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How to Make a Nerf Longshot Shoot Further

The Nerf Longshot (a.k.a. the Nerf N-Strike Longshot CS-6) is a three-foot toy gun designed to shoot foam darts at long ranges. The toy comes equipped with a targeting scope and a reload clip. Because it is intended for children to play with, the gun is manufactured to safely shoot the darts no more than 35 feet. That said, there is a fairly simple way to modify the Longshot so that it shoots the darts even further.

Things You'll Need

Flathead screwdriver
Small Phillips-head screwdriver
Pliers
Wire cutters
Duct tape

Instructions

- 1
  Remove all of the screws lining the gun's plastic shell using your flathead and Phillips head screwdrivers. There are 28 screws in total. Do not lose them, as you will need them to reassemble the gun. Pull one side of the shell from the other and lay both halves flat in front of you.
- 2
  Punch out the small metal bar that is holding the yellow and orange pieces together to remove the bolt assembly using your pliers. This is the orange tube above the trigger, in the back of the gun (there is a long, yellow piece of plastic and a black piece attached to it as well).
- 3
  Pull the black plunger out of the orange bolt (there is a spring coiling around it). Cut the three plastic bars suspending the circular piece of plastic on one end of the plunger using your wire cutters. Discard these bars and the circular piece of plastic. Remove the air restrictor parts from the plunger. You should be able to shake them out easily.
- 4
  Cover the air release hole on the bolt of the gun with a strip of duct tape. The hole is on the top of the black section of plastic, in the middle of the bolt. This will ensure maximum firing force.
- 5
  Reassemble the bolt assembly and place it back into the gun. Then screw the two halves of the gun's shell back together to reassemble the gun. The longer screws go in the front part of the gun, the shorter screws in the back.

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