Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20161109043450/@comment-27306930-20161111051835

Okay, I've learned a few things about the Tri-Strike in the last 24 hours. This is an interesting blaster my friends. First, I found that an OMW 5kg Alpha Trooper spring fits quite nicely in the Tri-Strike main blaster. If you google "nerf tri strike replacement spring" you'll get nary a hit. So I took mine apart last night and sized it up. Bottom line, the range is way better with a 5kg. If there's a nice day with calm winds, I'll go outside and take some measurements. Aaah, who am I kidding. It's November in NY. There won't be a nice day with calm winds until April 😉 

Second, I discovered the barrel extension which incorporates the Mega dart blaster does not like to be taken apart. There's an orange ring thermobonded to the front of the barrel extension that makes butterflying the module quite difficult. Not impossible, but a giant pain in the arse. And putting it back together even more difficult. But an electrical tape treatment on the O-ring makes the Mega blaster considerably more effective.

Third, the intelligent AR pretty much sucks. It's helpful to reach around and push the unfired Megas back into their respective chambers between shots so the AR directs the next shot to the proper chamber. If you don't, some of the darts inch forward and the whole 1-2-3-4 progression gets effed up. Bad design Hasbro, bad design. So, if you've read my rant thus far, I have a question for you. If I was to coat the inside of the four Mega barrels with something like clear nail polish, so that Megas would fit more snugly, do you think it would solve the problem ?

Fourth, the missile blaster portion of the Tri-Strike is irredeemable. Give it up. Put it on your Nerf shelf and move on. Buy an XBZ and have some fun.