Quick 16 Mods

One of the newer dart tag guns, the Quick 16 came out in 2011 featuring an innovative integrated clip holding 16 darts at a time. While lacking a tactical rail and incompatible with N-Strike shoulder stocks, the gun is still surprisingly versatile with a couple of modifications.

The basic firing rate of the blaster is around thirty feet and is one of the most accurate guns available. This performance can be greatly improved if you want to try your hand at removing the air restricting unit.

This is a tricky operation, so know that you run the risk of ruining your gun if you've never attempted it before. You might want to practice this on one of your cheap off-brand guns before trying it on your favorite Nerf blaster. It starts with a screwdriver and a Dremel tool, and if you want to ensure a good finish, some plastic sealant.

You want to open up the air chamber of the gun and find the air limiter, attached to a spring, and take that out. You'll probably need the Dremel tool in order to file it off and get it out of there. The air limiter keeps Nerf guns safe for indoor play by forcing the air to move around the little plastic piece instead of firing straight into the dart to launch it, so by removing this little piece you get darts that are even faster, fly even farther and are even more accurate than the already stellar Quick 16.

This is a fairly tricky mod, so if you want to start off with something a little easier, you can start with a metal file, some sandpaper, a hot glue gun and a tactical rail taken off of an old Nerf gun. You'll want to sand down a flat surface on which to attack the tactical rail and then hot glue it on there so that it holds nice and firm. While tricky in its own right, the worst that can happen from a botched rail installation is an ugly gun, where a botched removal of the air limiter can ruin your gun.

Other mods for this gun are largely cosmetic. If you want to try your hand at repainting the gun to look cool with a sleek black style or a rust and chrome Steampunk look, just be sure to get some masking tape and acrylic brushes, as spraying the whole thing down with an aerosol can might gum up the workings.

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