greg Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hello, I managed to get my mits on this the other day & figured I'd post my feelings. It's black metal, about 4"x2" & weighs just over a pound. You shove gas (allegedly it's ok for co2) in it, load it with bb's, pull the pin & it goes 'pop' & chucks the bb's out again. Now, on the face of it, this is good. The pop is more of a bang, & the bb's come out with way more force than a Tornado. But: Er, if I throw this thing, it is likely to dent the floor, let alone some poor suckers head. So that is out of the question. So, what about a booby trap? No. The fuse (time after pulling pin) is either 7, or 14 seconds (with propane), so anyone setting off a trip wire would be long gone by the time it goes bang. Also, fixing it to anything (tree, door frame etc) is almost impossible, due to it's construction. So any one out there got an idea if this thing has any use in airsoft? Greg. Link to post Share on other sites
go47 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 it IS a boobytrap, you are supposed to place 2 spikes is premade holes on one side, jab them into a tree and attach a tripwire. Thats at leaast what youtube taugt me i suppose you could roll it? Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yes, the instructions suggest as much, with a note saying 'earthmines version: witha 12mmdiameterinside pipe' & 'tree mines version: with 2-6mm screwsthat have to be introduced in the cannons to fix the grenade on tree' What ever that means. & as said, 7 or 14 second fuse? If they made this thing half the weight, out of durable plastic it would be great! Greg. Link to post Share on other sites
Catman Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Personally I'd wreck the fuse system so it goes off instantly, then it'd be worthy as a booby trap I've not seen one of these units in person but I'd hazard a guess that the fuse is a pressure chamber system; when triggered gas slowly leaks from the main tank into the fuse chamber, when the pressure gets high enough the unit detonates - should be a simple case of increasing the size of the flow. Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Personally I'd wreck the fuse system so it goes off instantly, then it'd be worthy as a booby trap I've not seen one of these units in person but I'd hazard a guess that the fuse is a pressure chamber system; when triggered gas slowly leaks from the main tank into the fuse chamber, when the pressure gets high enough the unit detonates - should be a simple case of increasing the size of the flow. Nagh, the gas pressure pushes against a damper rod & at the end of it's travel, it opens the valve. Shouldn't be too hard to cut a new notch into the rod, to reduce fuse time. Actually that gives me an adea with the tornados, I could drill a new 'pin hole' to reduce the time on them as well! Greg. Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I'm real sorry, as I've just found that this was covered in a thread, Dec last year. Mods please merge or delete, as you like. Greg. Link to post Share on other sites
kjm55 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 How much is this grenade mate? sounds like a decent piece of kit Link to post Share on other sites
Catman Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Greg, don't forget to post pics of any mods you do Hmm I dunno it seems rather bulky for what it does I think I'd rather stick with a claymore Link to post Share on other sites
Rob15 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 There was a review on airsoft-news.eu a while back which iirc mentioned an oil filled container in it that adjusted the time delay according to how much or little was in it... Link to post Share on other sites
Marauder Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 sorry the heist, but how long are the 2 timers on the tornado? (real time, not anounced) and is it consistent, to use things like the airburst? Link to post Share on other sites
Adiventure Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 sorry the heist, but how long are the 2 timers on the tornado? (real time, not anounced) and is it consistent, to use things like the airburst? They are consistent, however are entirely dependent on temperature. Link to post Share on other sites
benben Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 They are consistent, however are entirely dependent on temperature. That's not very predictable then! Thanks for the review, I've been googling for the cheapest price and this seems like it could be a fun purchase... Link to post Share on other sites
Deano3006 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 i almost bought one but seems like might be best to get a dynatec insted Link to post Share on other sites
Belladonna Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 do NOT airburst tornados..... launching a metal grenade above players heads is just plain stupid... Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 If they made this thing half the weight, out of durable plastic it would be great! time for a necropost! perhaps someone should get in contact with vanras and see if they could do a POM version. apparently they're quite well in touch with their market and take suggestions Link to post Share on other sites
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