Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-14851548-20130811094721/@comment-23891957-20131001034105

Late reply is late.

Usually getting reinforced parts is a good idea. Orange Mod Works sells a kit that gives the Longshot strong polycarbonate parts. It's expensive but in the long run it may save you a bunch of time, effort, and money. Some stronger springs come with the kit as well. You can find the kit here.

I'd also recommend that you fabricate a pump-action system to further increase the life of your Longshot. SG Nerf has a great guide for doing that without hacking up your case.

Not only that, but brass breeching can increase ranges substantially. SG Nerf has a design that is less fragile than the common Angel Breech, at the cost of easily clearing jams.

So, yeah...