APH (pronounced "aff" or "A-P-H") water guns are the most popular homemade water guns. They use parts available from most home improvement or hardware stores and provide an enormous amount of power in a battle ready design. Building one is relatively easy and requires no special tools aside from saws and drills. The power to price ratio can not be beat. This water gun consistently beats the CPS 2000, the most powerful Super Soaker ever made, in not only range, output, and water capacity, but also the most important factor, price.

If you are interested in building an APH, these pages are for you. If you feel that you are unable to build an APH but would still like to own one, consider buying one from the SSC Store. If you want an APH in kit form, you also can buy one from the SSC Store.

If you live in a country where PVC is harder to find or expensive (mainly European countries), consider making a copper pipe water gun instead.

Vital statistics/benchmark

• Range with 1/4 inch nozzle: 52 feet effective range, 56 feet to the last drop
• Range with 3/8 inch nozzle: 55 feet effective range, 60 feet to the last drop
• Riot blast output: 50X or more

Compared against the CPS 2000, this water gun has 5 to 10 feet more range and 30X or more more output.

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Table of contents

• Homemade water gun FAQ
• Materials FAQ
• APH FAQ
• APH design tool
• PVC basics <-- start here if you want to build an APH
• Parts list
• Construction
• Cementing
• Customizations
• Pictures of the completed water gun