Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27035444-20160330154704/@comment-27306930-20160331023055

Hey Menace, back to your original question, there are two things you can do to your Nite Finder that will greatly improve its performance. The first one is take the plunger tube out, dip it in boiling water for 30 seconds or so, and wiggle the joint apart between the plunger tube and the barrel. That will expose the guts of the Air Restrictor. Take a knife or a dremel, or a wood chisel and clean all that stuff out. Glue it back together with some epoxy weld, reassemble, and you'll notice a BIG difference.

The second thing you can do while it's open is add another spring. As long as it fits in the plunger tube, it doesn't really matter what kind of spring you use. Personally, I used two Nite Finder springs, but if you've got an old single shot blaster lying around that you don't care about, steal the spring out of it and give it a try. Remember, it doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to fit in the plunger tube.

On a related note, I wasn't very happy with the end result of my Nite Finder mod. The spring is so strong, and the barrel is so short, the darts go everywhere now. I think I said before, I'm more accurate if I just throw the blaster at 'em and keep the darts ;-)