Conscious Of My Nitefinder
#1
Posted 13 May 2004 - 07:05 PM
1. Spring sound: After shooting, I can hear the spring sound for a few seconds. It makes a vibrating hum, not TOO loud, but nevertheless it pricked my concern.
2. Occasional misfire: Once every so often, my dart will simply flop out. (does this have anything to do with the order of loading/cocking the gun?)
3. Trigger: Before cocking, I have to pull the trigger almost its full extent before I feel it "firing." When cocked, the trigger is only BARELY pulled to fire. So little is it, that I have to be careful when using the light that I don't accidentally fire the gun. My friend has a NF too, but he needs to pull it almost the full length to fire it.
-AirApache
#2
Posted 13 May 2004 - 07:19 PM
Edited by 1313, 13 May 2004 - 07:20 PM.
#3
Posted 13 May 2004 - 07:33 PM
#4
Posted 13 May 2004 - 07:35 PM
-AirApache
Edited by AirApache, 13 May 2004 - 07:36 PM.
#5
Posted 13 May 2004 - 08:33 PM
2. I've run into this as well. I think that the O-Ring sometimes doesn't make a good seal, so this is what causes that, i believe.
#6
Posted 13 May 2004 - 08:55 PM
-AirApache
Edited by AirApache, 13 May 2004 - 08:56 PM.
#7
Posted 14 May 2004 - 02:38 AM
For number 3, have you tried checking the positioning of the trigger mechanism? It seems to me that the mechanism may have been put back in incorrectly after the Nite Finder was put back together. You may need to take it apart again, and make sure the trigger is placed just like when you first took it apart.
#8
Posted 14 May 2004 - 05:44 AM
Edited by GeneralPrimevil, 14 May 2004 - 06:23 AM.
#9
Posted 14 May 2004 - 12:38 PM
My NFs both have had their flow restrictors removed, and one of them has a copper barrel, and the other has the stock barrel.
And yes, my triggers are really touchy when they're cocked as well. I'd guess that it's because of the way the plunger catch is shaped. I'll look into that tonight, and get back to you on it.
Techno-Dann of the Seattle Tactical Nerf Team
#10
Posted 14 May 2004 - 02:17 PM
1. I read Tex's post, and, no, thast not the reason. I have several NF's with the airrestrctors drilled, but left in. It still vibrates.
It's perfectly normal, its just the previous restrictors actuallt restricted the air, and made it very hard for anything to come out. Because of this, the plunger was moving slower, hit with less force, preventing the vibrations.
The vibrations are just the plunger hitting the end of the plunger tube with force, that simple.
2. A spring guns firing mechanism is pretty standard, and when you fire/cock it, nothing really changes about it. Nothing should be preventing the dart to be firing. If you think that 1 ouy of every few produces less air, than thats not the case.
It was either a bad dart, or it didnt have a good seal in the barrel, allowiong most of the air to rush past it.
3. NF's naturally have long trigger pulls, nothing to worry about. Unless you want to put sheet metal along the sides of the triggr which hits the chatch mech. (allowing it to reach the mech. in less time) than theres nothing you can do about it.
Hope I was of help Apache.
THIRST
#11
Posted 14 May 2004 - 02:32 PM
All that really changed was that it also makes the noise without a dart loaded. It makes sense, because I think the air restrictor muffled the sound when a dart was not loaded.
Thirst - He meant that the trigger pull is short. My trigger pull is short as well, but sufficient to still use the light beam (just get used to it, or don't use it).
Concerning the occasional dart flop, what kind of barrel are you using? And how long is it? Are you using stefans or stock micros? Otherwise my best bet is the same as Thirst.
Or you might want to lube the plunger tube. It could be the seal of the plunger, because the plunger works as most pumps. It lets air in when you pull it back, and forces air out the front when you release it with a trigger pull. If the o-ring isn't sealing well, that could be the cause of the occasional flopping dart.
~Vintage
~Al Capone
#12
Posted 14 May 2004 - 02:44 PM
yes I found one
Ive heard you say that several times regarding nitefiners, and im curious: Ehere do you live, and are there manyt there? They just came out, and theyre everywhere here.
He meant that the trigger pull is short
Not really, the ones with the lightbeams always seem to have a shorter triogger pull, simply because the trigger is already pressed down the maximum without firing it. When you pull a little more, it fires. It may seem really short, because your not used to firing with the lightbeam down, because you usually arent pressing down the trigger before firing on other guns.
THIRST
#13
Posted 14 May 2004 - 03:32 PM
I live in Minnesota. I went on a big store search one Saturday, and all three of the stores I went to had none: Target, Toys R Us, Walmart. I guess they must have been out at the time, because last week I went to the same Target, and lo and behold they had 6.Ive heard you say that several times regarding nitefiners, and im curious: Ehere do you live, and are there manyt there? They just came out, and theyre everywhere here.
Not really, the ones with the lightbeams always seem to have a shorter triogger pull, simply because the trigger is already pressed down the maximum without firing it. When you pull a little more, it fires. It may seem really short, because your not used to firing with the lightbeam down, because you usually arent pressing down the trigger before firing on other guns.
It seems he was saying that he barely has to pull the trigger to fire the gun. Yes, he is talking about the distance between the light activation and the firing, but I think he was concerned that the overall pull is too short to effectually use the light.3. Trigger: Before cocking, I have to pull the trigger almost its full extent before I feel it "firing." When cocked, the trigger is only BARELY pulled to fire. So little is it, that I have to be careful when using the light that I don't accidentally fire the gun.
~Vintage
Edited by Vintage, 14 May 2004 - 03:33 PM.
~Al Capone
#14
Posted 14 May 2004 - 03:55 PM
#15
Posted 14 May 2004 - 04:16 PM
1) It seems that the spring sound is normal for most people's guns.
I am not too worried about that anymore, and I may just add some foam on the spring in occasional places to muffle the sound.
2)This problem has been fixed. I epoxied up the area around the restrictor. When I drilled the hole, I didn't realize that air could escape out of the other three side holes. This was actually fixed before I posted, but I didn't realize that I consistantly had regular shots, I thought I was just lucky. Thanks, though.
3) I never thought about the whole light/spacing thing. I closed my eyes while shooting this time, and it felt normal, though it took less of a pull then when the gun was unloaded. If I'm going to use my light from now on, here's what I'll do. I'll hold my hand a couple inches in front of it, and pull lightly till it turns on. Then I don't need to worry about shooting the gun when I just want to use the light.
Techno-Dan, I opened my NF up again, and looked at the spring. Perhaps, If I reshape the length of the catch part I can make it so that the pull is longer. However, I don't want to start shaving the plastic down yet, so if you find a better way, let me know.
Thanks guys!
-AirApache
#16
Posted 15 May 2004 - 12:17 PM
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#17
Posted 17 May 2004 - 12:37 PM
Techno-Dann of the Seattle Tactical Nerf Team
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