Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

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Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by aamiller123 » Sat May 17, 2008 2:16 am

Title says it, do they exist?

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by Drenchenator » Sat May 17, 2008 2:30 am

The SS 300. It got the advertised 50 feet. Ben did some testing a few years ago with mine, and the results showed that many shots were over 50 feet (up to 53 or 54 from what I remember) with the average distance being 49 feet. The SS 300 had the best range until the CPS 2000 was released in fact.
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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by Hunt_and_Annoy » Sat May 17, 2008 2:50 pm

Um...APH. Supercannon 2. Firehose. :P

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by aamiller123 » Sat May 17, 2008 9:11 pm

I mean straight from the box. And what is APH please be patient I am new.

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by Drenchenator » Sat May 17, 2008 9:38 pm

APH stands for Air Pressure Homemade. It was one of the first pump to pressurize homemade water guns.

Supercannon II is Ben's best performing water gun. It also operated on air pressure, using a piston to divide the air and water. This lets you get better performance because the path that the water flows through is linear.
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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by aamiller123 » Sat May 17, 2008 9:47 pm

Yeah I know about supercannon, I read about it on the front page.

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by SSCBen » Sat May 17, 2008 11:24 pm

Other than the SS 300 there is the XP 300, but it's extremely rare and essentially a repackaged SS 300. The SS 300 is a very good water gun by the way. I would highly suggest it. They show up from time to time on eBay NIB and people don't get them, which is good for us. ;)

The XP 250 is similar to the SS 300 and might be able to perform on part with it, maybe with the nozzle selector removed (a very basic modification). However, it is rare and little is known about it. I remember I wanted to bid on one on eBay when I saw one, but I don't remember if I did. I didn't win obviously, but I wish I did because it looks like a good water gun.

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by aamiller123 » Sat May 17, 2008 11:47 pm

Thanks you guys are keeping me on the move looking up guns. Whats a QFD? I THINK it stands for Quick Fill Device.

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by SSCBen » Sat May 17, 2008 11:51 pm

Here's a good page if you have what you think might be a common question: http://www.sscentral.org/finding-answers.html

I'd suggest checking out our glossary for specific terms. A QFD does stand for quick fill device. Perhaps we should use the glossary to link to other pages about the term? That would be a good idea.

iSoaker.com has some more specific information about Super Soaker QFDs. There also are Speed Loader QFDs, but they are rare.

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by Silence » Sun May 18, 2008 1:15 am

I'm not sure about the XP 250, but the XP 150 has definitely been cited as a powerful air pressure water gun. The 250 has similar styling so it probably performs similarly. Both are essentially non-backpack versions of the 300.

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by SSCBen » Sun May 18, 2008 1:45 am

I wouldn't say the XP 150 has good range though. It's range is actually rather lacking. The large pump I think is its biggest strength.

The XP 250 on the other hand appears (to me at least) to be a direct descendant of the SS 300 design and that's why I think it might perform similarly.

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by aamiller123 » Sun May 18, 2008 1:46 am

Yeah I got an orca. Any comments on that?

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by Silence » Sun May 18, 2008 2:17 am

The Orca is not part of Super Soaker's CPS line, but it does use rubber bladders like all CPS water guns. In my experience, it has good range but rather low output.

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by aamiller123 » Sun May 18, 2008 2:24 am

Yeah what is the point of the "Fan" mode ? It only seems useful for watering flowers. My next buy will probably be a Arctic blast or CPS1k, probably the Arctic Blast but the CPS 1k is a definite possibility. Also is the XP215 a good one? There are some cheap ones on EBAY.

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Re: Any notable non-CPS guns with notable distance?

Post by CROC » Sun May 18, 2008 1:36 pm

XP 215s are tiny pistols. Mr. Dude has one, but it has a nozzle issue. They're kind of bad, but if you want one, go for it.
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