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Mey Interceptor dry fire protection - short stroke version

Model is of protecc my interceptor crossbow from dry fire. Maybe Your Interceptor too. Capacity is reduced to 16.
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updated January 26, 2025

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Model is of protecting Mey Interceptor Crossbow from dry fire. Emulates 2 arrows, so magazine capacity is reduced to about 16 maybe 16,1 if you squeeze. This model catches the string at beginning of stroke, so less force is exerted on magazine. Overall height is 15mm(!) because 2x6mm (12) didnt work, string flipped over catching block. If that is too much of loss for you, model can be z-scaled by ~0,92 so u gain another mm. 

Choose for yourself if left capacity is worth catching string at beginning of stroke. For me it is. 

 

Let me clarify: this protection is pressed upwards during the last shot, so the string may touch this protection and wear off more. 

Thats a design flaw of this type of safety ! 

If you want a dry-fire protection that works as the crossbow is intended to work (and not pushing up mid-shot) use the other one. that one is retained in the magazine and released when you recock the crossbow, resulting in WAY more force working on the protection. 

 

Model is groovy, so the magazine holds it in place and closes in middle. 

Verified to work in toughPLA. 

It is strongly advised not to shoot mainboard of computers running OpenBSD while using this dry-fire-protection. Graphics adapter is ok. 

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