Ammo” Capacity: Though it limits portability, the volume or reservoir of a water gun will directly determine how much “ammo” it can store — a metric that will directly determine how long of a firefight one can enjoy before having to refill their weapon. While Super Soaker made its debut in 1991, improvements to the design and other aspects of water blaster technology did not stop then. Since its first release, numerous new developments technologies have been added to the Super Soaker brand name. Water blaster models released in 1991: Super Soaker 30, Super Soaker 50, Super Soaker 100 1992 Team Magnus Incog Water Guns 1,200cc: This gun had one of my favorite looks. It holds a lot of water because it's basically all capacity and no fluff. It doesn't shoot very far in comparison to our other tested units, but it'll keep you in the game for a while, taking about 1 minute, 15 seconds to empty -- even constantly shooting. As the blasters continued to get larger and carry more water, there was no significant increase in output due to the limitations of the pressurized water system and safety concerns. However, in 1996, the CPS 2000 (Constant Pressure System) was unleashed, once again changing the face of the water war field.

Although Temi boasts the smallest water capacity of all units tested, you can dump that capacity in under 2 seconds, resulting in a soak factor just shy of 300. The second place unit, a Super Soaker model, came in with a soak factor of 107. Super Soaker XP 20, Super Soaker XP 40, Super Soaker XP 70, Super Soaker XP 110, Super Soaker CPS 1000, Super Soaker CPS 1500, Super Soaker CPS 2500, Super Soaker CPS 3000 1999 T3 tests water guns by buying them from retailers, filling them with water, and then shooting our friends and family with jets of H2O. In 1992, Larami Ltd. marketed several varieties of water guns based on the pressurized reservoir and separate pressurized firing chamber models. Water blaster models released in 1992: Super Soaker 20, Super Soaker 25, Super Soaker 40, Super Soaker S.E., Super Soaker 200 1993

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In 2009, the only "new Super Soaker released was a remake/redesign of the original Super Soaker SS 50 called the Super Soaker SS 50: 20th Anniversary Edition. While sharing similar overal styling, the Super Soaker SS 50: 20th Anniversary Edition features a non-removable reservoir with a screw-cap and uses an internal ball valve as the nozzle valve as opposed to the original's pinch trigger system. These changes make for a sturdier build and some improved performance. Apart from the Super Soaker SS 50: 20th Anniversary Edition, the remainder of the Super Soaker line was comprised of recolours of previous models. Water blasters released in 2009: Super Soaker 50: 20th Anniversary Edition 2009 marked the END of the "Super Soaker" - some of the later years of "Nerf Super Soaker" remain for reference In our tests, we show that the PowerShot takes the water about 11% farther, about 34 feet, 7 inches, versus the single shot at 30 feet, 10 inches. Only the Temi water gun was able to beat the single-shot distance, but Spyra comes away the distance victor with its PowerShot mode. Note: for all the water blaster model lists, novelty and additionally-branded items are not included (e.g. StarWars, G.I. Joe, World Wrestling Federation, etc.) For water blaster models after 2009, see: History of the Nerf Super Soaker 1991 During the development process, Johnson designed and engineered several prototype improvements to make the gun more manufacturable. It was during this time that he decided to incorporate a blow-molded bottle on the gun as a pressure vessel. The standard process in the toy industry is to use injection molding toy components in two (2) halves and then glue them together. This approach was too unreliable for use in constructing pressure vessels. Johnson’s use of a blow-molded bottle as a pressure vessel for the gun was the single most important innovation that made low cost, mass production of the gun possible. During testing we rate Super Soakers and other water-spewing weaponry on build quality, water capacity, features and range, which we feel are the most important elements to a good water gun.

In 2000, Larami Ltd. introduced the smaller brother of the SC Power Pak known as the SC Big Trouble. The SC Big Trouble also has four (4) nozzle settings, but its capacity was only about half that of the SC Power Pak. With the exception of the pumpless SC Power Pak and SC Big Trouble, all other SC enabled blasters allowed the user to choose between filling at an available Q.F.D. or by filling from a tap or hose. This sort of flexibility makes the SC based blasters quite useful on the field. However, the SC based blasters still appear to take second when it comes to sheer-soaking power when compared to the CPS series. Water blasters released in 2000: Super Soaker XP 15: 2000 Edition, In 2002, the Super Soaker brand. introduced the Max-D series of water blasters. While air-pressure based, these blasters feature a modified trigger and pressure chamber system based on a low-pressure head loss approach suggested by Johnson to allow these water blasters to fire farther than their predecessors. However, 2002 also saw the disappearance of Larami Ltd. as its offices and such became merged/engulfed by Hasbro Inc. bringing into question what plans Hasbro Inc had for the Super Soaker line. Water blasters released in 2002: Super Soaker Splashfire, Super Soaker Max-D 2000, Super Soaker Max-D 3000, Super Soaker Max-D 4000, Super Soaker Max-D 5000, Super Soaker Max-D 6000, Super Soaker CPS 2100, Super Soaker CPS 4100 2003In 2003, the Max-D lineup was recoloured, having at least two varieties for each blaster, as well as expanded to include the Max-D Secret Strike. As well, a new line was introduced known as the EES (Electronic Enhanced Soakage). The EES lineup featured soakers that have sounds and sometimes lights+motion that is activated by pulling the blaster's trigger. Thankfully, the electronic component is not necessary for the blaster to function as a water blaster. As well, the electronic "enhancement" can also be turned off by toggling the switch to the off position. Water blasters released in 2003: Super Soaker Max-D Secret Strike, Super Soaker EES Sonic, Super Soaker EES Tempest, Super Soaker EES Turbine 2004 Lonnie Johnson is also responsible for many other developments, both toy and non-toy related. He is pictured above with some of the items which would simply not exist were it not for his visions. Johnson provided the creative spark and has continued to actively provide improvements for Super Soaker®; however, the success of Super Soaker® has been a team effort. All-in-all, the entire Larami team played indispensable roles in the Super Soaker’s ® success.