Best Water Guns – Summertime Excitement Is Here

Summer is around the corner and kids will soon be back to one of their staples for times like these; water games and cosmic wars with nerf guns.

As an adult, we bet there isn’t any other better way of joining in the fun than by grabbing one of the best water guns in the market and getting ready to drench anything that moves.

Water gun brands are always adding oomph to their products each summer to give you an edge over your enemies and friends. And what we have for this season are the real water blasters that not only look cool but also get the job done really well.

So, unless you have a particular model in mind, let’s show you some best water guns that are simply irresistible today.

Top 10 Water Guns Of 2020 Reviewed

1. Nerf Super Soaker Scatterblast Blaster

Best Water Gun For Children

Kicking us off is one of the best water guns for kids of all ages; the Nerf Super Soaker Scatterblaster. This model will make a really good purchase for children who want a gun with a militaristic design and that which is easy to use.

The Super Soaker Scatterblaster is a pump-action (a.ka. fill and fire) gun that most children find very easy to use.

Unlike most water guns of this design that feature a single nozzle, this one squirt out ‘ammunition’ in 5 streams to render the enemies a good soakage up to 30 feet.

Its major downside is its 22-oz reservoir that requires refilling frequently.  If you several water points around the compound, though, this, in our opinion, is the best water gun to buy for children since it is lightweight and very easy to use.

2. SUPERSOAKER Super Soaker Hydra

 

The SUPERSOAKER Super Soaker Hydra is a sibling to the Scatterblaster, as its blocky design with orange, white and blue colors depicts. It also uses the pump-action to fire where you move its handle back and forth to fire without affecting your aim; only this one is bigger and meaner. It will literally drench your targets with water in cannon-blasts.

The water reservoir on the Supersoaker is a whopping 65 fluid ounces.  That’s about 1.9 liters of uninterrupted action, making it one of the largest water reservoirs on water guns. On average, the gun will shoot about 20-25 feet; with a strong pull and a high arc. The gun is also easy to disassemble because it is held together with a system of screws. Meaning, if you want, you can get smart with it and hose it to that 10L dromedary bag (you’ll need to hold it in an external backpack for this, of course).

3. Stream Machine QF-2000 35-Inch Water Gun

Best Water Gun For Adults

Are you short of ideas on how to spice up your pool parties? Well, the Stream Machine QF-2000 might be all you need.

At 35 inches in length, this is one of the best long water jet guns that you can use near pools, on the beach, and even on boats. However, remember that it can get really long when filled with water, no wonder the manufacturer recommends it to adults and children above 8 years.

Unlike our previous recommendations with complicated firing mechanisms, the QF-2000 features a long tube that holds the water and a long handle that pushes the water out in one strong jet when firing.

This water gun offers you a shooting range of up to 70 feet, but remember that the range will partly depend on the amount of pressure that you exert on the handle too.

4. Liberty Imports Max Burst Super Water Gun

Best Water Guns For 3-Year-Old

Keeping in mind that that pump action water guns are the easiest to use especially for small kids, we are recommending the Liberty Imports Max for 3-year olds and up.

This model is sold in packs of 2 or 4 with the latter being one of the best deals on water guns since each piece is a lot cheaper than most of our picks.

The Liberty Imports Max guns feel like a tank credit to the thick plastics used and we expect them to take a good amount of abuse.

Squirt is decent at up to 30 feet, and a full tank offers up to 30 continuous shots which aren’t bad for a small water gun like this.

5. Liberty Imports Green MP5 Electric Water Gun Soaker

Best Motorized Water Gun

Coming up next on our top 10 best water gun reviews is a soaker that you’ll love especially if you are after a gun that is designed to look just like the real thing.

Taking after the MP5, a sub-machine gun that the US SOF units and SWAT mostly use on convert missions, the defining feature of the Green MP5 is its removable ‘magazine’ that holds enough ‘bullets’ to last you a minute of continuous shooting.

One of the best electric water guns, this model has a motorized system with Rapid Fire Technology that shoots 4 bullets every second to a range of up to 25 feet.

Lastly, the fact that the Liberty Imports is motorized means that there’s no pumping so all you do is shoot and shoot.

6. NERF Fortnite HC-E Super Soaker Toy Water Blaster

If you are a Fortnite lover, then you will surely appreciate the NERF Fortnite HC-E Super Soaker Toy Water Blaster, which draws its inspiration from the blaster used in fortnight. With the amazing blend of purple, orange colors, the blaster looks like straight out of the video game. If you are not familiar with the game, you might mistake it with some awesome piece of technology, made by aliens from the future.

The gun features a sturdy quality construction to take you or your little chump through several water battles. It is especially good for stealthy attacks because of its relatively small capacity of 7.4 fluid ounces (or 218.8 ml) of water. Despite this, it is fun to hold, easy to fill and uses a trigger which makes the whole process more realistic when firing.

7. JOYIN Water Blaster Water Soaker Blaster

Best Water Gun For 4-Year-Old

With a shooting range of around 36 feet maximum, we won’t say that the Joyin is the best water gun for range. However, if most of the pump-action water guns that you come across are so bulky for your 4-year old, then this one might be a good pick.

This gun comes in a pack of 2 and has exciting funky colors that most kids are bound to fall in love with from the word go.

Its 25-oz onboard water reservoir isn’t the largest that we’ve come so far, but it offers enough number of shots per minute to protect your territories from enemy invasion.

8. Aeromax Astronaut Space Pack Super Water Blaster

Best Cool Water Gun

Let’s face it; while water guns are cool to play with, having to refill the reservoir after every minute takes a lot of fun from the game. And most kids don’t like lagging a bulky water gun with a large water tank for long periods either. But that’s where the Aeromax Astronaut comes in.

This is a true water blaster featuring a separate twin tank reservoir with a capacity of approximately 1 liter, so you shoot more and refill less.

The reservoir is very easy to refill and it also comes with adjustable shoulder straps that distribute the weight all over the shoulders for easy carrying.

9. Fireman Toys Backpack Water Gun Blaster

Best Water Gun With Large Reservoir

The Fireman Backpack Gun Blaster is yet another great recommendation for buyers who want the best water gun with an insanely large water reservoir.

This gun’s backpack tank is enough to hold 80oz of water- just so you know how much water this is when used in water combat, the Fireman can last your kid up to 2 hours before the need for a refill.

Besides its large water tank, this pump-action style water gun allows you to switch between 2 shooting options. There is a single-column mode for long-distance shooting up to 30 feet away and a multiple-jet spraying mode for those times in battle when a blaster is more convenient.

Mind you, you can also use the gun separately by having the tube in a water source, for instance, in the pool.

10. Nerf N-Strike Elite Strongarm Blaster

Best Nerf Blaster

For those who want something more fun than a water gun, we give you the N-Strike Elite Strongarm Blaster.

This blaster is a replacement of the Maverick and has several significant improvements including a rotating cylinder mechanism that maintains slam-fire with reduced issues of jamming.

While its accuracy isn’t the best, being able to shoot at targets up to 90 feet away is quite impressive. Loading the 6 darts that the Strongarm uses have been made easier compared to its predecessor too since the barrel flips open to allow free access to the chambers.

How To Choose Best Water Guns: The Ultimate Buying Guide

While all water guns are typically meant for… soaking opponents, they differ a lot in the mechanism they employ to let out water.

In light of this, the best water guns in 2019 can be divided into 3 major categories;

Pressurized Water Guns

These guns are regarded as the real super soakers and their pressured chamber is served by a pump almost similar to the one Lonnie Johnson (the inventor of Super Soaker) used in 1986.

This category offers the best water guns for distance water fights since long jets of water are let out depending on the pressure created in the pressure chamber. The shooting action is initiated by squeezing the trigger and it stops only when you release it or when the pressure is depleted.

Pump Action Water Guns

Unlike pressurized water guns that require you to create a good deal of pressure in the internal chamber, pump action water guns fire by activating a piston-driven pump.

Smaller models of this category make the best water guns for small kids since their ‘‘fill and fire’’ mechanism make them relatively easier to use.

The major drawback of this category is that it does not have a trigger and this tends to affect precision more so if you want to run and shoot at the same time.

Plunger-style Water Guns

If you are looking for the best water guns with large reservoirs, this is where you need to start your search.

Plunger-style water guns have large water tanks and employ a plunger rod that when pushed back in, it releases a torrent of water that lasts for a few seconds.

Size and Weight of the Gun

The size and weight of the gun are 2 major considerations that you’ll need to keep in mind especially when choosing the best water gun for toddlers. No one wants a gun that they cannot run with.

Ease to Hold and Use

When water combat games start, the chances are that you won’t be able to stop your kids any time soon. That being said, you want to go for a water gun with a design that makes it easy to hold for a long time.

On this note, consider whether the gun has a comfortable grip and the ease of reaching for the trigger or pump button.

Capacity and Throw

The real fun in water games is when you can soak your enemies while evading their attacks. In that case, you want a model that offers you a long-range assault without the need for frequent refills.

Keep in mind, however, that a larger reservoir comes with additional weight and this might make the gun too heavy to hold. So, when choosing the best big water guns, keep the age and height of the user in mind as well as the maximum weight that they can hold in mind.

Final Words

I bet there isn’t anything much more exhilarating than running around like Rambo while shooting your friends and enemies with shocking shots of cold water on a warm summer day.

The best part about this water game is that the ‘ammunition’ is both free and very safe- I haven’t heard of injuries from water guns, but the cases of eye injuries from Nerf guns aren’t unheard of. I have to accept, though, that a shot of ice-cold water isn’t so pleasant, but that’s what makes the game fun, right?

Water guns are meant to spice up your summer games when temperatures soar above 80F. But you can use yours for pretty much any purpose whether it’s instilling some manners into your cat or dog or chasing away squirrels without hurting them. I have also heard of folks who use these fun tools to clean their bathroom shower.