Spectre REV-5--my first mod ever!

The Spectre--a very cool and overpriced blaster

Background:
At one point or another, every Nerfer comes to own a Maverick. It's cheap, cool-looking, and fires 6 shots before you need to reload. Occasionally it jammed or shot a dart less than five feet, but it was still pretty cool. Then one day Nerf decided to fix most of the problems that the Maverick had. Enter the Spectre, my first mod ever!

The Spectre came out on 2010 as a Walmart exclusive blaster. It carried a whopping $20 price tag! It is essentially a glorified Maverick with one less barrel and a couple of accessories, including a folding stock and "silencer" barrel attachment. One of the main differences and improvements is the new barrel rotation mechanism. Instead of rotating the barrels with each trigger press like the Maverick, the Spectre does so with each prime. This allows the barrel assembly to be nice and stable while the shot is fired. However, the Spectre still suffers from the same air seal problem that the Maverick does. Also, the folding stock is quite flimsy and I personally would not rely on it. The "silencer" hurts ranges but also makes the blaster slightly more accurate. I say slightly because usually you use stock ammo in this thing, which flies about as predictably as a drunk man in a fighter jet. Anyways, here is the
List of mods for this blaster:

1. Air restrictors removed. This mod doesn't do too much, since the air seal between the plunger tube and barrels is atrocious. This can be remedied by putting a spring under the orange spacer that sits on the front end of the metal rod running through the turret assembly. This pushes the whole barrel assembly back a little and flush with the plunger tube opening. In addition, you can use a rubber or foam ring glued to the mouth of the plunger tube to get a perfect air seal.
2. Spring replacement. I bought an Orange Mod Works 6 kilogram spring to replace the stock one. It's hard to find replacement springs for reverse-plunger blasters, since the tolerance is so tight. With direct plunger blasters, you have any where from the diameter of the plunger rod to the diameter of the plunger tube to fit a spring (or multiple springs) in. I decided to go the easy route and get a spring that I knew would fit. Make a satisfying ring after each shot.
3. Plunger seal improvement. Just the usual--Teflon tape under the O-ring to expand it out for a perfect air seal. To check your seal, place one finger over the small opening of the plunger tube. Take the other piece and pretend that it's a penis. Thrust it in and out of the other half while moaning. If there's resistance felt as you penetrate inwards, your seal is good. Remember, use lots of lube!

Future Mods:
Yes, I may come back and revisit this blaster. I figure that people have already done the Nite-Mav (Maverick with Nite Finder plunger tube), so I think it's time to step it up a level and create the Nite-Spectre! It even sounds cool as shit.