Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-3362895-20170527124953

Finally got around to installing this eight-shot aftermarket Hammershot cylinder by Gavinfuzzy Customs of Singapore. The kit (of which I actually bought two) includes the cylinder itself, the geared shaft and a spring spacer. I could have ordered these in any of seven or eight colors, but decided to stay relatively low-key this time. I soon noticed the thinness of the walls between chambers. Also, there were a few subtle burrs that needed to be filed down.

Unlike my previous 7-shot kit, the front of this cylinder requires the mounting plate from the original 5-shot cylinder, so I'm glad I tend to hoard all my old parts. 🙄 FYI, many people installing aftermarket cylinders in their Hammershots have eventually needed to remove their air restrictors. Getting the AR out was a bit of an exercise, as was piecing back the innards, but putting one layer of Teflon tape under the O-ring was easy. I'd say the difficulty of this operation was near the limit of my comfort zone thus far. Torsion springs popping out and poking my skin, compression springs resisting fit etc. etc. But it was all still worthwhile...

Without the benefit of a chronograph or measuring tape, I can't say for sure whether a stock spring with spacer performs as well as an aftermarket spring. But having three modded Hammershots does feel pretty good! 😁

 