Gel blasters, also known as gel gun blasters, gel shooters, gel markers, hydro markers, hydro blasters, water bead blasters, and gelsoft, are airsoft-like toy weapons. It shoots 6-8 mm (0.24-0.31 in) superabsorbent polymer water beads (mostly sodium polyacrylate, popularly known as water beads, hydrogel balls, gel balls, water bullets, or simply).
Squads or local groups of enthusiasts known as “gel ballers” commonly employ gel blasters in CQB-style shooting conflicts similar to paintball. They do, however, use an airsoft-like honor-based gaming umpiring system. Participants in “SpeedGel” games often wear team jerseys and use paintball masks, but players in MilSim games commonly wear camouflage and carry dump pouches. Aside from protective gear like eyewear, the sport is highly controlled on the field, and participants must abide by safety regulations. A wholesale product is one that you sell in large quantities to another store, often at a discount, which then sells it to its consumers at a higher price.
Gel Gun Blaster Advantages
Gel gun blasters are generally designed the same way as airsoft guns, with a coil spring-loaded piston air pump and a T-piece ahead of the pump outlet to feed gel beads. The spring-piston pump is either manually cocked (as with a spring-piston gun) or, more commonly, driven by an electric motor-gearbox assembly powered by batteries (which is mainly identical to airsoft automatic electric guns (AEG)).
While the pressure output is similar to most airsoft guns due to the use of compressed air, the projectile’s uneven, spherical shape, less weight, and larger size results in a lower muzzle velocity than most airsoft guns. The external and terminal ballistics of the gel ball makes them much safer to play with (though protective eyewear is still recommended) and very unlikely to cause any property damage.
The gel beads are also very inexpensive, can be transported in packets, and only need to soak in water for a few hours before playing. Another advantage is that the gel beads are made up of water in over 98% of their mass and volume. They will break upon impact and dehydrate into tiny biodegradable slush powder fragments afterward.
Gel Gun Blaster Applications
- Yes, you guessed it! Gel blasters are used for safe, environmentally friendly family fun.
- Gel blasters are an awesome paintball and airsoft option for folks who don’t want to deal with messes and unpleasant stings from other toy guns—especially when playing with small children.
- When gel blaster beads strike your skin, they feel like rubber bands. You think of a short sting you may not notice because you’re having too much fun.
- It’s enough to sting to make the game entertaining, but it won’t hurt anybody. Furthermore, gel balls are non-toxic and non-irritating, so you won’t have skin responses when struck.
Finishing Up
Gel Gun Blasters are innovative toy guns that are safer, more environmentally friendly, and less messy than current choices on the market. Instead of potentially dangerous paintballs and plastic pellets (to both people and the environment), their ammunition is all-natural, water-based, and non-toxic to humans, pets, and wildlife.