Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-28177231-20160410161616/@comment-27306930-20160411032135

Yup, I agree, the FireStrike is great. Just putting a better spring in her is all you need. AR removal is not necessary on this model. In fact, it may be counterproductive based on my limited statistics.

I have a FireStrike with a PVC barrel and no AR, and another with just an upgraded spring. The spring upgrade out performs the PVC no AR version hands down.

Said it before, and I'll say it again. The AR on some models improves the performance. StrongArm, Rampage, and FireStrike among 'em. Go figure.