Erick A. Medina 2008-07-19
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
I love this gun's features. I work at Jurassic Park in Universal Studios and I was using this gun to shoot at the people in the boat. The stream shoots very far, so far in fact I was able to reach across the track and hit the Loaders whom I work with. You can use the stream or REALLY surprise people with the cannon blast. Ice and really cold water play an extra feature in it's fun capability.
The ONLY problem I have with this gun, and it's a major one, is that the trigger does not last long at all. The 1st gun was purchased at Toys R Us. I took the gun to work the very next day. All day I had been using it to wet people and towards the end of the day, the trigger did not spring back. Instead it sunk it and never came out. I could only shoot people if I continued to pump the handle, but it only came out as a small stream as if the valve was stuck on "open". I took the gun home, dismantled it, and found that a spring had broken off and not only that but a plastic hook that was used to keep the spring in place, had broken off as well. There was no way to fix it unless you had a power drill, screws and some knowledge of how the gun works. The 2nd gun was purchased at a Target and once again I took it to work. The difference is that this time the gun lasted 2 days until once again, the trigger broke. You can hear the small pieces rattling around inside. I took both guns back and got my refund. I'm sorry to say that I personally don't endorse this gun unless you want to throw away $19.99 each time. True this gun is made out of plastic parts, so what can you expect? I'll wait until they come out with the next generation of soakers and put those to the test. Have a fun summer everyone.
