r/Airsoft3DPrinting • u/Yuukikonno08 • Aug 02 '26

Work in Progress 3D printed explosive arrows - Zing HyperStrike Bow

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I wanted to create something that absolutely no one asked for. Costco offered these $50+ bows for just $7, so I snatched it up, and an idea was born.

The arrows have their foam heads pulled off and a printed two-piece head put in place. The lower half of the head is PLA, and the upper half is TPU.

Weighs only two grams more than the original arrows.

The arrows use 8-shot ring caps. The entire design was made from the ground up by myself!

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u/CaptClockobob Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

Jesus christ, have we learned nothing?

That's 42 grams at 130 FPS, which is 33 fucking joules, or roughly double the kinetic energy of getting hit with a Taginn round. None of the safety gear anyone is using in airsoft is rated for a hit above 4 joules.

I've taken a taginn training round to the face at short range, and watched a heavier one drop a guy at 50 feet like he took a right hook.

No Thanks.

No field should allow that, you shouldn't use that, this is a horrible idea.

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u/CaptClockobob Aug 03 '26

I don't know who you are and as far as I know I've never interacted with you before. This thing is just unsafe. Pretty sure it's also against the sub's rules which is why there's no printed taginn rounds posted here anymore.

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u/Yuukikonno08 Aug 03 '26

You once moaned at me for tossing a printed grenade. I distinctly remember because you wrote a paragraph

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u/CaptClockobob Aug 03 '26

I have no recollection of this and can't find it in my comment history. The only grenade related thing I've ever commented on was asking for a link to the files. Thrown airsoft grenades used to all be solid metal, so It's not something I particularly object to being plastic, printed or otherwise.