Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-32312218-20170617101639/@comment-27306930-20170617145407

Since Pedroh did such a fine job addressing your questions, I would only add a few comments.

3) Generally, the internals of stock blasters are pretty durable. Generally. If you dropped your blaster and cracked the shell, then yes it's possible that you may have damaged part of the internal mechanism that interacts with the shell. It's also possible to dislodge certain internal components. Things like bolt sleds and locks can jump out of their tracks. But breaking a plunger, or cracking a tube, is not likely if your blaster simply slipped out of your hand and hit the ground.

6) The ABS that most blasters are made of will retain its structural integrity at very high temperatures. So unless you're talking about temperatures too hot to touch, then no, your blaster will be fine. That being said, blasters get brittle with age, and old blasters have been known to break. The reason is that the polymer additives called plasticizers that make the plastic flexible, dissipate over time. The higher the temperature, the faster they evaporate. So if you're storing your blaster in Grandma's attic, then yes it's probably going to ruin it after a few years.