Nerf guns have become one of the most popular toys among small children as well as young boys and girls.
People love to use these guns for playing shooting and archery games. These guns have been designed in such a way that they shoot out foam darts and arrows towards the target at a very high speed.
Now these guns involve a pure scientific technique in shooting the dart towards the dart board. But sometimes, the principles of science do not coordinate with the working of the gun, and due to some mismanagement in the mechanism, it starts creating a problem while shooting.
So today, we are going to discuss some of the ways in which you can fix your Nerf gun if it is not working properly.
What might be the issue?
Nerf guns are specifically designed to shoot out foam darts toward the target at a very high speed, but sometimes, they may not show a very attractive performance.
The principle behind the working of the Nerf gun is the spring that relaxes as soon as you press the plunger, initiating the movement of the dart towards the target at a high velocity. Here are certain things that could be the reason for the poor performance of a Nerf gun.
Plunger Misalignment:
Plunger plays an important role in the working of a Nerf gun. Sometimes, the plunger may get misaligned with the holes in the barrel, leading to the malfunctioning of the gun. Removing the air restrictor can sometimes fix a Nerf gun that won’t shoot.
Bad Seals In Plunger:
A nerf gun has two tubes which together form a plunger. Both tubes are attached with the help of an O-ring seal that creates air pressure inside the gun and initiates movement in the foam darts in the correct direction.
Sometimes, this seal does not work properly due to which the air pressure inside the gun could not create any movement in the darts and leads to failure of the gun.
Poor Battery:
Some Nerf guns use batteries to work. These batteries perform the work of pushing the dart forward toward the goal as soon as the plunger is released.
Poor batteries lead to poor performance of the guns and lead to failure in their mechanism.
Failure in Mechanism:
Nerf gun involves various mechanisms from science, such as the trigger mechanism, the barrel, the spring and the debris.
Failure of any of these mechanisms present inside a Nerf gun can lead to improper functioning of the gun.
Problems & Ways To Fix Them:
Apart from all the problems inside the mechanism of Nerf guns, there are certain other reasons as well that can cause a Nerf gun to function improperly.
Here are certain problems that might happen with Nerf guns, and we have also discussed the ways to fix these problems.
Debris In The Barrel:
There are certain times when the barrel does not rotate at all, maybe because it is struck in the debris. To get this situation resolved, you have to check the internals of the barrel.
Broken Spring Piston:
Inside a Nerf gun, there is a system that is responsible for loading the next dart into the barrel as soon as the first dart is shot. This system is called a piston. If this piston is broken, then the gun becomes inefficient in shooting.
Jammed Trigger:
Sometimes, the trigger that initiates the movement inside the gun may stop working, and it may get jammed.
In such a case, the dart does not come out from the gun even after pressing the plunger. But this issue can be fixed either by oiling or by changing the trigger with a new one.
Unclean And Untidy Gun:
An untidy gun can definitely create a problem while shooting. When a gun gets old and untidy, its parts start getting destroyed and they get jammed easily.
If this is the case, then you can clean your gun after dismantling it properly and don’t remember to clean the plunger, debris, trigger mechanism, barrel and other parts thoroughly.
Conclusion:
It is observed very often in such toys as Nerf guns that get jammed and destroyed easily and cannot work as per the expectations of the players.
However, it is very important to take all the necessary precautions and safety measures while using a Nerf gun. It should be cleaned, renewed and maintained in a proper way to achieve the expected results and satisfaction.
