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[steveuk]

I've been invited to a water fight to celebrates someone's birthday in July. Hopefully the weather will cooperate but the important question is; which water weapon to buy?

Capacity, range and accuracy are all important so MW'ers I ask you; what's your recommendation?

[Peter Singer]

A simple bucket of water will do, it's quite heavy and hard to handle, only one bullet in the mag, but oh boy what a bullet it is!!
Takes quite some time to reload too, but once you hit someone with that it's what we germans used to call "Endlösung".
Oh and of course very limited range.

[Martin Smith]

The crazy spambot is right. Over the counter medication is the best kind of super-soaker.

There was one on sale when I were a lad that had a backpack you could attach, which contained extra bottles. That's for the kid that serious about urban waterfare.

[Todd Gross]

Spray nozzle attached to garden hose. Unlimited water supply with superior pressure. Range can be limited and hose sabotage is possible, though.


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[Martin Smith]

Spray nozzle attached to garden hose. Unlimited water supply with superior pressure. Range can be limited and hose sabotage is possible, though.


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Ha, that reminds me. A few summers ago the kid that lives next door was being a tool, firing a supersoaker over the fence at my house, aiming mainly at my bedroom window, my conservatory and even getting my dog (who was pretty timid anyway). So I went out into the garden, unravelled the hose and shouted over the fence telling them to stop firing the super soaker. Another burst of water comes over the fence in my general direction. So I let loose with the hose for a sustained spray of about three minutes. And unfortunately for him, his parents had left some washing out on their line.

[steveuk]

I found some reviews;


http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/41750/summer-water-pistols-best-buy

[craggy]

the uzi h20millimeter, eh steve?

I still say the hose. or...do you know any firemen?

[Chris Fenton]

I had a backpack one as a kid, it was a bit like a WW2 flamethrower. I don't think I had to reload once in any water fight we ever had, it had two drawbacks 1) it was heavy as crap when full and I wasn't all that manoverable to start with. 2) the tube from the tank to the gun often twisted leaving me with a sudden loss of flow!

[Jim Ohara]

Works just fine:

[Todd Gross]

Ha, that reminds me. A few summers ago the kid that lives next door was being a tool, firing a supersoaker over the fence at my house, aiming mainly at my bedroom window, my conservatory and even getting my dog (who was pretty timid anyway). So I went out into the garden, unravelled the hose and shouted over the fence telling them to stop firing the super soaker. Another burst of water comes over the fence in my general direction. So I let loose with the hose for a sustained spray of about three minutes. And unfortunately for him, his parents had left some washing out on their line.

That is great!!!

I take it you didn't have anymore problems?

[Martin Smith]

That is great!!!

I take it you didn't have anymore problems?

Not with water pistols. He was still a twat in general for a good few years though.

[Todd Gross]

Not with water pistols. He was still a twat in general for a good few years though.

As I like to say (and appropriate for the thread): It's never too late for a drowning at birth.

[David Meadows]

Works just fine:

Or this, fits in a pocket when you're on an undercover mission or as a backup to your main firearm:

Edited by David Meadows, 26 June 2012 - 08:00 AM.

[Steve Sensible]

You guys have no ambition.

[Sanjay]

I'm going to this too as it's an old college friend of mine as well ...but isn't there a hosepipe ban? (that extends to frivolous water pistol fights )

[Steve Sensible]

You're in luck... I think it's been lifted in London.

Of course if our summer continues as it has, weather-wise, you won't need water pistols - you could just stand in the rain!

[Chewy Sun]

In all seriousness, there are two things that make a good watergun:


1. A pump or pumping action (think shotgun) to build pressure
2. A trigger to release that pressure



Don't buy any watergun with just a pump, which means they just squirt out with each pump.




Chewy................................................... or if you are close to water, a nice syringe style gun is good.

[Sanjay]

No hosepipe ban!?! In that case I'm renting a helicopter and water-bombing everyone.

[Steve Sensible]

Yes! Or you could "borrow" one of these:

[Todd Gross]

No hosepipe ban!?! In that case I'm renting a helicopter and water-bombing everyone.

Oh, Sanjay, you think too small: