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[nerkum]

I got my hands on a pair of Ratchet Blasters and since they are designed to shoot mega, I figured a barrel modification would not hurt. The current barrels were loose on Mega’s and had a poor performance. About 20’ if you are lucky.

After opening it up and taking a look at the spring setup and trigger mechanism, I figured I didn’t need to add anything here. The plunger is a nice size and the stock plunger is not bad at all. Besides adding an additional spring may mess with the cocking action (See YouTube Video).



So take off the front barrel assembly, the plunger rotates on this gun while the turret is stationary. Separate the two pieces of the turret.



Remove the pegs; they didn’t do anything with air restrictors back in the day. Just a quick twist with pliers and they slide right out.



Get your favorite barrel material (I'm using .602 kitespar fiberglass rod) and prep it. I had to sand mine down a little for a snug fit.



Goop your new barrels to the back plate of the turret and slide the two turret pieces back together.



Reassemble. Take video of test firing.



Range, I’m getting around 45’. Very easy guns to duel wield.

Edited by nerkum, 25 March 2009 - 08:30 PM.

[nerfboi]

Very nice! I don't see too much Ratchet Blast mods on here. Jsut a question, where did you get your barrel material?

[nerkum]

I got mine from Goodwinds Kites. You can get a 6 foot section for like 8 dollars. It has in ID of .499 which is perfect for most taggers. It is also very durable, you can run this stuff over with a car and it will be fine. So it is a good alternative to brass and PETG where durability is concerned.

[PointBlank]

Man I wish I knew where mine went, I haven't seen mine in ages. How much do those go for now days?

[123caviler]

Ugh, my neighbor gave one of these to me but tried to mod it first and ended up breaking it completely. I can't believe that kid.

Nice job, this is one of the few mods for this gun, if not the first.

[jwasko]

Because I like RBs so much, I feel that I have to warn you: Be careful with that Ahnold-style cocking...or else this might happen.

(post #5 in that thread, in case it gets messed up)

And an additional spring would be fairly likely to break it....it seems kind of fragile, all around.