Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-32686457-20180425055447

So, as far as I can tell, the plunger-tube is held away from the back of the cylinder by a small spring, until the primed plunger is dropped and resistance/inertia pushes the plunger-tube forward to seal against the back of the 'barrel'. Though the cylinder can also move back and forth to an extent...?

Two different strongarms of mine have indipendetly developed an issue where they don't fire the dart, or fire rather weakly, and make a nasty sound when they you release the plunger. The plunger tube appears to be drawn back too fast, pushed forward too fast, or both. Holding the cylinder in the rearward position, or holding the plunger tube in the forward position both allow the darts to fire normally, but obviously stop the cylinder from rotating properly.

I've 'fixed' the issue in the past by switching the return spring on the plunger-tube with one that is shorter/weaker, or obstructing the path of the cylinder so it stays just close enough to propel the dart, without dragging on the cylinder (most of the time).

Anyway interested to hear if anyone else has had the same problem, or get any indication of why it just randomly starts happening. (Mine are grey-trigger for the record.) 