This is just the start of a great Nerf Legacy. In 2 years you can have season of foam 2: plastic cracks and foam biodegrades- but glory lasts forever. After this one you'll probably see more people.
I've found that no matter what you do to fix a longshot it just brakes. I had a problem like you'res and used some epoxy and let it cure for like a day. I don't know around the excact time but yeah. it broke after the third shot. I held it with bungie cords and everything to hold it together. It's a terrible gun after it's first break.