Battle Axe - Shell Ejecting Nerf Shotgun (3D Printed Nerf Blaster)

Battle Axe is a 3d printed Nerf shotgun blaster that fires and ejects Silly Shells! Spring powered, pump action prime. Yes, it actually fires multiple darts at once!

Changelog is at the bottom of the description text. Most recent update: 11-20-2024.

Blaster Overview:

Firing Demo:

Loading Battle Axe:

Please refer to the file listing for Silly Shells 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 Battle Axe, available as a PDF download in this Printables file repository :)

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

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-battle-axe-hardware-kit - SilverFoxIndustries: https://silverfoxindustries.shop/collections/new-products/products/battle-axe-by-sillybutts-hardware-kit

Fully printed blasters are available from these sellers: - OutOfDarts: - Printed parts and fully assembled blasters: https://outofdarts.com/products/sillybutts-battle-axe-3d-parts-hardware-kit

- SilverFoxIndustries:- Printed parts and fully assembled blasters: https://silverfoxindustries.shop/collections/new-products/products/the-battleaxe-by-sillybutts

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “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!

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

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

Note: Battle Axe's magazine 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.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Performance ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FPS performance testing per Silly Shell type: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pixa7pvZfWJ54Cy2VnBE_0UdA56MWYw5ja8P_bJ5XCY/ (Spreadsheet and testing done by TeamSticks)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part Options ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battle Axe can be customized by mixing and matching the available alternate files: - 4 different grip options- Default grip, with or without bottom “shoe” - Orion Blasters Lynx grip, with or without bottom “shoe”

- 5 different magazine options- 7 shells - 6 shells - 5 shells - 4 shells - 3 shells

- 5 different stock options- Buffer Tube - N-Strike - Picatinny Stock - Blank Filler - Stockless

- Alternate files with various sling attachment points on them

Also, there are STEP and F3D source files available for you to customize the blaster even further yourself!

I have a special, important request for anyone who is planning to edit the files for Battle Axe:

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, do not make a detachable magazine version of Battle Axe. I am ON PURPOSE not yet releasing the detachable magazines because I want to get them 1000% correct and tested and good BEFORE I release any of them. I do not want people to print tons of mags, then I release a new blaster and they'd need to reprint all their mags. SO LET ME TAKE MY TIME ON THIS, PLEASE! No detachable mags yet!

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print Info ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Filament usage estimates (PLA filament) (Estimate made with the 6 shell magazine, and the buffer tube stock attachment point. Also includes supports and brims for recommended parts.): - All parts together: 1352 grams of filament - Green: 800 grams - Orange: 382 grams - Black: 170 grams

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.

I highly recommend enabling Print Ironing for the magazine parts. They need to be smooth on the inside.

For brims, make sure you set them to “Outer brim only”, so they only form on the outer edge of the parts. If you have it set to both sides, it will cover up screw holes with brims, which makes it harder to assemble.