Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-32312218-20170617101639/@comment-27035444-20170626020550

Elliottw wrote: That's a good question. I've always had the sense that the NIC in general was opposed to dry-firing. I've witnessed the phenomenon several times on this wiki myself. But I suspect it's a myth promulgated by preadolescents. Hey, lookit ! Not judging, just observing.

I think it's more accurate to say that dry-firing modded blasters poses a more significant danger. And even then, I'm a little skeptical.

Let's take my EXDAT for example. It has a 7kg spring, no AR, and nothing special about the plunger. The difference between firing it with a dart in the chamber, and empty, is surely negligible. Remember Newton ??? Equal and opposite ???

Face it, how much resistance can a foam dart pressed into a similarly sized plastic tube provide against an unrestricted 7Kg plunger ? Umm ... lemme think ... uhhh, none. If I had to hazard a guess.

So yeah, I'm thinking the whole thing is a giant myth. If your blaster is unstable, it's going to be unstable whether there's darts in the chamber or not. You'll wreck it regardless. But if it fires, and it's consistent, it'll probably be consistent for quite some time.

Just speculatin' of course 😉 Hey I am adolescent and I was holding firm t the myth but now I'm going to trust your assessment though and dryfire the crap out of one of my nerf guns just for the heck of it.