User blog:OshhhTeeVee/Improving Blaster Performance

Overview
This article is about how to improve blaster performance. This ranges from what darts to use, what accessories to put on it, and simple modifications.

Darts
This is the most improtant part of the blaster, it would not serve its purpose without it. The most frequent problem with darts is jamming and loading issues. Here are some tips on how to improve dart performance.

Use Fresh Darts
Darts that have been recently produced have a lower chance of breaking down or becoming soft. Heavily used darts can get holes, tears, and other deformations that could reduce range and accuracy or stop the blaster from firing.

Use Darts Designed For Product
The best way to use any blaster is to use the darts provided (or other versions of the type, e.g. Streamline darts work as well as N-Strike Elite darts). A good example of what happens when you don't is loading Buzz Bee Micro Darts into a Barricade RV-10 (the head is too wide for the flywheels).

Attachments
Attachments are designed to physically or aesthetically improve the blaster (where compatible). These tips are for attachments that improve the performance of the blaster, not aesthetics.

Long Range Extensions
These will improve how far the dart will fly by preventing the dart from bouncing in the barrel.

Stocks
These will improve the comfort and accuracy of th blaster, and some might store more darts for easier storage or reloading.

Sights
These will greatly improve your accuracy (depending on the blaster's power).

Grips
These will help your accuracy by making the blaster more balanced and easier to handle.

Modifications
Modifications are used mainly to improve the accuracy and/or range of the blaster, however some are used to increase storage or provide aesthetics. These tips will only cover performance-wise modifications. It is advised the you do not modify blasters that are not designed to be tampered by unskilled persons, such as highly compact systems and electrical components.

Replace or Adjust Springs
This is a common problem with manually-primed blasters. The spring can either be compressed to the point where it is hard to prime it, or it can break from abuse, such as attempting to slam-fire non-compatible blasters.

Replace Reverse Plungers with Direct Plungers
This will greatly improve the power that the blaster outputs, such as range and accuracy. Direct plngers can be found in most N-Strike blasters and a very little amount of N-Strike Elite blasters