Nitefinder AR Removal

By Grant Knudhansen
Picture this scenario: You are the last remaining human on Earth, or campus. The zombies have gathered into a massive horde that threatens to keep you from getting to class. They’re just outside your dorm window, taunting you. It’s time to show those flesh eating freaks the real last action hero. You cock your Nitefinder and try to pick one off, but they’re out of range!

Not for long.

In this article I will explain, step-by-step, a modification of the Nerf Nitefinder rifle to enhance its range, accuracy, and reliability. We will accomplish this by completely removing the air restrictor for better airflow, resulting in longer range and more accurate shots.

Tools/Materials needed:
- 1 Nerf Nitefinder Rifle
- 1 Small Philips-head screw driver
- 1 “Exacto” knife or cutting tool
- 1 tray or cup to hold screws and other parts (so you don’t lose them)
- 1 small power drill (optional)

Side note: Taking pictures of the blaster before and after you open it up will help you put it back together, especially the internals.

Step 1: Use the screwdriver to take apart the blaster. Don’t forget about the screw on the bottom of the handle! Place the screws, and plastic handle cap, in your tray. These parts are small and easy to lose. Also, there is a tiny spring on a small plastic frame (the catch). Keep track of that spring; it can fall off and get lost, and without it the blaster won’t fire. Another easy-to-lose part is a small metal square that is located in the base of the handle that the handle cap screws into.

Step 2: Now you will be able to see the insides. Holding the plunger tube (big orange tube) together are 2 small screws. Take them out and then proceed to remove the entire plunger and barrel configuration. This is where the air restrictor is located.

Step 3: This is tricky, so pay attention. As you have noticed there are several small orange pieces that are stacked together between the barrel and the plunger tube. Take these apart, including the “cap” at the end of the plunger tube. A thin spring should have fallen out. Trash it, and the tri-pronged plastic piece that sits on it. Now there are 2 disc shaped pieces. One has a single post in the center, and the other is that “cap” that you removed from the tube. Take your knife and cut away at the plastic that is holding the post. The end result should be a hollow disc with no post. Do a similar procedure for the “cap”. There are 3 connecting pieces of plastic that are holding the center in place, cut those away. They are much thicker and harder to cut, but any cutting or drilling method will work, as long as you get the center out. The hard part is done!

Step 4: Put the blaster back together. Sounds simple, and mostly it is, but I will run through it anyway. First you need to reassemble the plunger configuration. Place the “cap” back in the tube; be sure that the little nub fits into its slot on the tube. Put the other piece that you cut on, and then the barrel. Make sure the plunger rod is put back in the tube. Place the whole configuration back into the shell. Line up the screw holes on the shell with the holes on the tube (where the 2 screws that you had to take out earlier were located). Now, before you put those 2 screws back in, make sure that the catch spring (small spring I said to keep track of) is on the catch and compressed in its little nook. Once that is in place, keep a finger pressed on it to make sure that spring doesn’t fall out. With everything in place, put those 2 screws into the tube, replace the other half of the shell and screw it back together!

Step 5: Be sure that everything is back in place, and that there aren’t any screws left in the tray/cup. YOU’RE DONE! Test fire it to make sure everything functions.

Want even more range?: For those of you who want to take this a little further, I recommend attaching a rubber band to the back of the plunger rod (the orange handle) and placing the other end over the front of the Nitefinder. I promise an improvement in your rifle’s range. Enjoy!

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This entry was posted on Sunday, April 26th, 2009 at 11:30 am and is filed under Content.