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[Lorschpriester]

Hi,
after testing a lot with the darts and Stefans, it seems that sometimes the darts can
receive too much energy, especialy when used with my Nite Finder mod (description in
another thread). The effect is the following: they leave the barrel and start to spin
around like crazy. A short moment after that they stabelize themselves and and fly like
they should. The main problem is the spinning, it burns to much of the energy. The
effect gets greater when the dart fits tighter in the barrel, thats why I think they are
propably too much propelled. In addition to that it seems like the original Nite Finder
darts have a bigger diameter that the N-Strike darts. So the effects happens more
frequent with the Nite Finder darts.
In combat that could be very fatal, its like your dart spins around the demons brain after
hitting the wall behind him. And all of you know what happens with you after missing
your target --> SKIN OFF !!!
Maybe you had problems like this also, so I would like to hear your suggestions.

Edited by Lorschpriester, 05 April 2005 - 12:42 PM.

[NinjZ]

The sputtering you get when you first fire might be fixed by adjusting the size of your darts. They might be too long or too short for your particular blaster setup.

[LordoftheRing434]

Dart length may be a factor. This happens with my Stefans a lot, and I mean A LOT. I thought I had just made sucky Stefans, but I found that the cure that worked for me was barrel-extension. In my NF, I gave it a longer PVC barrel so that the darts wouldn't spin when they left. The same worked for the rest of my guns. The only thing that disappoints me now is trying to fire a Stefan out of my PC With stock darts, the only explanation I can provide is that they have a tear in the side, or the tip is off-center somehow. This tear sometimes happens in my Stefans too. That seems to be a factor even in the best of barrels. Other than that, I don't really know what to say. Best of luck!

Edited by LordoftheRing434, 05 April 2005 - 02:02 PM.

[cxwq]

It sounds like you're describing what we call 'fishtailing' rather than 'spinout'. Fishtailing is caused by either a very snug barrel or (generally in pump guns) too much air pressure behind the dart as it exits the barrel. Both can cause the initial instability in flight. The first problem can be corrected by using nested brass barrels, the second by using a longer barrel.