Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20151217030343/@comment-27306930-20151220065006

OK then, 3 days and no takers. Sooooo, I cracked open the HALO. To my surprise it was fairly simple inside, although it is interesting that the entire plunger/barrel assembly is simply held together by a little pressure and a rubber gasket at the junction between the plunger and barrel. Very elegant !

The trigger interlock is both interesting and worth keeping, as it prevents dry firing. The other interesting thing is there are two rods between the left and right shell of the cocking handle that aren't designed to come apart. One grabs the end of the plunger rod, the other keeps the front of the cocking handle together. They are barbed, and pressed together during initial assembly. I had to pry them apart very slowly and consistently to get them to separate without fracturing their little plastic stanchions.

Bottom line ... I dremmeled out the dart post, drilled out the end of the plunger tube with a 1/4 inch hole, added a little silicone grease, and reassembled. It is an entirely different blaster now. I like the low mechanical clack of the plunger. It's quite different from any of my Nerf guns. At 30 feet it's spot on. I'll range test it on Monday for my own edification.

$12 well spent !