Make sure the blaster is de-primed by pulling the trigger and pushing the priming slide all the way forward.

There are a couple of small differences between the original, older blaster that was recalled and the newer, updated blaster that can be used to determine which version is which.The air restrictor (AR) slows down the flow of air from the plunger to the dart. This device serves to reduce the blaster's power and prevent the plunger from slamming into the plunger tubing at full speed, drastically reducing the noise generated during firing. The front of the original Recon has a small protrusion near the bottom with a five-dot "dice" pattern on each side. This prevented attaching tall barrel extensions, such as the Mega Dart Barrel Extension from the Tri-Strike, to the blaster. The new version has this protrusion removed to give the blaster a flat front. One can dual wield the Recon by using the tactical rails on the slide to prime each blaster simultaneously. This drastically reduces rate of fire, though.

Alpha Trooper CS-18 • Deploy CS-6 • Longshot CS-6 • LongStrike CS-6 • Raider Rapid Fire CS-35 • Rayven CS-18 • Recon CS-6 • Stampede ECS Familiarize yourself with the internal mechanism of the blaster. A reference photo has been provided in picture eight.In the first part of this 'ible I will show you how to do some mods for beginner modders, people who are doing something like this for the first time.