Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-29970843-20190623191925/@comment-30049823-20190624042921

Actually, I don't think that's silver paint, but rather plastic molded in silver. "Metallics" often come out with uneven waves of pigment & "sparkles" during the molding process, and are NOT an indication of weak points or stress fractures or anything.

That wide gap BETWEEN the shells is a bit disconcerting, though. I'd open it up and shake loose whatever's preventing them from mating together properly, and reassemble and snug-up those screws...