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Date / Time:
Saturday around noon, April 30th, 2011
Location: Bluff Lake, Noxubee Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi
Number of Participants: 2
Type of Battle: Soakfest
Tiff and I headed down to Noxubee today to check out the Wildlife
refuge. We brought an XP 65 and an XP 240 with us. I wanted to take a
picture next to the water, so I set the camera up and ran down to where
she was standing, only to get hosed by her 65.
Of course, that was not going to do, so I got her back later when we
were out on the boardwalk.
We decided on having an all out battle, so we went down the trail and
fought it out in the woods. During the first battle I had the 240 and
she had the 65. I kept her at bay, hiding behind trees and pumping
rapidly so that my range wouldn't decrease. I was impressed with how
she used cover, but she used up her ammo all too quickly.
After that we switched guns and I used the 65 the rest of the way. Tiff
hosed me again, this time coming out of the Wildlife Resource Center
where we had refilled. I had to get payback, so once we were in the
woods I twisted off my nozzle and used my 65 on riot blast. A huge
blast of water erupted out of the end of my gun at point blank range.
Punishment.
The riot blast on the 65 is different from the riot blast on the 105.
It is more concentrated, like a 20x blast, but it doesn't have nearly
as much power as a regular 20x shot of course, going only about 5 feet.
I'm not sure which riot blast i prefer. The 65 definitely had more
power, and shot out more water than the 240, but the 240 kept up in
range, and the capacity lasted longer. It also must be noted that the
angled design of the 240, and the location of the hose that goes to the
nozzle, is superior to that on the 65. You can shoot solid streams at
greater angles, with less water, than you can on the 65.
Some pics of the battle location:
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