Kind of noobish question.

[SinUnNombre]

Hey everyone, long time no talk I know. I've been busy messing around with jobs, girls, finishing school, moving into my apartment, and a few other new hobbies that have pushed my model building to the back-burner. You guys know how that can be. But yea, I have a simple project on the bench now that should hopefully be done soon if I can focus on it, and I'll become more active again. But anyway, on to my question. I've recently gotten into modifying and "warring" with Nerf dart guns. It's quite a lot of fun, cheaper and safer than paintball or airsoft, and combines some basic modeling elements. I recently put the finishing touches on my Titan, a pretty high-powered rifle. For pure cosmetics, I drilled through a T-fitting and put it on the end of the barrel. I've seen similar devices on the ends of barrels of 1:1 tanks and sniper rifles. After I had finished it, I sat back and realized that I had no idea what the correct name or function of that particular part was. Can anybody help me out? Here's a picture of what I'm talking about:



Thanks in advance. *inhales deeply* It's good to be back!

Jon

[DaFROG]

It's a muzzle brake and it think can be called a flash supressor.
It directs propellent gasses sideways instead of in the direction of fire which reduces recoil.

[Weaver]

Muzzle brake and flash suppressor are two different things.

Muzzle brake reduces recoil (allegedly - many don't actually work) by directing propellant gas sideways and backwards, thus "pulling" the gun forwards in opposition to the recoil force. The downside is that the sideways blast is quite powerful: it can kick up enough dust to give a tank's position away, and you do NOT want to be standing next to someone firing an AK-74....

Flash suppressors are usually solid cones and serve to conceal the muzzle flash from all aspects except head on. They actually make recoil worse by acting as a "rocket nozzle", generating backwards thrust. Some recoil-opererated machine-guns actually use this effect to operate: take the cone off the muzzle of an MG-42 and it doesn't work.

Flash suppressors and muzzle brakes thus work against each other to an extent.

[SinUnNombre]

Thanks for the info, guys. I just took a quick look at Wiki to confirm it, and that's exactly what I was looking for.

Jon

[cthulhu77]

So now that you know what to call it, can we see the bloody gun ?

[Captain Canada]

Good question....I think I may have alreadfy knew the answer, but now I know more about the whole deal thanks to Weaver !



And can you fill us in on more about the Nerf mods ? Sounds like something my son would really enjoy !

[SinUnNombre]

Well, I don't have any pictures of my Titan, it's in extended surgery at the moment, awaiting a pump transplant. You see, at the moment, it takes 25 pumps to get to the maximum usable pressure, and while that can sling a dart upwards of 150 feet, the rate of fire is abyssmal. Maybe 3 rounds per minute if you're lucky. The replacement pump SHOULD cut that down to 8-10 pumps. For more info on Nerf modding, you guys can check www.nerfhaven.com and www.foamuniverse.com Nerfhaven has more info and active members, but Foamuniverse is a little more friendly atmosphere. I've only been into the hobby for a couple of months, but it's really a lot of fun. Thanks

Jon