Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20180622064528/@comment-27306930-20180627025949

Step #2.1 - Prepare the Stryfe

I got to do one of my favorite nerfy things tonight - gutting a Stryfe. After you've done this once, it's like massaging your girlfriend's feet - comfortably familiar and strangely arou ... um, let's just say it's like riding a bike. You don't forget how to do it properly 😉

I don't think I've come across another clip system blaster that's easier to disassemble and understand from a mechanical standpoint. Everything about it makes sense, including all those pesky locks. Once you get the knack, everything kinda just falls together. Or apart, as it were. (Sidenote: you need some basic proficiency with a soldering iron to complete this step. A half hour practice with a decent inexpensive iron and the right solder, is all it takes. Seriously, don't be intimidated)

I am deviating from the full-auto Stryfe kit in that I'm replacing the flywheel cage. The base kit utilizes the stock flywheel. There's nothing wrong with that. But I've always wanted a canted flywheel blaster, and it didn't work out so well in my AK-47 mod. So I'm repurposing it for the Auto-Stryfe.

I'm also going to remove the faux barrel tubing between the flywheel cage and the muzzle. This is going to create an open space in the body of the blaster that you'll be able to see through. It will also widen the inner diameter of the barrel by 1/8th inch, which is helpful for these particular canted flywheels. Trust me, it'll look cool and you'll be able to glimpse that beautiful gold Artifact cage. Oooh, oooh, maybe I'll even throw an LED in there to illuminate the space. Yessss.

Stay tuned nerfers ...