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[moosenukem]

OK, I didn't know whether to put this in homemades or mods so I put it in homemades. I just had a couple of questions about stefan darts, and some mods.
1. Why do people make their darts 1 1/2 inches long?

2. What is the performance differences between split shot sinkers and bb's (the kind that you use for a bb gun)

3. What is the best mod for a Ratchet Blast, but I don't want to single barrel it.

^^^..^^^ The Moose

[Chrysophylax]

I've heard about micros being made from 1 inch to 3 inches long. It reduces low pressure behind the dart, or something like that, I think. Don't hate me if I'm wrong. But it's the same reason some bycyclists have really long tails on some of their helmets.

[cxwq]

1. Why do people make their darts 1 1/2 inches long?

2. What is the performance differences between split shot sinkers and bb's (the kind that you use for a bb gun)

1. Many don't. I make mine 2.5" and they do quite well in all the guns I typically use. These include brass or PETG modded SSII, LnL, AT3k, and EaB. I tried 1.5" darts in my brass modded SM1500 and they didn't do as well as 2.5" darts so I'm not changing. Experiment with a few sizes to see what works for your guns.

2. The weight difference between 3/0 split shot and bbs is enormous. At least one order of magnitude. Darts weighted with bbs will not fly accurately out of any mid to high power guns unless you drill the dart very thoroughly and achieve front-weighting that way.

[moosenukem]

Thanks, I like to use 1 inch darts because they are cheaper and they work better for me. What is the difference between copper, brass, petg, and cpvc?

I've heard about people stretching their guns springs and adding new springs, so I tried it on 2 guns and the catch device doesn't catch the plunger, am I stretching the spring to much or do I need a heaver catch spring?

Moose

[cxwq]

The differences between those barrel materials are significant and numerous. I'd start by reading this article I wrote on the subject some time ago. From there, browse the mods forum and see what people use for specific guns. The bottom line is nothing works well unless it fits your foam so take some darts to the store when you buy barrel material.

If the catch won't hold, you're stretching your springs too much. The catch spring doesn't hold the catch in place, it merely moves it there. In general, you should avoid stretching your springs because it will dramatically shorten their useful life. When purchasing a replacement spring (I use OSH) try for one that's about the same length, slightly heavier wire, and fewer coils. You want a spring with the same compressed and extended dimensions but a 50-100% increase in force.

[xedice]

cxwq, what is OSH? Today I was searching for a spring for my homemade, I went to Ace Hardware, Lowes, Auto Zone, and a few small hardware stores but did not find any good selection of springs. Lowes had a few, but they were terribly weak. Anybody know of some good stores where they have a nice selection of strong springs?

[Ironman]

i use 3 inch micros

[J cobbers]

3. What is the best mod for a Ratchet Blast, but I don't want to single barrel it.

^^^..^^^ The Moose

Find yourself some PVC thread adaptors and hot glue them in the barrels of the Ratchet Blast.

I have some pictures of how I've used them here: my guns

[moosenukem]

Thanks cobbers, what ranges do you get with your RB, and can you cock it with 1 hand?

[J cobbers]

I've never measured the range, but it is significantly better than when it shot mega darts. I can probably get 50 feet off it. I can cock it one handed but the handle recently snapped off and after reattaching it with some really strong glue, I don't want to risk breaking it again. The other reason not to cock it one handed, is that the dart may fly out (less likely than when it shot megas but still happens) and two handed is faster and more reliable.

[taita cakes]

i seriously feel the need to comment...

A) you always seem to flame evil evil evil n00bs, and i must say that this is one of the best first timers to nerf i have ever seen. Although i cand be bothered checkin whether he belongs to NHQ or other such forums, i reckon this guy deserves the "best n00b in the history of nerf" medal... no seriously, i no im rambling, this guy is the ultimate, thanks for quelling the need to say something stupid and use AIM speak...

As these guys have said, use what feels right, even though different guns will require varying lengths...

[Ice Nine]

Hey, what about Cobbers over here?
He acted like a vet from the start, posting relevent material, not using AIM-Speak, and contributing to these forums.
I think he's the one that deserves it the most, out of our recent members.
By the way, in this case it's newb, not n00b.

[J cobbers]

That's b/c I am a vet. I was active on NO before it went down. I took a hiatus from the boards for a while before I found this site, which I like.
It also helps that I'm older than most people on the site and generally avoid getting into arguments on silly issues.

Edit: Thank you by the way. One last point, I try to treat people with respect when I post, even if they say something really stupid or obvious. I might laugh at them from the privacy afforded sitting in front of my computer, but tearing someone a new one is usually counter productive.

Edited by J_cobbers, 25 February 2004 - 09:44 AM.

[moosenukem]

Oh, I'm a n00b huh, well in a sense I am because this is the first time I ever posted on a site but I've been checking things out on NH for probably a year, reading forums, I learned lot of the stuff I know from here. but I wanted to be able to talk on the forums,(kinda like being a guest on zone.com It's just not the some till you can talk.
I just joined NC last night (I like going there to read the stories) oh by the way does anybody know were to find good nerf stories? Oh well tx for the reward


Moose

[THIRST]

Na, Im gonna hafta say sporky gets that award, landslide. I remember whne I joined, I was such a noob. I was also a post whore, but time obviously didnt change that

THIRST