Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-32312218-20170617101639/@comment-27306930-20170623235237

Hmmm, I've had my hands on several older blasters going back to the early 2000's, and they all incorporated some sort of air restriction.

I'm inclined to think Mojo's on to something. When you compare blasters like Maverick, Raider, and Alpha Trooper to their modern day equivalent, they are seriously underpowered. And by extension, that means weaker springs and more conservative air restriction. End result - less internal forces that could potentially damage your blaster. All at the expense of performance, someone wise once said.

Anecdotally, dry firing my Rampage and HammerShot clearly doesn't cause any harm. You can actually feel the plunger gliding slowly and gracefully to the end of the plunger tube. Smooth as a baby.

Dry firing myth ... debunked 😉