About Me

Hi there!

I’m a computer programmer and systems analyst by trade, currently working for a mining contractor managing their IT systems as part of a dedicated team.  I work with Windows 2008 R2 servers as well as Linux and OpenBSD servers, with an interest in embedded computing.

I am also an avid Nerf fan and have a few devices of my own listed below.

My Nerf Arsenal

My dart gun collection:

  • Deploy CS-6

    A fun unit – has a “stealth” mode but with the push of a button reveals a trigger and the flashlight.  6 dart capacity (takes clip system darts) and pump-action reload.  Many funs to be had.

  • Reflex CS-1 (picture coming soon)A handy little unit.  Only fires one dart at a time (with manual reload) but has one hell of a range, and scarily accurate.  Fires whistlers and suckers.
  • Barricade (picture coming soon)A favourite of mine.  Features a rotating barrel with a 10 dart capacity, and can be reloaded quite quickly with enough practice.  Automatic reload (can be a bit noisy so no good for stealth) makes this a handy one to have.
  • Maverick (picture coming soon)This one won me over with its accuracy.  The firing mechanism is a bit funny, sometimes the revolver gets sticky and won’t rotate on fire.  If anybody can enlighen me as to how I can repair it, please let me know.

And a few Buzzbee ones – the darts they provide are too heavy for anything useful but they take Nerf whistlers:

  • Rapid Fire Tek (picture coming soon)Being a lot like a shotgun was what attracted me to this one.  A six-clip capacity (along with shells – largely for show) with a simplistic pump-action trigger.  Would have preferred a pull-back reload, but it’s cool enough.
  • Double Shot (picture coming soon)This one was even more like a shotgun.  Took two manually loaded shells at a time and could fire one at a time (with careful trigger work) or both at once.  Spring was loaded by cocking the gun at a 90 degree angle while reloading – a bit strange, but like the Rapid Fire, it takes shells which pop out when you go to reload so still cool.

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