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[blackrain]

Milsimlabs Airsoft BB grenade event mine

Update:
Received an email from the owner Seth. Told me the PVC pipe is used to push down on the plunger. This gives you the extra leverage needed for the 200 airsoft BBs.

Update notes from the site:

"Firing" mode can be set by the user. They can go off on impact or set to fire on a trip wire!!

Optional "pull pin" type safety!!

Up to a 200 BB payload!!

Much more user friendly and easer to load!


THE REVIEW:

Let's get this straight now, This is only a review. It's something I really like to do. If I feel I or someone who plays paintball or Airsoft can bebefit and save a few dollars, I like for everyone to know about that item and the company.
I thought this was a real neat thing, so I bought one. Now anyone who has made paintgrenades over the yrs has figured this out by now. I really want to move into milsim/airsoft direction with my grenades, so I figured this kit would help to do just that. I bought this for the simple fact, that I like to keep good ideas around in paintball, and this is one of them. They were very nice people too.
I'll add more to this review when I make some. Can this kit be made much cheaper? I'm sure it can, but I like to show courtesy to those that make items such as this. Would I ever try to reproduce and sell it? NOPE, this is his idea and not mine. I think it was priced perfect. I will try to hook up the tubing to my machine for faster load, but this will be great at the field.

What I received for my $20.00. You can see all the parts that came with it.

1- 9-7/8 piece of 1-1/2 PVC pipe
2- 49" of what looks to be over a 1/4 OD of poly tubing tubing with 3/8 center
3- Bag of tubing , clamp, BBs and zip ties
4- 100cc syringe

I didnot receive cotter pins and rings. Upon closer inspection of the clips, I can see why. They are very tight when you clamp them down. This must have been their improvement that they spoke of.

MILSIMS LABS NOTE:
The "pull pins" are not available yet, they are easily found @ your local hardware store, drilling one hole in the "safety" is required to install them





So let's hook it up:
First you connect the syringe to the tubing:


Next, push tubing thru back of PVC pipe and thru hole:


Next push syringe thru the back of PVC pipe till you bottom out. So now you are all set to make airsoft grenades:


So let's load a BB nade:
Here everything is loaded and ready to go.


I went to the local ACE hardware and bought a hose clamp. This worked well. Even an IDIOT like me knows that high pressure will shoot off a hose that is not clamped.


So we are all clamped and ready to go. Note location of white clamp in open position.


Lets fill it with water. MOM helped holding the stuff so I could take the shots.


Once filled push in the plunger:


Put pvc section on hard surface and push down on plunger (Sorry no picture showing this, no one was brave enough lol). BBs will give a little hesitaion, but will be forced in eventually. Here we are with the first fill of water and BBs. 100cc worth of water. After, Hold down plunger and clamp off the grenade by pushing in the white tab.


Being me I never follow instructins, so I gave myself an extra inch of tubing and add an extra 100cc of water. 200 cc total and 200 BBs. After the fill remove red clamp and fill tube. Install trigger BB. How far you push it in is up to you for trigger sensitivity. Give it a chance to dry a little, or it will shoot everything out when clamp is released to throw.


My over all rate 9-7/8 out of 10.
Reason being, a hose clamp should be provided.

I was very impressed with the overall performance. Great bounce and BBs went everywhere. Please wear safety glasses when making and using these. I felt I got my monies worth, then again I like unique items. I'm going to give this to my friends kids, they play airsoft on their 2 acre wooded yard. So give these guys a call:
Milsimlabs Airsoft BB grenade event mine

Later,
Blackrain :twisted:

[blackrain]

No one liked this review? It can be used for paint grenades as well.
Later,
Blackrain

[ceverhart]

Thanks for the info

[idkfa]

Not sure if you mentioned it, but how many grenades can be made from a single kit? Thanks.

EDIT: Never mind, went to their site!

[ehalcik]

Excellent Review... I think I'll add these to the pile of gear

[blackrain]

Well I reloaded that same tube about 8 times with water and once with paint. They worked great. But it's user pref. I just messed around with it.
Later,
Blackrain

[foughtwolf]

So can these be rigged to paint? I'd like to pick up a few kits for my Scenario team but I'd be comforted to know we can use paint instead of BBs because of the cheating factor.

[blackrain]

I'll try and test it this week for loading a paint grenade. In reality look at it. It's just like using a syringe to fill a paint grenade. Only you have a longer tube. The tube doesn't really have to be that long either. Just cut it shorter,with still enough to use the PVC tube as its suppose to be used. I'll take a picture tomorrow and show how the PVC is used so you get a better idea. I'll just rig the whole thing up and take a picture of it in use.
Later,
Blackrain

[Drachen]

So, does that mean when/if you use it for paintball, do you still put the BB's in, with paint instead of water? Or do you just use paint only? The reason I ask, is because wouldn't a paint and BB grenade have a bigger distance instead of just paint (where I play, if a grenade goes off and any small amount of paint from the grenade touches you, you're out. So the BB's would increase that distance paint could get on you right?)?

[Rap4paintball]

Cool product, great review. Thanks Rain