Nerf Super Nite Finder

One pistol you don't want to get shot by.

This is my second attempt at making Jerm's monster pistol. I attempted this back in 2009 and failed because of my inexperience with modding at the time. So I figured what the hell and I did it again and improved on Jerm's original design with padding, a smaller form factor, and a better priming handle. Here's a fun little video of the blaster screwing up on me during a test fire. Turns out it was the seal decaying but hey, it shot like a champion and has the throne for my most powerful pistol. I'm going to rebuild the plunger head and double up on the rubber washers for a better overall seal and hopefully I'll get an actual test fire uploaded.

Crosman Z357 Ztorm Review

I was at Academy just browsing around and I came across this. I hardly ever see airsoft revolvers, let alone any that are actually good in stores but I guess this is good time for the store since I saw some high quality guns on the shelves and for exactly $100 bucks, I picked this bad boy up because it looks badass and seemed to be high quality. Here's the review.

Tek Recon Havok Review (4)

Happy Labor Day folks! Here We have a video review for the Tek Recon Havok. I've heard some good things and some bad things about this blaster. It has it's ups and downs but overall its a pretty cool and unique blaster but if it's not what you're expecting, you won't like it.

Really Nintendo? Nintendo 2DS

I'm still out on the hunt for a affordable 3DS XL so I can get my hands on a flash card and enjoy some good ol' handheld gaming after I(Stupidly)sold my DSi. Ok so there's this... the 2DS is a budget version of the 3DS geared toward children, wait what? Isn't everything that the DS line basically is geared toward kids anyways? Hmm... pardon my logic but this thing drops the price down to $130 USD, drops the 3D, hence the price drop, and the fucking thing will not fold! Ok so it's a children geared 3DS but kids have more destructive power than a nuclear bomb and as for something that has it's screens exposed 24/7 and will not fit into pockets easily at all, the last thing you would expect is for the device to be able to survive that crap right? It's probably just more comfortable to hold, that's it.

New Internet and DirecTV

Yeah... shit.

Well I got rid of Time Warner Cable and switched to Grande for internet and DirecTV for TV(Well duh!) I would have to say it's a vast improvement over TWC and I'm getting much faster speeds and better Wi-Fi coverage with the N750 router I picked up. DirecTV was another story. I'm impressed with the new Genie DVR's and they perform fantastically, but there's not nothing like the installer going up into the attic, and then falling through my fucking ceiling like Santa went into cardiac arrest while flying over my house. Well... they're paying for it, it was funny as hell though.

StudioYale Forum Is Up

Well guys I finally did it this time. The StudioYale Forum is now up and running, so now you guys can talk Gaming, talk Nerf, and talk shit in Off Topic, whenever you want! It's still work in progress and I will be "hiring" moderators to help maintain things. In case your wondering, I don't intend for this to be like that ill minded place called NerfHaven, I plan on this to be very open to people but still, don't make an ass of yourself anywhere but Off Topic. As far as looks go, not quite there yet but it's a start. Enjoy.

StudioYale Fourms

Clip System Plunger Tube Comparison

This is rough since I did it all in Paint.

I decided out of curiosity to compare the CS plunger systems side by side and I think I came across something. Being reverse plungered the Centurion does move a fair amount of dead space as seen in red but notice how the mechanics are similar to the Longshot. The Longshot uses a buffer(I guess that's what its called) with an O-Ring around it that when the blaster is primed, pushes down on the plunger head until it locks it into the catch. The O-Ring prevents air loss when fired. The Centurion uses this same method but the gearbox complicates things more. The tube itself does move but the way it's set up, the bolt is always retracted. Priming it compresses the spring and moves the breech forward, chambering a dart. When the trigger is pulled the plunger tube slams forward firing the dart then the bolt and plunger tube as a whole retracts via an extension spring hence the "Ka-Chunk" sound when fired.

So just by looking at the simple workings of the Centurions reverse plunger, you can see that by eliminating the dead space and moving the buffer almost down by the air restrictor, then crafting a direct plunger head and relocating the spring to the right position, plus plugging the air release slits and guess what? You essentially have yourself a giant Longshot plunger tube! Tinkering around with and simplifying the rest of the guts of the Centurion(You also may have to make a new catch since I think the Centurion's catch is quite odd)could eventually earn you a direct plunged sniper rifle that could fire Megas easily 100 feet consistently. I don't know if I explained this clear enough but I hope this helps out people with modding this beast and I'm probably going to have to try it myself when I get a Centurion.