X-Shot Excel Ejector Talon Magazine Conversion Kit
Linked HERE is a video of a short firing demo of the blaster feeding darts from a Talon magazine. It gets wordy below this, so if you understandably want to skip all of the reading and just see the blaster in action, click above!
Hello everyone! This is a kit for the X-Shot Excel Ejector Shell Blaster that allows the blaster to feed darts from a Talon Magazine. When I saw photos of this blaster before it was available, this is the modification I knew I wanted to do. One of the first modifications I used 3D printing on was making parts that converted the Buzz Bee Hunter to being magazine fed, and while I'm still very proud of that project, I've often thought it would be fun to revisit it with more experience and fresh eyes. So, when this blaster came along and was better in every way, not to mention was accessible to many more people, it was the perfect opportunity to revisit the concept.
My goal was to make the kit simple and inexpensive to keep it accessible to as many people as possible, regardless of their skillset or budget. With this in mind, the printed parts were designed to be assembled with as few pieces of outside hardware as possible, as well as make them as easy to install with few or preferably no permanent alterations to the internals and shell of the blaster. In the end, the kit consists of eight printed parts, requires five pieces of hardware, and requires only one permanent alteration to the blasters internals.
The Stencil piece and the TwiceLock Collet Tip do not need supports, but the rest of the pieces will. I did my best to keep the need for supports to a minimum, but in the end there were areas on most of the parts where it couldn't be helped. Thankfully, the supports are only necessary in relatively flat areas where cleanup should be fairly easy. Note: Do not use supports inside of the dart pusher. They are not needed, and they are extremely hard to remove.
Hardware List:
- Two AS-012 O-Rings for the pusher Link
- One AS-016 O-Ring for the barrel Link
- One 7×6mm Spring Ball Plunger Link
- One 0.527 x 6in Aluminum Barrel Link
- (Optional) Two M3X8mm Screws for the Magazine Well Link
Note: All of these part links are from Out of Darts, both because they are a great company that I want to support, but also to streamline purchasing the hardware and simplify the assembly process further. Of course, you don't have to use these exact components, but this is how I purchased my hardware for this kit.
Unfortunately, due to the plunger tube assembly of the blaster being glued together, the kit does require one permanent alteration to the plunger tube. While covered more extensively in the Assembly Instructions PDF included with the files, the original air path must be cut off and a small amount of material must be removed for the new air path/dart pusher to be put in place. To aid in this step, I have included a stencil piece that fits to the plunger tube and shows where the material needs to be removed.
A huge thank you to CJ Martin and windX for testing these files for me and providing me with great feedback and suggestions! Their help was invaluable.
Another huge thank you to Thanhtacles for sharing his TwiceLock Collet Design! I tried out a couple different collet designs that weren't working for me, but the first print with the TwiceLock collet worked exactly how I needed it to!
And finally, a huge thank you to Sillybutts for answering some questions I had while working on the kit. As generous as he is talented, Sillybutts deserves all the adoration he receives and more.
The .STEP and F3d files are included in the file set for anyone who wants to do their own adjustments or modifications to the kit.
Links to the X-Shot Excel Ejector Talon Magazine Conversion Kit
Printables: Link
Makerworld:Link
The files for the alternate grips seen in the photos are linked below:
X-Shot Excel Ejector Alternate Foregrip
Printables: Link
Makerworld:Link
X-Shot Excel Ejector Extended Stock
Printables: Link
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