blasters firing semi expensive ammo - we mod the blasters - we begin making primitive homemade ammo - we build homemades - ammo goes far and hurts - new safe ammo is created.

The future: Stock Vortex blasters firing very expensive disks - we add new springs, without too much advancement - begin making primitive but working disks - build homemade disk launchers - finally say "screw it" and make homemades that shoot actual mini frisbees bought in bulk online - people complain and we make "slug disks"

Then Nerf releases vortex mini football launchers to troll us, and we all live happily ever after, the end.

Mini Frisbees, particularly ones with names like wham-o wright look painful. I really don't see darts being pushed out by discs (I haven't seen too much of their performance though, except hasbro's propaganda). Example: The Nerf Recon, on NH a lot of people extrapolated that the Recon was a longshot in pistol form based on a photo of the Recon, by doing size comparisons of the CS-5 magazine to the rest of the blaster. As we all know now, the Longshot was the odd one out of the bunch in that in that it could hit 85-100 when given modest modifications.

Discs will have a place in wars, but I predict that they'll be relegated to a secondary/integrated blaster status- something a nerfer can use to shoot back discs that come their way. Most nerfers I've seen carry a spring blaster and an Air blaster, in spite of predictions that one system would eventually wipe out the other. We had N-Strike, a series that lasted a decade and brought us blasters that we incredibly advanced compared to so many blasters of the 90's. Discs will be more complex yet, in that a disc and be pushed and shoved around in ways that a dart cannot. N-Strike was also almost entire comprised of springers (Since both the Magstrike and the RF-20 were added to N-Strike as a marketing move) and yet, go to any war and air blasters are still here..

#275210 N-strike Alpha Trooper Cs-18

Posted by wardrive on 18 May 2010 - 06:09 PM in General Nerf

I think the over emphasis on range can be unhealthy for nerfing, two masses of player standing 120 feet apart from each other (with their 30 round plusbows) on a wide open field just seems wrong to me.
The Alpha trooper looks like it'll be plenty fun to run around with. On one other note, we got first call.. yay!

#275980 Rsp-skeleton

Posted by wardrive on 25 May 2010 - 08:29 PM in Homemades

Wow, nice work.. ranges?

#140540 Iq Score

Posted by wardrive on 16 February 2008 - 02:00 AM in Off Topic

When I was little, I did pretty crappy in school, but just about every teacher I'd ever had said "I was very bright" and things to that effect.
They took me to a psycholigist or specialist, he did a battery of tests, simple things. Mainly to see if I had learning disabilities. He told my Dad my IQ at the end of the tests. I was 138, 135+ is usually considered genius by most standards, I've heard 160 for some others.
138, It's not how big your box is, it's how full it is...

#274221 Has Anyone Considered Making/using Sights?

Posted by wardrive on 07 May 2010 - 01:00 AM in Modifications

Iron sights are all I've ever really needed, I use recommend a configuration similar toAR15 Iron Sights.

#289332 Gyrostabilization Module

Posted by wardrive on 28 November 2010 - 10:03 PM in Modifications

This would be useful from a shoulder-mount, at least it looks like it might. Good work!

#229523 Human Vs. Zombie Help

Posted by wardrive on 10 May 2009 - 11:51 PM in Nerf Wars

Look, in this sort of game firepower matters most followed by accuracy and then by range. You want weapons whcih can crank out plenty of shots very fast, and reload very fast.

Primary(s):
Longshot (pump action mod reccomended)
Vulcan
RF20
SuperMaxx 2500/3000

Secondaries:
Maverick (can be bought very cheap)
Recon
Hornet

Extra Gear:
Backpack
-lots of ammo/clips
-Water
Hydration Pack/Backpack
-(see backpack)
Flashlights (if nightime)
*attach carrying straps/lanards to weapons if possible

You want to have a doctrine that focuses heavily on being able to shoot your way out of any situation. I highly recommend getting investing in a Vulcan with lots (at least 200+) of extra ammo. Assign one person to use the vulcan and another with a decent gun of their own to help carry the extra ammo, and fend off the zombies when the vulcan is being reloaded. A good vulcan team takes practice so neither member is reloading at the same time. The longshot( AR removed, and enhanced sping) w/pump action is a good general weapon for any situation.
I highly reccomend the Maverick as a sidearm, it's cocking method makes it easily one of the fastest (ROF) spring pistols. It's cheap (usually less than 7$ USD). Just make sure you count your shots, sometimes 6 seems like 5.
You can't carry (or shouldn't) tons of ammo in your pockets, a backpack is perfect for storing the tons of ammo you're sure to go through. It's recommended that you carry 75% of the ammo you'd need if you didn't reuse any darts (if I would theoretically use 100 darts, I would pack 75-ish). Water is also strongly advised since all the extra gear you carrying might start being cumbersome after 30 mins depending on your load. If you can afford a hydration pack w/ cargo capacity, buy it!

#270798 Scorpion Ldr

Posted by wardrive on 30 March 2010 - 05:20 PM in Homemades

I think what a lot of us are interested in seeing is how you made the thing. Its a nice gun, so how did you make it?

#140003 Rolling Mag

Posted by wardrive on 13 February 2008 - 05:48 PM in Homemades

A Drum Magazine. Your rolling mag seems to be a primitive drum magazine.
the rolling mag should be in a spiraling design. Not a circular drop, which is what your design appears to be.
A spiraling drum might be a lot more efficient, if you want to increase capacity, but you'd need to choose your spring carefully, too strong and your ammo will smoosh, too weak and you won't be able to fire.

#190882 New Buzzbee: Pump Tek

Posted by wardrive on 20 November 2008 - 12:23 AM in General Nerf

It looks more than a little shitty in terms of it's look. Seeing as how it's a ball shooter, it'd be pretty hard to mess that up though-even for buzzbee. If it's cheap and buzzbee's influence ended at the outside of the acid-trip inspired shape; this gun could be a nice bargin.

#140485 Rolling Mag

Posted by wardrive on 15 February 2008 - 06:20 PM in Homemades

The Spring resides in the center of most drums and using a spinning or rotating motion instead of pushing or compressing the spring, which is what happens in a magazine. You would be Twisting it as opposed to pulling of pushing. The spring would wear out as all springs naturally do, but you'd only need a spring slightly long than a dart. The spring probably ought be a little thicker than the usual spring used in Nerf If you get one as short as a dart though.

-Edit.
You could use gears to rotate the Mag, with a toothed bar attached to the cocking/pumping mechanism, and a series of gears placed on the mag, with a toothed exterior which would eliminate the need for a spring in the mag at all. This would eliminate the possibility of your spring crushing bare ammo. The biggest problem would be in the event that your Mag was damaged, repairs to the exterior or the gears could be time consuming depending on the damage.

Pros: No Spring, No threat of crushing ammo. No Jams due to deformation of dart due to spring.

Cons: Gears Must be aligned properly or you're in for a tough game. Repairs could be difficult.

#275324 The Reconbow

Posted by wardrive on 19 May 2010 - 03:49 PM in Modifications

Would replacing the broken part with aluminum be possible?

#205059 Recon Attack

Posted by wardrive on 20 January 2009 - 10:38 PM in General Nerf

First of all, this is nerf- Accuracy & Range don't usally go hand in hand..

If you're going for precise accuracy within the lower end of the medium range (35 to 45 feet), the [] Mega darts with fins[ (far left in mega darts section) were supposed to be very very accurate.

If you're going for a super long distance weapon, mod a titan to do mico darts.

Secondly, if you take care of your weapon and respect it's limitations, recons aren't great but if abuse them they're really terrible..

#307905 Cutting springs

Posted by wardrive on 29 November 2011 - 04:44 PM in Homemades

Go with a pair of heavy bolt cutters, generally something capable of cutting Cyclone fence easy.

#260159 "new" Maverick Hex Design?

Posted by wardrive on 30 December 2009 - 04:13 AM in General Nerf

Well, some of the Advertisements were misleading. I initially thought the mavericks were semi-auto. I bought a Maverick when they first came out.

The Maverick appeals to not-so-serious nerfers because of psychology: "more barrels=good/Less cost=good".

#190955 Newb Needs Some Schoolin - Arm-brace Mounted Blaster

Posted by wardrive on 20 November 2008 - 05:37 PM in Homemades

I've never been a big fan of arm blasters; mainly because using an arm blaster denies the use of a perfectly good hand for other things, and if you have a blaster on your arm you're more likely to break the gun when you dive for cover or try to do something without realizing you've got a blaster that will catch the abuse instead of your body.

Go for the solenoid, you should go down to your local home depot, they'll probably be able to help you out.

#191021 Over-hand Cocking Mechanism

Posted by wardrive on 20 November 2008 - 09:35 PM in Modifications

Good job, this slide is almost 100% likely to be used similar to the recon or the mav or the 8 barreled abandoned child of the n-strike family.
The NF doesn't have the multiple capaicty of the others so cocking isn't really a huge deal I guess, but it's good work and if your mod works for you then that's probably the best measure of success.

#272596 Cs 18?

Posted by wardrive on 18 April 2010 - 04:30 PM in General Nerf

Reminds of the clip that the Spartan was supposed to have, maybe this means they're really going to build it?

#327786 Making Mongos- Where can I get 1" FBR?

Posted by wardrive on 08 March 2013 - 05:27 AM in Darts and Barrels

I've been trying to find information about weights for Mongo sized darts, but it's pretty scarce. Does anyone have any information on weights for mongos?

#272617 Cs 18?

Posted by wardrive on 18 April 2010 - 07:53 PM in General Nerf

Hmm, the more I read about the big blast the more curious I get.

#230703 (not So) Epic Fail!

Posted by wardrive on 16 May 2009 - 10:39 PM in Homemades

I'm a little curious here, are you shooting, throwing, or making some sort of twisted strange love to this thing?

-And with what?

#323823 Direct Propulsion Crossbow

Posted by wardrive on 22 November 2012 - 05:19 AM in Homemades

That catch is beautiful, so simple and yet so effective.

#286673 Blaster Identification Tool

Posted by wardrive on 07 October 2010 - 09:58 PM in General Nerf

I couldn't seem to find the Airzone 8-shooter up there?

#281459 Nerf Guns/unusual Conditions

Posted by wardrive on 28 July 2010 - 03:40 AM in General Nerf

As long as you keep the mud, sand, dirt, and water out of your internals you should be fine..

Highly technical blasters (the Vulcan comes to mind) are more vulnerable due to the complexity, highly robust blasters (such as the Homemade SNAP-Series) can shoot even if you fill them with water.

#268033 Straw <-dart Possibility?

Posted by wardrive on 04 March 2010 - 04:45 PM in Modifications

The Straw design means that you'd have to use "inferior" darts, one of the things that makes Stefans so useful is their toughness. They usually don't have an inner channel which means that they have overall thicker diameter than stock nerf darts.

A straw would require that the darts have an opening inside them, that opening means that the dart has weaker/thinner walls. That's one of the reasons stock darts rupture when used in high power blasters.

That channel also causes the dart to "flex" when airpressure is first applied/released. The flexing movement reduces affects the seal of the dart (particularly in spring guns), and the slightly warped shape affects the accuracy and range of the dart as the flexing motion causes a tumbling/wobbling as the dart leaves the barrel and goes through the air

The Yellow text is speculative, I'm trying to test that.

So to summarzie: Channel=Weak, Solid=Stong.

#307190 Nerfers in North California

Posted by wardrive on 09 November 2011 - 07:52 PM in Nerf Wars

I completely agree. I live in the fresno area and the members on here who I have tried to contact haven't responded. I have decided to make the most of a group of friends to play with instead of trying to find random people to play with.

I also live in Fresno, I've had the same issue with organizing.

#191210 Another Nerf Grenade

Posted by wardrive on 21 November 2008 - 11:05 PM in Homemades

They work well when you have something to bounce them off of. So they're more indoor weapons, you bounce them off a wall near your opponent and the "explosion" sends the foam on the enemy, and everywhere else.

#276173 Marshmallow Mforcer

Posted by wardrive on 27 May 2010 - 01:52 PM in Modifications

I think the piston would be the area you'd want to look into for your next mod, especially if your aiming to improve range.

#267175 Cobra Vs Titan

Posted by wardrive on 27 February 2010 - 07:43 AM in Modifications

The Titan will send a micro 300 feet and beyond easily, one jackass at a local war broke his tank so he replaced it with a steel pipe and removed just about any sort of safety system (pressure release valves, inefficient airflow pathways, pressure restriction valves, etc) to fit the damn thing. Over the 40 minute main round, I kept hearing a zipping noise and eventually cursing. After round's end, one of the guys asked if he'd gotten any kills. Apparently he couldn't see his darts when he shot them from any angle. We got a cardboard mat and used it to see if his gun was actually shooting, the guy shooting pulled the trigger aiming at the bottom half of the cardboard and that micro dart made a whistling noise went through the cardboard and though one half of a plastic container.

It turned out that the barrel was bent, and combined with all that speed it was likely that douche bag was shooting over our heads the whole round.

I'd go with the Cobra, unless your looking for a Volley Gun the Titan can be dangerous especially if you mod it.
The Corba shoots 150ish, the Titan shoots into infinity and beyond. However, nobody's had their eye protection penetrated by a Cobra, the same can't be said for those singled Titans.

The Cobra is safer than the Titan. The Trigger will probably require some work though, as it wasn't build for shooting.

*Edit: apparently we've replaced all words that stand in for "repins (Spell it backwards)" with douche bag. Oh well, I can't complain about that..

#306753 Bolt sled reinforcement physics qustion.

Posted by wardrive on 31 October 2011 - 06:45 AM in Modifications

The LS doesn't have the clearance to go for some extensive reinforcement at least not without major modifications (i.e. hacking and adding plastic) to the plunger tube in the front. As far as I can tell, the Angel Breach solves the issue by replacing the bolt sled altogether (More experienced users, feel free to correct me on that if I'm remiss).

As most of the N-strike line that uses magazines is based on the Recon, there's really not much of a need to reinforce the bolt sled due to lower power potential..

Generally speaking, modding is an incremental process.. We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, and owe it to those who come after us to provide them the benefit of our experience. Which is my way of saying, most of us will do our mods as cheaply as possible.

#257480 Shotgun Stefans

Posted by wardrive on 28 November 2009 - 09:56 PM in Homemades

You know what would really help? Pictures!

Question 1:

Are you suggesting NIC members use airsoft pellets as a prjectile? Or simply as a weight? The "spread" comment made that kind of difficult to tell.

Question 2:

I don't think I've ever seen anyone use a doubleshot twice (at least not anyone I had any respect for), they usually buy a better gun once they realize how uncompetitive it is at most games.
*So why are you using one?

Question 3:

How are you stacking the darts? Side by side, or top to bottom (if you have short length stefans?).

-Not trying to rain on your parade here, but if you're introducing a "new" concept then it's customary to have lots of pictures..

*Edit, and yes I realize question 2 is not exactly a question...

#257485 Shotgun Stefans

Posted by wardrive on 28 November 2009 - 10:14 PM in Homemades

I know they use shells, which is another reason I don't like Doubleshots. Your description gave the impression that they were quite different from orthodox stefans, hence I felt compelled to ask.

So, your basically just stacking flat headed stefans on top of each other?

What kind of ranges are you getting?

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