Sorry about some of the blurry pictures, I only figured out Macro Mode on my camera after this writeup.
The Tech Target Gun will be referred to as the 'TTG' throughout the writeup.
How to mod a Nerf Tech Target.
Tools: Small Screwdriver
Large Screwdriver (For plunger head)
Materials: Replacement or addition spring
1. Grab your TTG:
2. Open it up, these are the stock internals:
3. Pull off this piece:
4. This is what you will see:
5. Pull off this piece:
6. Pull out the AR and AR spring:
7. This is the barrel post:
8. Break it off:
9. Pull off this piece:
10. Widen this hole for more airflow:
11. Pull out the plunger rod:
12. Take out this piece if your replacement spring can't fit in it:
13. Replace the spring with a stronger one, or add a spring. I replaced the stock with an Ace #49:
14. Finished with basic mods! You can add an O-Ring or put E-Tape under the stock one, but I didn't do that. Continue if you want to replace the barrel...
Replacing the barrel:
Tools: Small Screwdriver (Unless your gun is already open)
File, or Dremel (Recommended) with sanding bit.
Materials: Hot Glue
Goop or Epoxy Putty (To seal barrel)
3.5 Inches (8.9 Centimeters) of your barrel material.
1. Dremel around here until your barrel can fit on:
2. Once your barrel can fit on, put a ring of hot glue here:
3. Goop or Epoxy putty it on so it seals. I used Epoxy putty:
4. Take this piece:
5. Cut it down to here:
6. Dremel it out until your barrel can fit in:
7. Put it in like this:
Front View:
Ranges flat, with hot glue tipped Streamlines:
Dart 1: 78 feet
Dart 2: 79 feet
Dart 3: 76 feet
Enjoy!
Moving on to integration...
This is how to integrate a Secret Strike into a Tech Target Gun.
Materials:
Hot Glue
Tech Target Gun
Secret Strike
A little modding ability.
Tools:
Dremel with cutting disc and sanding bit
Screwdriver to open gun, unless it is already open.
1. Grab your TTG.
and Secret Strike with no shell.
2. They fit together so well, even without cutting. It's like they were made to be there.
3. Let's start modding! Take out all the ammo holder pieces.
4. Cut out all this, this was all done with a small cutting disc.
5. My finger is behind this to show what I cut out for the Secret Strike trigger.
6. Make sure you cut out enough for the trigger to compress. Uncompressed:
Compressed:
7. I cut out this ammo holder piece, it just fits better that way.
8. As you can see, it doesn't fit with only one side of the shell trimmed.
Trim the other side.
9. It fits together much better now.
Make any more cuts that you need to so it will fit.
Finished product: