I have one friend with a Longshot and another with a Maverick. I love the latter so much. His house has those sort of flat-panel light switches, so we'll just sit around from various spots of the room and try to turn the lights and fan on/off with darts.
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edited September 2006
... Well, I now have an excuse to take apart my longshot.
I am not sure why, but the barrel that acts as the loaded/primed indicator has gotten out of whack. You can see the grease they use to lube it, and it isn't going black after you fire it.
Where does one find another spring for the longshot? I too want 100 feet.
Yeah, that was the intimidating thing about that mod forum... They used terms for springs and other components that were based on their collective knowledge as a community, and it's a bit overwhelming. Plus, I don't want to cannabalize another gun to strengthen mine.
Where does one find another spring for the longshot? I too want 100 feet.
Yeah, that was the intimidating thing about that mod forum... They used terms for springs and other components that were based on their collective knowledge as a community, and it's a bit overwhelming. Plus, I don't want to cannabalize another gun to strengthen mine.
The Big Bad Bow's spring. Not sure of the information on that spring that one would use to buy the same kind, though.
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edited September 2006
Well, there's no way I'm buying a Big Bad Bow just to cannibalize it.. that sucker's expensive enough on its own. =/
actually, the guy used the same type of spring in his Night Fire (hence why he termed it an NF spring)...
With a picture I might be able to guess gauge and length
It's not actually the NF spring. It's a spring that looks the same, but it's Industrial Strength.
Is Industrial Strength officially regulated? Could we simply swap the spring in the Longshot out with one of the same length that's called 'industrial strength' and all get the same results of much dart range?
actually, the guy used the same type of spring in his Night Fire (hence why he termed it an NF spring)...
With a picture I might be able to guess gauge and length
It's not actually the NF spring. It's a spring that looks the same, but it's Industrial Strength.
Is Industrial Strength officially regulated? Could we simply swap the spring in the Longshot out with one of the same length that's called 'industrial strength' and all get the same results of much dart range?
I don't really know, but it was stated on the Nerf Mod forum posted on the longshot topic that it's not actually the NF spring.
Thanks to you all I went to walmart and picked up a Maverick. I'll be modding it as soon as possible.
edit: anyone have any tips for a better spring to put in the Mav? I figure I'll stretch the one already in it for short-term gain, but I'd like to have something to replace it with :P
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I just got a longshot tonight. I want to mod this thing, but I'm really afraid to as the directions on that NerfHQ site are really a little hazy. Can anyone who has done this before point me in the right direction - i.e. where would I get a spring, where do I put these O-rings he's talking about, and what is this restrictor thing?
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AthenorBattle Hardened OptimistThe Skies of HiigaraRegistered Userregular
edited October 2006
I'm so fucking sick right now.
Why?
I walked into Wal-mart, and saw a longshot, with a "bonus"...
It's the "laser" sight off the Nite Finder, only it's a universal mount, designed to go on the scope slot.
Which means, of course, that it's mountable to the Maverick and Firefly.
PISSES ME THE HELL OFF.
Makes me more angry that Hasbro isn't selling Longshot darts yet, and I don't want to buy the Longshot again just to get this laser sight. =(
Nerf could do well selling accessories on their website like this. But noooo. =(
Edit: By the by, my bro took out the limiters in his maverick, and the gun suddenly started shooting like it needed viagra. Were we doing something wrong? It just seems like those prongs are what push the dart forward, not the air.
I walked into Wal-mart, and saw a longshot, with a "bonus"...
It's the "laser" sight off the Nite Finder, only it's a universal mount, designed to go on the scope slot.
Which means, of course, that it's mountable to the Maverick and Firefly.
PISSES ME THE HELL OFF.
Makes me more angry that Hasbro isn't selling Longshot darts yet, and I don't want to buy the Longshot again just to get this laser sight. =(
Nerf could do well selling accessories on their website like this. But noooo. =(
Edit: By the by, my bro took out the limiters in his maverick, and the gun suddenly started shooting like it needed viagra. Were we doing something wrong? It just seems like those prongs are what push the dart forward, not the air.
What the fuck man? A lazor sight?
...pew pew pew?
As for the restrictor, it seems that you did something wrong. I have no idea though.
I bought two mavericks last night, everyone at work has been playing with them all day. Everytime they asked me how much they were and I said 8 bucks and they all flipped. I'm expecting full on nerf wars by friday.
Where do you work?
If you worked in like a Costco, flip off most of the lights after closing and go nuts.
That'd be fucking sweet.
Now I need a job at Costco, to do just that.
I'm a programmer in an office. Cube wars are a passtime of ours.
Cube wars.
Most excellent.
Metaphorical hats off to you, sir.
Umm.. you dont work where I do.. do you? cause we have been having cube wars as well.
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The sight's just a flashlight, if memory serves. Still, makes me wish I had that bonus.
Yeah. It's the same kind of focused super-bright LED that the Switchfire and the Nite Finder EX-3 use, which gets diffused pretty bad by the aiming thing.
That said, it's just a cool little accessory. No one's selling it by itself on ebay (I figure it just hit stores today), and I'm not gonna be too upset, but it'd be nice.
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edited October 2006
So yeah.. looking over the nerf modding forums, it seems the limiter isn't just the 3-pronged assembely, but the endcap that completes the seal. My guess, looking at what my bro did, is that he didn't get it sealed up nice and tight when he removed the prongs. They also say that removing that piece with the prongs (which seals the airflow after a certain amount) doesn't do much for the range.
I think I might have to buy another Maverick, expressly for modification.
I came up with a way to make darts so that you don't have to modify the gun. It uses the same material as the Stefans(sp?). I really should post a tutorial.
I live in Australia and Nerf isn't big over here, but are Longshots worth importing? It says 35ft on the box but that doesn't seem like much when with a few interior mods you can get a Maverick shooting about the same, possibly a little further.
I live in Australia and Nerf isn't big over here, but are Longshots worth importing? It says 35ft on the box but that doesn't seem like much when with a few interior mods you can get a Maverick shooting about the same, possibly a little further.
Perhaps you missed the 100ft flat trajectory stuff...
I've modded my longshot and the thing sounds like a gun now. I went to the hardware store after trying to judge the length of the spring without having it apart. Big mistake. I got a spring thats about 1 1/2 inches too short but massively stiff (Only $1.50). Still, that didn't stop me from putting it in The loudness comes from the shaking and rattling the shorter spring does after firing.
After removing the restrictor, I also cut back about 1cm on the plastic that the bolt goes through, as the extra stiffness makes it harder to stay cocked. Cutting it back makes it a bit stronger. The plastic I'm talking about is the narrow slit that the bolt passes through.
Currently, I can shoot 80+ feet consistantly with straight darts in my apartment hallway. Dented darts slice worse then I do when I'm golfing, however.
I imagine having a longer spring would give me the extra distance. I used a 4 in spring, I believe it takes a 6 inch. Your best bet would be to take it apart and either bring it to the hardware store or take measurements.
Also, you dont need a dremel to remove the restrictor. I did mine with an xacto knife and some patience.
Damage wise, this gun hurts. When shot from within 10 ft, it left a welt for a day. The best thing about it is now the sight is actually useful, as long as you have straight darts.
Next mod is making it a pump action shotgun :twisted:
I live in Australia and Nerf isn't big over here, but are Longshots worth importing? It says 35ft on the box but that doesn't seem like much when with a few interior mods you can get a Maverick shooting about the same, possibly a little further.
Perhaps you missed the 100ft flat trajectory stuff...
Ok then, you've convinced me.
Depending on how the Mavericks go, I'll get a pair of Longshots in to improve the Nerf arsenal.
So i've joined thje "assasins guild" at durham university, in the UK, and need to get a maverick stat. A friend bought one on ebay (and in the excitement of opening it with a vegatable knife, I got a 1 inch deep stab wound in my left hand...) but he had to pay alot, any idea of somewhere I can get one from in the UK for cheap?
Has anyone had the idea to create a makeshift grappling hook out of a modded maverick at really high power, lotsa line, and a hook? Hookshot of sorts? Maybe use CO2?
The comment about the black maverick feeling like a batman utility got me thinking.
So i've joined thje "assasins guild" at durham university, in the UK, and need to get a maverick stat. A friend bought one on ebay (and in the excitement of opening it with a vegatable knife, I got a 1 inch deep stab wound in my left hand...) but he had to pay alot, any idea of somewhere I can get one from in the UK for cheap?
From in the UK? No idea.
From outside? Hell, I'll buy you one for cost+shipping.
So i've joined thje "assasins guild" at durham university, in the UK, and need to get a maverick stat. A friend bought one on ebay (and in the excitement of opening it with a vegatable knife, I got a 1 inch deep stab wound in my left hand...) but he had to pay alot, any idea of somewhere I can get one from in the UK for cheap?
From in the UK? No idea.
From outside? Hell, I'll buy you one for cost+shipping.
awesome man, how much would that be? hit me up with an email
I bought two mavericks last night, everyone at work has been playing with them all day. Everytime they asked me how much they were and I said 8 bucks and they all flipped. I'm expecting full on nerf wars by friday.
Where do you work?
If you worked in like a Costco, flip off most of the lights after closing and go nuts.
That'd be fucking sweet.
Now I need a job at Costco, to do just that.
At night at 10 the lights go out in CompUSA. We have these 3 or 4 big AOL monoliths in the store that are advertising with signage and what have you. on the corners of these monoliths are lights behind colored plastic.
Every time the lights go out the glow created by those lights, especially the orange one, reminds me very much of something out of Quake 3.
Can someone, please, just post pictures of how to do the restrictor removal?
All the sites I've seen so far have really, REALLY crappy pics that are poorly lit.
I would but I lack any sort of digital camera. I can try to describe it a bit better though if anyone wants me to.
Please do. I don't want to go insane and modify with PVC or spring upgrades or the like if I don't have to, I just want the easiest mod I can get, which I figure is restrictor plates.
Alrighty. First, get a magnet or a bowl if you have one. It's much easier to keep track of the screws by sticking them to a magnet or keeping them in a bowl.
Second, take out the 24 or so screws that hold the beast together. You will have to take apart the sliding stock as well, it's easy to put back together.
Also, if you've already attached the bolt, you will have to pry the end off with a screwdriver. It was a pain in the ass for me.
Once apart, you will notice a thick, orange tube above where the bolt is. Manipulate it until it comes out. The plunger arm should slide out I believe, but there may be two screws holding the backing plate on, I can't remember, honestly.
Once you have the plunger arm out, look through the hollow tube it was in. At the end, you should be able to see a wall with gaps around it. It will be attached by three prongs to the plunger tube. This is the restrictor wall. You will have to, either using a dremel or an x-acto knife, cut into the center of the wall and gradually make the hole wider. You will begin to see the inside walls, and the space that houses the restrictor spring and the restrictor itself. Cut a circular hole in the restrictor wall until it is flush with the inside tube and the spring comes out. Next, take a pliers and grab ahold of the "X" looking thing that is in there, and pull it out. That is the restrictor. Once that is removed, look for a hole on the top of the plunger tube, and seal that up for better air flow also.
Honestly, if you can get to a hardware store to add a spring, it is the easiest mod on this thing. It is pretty straightforward. I'm not sure how much farther it will shoot without the restrictor but without a new spring, as I modded both right away.
Ooops, sorry man. I have the mav as well. Honestly, the mav restrictors are a pain. You have to make sure that you reassmeble everything flush, otherwise you lose distance. I haven't modded mine beyond a paint job, simply because I use the LS as my primary. All I use the Mav for is inbetween clips of the LS.
Nerf Haven does have a few tutorials on Mav restrictor mods, along with a useful mod that allows it to open farther for easier reloading.
So where is everyones favorite place that they have nerf wars? I find my apartment building on the weekends works great for scenarios. Get a few peopel in on it, have each persons apartment be a viable place where a person is being held ransom or something. Start outside and work your way in, its great fun.
Ooops, sorry man. I have the mav as well. Honestly, the mav restrictors are a pain. You have to make sure that you reassmeble everything flush, otherwise you lose distance. I haven't modded mine beyond a paint job, simply because I use the LS as my primary. All I use the Mav for is inbetween clips of the LS.
Nerf Haven does have a few tutorials on Mav restrictor mods, along with a useful mod that allows it to open farther for easier reloading.
So where is everyones favorite place that they have nerf wars? I find my apartment building on the weekends works great for scenarios. Get a few peopel in on it, have each persons apartment be a viable place where a person is being held ransom or something. Start outside and work your way in, its great fun.
I've wanted to do a hostage scenario for a long time, but I've never gotten enough people together.
HOLY CRAP. I just found out that a group at my college is running a Zombie assassin game. With nerf. Taking place over several days. They have nearly 200 players in the game already, and it got in the paper today.
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I am not sure why, but the barrel that acts as the loaded/primed indicator has gotten out of whack. You can see the grease they use to lube it, and it isn't going black after you fire it.
There are many others like it, but this one is mine.
Yeah, that was the intimidating thing about that mod forum... They used terms for springs and other components that were based on their collective knowledge as a community, and it's a bit overwhelming. Plus, I don't want to cannabalize another gun to strengthen mine.
The Big Bad Bow's spring. Not sure of the information on that spring that one would use to buy the same kind, though.
With a picture I might be able to guess gauge and length
It's not actually the NF spring. It's a spring that looks the same, but it's Industrial Strength.
Is Industrial Strength officially regulated? Could we simply swap the spring in the Longshot out with one of the same length that's called 'industrial strength' and all get the same results of much dart range?
I don't really know, but it was stated on the Nerf Mod forum posted on the longshot topic that it's not actually the NF spring.
edit: anyone have any tips for a better spring to put in the Mav? I figure I'll stretch the one already in it for short-term gain, but I'd like to have something to replace it with :P
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Why?
I walked into Wal-mart, and saw a longshot, with a "bonus"...
It's the "laser" sight off the Nite Finder, only it's a universal mount, designed to go on the scope slot.
Which means, of course, that it's mountable to the Maverick and Firefly.
PISSES ME THE HELL OFF.
Makes me more angry that Hasbro isn't selling Longshot darts yet, and I don't want to buy the Longshot again just to get this laser sight. =(
Nerf could do well selling accessories on their website like this. But noooo. =(
Edit: By the by, my bro took out the limiters in his maverick, and the gun suddenly started shooting like it needed viagra. Were we doing something wrong? It just seems like those prongs are what push the dart forward, not the air.
What the fuck man? A lazor sight?
...pew pew pew?
As for the restrictor, it seems that you did something wrong. I have no idea though.
Umm.. you dont work where I do.. do you? cause we have been having cube wars as well.
Yeah. It's the same kind of focused super-bright LED that the Switchfire and the Nite Finder EX-3 use, which gets diffused pretty bad by the aiming thing.
That said, it's just a cool little accessory. No one's selling it by itself on ebay (I figure it just hit stores today), and I'm not gonna be too upset, but it'd be nice.
I think I might have to buy another Maverick, expressly for modification.
I'm gonna have to go pick up a Maverick next time I'm at Target.
Perhaps you missed the 100ft flat trajectory stuff...
After removing the restrictor, I also cut back about 1cm on the plastic that the bolt goes through, as the extra stiffness makes it harder to stay cocked. Cutting it back makes it a bit stronger. The plastic I'm talking about is the narrow slit that the bolt passes through.
Currently, I can shoot 80+ feet consistantly with straight darts in my apartment hallway. Dented darts slice worse then I do when I'm golfing, however.
I imagine having a longer spring would give me the extra distance. I used a 4 in spring, I believe it takes a 6 inch. Your best bet would be to take it apart and either bring it to the hardware store or take measurements.
Also, you dont need a dremel to remove the restrictor. I did mine with an xacto knife and some patience.
Damage wise, this gun hurts. When shot from within 10 ft, it left a welt for a day. The best thing about it is now the sight is actually useful, as long as you have straight darts.
Next mod is making it a pump action shotgun :twisted:
Although I have no one to play nerf wars with
All the sites I've seen so far have really, REALLY crappy pics that are poorly lit.
Ok then, you've convinced me.
Depending on how the Mavericks go, I'll get a pair of Longshots in to improve the Nerf arsenal.
The comment about the black maverick feeling like a batman utility got me thinking.
From in the UK? No idea.
From outside? Hell, I'll buy you one for cost+shipping.
At night at 10 the lights go out in CompUSA. We have these 3 or 4 big AOL monoliths in the store that are advertising with signage and what have you. on the corners of these monoliths are lights behind colored plastic.
Every time the lights go out the glow created by those lights, especially the orange one, reminds me very much of something out of Quake 3.
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I would but I lack any sort of digital camera. I can try to describe it a bit better though if anyone wants me to.
Please do. I don't want to go insane and modify with PVC or spring upgrades or the like if I don't have to, I just want the easiest mod I can get, which I figure is restrictor plates.
Second, take out the 24 or so screws that hold the beast together. You will have to take apart the sliding stock as well, it's easy to put back together.
Also, if you've already attached the bolt, you will have to pry the end off with a screwdriver. It was a pain in the ass for me.
Now, go here and scroll about 3/4 the way down and you will find pictures of the internals of the gun. Use these for reference on how to put it together again. http://nerfhaven.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7002&st=150
Once apart, you will notice a thick, orange tube above where the bolt is. Manipulate it until it comes out. The plunger arm should slide out I believe, but there may be two screws holding the backing plate on, I can't remember, honestly.
Once you have the plunger arm out, look through the hollow tube it was in. At the end, you should be able to see a wall with gaps around it. It will be attached by three prongs to the plunger tube. This is the restrictor wall. You will have to, either using a dremel or an x-acto knife, cut into the center of the wall and gradually make the hole wider. You will begin to see the inside walls, and the space that houses the restrictor spring and the restrictor itself. Cut a circular hole in the restrictor wall until it is flush with the inside tube and the spring comes out. Next, take a pliers and grab ahold of the "X" looking thing that is in there, and pull it out. That is the restrictor. Once that is removed, look for a hole on the top of the plunger tube, and seal that up for better air flow also.
Here are some pictures that may help.
http://nerfhaven.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7002&st
Honestly, if you can get to a hardware store to add a spring, it is the easiest mod on this thing. It is pretty straightforward. I'm not sure how much farther it will shoot without the restrictor but without a new spring, as I modded both right away.
The wars I have are basically sneaking around the house, trying to get a clear, short range shot at your opponent.
You only have one bullet.
I just wanted a maverick mod, so I could get some basic theory on it.
The restrictor.. does it just restrict darts, or airflow as a whole?
Nerf Haven does have a few tutorials on Mav restrictor mods, along with a useful mod that allows it to open farther for easier reloading.
So where is everyones favorite place that they have nerf wars? I find my apartment building on the weekends works great for scenarios. Get a few peopel in on it, have each persons apartment be a viable place where a person is being held ransom or something. Start outside and work your way in, its great fun.
I've wanted to do a hostage scenario for a long time, but I've never gotten enough people together.
I must get in this. :shock: