Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20160921022037

I found a really great FireStrike mod that's easy to do and delivers excellent results. I read this article about adding Venturi Effect to the Nerf FireStrike to radically improve performance. And let me tell you, I was taken aback at how well this worked.

I know, I know, not twenty minutes ago I was telling everyone NOT to remove the AR on their Elite blasters. And I'm sticking to my guns. But this particular mod uses this weird thing called "science" to back up its premise. And after reading it, I was willing to sacrifice one of my FireStrikes to give it a go. I'm glad I did.

As you go through this instructable, focus on steps 2 thru 5. The spring stretching, spring doubling, and front plastics mods are cool but unnecessary. Do the Venturi mod, remove the dart post and AR, and be amazed. All it takes is a saw, a little JB Weld, and ten minutes with a Dremel. That's it. Okay, you have to disassemble your blaster and wait for the epoxy weld to dry, but let's face it, that's downtime. In realtime, the whole thing took me about 2 hours to complete.

Today I brought the modded FireStrike to the gymnasium at work. It easily shot across the long end of a basketball court. Around 80 feet. Flat. No problem whatsoever. In fact it rivals some of the RM2 motor upgrades I've done on a Demolisher. It blew me away.

So there you have it. A cheap, relatively quick, simple mod to an economical blaster that produces exceptional results. Nerf on my friends, Nerf on ! 