Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-25443495-20150102233328/@comment-23891957-20150103102526

It isn't at all. In fact, I'd say that air restrictor removal is an unnecessary mod in the Elite age, intelligent or not.

If you remove the IAR you're putting the same amount of air through 3-8 holes instead of just one. On a Triad it might not be too much of a problem but on a Rough Cut you're essentially ruining your blaster.

The air restrictors on Elite blasters are so free-flowing that removing them makes little difference in the power (tested this on my Firestrike), so there's no real reason to get rid of them (it might even be a negative thing to do because of increased plunger wear).