3D Printed Blasters Make Nerf Obsolete

If you have a 3D printer, you can build blasters that crush Nerf guns to dust.
Buy my awesome Nerf tactical gear! Visit etsy.com/shop/VoidstarCombatS... and use code 'ZACKISASELLOUT' for $5 off!
That wimpy revolver hits twice as hard as the best brand-name blaster toy, and that's just the start. You'll discover laser-sharp Nerf sniper rifles, advanced bullpup blasters, a dart-spraying mini-Uzi, and more. An entire arsenal of blasters, sidearms, mags, knives, attachments, bananas, and tactical gear is just a few STL's away.
So get in my snarky "self-driving" car and let's head to the greatest Nerf arsenal in Queens to see some insanely advanced Nerf blasters.
Email me: [e-mail]
Download STL's for the FourStar saw blade rack: www.thingiverse.com/thing:464...
This video is a reupload. The first time, it uploaded without sound. To err is human, but to truly screw up, you need a computer.
Some excellent Nerf communities to check:
Printed Blaster Support and Rehab Group - / 363112637798959
Nerf Subreddit - / nerf
Nerf Modders Welcome - groups/16413...
Making Stuff Awesome (Narfduino developers) - / makingstuffawesome
Special thanks to:
BaamNYC for giving us access to his incomparable 3D-printed Nerf arsenal
United Nerf Ops for allowing us to use footage from the Cataclysm 9 video
PartyFrog, MisterHeathPants, HollowLing, Ian Ewin, Anna Griffin, and Ross Barber for sharing their most excellent blaster pics
Brooke for being the greatest wife/producer/getaway driver a Nerfous wreck could ask for
Drew Pitt for the "One Day Pumpsnap" PVC blaster pic - flynerf.blogspot.com/2013/07/t...
All music is public domain or CC-BY:
Aritus - "You" - / aritusmusic
Moki McFly - "Ganesh" - soundcloud.com/blocsonic/moki...
To Eris - "Lights"
Tubebackr - "SHANTY" - / tubebackr
Leisure-B - "Shut Me Down 0.1.7" - / shut-me-down-wip-017
H4nt feat. Itsfreakingrosie - "Hold Me" - / hold-me-feat-itsfreaki...
Footage of CarnyRex's Flintlock and JSPB's Urban Ops is from their respective creators' KZbin channels.

[@drewpitt9100]

NO WAY! That post-apocalyptic homemade is mine haha. I called it the "One Day Pumpsnap" and it's easily the ugliest thing I've ever built. Where in the world did you find it? It made me nostalgic for the lost world of k26 PVC homemades. Great video too!

[@ZackFreedman]

That's awesome! It's really the quintessential Home Depot jank cannon. I found it on your blog, Fly Nerf - flynerf.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-one-day-pumpsnap.html and I added a credit for you in the description.

[@drewpitt9100]

@@ZackFreedman Thanks! I really can't get over how wild it was seeing this in my KZbin recommended and then seeing my homemade from 7 years ago popping up. Thanks for the credit too! I'm excited to see what videos you have coming up!

[@knifeyonline]

@@drewpitt9100 it looks very 80's starwars actually 👍 I like it

[@matiascapurro7064]

@@ZackFreedman you know i see the driver

[@Dtr146]

@@ZackFreedman that poor uber driver. you better tipped her well.

[@e2rqey]

I'm a PC Hardware nerd with no nerf guns or 3D printers who doesn't even know how I found your channel but now kinda wants a 3D printer.

[@MrBlackFiction]

I have a 3d Printer since Easter. Its hell of fun but more like a project. If you can 3d Model (like with Fusion360 or other Sites) it becomes a whole lot more usefull. Also Modeling is a fun skill to learn.

[@ferdblu1946]

Get one, you wont regret it

[@facemonkeys]

I suggest looking for a used Ender 3 Pro, or if you're really strapped for cash, the regular Ender 3 or the smaller Monoprice MP Select Mini V2 it's not too much of an investment but I promise it will become your new favorite hobby

[@drewcourtney376]

Beware, it's a slippery slope to madness!!

[@mrmental8379]

Buy a ender 3, there a really nice budget printer

[@a11aaa11a]

"how many are nerf nerds watching a 3d printing video, how many are 3d printing nerds watching a nerf video?" Well I haven't used a nerf gun in a decade and I don't own a 3d printer, so I guess I'm just a general nerd... Why am I watching this? Oh right because it's fascinating

[@maskedredstonerproz]

I don't even HAVE a nerf gun, also don't own a 3D printer

[@maskedredstonerproz]

@lingyy ok, sorry

[@StonerInMN]

@lingyy I learned blasters from Star Wars. Just so you know I don't know how old you are but have fun playing with toys bud.

[@Koz.for.Concern]

@lingyy gun

[@ገንዘብ]

Me too

[@OtioseFanatic]

“Remember, you can only print mags as large as your buildplate” Me, sweating as I eye the Creality CR-30 Print Mill with a theoretically infinite buildplate.

[@ollieb393]

ikr

[@roboteen]

Technically if you glue them together they can be bigger than your printspace 🤷 people glue builds together all the time

[@OtioseFanatic]

@@roboteen of course, but one, you shouldn’t rely on glue for parts that are gonna be pressurized by springs at all times, especially at larger scales. And two, the novelty of making a clip as large as its user in a single print is just too silly NOT to try.

[@Hypnobong]

@Russell White plastic weld and fill maybe?

[@generalderpthethird3027]

well you can allways make multiple mags that you will modify to connect them together

[@TheNefastor]

"People hear modular and they just stick a GoPro to it." Dude you're killing me, this is too real :-D

[@bt4670]

Hey, designer of the Viper here I'm glad you enjoy the blaster. It was my first project, so I'm sorry if you had issues with rotation lol. Overall yours turned out absolutely amazing and it's very nice to see people taking my designs and executing them in their own style.

[@ZackFreedman]

Hell yeah, man! It's a kick-ass blaster. So satisfying to flip the barrel back up. Mine actually rotates pretty reliably, as long as I square the darts up. I made it as a showpiece, and it always turns some heads. Great job!

[@billielolaltusedtobeswapto4663]

yes

[@jakewill8702]

@@ZackFreedman hi i have a question. what is your 3D printer that you showed in the start of the video, i wanna buy one but dont know which one to chose

[@mysfiring]

@@jakewill8702 that’s likely a Prusa Mk2 or Mk2S.

[@kalsaraan]

I am one of those 3d printing nerds who has now discovered an entire new world of nerf blasters. My life may never be the same.

[@ZackFreedman]

Awesome! The Nerf Internet Community has never been more welcoming, so come on in!

[@eponinesg]

Your wallet will never be the same, that's for sure.

[@N1sm0NIC]

One of us, one of us, *one of us* Also prepare your wallets, there's so much stuff you wanna make you'll run out of funds before anything else

[@paintballercali]

Always looking for a new print project. Big into paintball this seems interesting.

[@jannesthien]

Same for me. 3D printing gaming Airsoft and nerf 😂 my wallet is dead

[@anachronisticon]

FWIW, I did not even know there was such a thing as "competitive nerf".

[@rawdrywall8212]

you have obviously never been to a boy's birthday party

[@Kodaiva]

It’s for people who want to hit something (not using only actual nerf)

[@PureRushXevus]

Same here.. I thought that's why paintball and airsoft existed lol

[@soundmindtv2911]

TIL competitive nerf is a thing

[@k9officerft434]

It’s like airsoft but foam

[@HokeyBugle]

This is amazing! I was a nerf arms-dealer in elementary school. Mostly just doubling up on springs or removing the restrictor. It looks like it's time to hop back into the hobby

[@eggheadtwoSCM]

W

[@VinylBlair]

This channel is going to blow up.. I’m calling it.

[@Will_Walsh]

Just the growth in the past couple weeks alone is crazy

[@Malaphor]

It has blown up. His sub/view ratio is incredible, and he's on track to have 25k subs by the end of the year.

[@joshtherussian9261]

@@Malaphor more like 100k

[@Malaphor]

@@joshtherussian9261 What are you smoking? He might hit 50k, but that's a stretch. He has under 750k channel views, and no evergreen videos.

[@joshtherussian9261]

@@Malaphor he got thousands of subs this month alone, my bet is on 100k until February

[@Twisted_Logic]

I was president of my college Nerf club some 8 years ago, and damn. It looks like we just missed the boat on actual cool shit. The extent of custom Nerf for us was one guy who would replace his springs with much more powerful ones.

[@screaminginternally3597]

"put some rails on your rails to add tactics to your tactics" someone's been watching Coop

[@gonun69]

No 3D Printer. Haven't touched a NERF gun in like... 7 years? ...About to buy a 3D printer.

[@DoctorNemmo]

The Ender 3 matches price and quality.

[@gonun69]

Update: Took me a few week to decide which printer I want, about to order a prusa mk3s :D

[@DoctorNemmo]

@@gonun69 That is also a good choice.

[@gonun69]

@@DoctorNemmo And I even got the black Friday deal!

[@DoctorNemmo]

@@gonun69 Tip: make sure that the printing bed is leveled before trying anything. That´s the more common mistake.

[@EldarKinSlayer]

3D Printing NOOB who is a trained Gunsmith. This looks like a hoot!

[@h1tbox374]

Me too, I believe about a week ago, he made a 1k subs video, and that was when he was at about 3.5k-4k subs. Now, he has 5k.

[@Skidracer21]

Welcome! It absolutely is! Look into Project Aurora by Mike Laredo, a modular MilSim-oriented blaster that is heavily inspired by the AR platform whose design includes multiple uppers ranging from carbine and SBR lengths, to Demolisher rocket launchers, to a full-auto Automatic Rifle upper.

[@robertlucas1435]

This is like the Borderlands gun brands of foam flinging, and I love it.

[@WannaComment2]

You could faithfully recreate Torgue Ammo and Tediore reloads using nothing but cheap chemicals you can buy at any hardware store.

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

"ETA: Whenever I feel like it." I laughed harder at that than I should've

[@kitsinthewebs222]

"It's Nerf or Nothing" Nothing:

[@reallocal]

I shouldn’t have laughed at this, but I did

[@pinkdaruma8942]

this made me laugh out loud

[@Seanflieshigh]

“Put some rails on your rails to add some tactics to your tactics” haha

[@TheNefastor]

*Xzibit intensifies !*

[@josephyong172]

i like how everyone is so casual about the fact that the blasters sounds like nail guns.

[@ScampiTheSighted]

I want to make a blaster that looks like one hahaha

[@tinkernthinker1194]

I’m a newbie 3D printer who has recently discovered this channel which has opened mind my to childhood hobbies. This is one of such hobbies. I love the channel and glad I found this.

[@hd_harold7587]

So these are those scary 3D printed guns I've been hearing about!

[@alexdeguzman4273]

nope that would be these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWXHc6iGf56jbaM

[@Attaxalotl]

@@alexdeguzman4273 I was kinda hoping for the Brandon Herrera one

[@ethanhoerl]

i had no idea "serious nerfing" was a thing, but thanks youtube recommended

[@riverslogue1056]

Yup, welcome to our territory lol

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Same here. I thought paintball and airsoft was the only thing. I'm not mad though, I've always wanted to play nerf wars like this lol.

[@redwolfmatt]

same here! i've been looking at 3d printers for miniatures and tabletop terrain, i never expected to find this... i now want a 3d printer even more

[@angelhernandezvega6064]

The only public nerf wars I've known of was Dart Ops but it's closed down permanently now.

[@Strix2031]

I used to participate in airsoft stuff but nerf just looks cooler to me

[@noahcoleman]

So cool to see that 3D printing is opening doors to new nerfers! I spent a summer nearly a decade ago building a few of those "post-apocalyptic contraptions made of PVC pipes and clothespins". I may have to print one of those Vipers now that you've brought it to my attention. Thanks for the video!

[@Funkaxe]

"To err is human, but to truly screw up, you need a computer." Hahaha, I feel this!

[@oldshovel]

Awesome awesome awesomeness my friend. I am neither a nerf guy or a 3D printer but a restoration creator who KZbin though would be interested. Loved it and subbed.

[@elidenning6276]

@oldshovel hey nice to see you here! bikes + 3d printing = fun

[@uniworkhorse]

Yooo it's the GOAT

[@MakeTestBattle]

This is an excellent overview for newbies. I've always tried to make most of my videos accessible to peeps outside the hobby. There will always be more out of the hobby than in, there's about 10-20K active hobbyists internationally so it doesn't make sense to exclusively make videos for the community.

[@eggbag4182]

Didn't expect to see you here!

[@darkbobblackpants9747]

I want to get a long 3D printer and get into nerf just so I can be like “Can I get some ammo?” “Only a mag full.” * pulls out comically long mag *

[@greenguy9715]

i'm not a nerf gun enthusiast or a 3d printing nerd, the idea of a 3d printed just sounded cool

[@InvaderMEEN]

"Are you a 3D printing nerd or a Nerf nerd?" Yes.

[@jackb.207]

im printing nerf shell

[@yeetus_reetus_deeleetus]

Haha same

[@thebat957]

I remember when the +bow was the peak of homemade nerf blasters. I'm glad to see that captain slug is still active. His "slug darts" were the standard for stefans used in my area as well. I'm happy that 3d printing has been able to make the homemade scene so much better. It used to be air blasters like the airtech 3000 or buzz bee big blast and specific springers like the longshot if you wanted to have a decent chance. Flywheels weren't even a commonly used thing either. It's all changed so much over the years and it's neat to see how much it's improved.

[@StinkyWizzleTits]

Im here for the 3D printing and then I find out theres such a thing as competitive nerf battles. Im learning heaps. Thankyou Zack.

[@Balmung60]

I was a Nerf nerd and got into enough community-designed blasters that it just made sense to start getting into printing so I could do a lot of the printing myself and save money over ordering full build-it-yourself kits. First project I'm planning to print myself is an ESPER.

[@R4MON]

"My USB sticky-icky" was comedy gold! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jameswalker199]

Furries have ruined me because I totally expected "OwO" to follow that

[@Tangowastaken]

The devil's dongle

[@zdog90210]

Unfortunately I'm just a general nerd watching general nerd videos

[@BugsISKing]

I'm a gun nerd that got into 3D printing for 2A reasons and I'm now expanding my horizons and seeing just how much you can do with 3D printing.

[@viperbuzzard01h84]

the great thing about nerf and homemade nerf blasters, getting creative, i see so many store bought and home made designs, my favorite being the moab from gatling tommy, a minigun blaster that spits out casings and belts, with an insane rate of fire, and its made completely from scratch! i cant wait to fix my 3d printer so i can start making my own designs ^^

[@JasonSuterOssum]

3d printing and design nerd who's been considering designing a blaster, but whoah, I didn't realize how many cool ones were available already! Nice breakdown thanks.

[@ZackFreedman]

Thanks! Don’t let the existing designs stop you - there’s always room for new blasters.

[@beretnarf]

Great overview! I feel like this is perfect for explaining to new people how 3d printing has changed the foam flinging world.

[@fosatech]

*"And NEVER print your fake guns to look like real guns!"* Me: * prints real guns to look like fake guns *

[@DoubleBitsWorkshop]

Im a 3d printer type who has always modified nerf and got suggested your eye opening goodness to the new to me world of "self-printed goodness" thank you for your "fan-service of information"

[@alanjones3514]

3D printer, with a 7 year old, hence I’m here.

[@ZackFreedman]

Just a friendly warning, many of these blasters are very strong and can hurt kids. You can power down blasters by using lower-powered batteries and softer springs, but make sure you're carefully watching the little one!

[@MrHeHim]

I have a 7 year old 3D printer with a 35 year old, therefor I'm here.

[@alanjones3514]

@@MrHeHim I wonder if the nerf darts can hurt your printer.

[@Binary_Omlet]

Please don't print 7 year olds. Or if you do, please only use the proper BioGel 3d Womb.

[@ZackFreedman]

@@Binary_Omlet naw dawg I only print babies

[@letujoseph]

I remember being in 4th/5th grade (around 2009) making videos on my bedroom floor on how to make stefans/stephans and asking my dad to buy parts from home depot for me. I always judged how well everything I modded and created was on how big of a welt it would leave on my siblings and I. This video brings back those memories :)

[@FEEDMEKITTENS]

I use Nerf blasters as starting points for some Star Wars props, and I'm a 3D printing nerd. This was right up my alley!

[@jonaustin5122]

Lmao I’m dead at self driving car! I’m watching any ad and the whole video just for that.

[@egaming1071]

"Put some MayMays in every shot" just pull the trigger, Carl

[@ryan_0000]

I love how he says driverless car but it’s obvious someone is driving

[@ojorejones1951]

Inception moment at 4:55 with that question. I'm a prospective 3d printer with a history of nerfing lol

[@pioson1646]

You found your way into my recommendation feed, and it further asserts my need for an Ender 3

[@RobertKvsv]

I'm both. Nerf when I was little, the grew up, got into modelling, forgot about nerf, got a 3d printer, found nerf again

[@theorangebaron1595]

I am an RC plane person who uses 3d printers and was obsessed with nerf and now I have discovered this amazing channel! You earned a subscriber!

[@banana2515]

Make an RC plane with fully auto nerf guns?

[@WightKnight]

I'm actually massive into both camps but only just found your channel and had no idea you enjoyed the Nerf hobby too! This is awesome!

[@generalderpthethird3027]

i actually have a group of people that print this nerf stuff and we are allways ready to destroy some nerf war

[@synth6754]

"my self-driving car" *clearly someone with pink hair and a black coat sitting in the driver's seat*

[@ramenator]

its a joke bruh

[@DennisCaunce]

@Paul Hutchcroft they kind of pointed it out in the video...

[@hazzahawk3718]

It's just the AI

[@montecarlowithdawningornam1817]

That's the android who actually drives it, her legs are attached to the petals

[@midway223]

nah thats just the cyber dubee getting to you man

[@lego_minifig]

The one thing i never liked about nerf was the clean up. So naturally I leaned more towards airsoft. Fallen out of the hobby, but have now fallen in love with 3D Printing.

[@Skidracer21]

In some ways the material cost vs airsoft and the ability to play in nore public settings is what drew me to Nerf from Airsoft.

[@lego_minifig]

Wagon_Waifu i can see that

[@TheDrakanMaster124]

5:47 the startup sound sounds like one of the custom drones I've built You could also do with us airsofters do for years which is just going to electric motor to prime your spring instead

[@quadstardesign]

Everytime I watch one of your videos I always think of that scene in Serenity where that tech guy says, "Guy killed me, Killed me with a sword. How weird is that?".

[@ManuelMartinez-vi4cm]

The "Extrajudicial, extra fun!" part just killed me like that cop killed my neighbor's dog.

[@CombustibleToast]

I had no idea competitive(?) NERF was a thing and this is potentially the best intro I could have gotten. incredible content you create

[@luketanton4056]

That's awesome, you should try it out it's great fun

[@pyrothebonehead741]

I'm neither a major Nerf enthusiast nor a 3D printing nerd. I'm a nerd who used to play with Nerf guns at a younger age and like watching videos of anything involving the inner works of a Nerf blaster or custom made Nerf blasters occasionally

[@NSDG813]

I appreciate stuff like this. This is 100x better than the shit that you can find on television

[@builderbb8767]

Veteran foam flinger here pew pew, nice video. I need that tactical banana rail attachment for my squishmallow 🍌

[@yogseventy-nine3460]

I'm not a Nerfer nor a 3D Printer, I just think you're cool. Where can we buy that futuristic self driving car tho ?

[@obde]

This video is consistently hilarious but 7:40 is exceptional. Zach has the perfect sense of how to deliver cringey nerd humor in a way that fully brings out its potential in a way I haven't seen before. The cringe nerd is a genuine part of him he can harness for the good of mankind.

[@dickskinthin9192]

I'd argue the table top war gaming field has been more thoroughly disrupted than the Nerf battleground field by 3D printing.

[@dickskinthin9192]

@@Samuel-yl9yo you clearly do no fully grasp the impact 3d printers have had on table top war gaming my dude. Hasbro, and particularly the Nerf brand, had a record year in sales in 2020 and 2021 is looking to be even better. 3d printers haven't impacted the blaster market. Even Mattel launching a competitive line of BoomCo blasters a few years ago couldn't put a dent in Nerf sales.

[@user-xh9bt4ti3q]

I like how that red dot sight had a crosshair you could see through the black border part. if you pause around 8:11 you can see for yourself. *mind-blowing*

[@Lucky_Shooter]

I laughed out loud multiple times while watching. Well done, thank you for the great jokes.

[@ceimerrudis]

4:50 neither youtube just made me whatch it by putting in recomended

[@alechart462]

I'm from the 3d print world, but have ALWAYS been interested in 3d printed Nerf in the back of my head, I KNEW there had to be a market for it already! Excited to get into this if I can.

[@tbr1980]

Well that was a nice surprise, the photo of the Gryphon was my blaster :)

[@ZackFreedman]

I hope it’s OK that I used it, and that the credit was appropriate!

[@facemonkeys]

USB sticky icky 🤣🤣🤣 I'm SO glad I found this channel! I love the content! Never quit with this nerd vibe, man. Please keep it coming!

[@youhigh321]

this guy is a bad ass hardcore trolling nerd 😂😂 amateur operator at protests that had me dying 🤣🤣 keep up the good videos 👍🏼👍🏼

[@cummerou1]

I came to the channel to learn something about 3D printing, I found a need for Nerf blasters that I didn't know existed

[@adamkirkham4628]

As a 3D printing nerd who modified many nerf guns back in the day, this was the video I didn't know I needed to see.

[@sirtony0114]

I'm neither a 3D printer nerd nor a nerfer. The algorithm brought me here and I'm not leaving

[@prismglider5922]

I used to be really into Nerf, but then I got into 3d printing and stopped being into nerf, this video is bringing it all back together now

[@WorldFastestSloth]

Zack, you have one of the few channels I find 'worthy' of having notifications enabled. Amazing content, cheers.

[@marthinusdawidvanrooyen2508]

Basically what I learned from this is never, ever, ever, colour your home-built AR in anything other than NERF colours.

[@Jamie_Stain]

wait what if you get a real gun and paint it to look like a nerf gun? just sayin

[@andrewyork3869]

@@Jamie_Stain cerakote it it will last longer if metal.

[@KingParzival]

KZbin recommended me a true legend, and I am far from disappointed.

[@irbricksceo]

Man, I'm so torn because I'm nostalgic for my nerf days when modding was about hacking up longshots with PVC and Brass if you were daring, not buying conversion kits, and the PVC jank cannons of yore. But man, these 3D printed things are kinda winning me over and making me wish I had a bigger printer that could handle such things). Pretty sure I still have some old blasters in a box around here (longshots, recons, mavericks, a few fireflies, a magstrike 20, and pretty sure I had a stryfe or two)

[@apdate2037]

Ah yes, the elusive tactical banana holder! I've heard it gave your darts the power to make enemies slip so it's highly coveted and hard to come by!

[@case_sensitive]

did you do that in one take? I would have loved to see some bloopers! (3D printing guy watching a nerf video)

[@ZackFreedman]

I don't want to spoil the magic, but it became very difficult to maintain our composure near the end.

[@kendarr]

I'm just a nerd in general, I'm saving for a 3d printer, man I'm already a 3d modeler and designed some stuff on fusion, I need one of theseee

[@bstewart8891]

I love how nerdy you are, nerf tactical vest with a hud mounted on some glasses... perfection

[@weisnowhere]

Recently got into 3d printing and love your channel! Now I have to print a colorful blaster!

[@cassiephan7003]

Guess the algorithm smiled on me because I like 3d printing and nerfing haha. I run a caliburn and gryphon but I'm super hoping to snag a lynx hardware kit soon. This video is actually a great overview of all the popular 3d printed nerf blasters so I'll definitely be showing this to any friends that want to get started

[@ZackFreedman]

Nice! That's what I was trying to make. Are you a member of any Nerfing groups?

[@cassiephan7003]

@@ZackFreedman Just SENC but I joined after the pandemic started so I haven't had a chance to play with them yet. So mostly just plinking and games amongst a few friends for now haha. Can't wait for everything to go back to normal so we can play again

[@Brick_Eater_]

I already have a Nerf Gun that actually hurts, this is gonna actually kill me.

[@samian171]

3D beginner following any and everything you're posting to learn more about 3D printing. And ... So i found myself watching how to make my little brother go nuts on his birthday 😂

[@devonjamesfunman]

I’m neither a nerfer nor a new nerdy 3D printing ninja I just find this theoretical theme thoroughly thought-provoking 😎

[@CaptainSlug]

Important factual note: I also turn the food into poop

[@bpf1214]

Hey, so do I!

[@TheNefastor]

Big deal, that's a level 1 spell. If you choose "peasant" class you can actually turn poop back into food.

[@harrisonneyland2750]

Loving the Future Funk background music.

[@ZackFreedman]

Thanks! It's the perfect soundtrack to a goofy topic like Nerf warfare.

[@theprogrammer32]

The fact that you didn't even mention compressed air / pump blasters really shows how far this hobby has evolved over the last decade. Pump blasters used to be the best option for performance, but they were so finnicky and prone to leaking.

[@super-re-lative742]

You have no idea how many ideas you gave me in this video, thank you

[@Pro_Bad_Influence]

4:43 actually I’m both and I can now combine two of my hobbies.

[@scottbionicnerf8727]

I love the creativity involved in producing 3D printed blasters, and my collection would be twice it's size. I understand that there many advantages of being able to 3D print your own cool new blaster. I however still prefer injection molded. Don't have to be overly concerned about leaving in back seat or the trunk of my car. In my mind, 3D printed blasters haven't quite achieved the same level of durability as injection molded blasters naturally enjoy. Mr.Scott54, BionicBlasters.

[@WatchmakerErik]

Since you asked, I am a 15-year information technology professional, cutting A New path through life on his way to being a watchmaker and Machinist, who is also interested in everything maker adjacent. I'm watching this video because even though I don't do serious nerfing I think Nerf guns are cool and I think making anything on 3D printers is cool, and I am binging all of Zack's videos because they're freaking hilarious.

[@nandithairiyagolle6370]

"Dump wherever you want, it's a free country" - Zack. Words that I live by

[@soundmindtv2911]

TIL, it’s best to 3D print your real guns in bright colors to prevent the neighbors freaking out over target practice in the back yard

[@kyraptor2521]

Once I get a 3d printer my nerves collection is going to be as bad as my longboard collection

[@cinialvespow1054]

You mean as good!!! Love longboards / skateboards

[@HeWhistlesTunes]

It’s going to be a lot of contract writing. I got a cool vision for the future with all 3D printing.

[@interestedinstuff1499]

I have a ton of nerf guns and had no idea there was combat games. I want to know more. Great video. So much info. Superb inspiration.