This Holi, up your game and get a real water gun. Not those puny little pistols but a real water cannon that can seriously have send opponents running for cover.
We pick the best of them--from motorized wonders to sniper variants to large-tank soakers that all represent the state of the art. Note that the prices here are indicative--you should be able to find better deals at your local Holi toy shop armory.
Summer Future Blaster F-4
If you’re looking for a water gun that has sheer capacity, here’s your weapon--this 22-inch long behemoth has a large tank that can lead you to easily outlasting your opponents. So while they scurry to refill their puny little water pistols, you can let ‘em have it.
Price: Rs 4,942
Hydro Blaster Saturator
Now here’s a gun that adds a light and sound show to your attacks--equipped with a 160cc talk, this motorized water pistol adds spinning light effects and realistic gunfire sounds as it sprays--fun! It shoots four water blasts per second and can apparently soak targets from up to 6 meters away.
Price: Rs 9,187
Assault Rifle Single Nozzle Super Blaster Soaker
If long-barrel rifles are more your thing, this 31-inch Super Blaster Soaker should be right up your alley. It’s got a pump-action pressurizer that can let you seriously snipe those pesky cousins and give them a drenching of their life.
Price: Rs 4,909
Banzai Hydro Blaster Morphers Water Gun
Love the Transformers? Well this gun has four smaller pistols that transform into one monolith. So you can use the smaller ones for scouting around, then add them all together for complete devastation. It’s got interlocking chambers and dual triggers--you know, if one just isn’t enough.
Price: Rs 4,797
Nerf Super Soaker Electrostorm
And the king of them all--the Nerf Super Soaker Electrostorm. This is one of the most prized water guns you could lay your hands on--a motorized device that can wreak aquatic mayhem on your foes during a Holi water fight. Powered by four AA batteries, it doesn’t need you to manually pump its pressurized chamber, leaving you to think of other more important strategies, like how to corner your quarry before drenching them.
Price: Rs 3,352