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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:51 pm
by isoaker
I finally got a moment to do a little range testing on the 2006 soakers I have so far.
Here's the general breakdown:
M-I Overload:
smallest nozzle: level 18' , angled 30'
largest nozzle: level 18', angled 24'
fan spray: level 12', angled 16'
M-I Defender:
level 18', angled 28'
Oozinator:
nozzle: level 22', angled 32'
bio-ooze: level 26', angled 32' (with lots of trailing)
Splat Blaster:
level 14', angled 20' (with lots of trailing)
I will add these stats into the various review pages shortly.
I also pulled out my good ol' CPS2000 just to see how she still works.
CPS2000 Mk.1:
level: 31', angled 50'
Yup, still works great!
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:50 pm
by Hannibal
Interesting, my CPS 2000 Mk.2 shoots 54 feet angled, and 39 feet level. I took the measurement to the center of the shot splash area, and I know they're accurate, because I took them twice.
Those 2006 Super Soakers have VERY poor range. My Blazer shoots about 40 feet, didn't measure it exactly yet.
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:59 pm
by isoaker
I should note that by the time I was doing range testing with my CPS2000, it was later in the evening and there was some breeze from time to time going against the stream. I've definitely gotten slightly better ranges in the past (I've hit our fence before from a distance of about 55'), but that was not the case today. I figure without the breeze, probably still able to achieve ~54-55' mark. Level shot was more like 31', but I prefer rounding slightly down since full stream distance is not equivalent for useful distance.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:52 am
by Wild Boys
I'm probably still going to buy an Overload soon though, the whole Max Infusion thing has really now convinced and won me over it seems, and after watching recording The Gadget Show with that big Super Soaker battle in the UK, a lot of guns that I doubted really did do well, and the Overload did look good on it. What got me about the Max Infusion thing was that you wouldn't have to be refilling all the time, which really is a pain in a lot of my battles, which is why I will be selling a lot of my soakers that don't last long in a battle. I'll also be selling a few of my bigger ones just because I have a bit too many and its getting a bit uncontrolable.
Anyway, from those ranges, the 2006 Super Soakers seems to be getting a range of around 9-10m, which to me, isn't bad, since I don't mod my soakers, I just use them for what they were meant to provide, fun all Summer long.
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:56 am
by isoaker
The ranges are roughly the same as achieved by older soakers like the XP70 which, well, is what I expected from soakers with PCs and nozzles of their size.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:10 am
by wetmonkey442
It is just me, or does the Oozinator have suprisingly good results?
All in all it was pretty much what I suspected. When any soaker has a range of less than 20 feet, I cringe and turn away.
Thanks for the info.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:53 am
by isoaker
The Oozinator had better results than I expected. Its stream seems slightly better laminated than the others. As for the bio-ooze nozzle, the distance was achieved with a fairly strong pull. My average shots with the bio-ooze were less by ~4-5'. Bio-ooze is weird, goopy stuff. Reminds me of starchy-water mix with light colouring.
That reminds me, I need to update the Oozinator review to include my findings on the bio-ooze stuff. I'm no longer so sure that the bio-ooze canister can be refilled with water well and reused. I'll try it out later today.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:50 pm
by ZOCCOZ
*Mumbling, Mumbling*(Super Soaker's gimmick Blaster outperformed its regulars... a new low point...)*Mumbling, Mumbling*.
isoaker, by any chance is there a possibility that you could stopwatch a few CPS 2000 Mk.1 shots. Just want to see if the average would be longer than 0.8 seconds? Its something that Hannibal and I where wondering on SSCentral.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:28 pm
by isoaker
Accuracy of measuring shot times with a stop watch for shots around the 1 second mark is rather inconsistent. Times I typically measure are roughly 1 sec, though the stopwatch usually shows between 0.8-0.9 seconds. Considering start of the stop watch is done together with pulling the trigger, the stop time is likely lagging slightly behind the end of the stream firing, thus actual shot time is probably 0.1 second or so less than what is measured.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:51 pm
by Dacca
another low range year for super soakers. eh, thats life. kidna sad when ranges are reverting back to that of the ss50