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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Introducing DLSTS

The story starts with me buying a Centurion. I looked at the chart on the box, and noticed how biased it was. Then, I noticed a performance claim on a cleaning solution, and it also had an asterisk by it. But instead of saying, "actual results may vary," it said, "tested according to ASTM-[I forgot the numbers.]" And I thought, what if there were testing standards for dart blasters? I figured it was worth a shot, so I started work on what I called the Dart Launcher Standards of Testing and Safety, or DLSTS.

 It's quite an endeavor, I know, but it could turn out to be quite useful in the future. Even if companies don't use it, bloggers still can. And they won't overestimate or underestimate, because they can completely not estimate.

After I had worked for a few hours on it, I realized that this would be impossible to do all by myself. So, I'm asking for suggestions, ideas, whatever you might think of that could be added or changed.
DLSTS Page

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Getting back up to speed

So, it's been a while since I last made a blog post. First things first, the pinpoint simply doesn't exist anymore. A leak that sprung a few months ago just became too much and the blaster ceased to work, so I scrapped it.
In happier news, my Retaliator mods are going quite well. They're not anything really new, though.

On to what I have invented: the straw-core dart. A straw is inserted into the dart and held in place by a tad of rubber cement. This keeps the dart from warping and makes it fly mostly straight.
Another version of the straw-core had only a small ring of foam and a head on a straw piece. This dart flew extremely straight and was very light, but only went 40 feet or so after being fired above 100 fps. It had very little momentum and a lot of drag. 

Also, I miniaturized my Rapidstrike, and I redid the battery mounting. The result is an Uzi-like blaster with the power of a 12 volt rapidstrike... Well, it is a 12 volt rapidstrike. But with a lithium battery, it is capable of firing without accelerating first. I did this many times when I was ambushed by my brother, and I actually won a few of those rounds. 
It also has a small barrel that is easily removed. The barrel gives it significant accuracy, but without the barrel it just fires a general swarm of darts.

And lastly, I still need to decide between getting a Centurion for its immense plunger, or getting a rampage for its 25-dart clip. Any help deciding would be wonderful. Thank you. :)