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Honey, I think I broke the Jolt

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I'm betting that bit of AR that gets pushed back is misaligned and ends up blocking the connector between the plunger and the barrel. Jolts have this little 'neck' of tubing between the two, and it's very small. You might want to get back in there with a pair of needlenose pliers or something.

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Continued dart evaluations, preliminary full length vs. short comparisons: Sureshot blue tip, DZP/AF Max, Accutip, waffle tip (Ekind 06-23)

Good stuff. I was surprised by the DZ darts at the end, but it makes sense that the narrow heads are suboptimal. The velocity-matched tests showing the higher stability of the full lengths were good to see. Makes me wonder if Bradley Phillips or someone else with a dedicated springer testing setup would be willing to recreate the tests and control for velocity.

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YEHW Mega XL

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So far, very few DZ high performance blasters have launched without some issues. There will always be a place for community blasters once the retail blasters dry up, or if someone just wants to mod the platform.

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It'll be the more accessible option for now, but that changes very quickly. Not too long ago, the Farshot was the most amazing thing since sliced bread, and the Rainbow pistol was outdated. Fast forward a few years and I can still make a Rainbow pistol, whereas the Farshots, their ammo, and their upgrade springs are already forgotten.

Long-term, the community blasters (with the ability to modify files for variable hardware) are going to outlast any retail product.

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It may be a hassle to source the hardware yourself, but it will still be significantly easier than trying to obtain discontinued blasters after enough time has passed. Plus, printed files can be modified to take new hardware.