# n3rfgun ## Overview It's my son's fault, really.  He came to me one day with a YouTube video of someone who modified a Nerf gun to make it fire faster. "Dad, can we make this?" And, here we are! ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/041/525/medium800thumb/hacks_n3rfshot.jpg?1494033032) Of course, I had to take it to the next level. Not only did we increase the firing speed, we added a bunch of NeoPixels to make it look cool at night, and gave the firing motor several speeds. But, like the "turbo" button on the early PC's, who would ever use it in non-turbo mode? This particular Nerf gun, the Elite Rapidstrike CD-18 Blaster was purchased online, because it is hard to source at our local Target store. I'm not sure if they are still in production, so fire up your favorite search engine and see what you can find! Also, stock up on the extended magazine and a couple of hundred darts.  You are going to go through them rather quickly! - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/n3rfgun/parts.md) ## Featured Products ### Adafruit Trinket - Mini Microcontroller - 5V Logic [Adafruit Trinket - Mini Microcontroller - 5V Logic](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1501) **Deprecation Warning: The Trinket bit-bang USB technique it uses doesn't work as well as it did in 2014, many modern computers won't work well. So while we still carry the Trinket so that people can maintain some older projects, we no longer recommend it.** In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1501) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1501/guides) ### TIP120 Power Darlington Transistors - 3 pack [TIP120 Power Darlington Transistors - 3 pack](https://www.adafruit.com/product/976) Transistors are powerful little electronic switches, and when our little NPN transistors aren't power enough for your project, we have been known to use these beefy TIP120 Darlington transistors. Great for whenever you need to control medium to high-power electronics such as motors,... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/976) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/976/guides) ### NeoPixel Mini Button PCB - Pack of 5 [NeoPixel Mini Button PCB - Pack of 5](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1612) These are the smallest NeoPixel breakouts around! Tiny, bright RGB pixels to your project. These little PCBs are only 8mm x 10mm and have two sets of three pads on the back for soldering wires. These ultra-bright LEDs have a constant-current driver cooked right into the LED package! The pixels... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1612) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1612/guides) ## Related Guides - [Tap Tempo Trinket](https://learn.adafruit.com/tap-tempo-trinket.md) - [3D Printed Daft Punk Helmet](https://learn.adafruit.com/3d-printed-daft-punk-helmet.md) - [Pocket Galaxy](https://learn.adafruit.com/pocket-galaxy.md) - [NeoPixel 60 Ring Wall Clock](https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-60-ring-clock.md) - [Larson Scanner Shades (Trinket-Powered NeoPixel LED Strip Glasses)](https://learn.adafruit.com/larson-scanner-shades.md) - [Adafruit Arduino IDE Setup](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-ide-setup.md) - [Trinket Fake USB Serial](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-fake-usb-serial.md) - [Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 3D Printed Guardian Sword with NeoPixel LEDs](https://learn.adafruit.com/breath-of-the-wild-guardian-sword-led-3d-printed.md) - [Let’s Put LEDs in Things!](https://learn.adafruit.com/lets-put-leds-in-things.md) - [Genesis Poi: DotStar LED Persistence-of-Vision](https://learn.adafruit.com/genesis-poi-dotstar-led-persistence-of-vision-poi.md) - [Guardian Robot – Zelda BOTW](https://learn.adafruit.com/guardian-robot-zelda-botw.md) - [Trinket Classic USB Foot Switch](https://learn.adafruit.com/usb-foot-switch.md) - [Trinket Ultrasonic Rangefinder](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-ultrasonic-rangefinder.md) - [Trinket React Counter](https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-react-counter.md) - [Introducing Trinket](https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-trinket.md)