Modding 101

Alright folks I know a few of you guys may have seen the power and nastiness of either my nitefinder or Kevin's and figured "oh crap, how am I going to deal with those monsters.". I also know that some of you slackers haven't acquired a nerf gun of your own. (some of you even expect us to lend you a gun) To those of you who haven't found a gun and don't want to spend a ton of money on it, I want to direct your attention to this little number. It usually runs for around 8 dollars which is including tax.
Now out of the box this thing doesn't perform, but it doesn't take much altering to turn it into a cannon. Here's my Nitefinder mod in a nutshell.
This is it out of the box. Like I said, it is nothing spectacular. Open it up and get to work. This is it split open. Make sure you keep all of the screws together. hold onto the little nut that falls out when you unscrew the end cap in the pistol grip (the first thing you should unscrew) You can keep or toss the internal laser if you want. It really isn't that cool. I took it out to make room for some ammo holders; Kevin put another gun in his. What ever you want to do with it.







Alright, now take out the orange tube that houses the plunger. Take out the two screws that hold it in and keep track of them. Keep track of the little spring that pops out on the catch for the trigger.



Now that you've done that, slide off the end of the barrel to reveal the smaller pieces at the end of the tube. Take this piece out and toss it. That is one of the Air restrictors.
You are left with this: Now it is another air restrictor, but it depends on if you want to take it out or not. If you do, then you have to glue on the other piece that rests on it. If you don't then just put it back together. While you have it open, you could consider picking up a stronger spring from home depot. They only cost around 3 dollars and they really boost the range and power of your nitefinder. If you don't want to bother, just put it all back together and you are good to go. Now you can do a ton more to this gun but I don't have the time or the materials to explain it all now so I'll leave it for another day. If you have any problems or questions you can call me up or get a hold of kevin.
You can check this site out too. Search the forums and you should find what you are looking for. www.nerfhaven.com