Modifying the Nerf Maverick to pop out its chamber farther.
by FIRESTORM_v1. Not associated with in any way shape or form.
Legal Disclaimer: By reading this page or viewing the images contained herein, you give up your right to sue me. I'm friggin broke anyways. This mod describes the use of knoves which lead to dismemberment. Cut away from yourself and don't cut anything that is living. Remember, ytou can't sue me because you did something stupid like cut your hand off.
Foreword:
I recently got my hands on the new Maverick, Nerf's response to the demand for a revolver-type handgun for nerf fanatics. The drawback is however, while they could have gone all the way, they only chose to go about 90% there. The nerf Maverick is a pain to load because you have to pop out the chambers out and it only comes out about an inch, giving you visibility to put in about 2 shells. My hack will give you visibility to 4 chambers giving you the oppotunity to make a speed loader for the gun.
This gun shoots remarkably well given the design and the really short pneumatic piston in comparison to the other guns I have which leads me to wonder why the other ones suck as far as range is concerned. That, unfortunately, will have to wait for another day and another hack.
A $3,000 CDROM repair tool. (straightened paper clip.)
Optional:
A sharpie or other marking pen
Total Cost: ~$8.99 (there are no parts required.)
Pre-Analysis
The Nerf Maverick's chambers only come about an inch as shown below. I think we could do better.
Disassembly
The disassembly of this gun is a little more complex than the typical gun because the slide is actually in two parts. Lay the gun on the table with the chambers pointing to the right, remove the three screws and gently remove the half of the slide facing you. Set it aside.
Now you are safe to remove the rest of the screws. When I came across this step, I had to use the knife to gently seperate the two halves. You will want to keep that other half of the slide against the other half of the plastic frame as there is a small spring that is connected to the silver pin that makes up the slide. This is not the end of the world if you manage to seperate it, but you will need to use the paper clip to re-string it if it flies off. Thankfully the other end is attached to the frame by a screw.
Now that you have the gun opened, you will need to carefully remove the chambers. This can be done, but it will take a bit of finesse. Below is the front of the chamber assembly.
This is the back of the revolver. The hexagonal shape matches with the orange hexagon advancer in the body of the gun.
This is the mating orange advancer and the pneumatic piston for firing the darts.
This picture shows the chamber in the gun, with the chamber in place for firing. By messing around with it a bit, we can see the plastic that needs to be removed.
With the chamber seperated, take the red sharpie and highlight the rounded plastic edge to remove.
Take the sharpie and highlight the little square next to the advancer and the piston.
Take your knife and remove the two pieces of plastic. Be warned that the plastic is tough, so don't cut yourself. You want to get it as smooth as possible so that way it doesn't foul up the chamber's movements. This is a shot of the chamber with the plastic removed.
And another shot of the plastic removed next to the advancer.
Reassemble the gun, and revel in the fact that your Nerf revolver now works closer to a real revolver!
Last updated: 01/31/08
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