Posted on 2009-04-06 15:25:55
Filed under fang2Yesterday I attended my first non-casual Nerf war. I brought FANG 2 in it's partially complete state along with me. I used a single aluminum barrel attached to a PVC coupler as opposed to a turret assembly.
For having an unfinished gun and no prior experience, I did fairly well. During the capture the flag games I never was hit. I don't know if that was because people ignored me because they assumed I stank or if they feared my blaster.
As I had hoped, the war's given me a few ideas about how to improve the blaster. Semi-automatic function would be fantastic. I was a little concerned about the potential problems it might bring, especially with reliability, but a rotating turret should not have those problems. Efficiency definitely is a goal to shoot for, but I believe a little bit more war experience would be helpful in determining what power level is appropriate. A strap would be useful. Sights (especially any accurate sighting system) would help greatly. An on-board pump would be very useful as well. While the blaster had incredible longevity, I didn't like that I had to place it down to recharge. Still allowing for charging from a bike pump, air compressor, or HPA tank but including an on-board hand pump would be a good idea.
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