Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-36639611-20180819084308/@comment-27306930-20180820010516

We should also point out that this is not a new thing. Current blasters as well as older ones exhibit the same behavior. In fact, the Nerf breech system hasn't substantially changed since it was introduced with the LongShot in 2006.

I would also remind our readers that dry firing a stock blaster is completely safe, and does not affect the performance or longevity of the blaster. It's a perfectly safe way to deprime your blaster after removing the clip/mag/drum.