ANVIL - Shell Ejecting Nerf Shotgun (Box Magazine!) (3D Printed Nerf Blaster)

The ANVIL is a 3d printed Nerf box-magazine shotgun blaster that fires and ejects Silly Shells! It's spring powered, with a pump action prime, and quickly reloadable magazines. Yes, it actually fires multiple darts at once! READ THE "Print Info" SECTION of this description page before printing the blaster! Changelog is at the bottom of the description text.

Blaster Overview and Firing Demo:

Please refer to the file listing for Silly Shells and the ANVIL magazines to download them all and get more information.

Please check the shell compatibility spreadsheet to see which Silly Shells work in this blaster.

READ THE "Print Info" SECTION of this description page before printing the blaster!

There is a full written and illustrated assembly guide for the ANVIL, available as a PDF download in this Printables file repository :) THE ASSEMBLY GUIDE IS STILL W.I.P... I was sick and had 2 exams the week leading up to release, on top of midterms. Sooooo now I'm getting around to working on it. If you have printed parts and the guide is not out yet, you should look at the assembly guide for the Battle Axe and the Breacher, both of which have aspects very similar to this blaster. Here is the rough draft of that assembly guide for now: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DeSEaa5kB8AoEqVfGzngqIB_OcZ4hYImX-IAxN92P7o/edit?usp=sharing

Picatinny mounted Silly Shell carrier/holder files here: https://www.printables.com/model/1016480 Get the magazine files here:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “What is the ANVIL?” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ANVIL is a 3d printed DIY Nerf-style foam dart blaster, which uses a 3d printable shell (Silly Shells) and magazine (ANVIL mags) to hold several darts at once, and fire multiple darts each time you pull the trigger. The ANVIL is able to fire many different types of foam projectile, including Nerf Elite darts, Nerf N1 darts, half darts, Rival balls, Mega, MegaXL, and more! That all adds up to make the ANVIL a very fun, and very satisfying shotgun-style blaster! Especially with quick reloads, you can unleash a wall of foam at your command.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sellers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A full list of non-US sellers can be found here: https://www.stuffbysilly.com/wheretobuy Hardware kits are available from these sellers: - OutOfDarts: https://outofdarts.com/products/sillybutts-anvil-hardware-kit-shell-ejecting-aa12-shotgun-blaster

- SilverFoxIndustries: https://silverfoxindustries.shop/collections/designs-by-sillybutts

- BearsWares: https://bearswares.shop/products/a-n-v-i-l-by-sillybutts

Fully printed blasters are available from these sellers: - OutOfDarts: - Printed parts and fully assembled blasters: WIP

- SilverFoxIndustries: - Printed parts and fully assembled blasters: https://silverfoxindustries.shop/collections/designs-by-sillybutts

Magazine hardware is also available separately if you want to make more mags: - OutOfDarts: https://outofdarts.com/products/sillybutts-anvil-silly-shell-magazine-hardware-kit

- SilverFoxIndustries: https://silverfoxindustries.shop/collections/designs-by-sillybutts

- BearsWares: WIP

Additionally, Canadians can get kits here without getting thrashed too much by tariffs: WIP by 1000screws: https://1000screws.square.site/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “What are Silly Shells?” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silly Shells are an ecosystem of 3D printed shotgun shells for homemade Nerf-style blasters! There are many, many different shells to use in each blaster, allowing one blaster to fire a wide variety of ammo types without reconfiguration or modding. For example, you can fire 3 Elite darts out of one shell, eject it, and then load a MegaXL shell to fire a huge dart at your enemies! Then you can follow that up with a “buckshot” round of Rival balls. Then you can load a Bottlenose shell to hit a person across the field from you. Silly Shells allow you to use multiple different types of foam ammo in one blaster, and they allow you to fire multiple darts with just one shot of the blaster! And ANVIL magazines are a universal standard for Silly Shell magazines. That means that this magazine is used by several different blasters all at once!

Please refer to the file listing for Silly Shells and the ANVIL magazines to download them all and get more information.

Please check the shell compatibility spreadsheet to see which Silly Shells work in this blaster.

Note: ANVIL's magazine and feed system does not fit any shells that have ammo sticking out past the tip (full length Mega or MegaXL), however, you CAN still breech load them one at a time into the blaster for single shots. Get the magazine files here:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Performance ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ANVIL should have the same FPS performance as Battle Axe and Breacher: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pixa7pvZfWJ54Cy2VnBE_0UdA56MWYw5ja8P_bJ5XCY/

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print Info ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: If your hardware kit is using a k25 5.5" long spring, you will need the optional spacer print for the PTguide to prevent the spring from rattling (if spring rattle annoys you)!

Filament usage and print time estimates (PLA filament) (Includes supports and brims for recommended parts): - All parts together: 1700 grams of filament

- Green: 995 grams (be careful with the green folder prints, or make sure to have 2 spools of the filament on hand in case one runs out!)

- Orange: 315 grams

- Black: 391 grams

- NOTE: THIS ESTIMATE DOES NOT INCLUDE FILAMENT USED FOR PRINTING MAGAZINES!

All STLs are exported in their correct print orientations. There is a .3MF file for Bambu Studio, with all the parts in each folder laid out on plates, in their correct orientation, and with correct infill/wall/support settings.