The Questions Thread.

plulse wrote:

clunk07 wrote:

plulse wrote:actually yes, i would use my nitefinder just ask littlebro05 i won with a nf against a ts.

Yeh, well...

Without sounding like an arrogant prick, my Titan tanks dent colour-bond steel mate. I doubt a NF will prevent you from ending up with a hole in your body somewhere...

But, yeh, nice work on the win with the NF over a TS!!

Cheers,

if u want i cant use my berserker it shots about 280 FT but i'm pretty sure my nite finder would work fine

Without getting in to a dick-waving competition with a Teenager, the Titan shoots 450 feet plus.

But anyway, neither blaster's would be allowed in 95% of wars, and this is getting fairly off-topic.

Cheers,

SE QLDers, I'm having trouble tracking down on eof those dual action 'repco' pumps. If you help me out i promise you'll be impressed with the final product, before being shot with it repeatedly.

A short while ago my girlfriend was bought a vulcan for her birthday (which is what got me into nerfing in the first place). Now I'm up to the point where I need some more ammo, and seeing as I'm going down the angel breech road with my longshot, I thought I may as well get some nice stefans.
My question is; will stefans (blue foam with heavy tip) work in a vulcan? I know that if I want them to fit I'll have to chop off the pins in the middle of the belt cartridges, but will this allow the rounds to easily fall your when you don't want them to?
Thanks guys!

If you're talking about informer's blue foam, clearly you haven't bought it yet :p

It's hollow, just like a stock dart. That said, you will get some loss of range with the heavysiltip darts.

Huh there you go! Do you think that these rounds are the best for an angel breeched long shot, or are there better? So I should go the light tips for my girlfriends vulcan?

Firstly, should be in the questions thread.

Now, if you bothered to research, you would see that the Angel breech is now outdated, thanks to SGNerf's brass breech, which is streamline-length dart compatible.

And yes, Lite tips are a good replacement for stock blasters.

They should work. Bluefoam is shaped just like stock Nerf darts, so even if you didn't cut the posts in the belt down it would still work.

The pegs in the Vulcan belts don't hold the darts in place; it's the narrow inserts in the rear of each cartridge. As so long as you use darts that have at least the same diameter as a stock dart, you should be fine to use stefans.

Also, I suggest you use litetips for a Vulcan.

Merging thread now...

Does anyone know the ID of the hunter's stock breech?

Thanks,

Bump SE QLD repco ball pump?

^Big W at Garden City Mt Gravatt is where I found mine. K Marts don't seem to have them around here.

Swatsonia wrote:Firstly, should be in the questions thread.

Now, if you bothered to research, you would see that the Angel breech is now outdated, thanks to SGNerf's brass breech, which is streamline-length dart compatible.

And yes, Lite tips are a good replacement for stock blasters.

Ohhhh ok i see now.
What is generally regarded as the best method of breech (angel vs SGNerf's)?
Also are inf0rm3r's rounds (heavy tip) the ideal round for a heavily modified longshot, or are there better out there?
Thanks!

Angel's method is designed for shorter darts while SGnerf's is for streamlines - perfect for us.

inf0rm3r's heavy silly darts are designed for airguns, IIRC. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong (In the form of "LUL NOOB GTFO YUR RONG"), but I think it's roughly 100ft plus that they're designed for.

ooooh... hmmm well what seems to yield the best results for a longshot then?

I lose about 40 feet of range using the heavy sili's in my LS, taking it from 165ft back down to around 115 - 125ft. I can't really explain this, as some of the brisbane guys don't lose much range at all.

I've found the heavy sili's to be a bit too heavy for the LS, and 3-washer snap caps on blue foam are the best. But, compare 15 mins to make 100 sili's, as opposed to 1hr to make 100 stinger's...

Cheers,

Ok... i might try making my own tip then (washers or weights or whatever), What is regarded as the best foam and ideal length to use then?

hideNseek wrote:Ok... i might try making my own tip then (washers or weights or whatever), What is regarded as the best foam and ideal length to use then?

There really isn't the "best foam" here. It's just what a lot of people like and that's blue foam form inf0rm3r. And length for a clip system gun would have to be 6.4cm long, unless you have modded your clip to take shorter darts.

The best foam is the one that fits your barrel, and the best barrel is the one that fits your foam. Catch 22. For us QLDers it's an easy choice for blue foam since that's what the dart hire providers use at wars.

I dont mind modding my clip, i basically want what works best with a Longshot that has the brass breech, V2 spring + regular spring.
That's about it!

hideNseek wrote:I dont mind modding my clip, i basically want what works best with a Longshot that has the brass breech, V2 spring + regular spring.
That's about it!

Alot of it boils down to personal preference, and relative climate conditions. I've tried 3 types of fbr now, and it still isn't as good as inf0rm3r's blue foam. Yet guys in other states have had better success using fbr, and shorter lengths.

Personally, I think the weight of the dart has more impact than the length/diameter of the foam. But, like Elliott said, barrel-fit is the most important. inf0rm3r sells sample packs of his foam and tips, so that's probably not a bad place to start. Testing is the only real way that you're going to find out what works best for you.

Cheers,

Can you use stefans for a standard clip? or do you have to mod the clip or something like that?

It's in the modification directory thread. You could look around before asking.

bleh741 wrote:Can you use stefans for a standard clip? or do you have to mod the clip or something like that?

Just to answer your question, it depends on the length of your darts. Using 1.5" Stefans would obviously flip inside your clip. Your best choice is to get 2.5" or 6.4cm Stefans.

Ok thanks guys

Ok, blue foam it is, but you don't think the heavy tips for it are the best for the job? Should I just buy a length of the stuff and make up my own tip? (i really do appreciate your suggestions).
Thanks!

Okay, so I bought my Alpha trooper, drilled out the "AR's" so now the plunger tube is just one big tube nothing in it (is that right), though sometimes darts will go backwards into the plunger then 2 bullets will come out simultaneously, what did i do wrong? Also, I'm buying an Orange mod works kit, right now i havent even seen a noticeble difference from stock to AR removed, actually before AR's removed it was flush with all 18 shots, now every few shots a dart gets pushback into the back of the plunger and doesnt shoot out. Any help?

hideNseek wrote:Ok, blue foam it is, but you don't think the heavy tips for it are the best for the job? Should I just buy a length of the stuff and make up my own tip? (i really do appreciate your suggestions).
Thanks!

Personally, the heavy sili's work best in air blaster's, and not springer's (range decreases significantly in Stampede, LS, PAS and Armageddon/doomsayer).

But, in Titan, Shotblast, BBBB, LAHB etc, the heavy sili's are perfect. For the price, I'd suggest grabbing a pack, and testing them out yourself.

I prefer Stinger's, as I don't have to be concerned with wars etc, as all my darts are just used for range testing. The advantage of Stinger's, is being able to have multiple weighted darts. I currently use about 6 different weights, relevant to particular blaster's.

Cheers,

Ok great, I'm close to the answer!
So a good format for a 100ft longshot would be;
Blue foam, hot glue, bb pellet, snap cap?
How likely would it be ok for me to use these in battles? Are snap caps generally frowned upon?

Personally, I use washer's rather than bb's or sinker's - less chance of an injury if the cap comes off.

It all depends on which war you're attending, as to what type of ammo you can utilise. I know the guys in Brisbane use both stinger's and sili tips, but at different war locations/types.

Cheers,

It'd really pay for you to do some detective work and get in contact with some war organisers down your way and see what they do. For BYO dart wars i'm sure well made stingers would be acceptable.

Darts that are usually frowned upon are darts that have 00 sinkers as weights, metal tipped darts and the biggest BAN is thumbtack darts (I'm sure you know that). Washers are placed within the snap cap, so when the snap cap flies off, so does the washers. 00 sinkers or BB pellet can actually dislodge if the dart isn't made properly, and shoot the sinker / BB at a high velocity, enough to go through cardboard.

Smaller surface area. = More piercing damage

Quick question: I've modded my AT with a basic AR removal and every second dart gets chopped up at the back end. Why is this happening and what can i do to prevent it?
-James

In a longshot there are about a billion locks. Something i've done (wrong or right i'm not sure) has prevented my boltsled from sliding forward completely, it stops like 2mm short, which in turn causes the lock directly forward and above the trigger to engage the trigger piece.

The simplest solution seems to be to discard the trigger lock and just cycle rounds with caution. Acceptable?

mister_elliott wrote:In a longshot there are about a billion locks. Something i've done (wrong or right i'm not sure) has prevented my boltsled from sliding forward completely, it stops like 2mm short, which in turn causes the lock directly forward and above the trigger to engage the trigger piece.

The simplest solution seems to be to discard the trigger lock and just cycle rounds with caution. Acceptable?

Shouldn't be an issue mate. Try it out, and let me know if you can. I've had similar issues before, but am too tired to remember how I fixed it...

Cheers,