trigun7469
trigun7469 UltraDork
12/27/22 8:49 p.m.

I received a gift card for Amazon wasn't sure what to get the bots suggested a gel blaster. Took me to one that was $25. Are the cheap ones a couple uses and chuck? Thought it might be a cheap toy to shoot targets with my kids inside.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
12/27/22 8:58 p.m.

I want to arm the Hellspawn with a full auto one and turn him loose in Walmart on black Friday.

slefain
slefain UltimaDork
12/27/22 9:16 p.m.

Don't shoot them inside. The ammo is pretty much aqua beads and will make a mess.

Oapfu
Oapfu GRM+ Memberand Reader
12/28/22 1:06 a.m.

Foam darts?  Granted they are not normally used for static target practice.

It's not $25 or sold by Amazon, but this would typically put about 3/5 darts on a foot-square target at 25ft. Actual range is obviously a lot more but there are always some really annoying wild fliers. 

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/28/22 7:17 a.m.
Appleseed said:

I want to arm the Hellspawn with a full auto one and turn him loose in Walmart on black Friday.

Sleeping very soundly on a Friday morning, I was dreaming I was Al Capone...

jmabarone
jmabarone HalfDork
3/18/24 11:01 a.m.

My oldest boy got a SAW replica.  I taught him about controlled bursts and to ensure he was announcing "get some".  Now, my 3yo daughter does it when she uses the gun.  


(no ammo in the gun, they just like hearing the thing fire)

Racebrick
Racebrick HalfDork
3/18/24 11:47 a.m.
Totyxpre said:

Safety is paramount, especially when engaging in indoor activities with kids. Ensuring proper eye protection and setting up a safe shooting environment are essential steps to take. Additionally, establishing clear rules and guidelines for handling the gel blaster can help prevent accidents and ensure everyone has a good time.

Why are bots so F'n bossy?

NermalSnert (Forum Supporter)
NermalSnert (Forum Supporter) HalfDork
3/20/24 8:27 p.m.
Totyxpre said:
Totyxpre said:

Safety is paramount, especially when engaging in indoor activities with kids. Ensuring proper eye protection and setting up a safe shooting environment are essential steps to take. Additionally, establishing clear rules and guidelines for handling the gel blaster can help prevent accidents and ensure everyone has a good time.

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calteg
calteg UltraDork
12/20/24 8:54 a.m.

Oddly enough, I just went to a Krampus themed haunted house this weekend that utilized gel guns. 

I'm assuming some of them are serious bits of kit, as the scare actors were wearing face and chest protectors

P3PPY
P3PPY GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
12/20/24 9:01 a.m.

Man they leave a mess even outside. This fall we went to picnic on a field where there had been some youth event with those and it was a mess weeks after. Granted, this was like a 40 kid event and I don't know if it had rained after.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
12/20/24 9:06 a.m.

These are different from paintball guns, I assume?  I realize this thread was probably canoed TTT, but I've never heard of them.

 

pinchvalve (Forum Supporter)
pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/20/24 9:12 a.m.

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
12/20/24 9:16 a.m.

In reply to pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) :

That, sir, is no potato gun.  A real potato gun employs a length of PVC pipe, some fittings, a piezo gas grill igniter, hairspray, and a potato.

And it is far from harmless.

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
12/20/24 9:54 a.m.
1988RedT2 said:

In reply to pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) :

That, sir, is no potato gun.  A real potato gun employs a length of PVC pipe, some fittings, a piezo gas grill igniter, hairspray, and a potato.

And it is far from harmless.

My favorite potato gun story:

Back in the mid '90s, at the height of the pre-Hoosier R-comp tire wars in SCCA Solo, BFG and yokohama were the two big players, and they'd show up to Solo Nats with their big service rigs and shave and mount tires all week. One year, the techs on both sides brought some really well-engineered PVC potato cannons that they would load up with balls of tire shavings and fire across the field to the opposing truck.

The balls of BFG rubber would impact the side of the Yokohama truck and bounce off. The Yokohama balls would stick to the side of the BFG truck. Unsurprisingly, Yokohama dominated trophy counts that year as well.

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