Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-30049823-20200212202706/@comment-45033946-20200214142138

Elliottw wrote: ADD wrote:

First off, yes, my Sharpshooter came with finless, red suction cup darts. These have a much wider opening than what I would call "standard mega darts" as that's what my Sneak Shot and Rattler used. Those standard mega darts have a narrower opening and therefore are too snug around the plastic bit inside the Sharpshooter and will not fire properly. Follow me? That's really interesting. I know exactly what you're talking about. The core of original Type 1 SharpShooter darts is wider, presumably to accommodate the funky dart post. So it only makes sense that the finless Type 2s would also follow suit, and have a wider core. I can't imagine Kenner would have retooled the Sharpshooter 2.0.

Using that logic, the Type 1 Mega Darts must have been adapted to have a smaller core. Because you're right, my Mega Darts have a standard ¼" center core. Just measured a couple with my new-fangled digital caliper. A ¼ inch exactly.

Like I said, I'd pay good money to get my hands on some SharpShooter darts. Then I could take some measurements and set the record straight. But at this point I'm inclined to think Type 1 & 2 SharpShooter darts are different from Type 1 & 2 Mega darts.

You may have disrupted the whole Nerf universe ADD. Nice job 😉

Would you be willing to loan me one of your Type 2s ? You can ask anyone around here, I'll take good care of it and return it pronto. I'd even pay shipping both ways. My e-mail is on my talk page. Yeah, I can't imagine the finless and finned Sharpshooter darts have any difference outside of missing the fins.

If finless Sharpshooters are NOT the same as type 1 mega darts, I'd be very curious to know what the difference between the two kinds of mega darts really is. I'm relatively certain (based on the description from the wiki) that all my mega darts are type 1 as I did not buy any Nerf blasters after 1995 until the Maverick. However, I have a question and that is what are "compression rings"? I'm not a modder and don't know much about internals.

Unfortunately, I am not in a position to loan you my old darts because as I mentioned all my 90s toys are at my parents'. I could see about digging them out next time I'm there, but I don't know when that'll be.