Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20170506191042/@comment-27306930-20170514163801

Yes, and I think I know why. There is a small spring loaded button over the barrel that applies a little downward force. It's a fairly stiff spring. In fact that was the part that popped out when I opened the shell. I think that downward pressure makes the Snipe shoot low.

Unfortunately, it's a integral part of the chambering mechanism. It pushes the darts down a couple millimeters so that the leading edge of the barrel can get over the top of the dart, instead of impaling it from behind.