Nerf N-Strike Nitefinder - Modded results

In early December I wrote a review on the Nitefinder.  My next step with the Nitefinder review was to test it in the firing range.  When I loaded a dart in the barrel, primed the blaster and pulled the trigger the dart dropped out of the end rather than travelling with any velocity.  This occurred each time I tried to fire, despite being fine a week or so earlier when the distance test was completed.

So my hand was forced to open up my first blaster and have a tinker.  Now I'm not going to outline the procedure of opening or modding a blaster as there are plenty of well put together videos and articles out there on the world wide web.  After opening the blaster and becoming acquainted with the internals I noticed the o ring was in a bad state and needing replacing (which in turn led to the lack of air pressure in the primed blaster).  After replacing the ring I decided to have a go at removing the air restrictor, which is a common and straight forward procedure.  Using a large drill bit and some gentle prying the restrictor popped out.  Looking down the barrel you can tell that it is going to make a big difference with airflow.

After replacing all the screws (be careful to make sure that the tactical rail clip is back in place, I forgot the first time) it was time to test the blaster.  In the firing range the change in power was astonishing the zombie targets are flung back like a stiff breeze is heading down the range.  The blaster also makes a satisfying sound when fired.

Updated Performance 

After modification the Nitefinder sits in 9th place out of 32 blasters jumping from its original placing of 27th.

Dart Distance (Sucker Darts) - 14.6m (48 feet)
This is an overall improvement in average distance of 5.3m making it effective as not only a secondary but an effective mid range primary weapon.  The Nitefinder fired a maximum distance of 16m (52 feet).

The results from this simple mod that only took 15 minutes start to finish makes changing blasters a must do part of this great hobby.  Still awaiting my OMW kits so  looking forward to doing a more professional job on the Recon and Retaliator.