Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20190923064918/@comment-27306930-20191007025049

Several of us have tried filling and/or covering the whistler slot in various darts. Unfortunately, none of us have experienced any significant improvement in performance. No matter what we tried.

I think the overarching issue is crappy ballistic profile. Whistler Darts in particular have a horrible design. The heavy head does counteract drag better, but its overall shape doesn't provide any advantage from an aerodynamic perspective. They might as well be trapezoid shaped for all it matters.

The extra weight counteracts drag for a short time. But as the darts slow down, and ballistics takes over, they don't do well.

Not to change the subject, but there's a whole different aspect of this conversation when it comes to superstock blasters. For instance, I have a 2S Full-Auto Stryfe. I've bragged about it a few times. It shoots over 11 darts per second at 110 FPS. It's a super fun blaster.

But personally, I like to use it with genuine Nerf Elite darts. The minor inconsistency provides a better spread. After all, I don't need to hit the exact same spot eleven times in a row. The poor ballistic profile of Nerf Elites means I get a built-in 5° to 10° spread, which actually improves the performance and overall effectiveness.

So I guess the lesson learnt is, different darts are best for certain situations. Exceptional darts are good in some circumstances, and crappy darts are best in others 😊