Water Gun Stats Project

[DX]

This is something I want to do for WWC. I will not have traditional reviews, as those have been done a bunch of times and we are currently well-served by the existing ones. However, I will have stats for many guns and instead of listing them by model, I want to list them by mark of model. So instead of having "CPS 2100", it will list "CPS 2100 MK1", "CPS 2100 MK2", and "CPS 2100 MK3". This way, you get to see how your gun will perform, without having to guess as much about how your gun's performance will differ from the one listed on review sites. Many of the stats won't change. However, some will, in places you wouldn't expect, such as PC capacity, output, and even height.

I own a lot of water guns and will be able to provide primary data for many of the marks, but there's obviously a lot I lack. I'm wondering if anyone is willing to lend their data for water gun marks? The stats I am interested in are as follows (with fictional examples):

Line Model Mark (Super Soaker CPS 2100 MK4)

Make: (Larami)

Year(s) of Production: (*2004...for guns made in more than one year it might not be the whole range)

Known Production Numbers: (1024, 33333, null)

Rarity (compared to other marks of same model): (Unobtainable)

Firing System: (Spherical CPS)

Length: (23")
Width: (11")
Height: (5")

Weight Empty: (37 oz)
Weight Full: (78 oz)
Weight Overloaded: (84 oz)

Total Reservoir Capacity: (2,300 mL)

Total PC Capacity: (700 mL)
Usable PC Capacity: (640 mL)

Total Overloaded Capacity: (3,000 mL)

Pump Capacity: (50mL per stroke)

Full Shot Time: (4 seconds)

Shots When Full
Full Shots Per Tank: (3)
Pulse Shots (1 sec shots) Per Tank: (24)
Tap Shots (brief as possible) Per Tank: (48)

Shots When Overloaded
Full Shots Per Tank: (4)
Pulse Shots (1 sec shots) Per Tank: (32)
Tap Shots (brief as possible) Per Tank: (64)

Level Range: (32 ft)

Angled Ranges
Terminal Range (last drop): (44 ft)
Effective Range (last puddle): (42 ft)
Natural Range (last puddle in uncontrolled/imperfect conditions): (39-46 ft)

Outputs
First Second Output: (7x, 212 mL/s or 7.07 oz/s)
Average Output (usable pc capacity / full shot time): (5x, 150mL/s or 5.05 oz/s)

Mark Identification: (Pump cap not glued. 2 piece nozzle cover. "CPS 2100" sticker always on screwside. Triangular ridges on reservoir back. Rubber bladder larger than MK1 and much larger than MK2 and MK3. Taller than MK1, MK2, and MK3. 3 Loops on Reservoir holds. Untethered reservoir cap.)

Notes: (This mark is superior to all other known versions of the CPS 2100.)

The guns I need data for are:

CPS 1-3-5 MK1, MK2
CPS 1000 all marks
CPS 1200 MK3, MK4
CPS 1500 MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4
CPS 1700
CPS 2000 MK1
CPS 2100 MK3
CPS 2500 MK1, MK2, MK3
CPS 2700 MK1, MK2, MK3 - iSoaker's MK3 would be especially helpful
CPS 4100 MK1, MK2
XP 150 MK2, MK3, MK4

And all other guns that have multiple marks

[isoaker]

I am ok with sharing stats on the CPS blasters and some others, but would be a little weary were you to use stats for all blasters from iSoaker.com. I also can't provide any additional information on most of the blasters in the iSoaker.com Database as most are in deeper storage and are not easily accessible. What I request (and in general) is that for stats used from other sites, a link and acknowledgement should be provided to the data source page.

In theory, I like the idea of breaking things apart by model and mark, but I still hold reservations about the "mark system" in general. You should definitely provide a guide on how to determine what mark one has.

Moreover, not sure about some of the stats:

Shots When Full
Full Shots Per Tank: (3)
Pulse Shots (1 sec shots) Per Tank: (24)
Tap Shots (brief as possible) Per Tank: (48)

Shots When Overloaded
Full Shots Per Tank: (4)
Pulse Shots (1 sec shots) Per Tank: (32)
Tap Shots (brief as possible) Per Tank: (64)

Not sure whether these really can or should be reported apart from Full Shots Per Tank. Pulse and Tap shots are rather variable to user, responsiveness of nozzle valve, etc. Also, getting true full PC volumes is particularly difficult for air-pressure-based blasters and I am not quite sold on splitting things apart between loaded and "overloaded".

Some thoughts to consider.