Squadbuster Paintball Grenades

   These are manufactured by Tippmann and can be found at most paintball stores and fields. Cost is usually around $5 ea. They are probably the most common paint grenade used today. They gained popularity quickly when explosive paint grenades were turned away from in the sport. They hold a good volume of paint and make a nice mess of someone if you land it near them.

   Because I have the equipment and understand how these work, I reload them.  They use 2 balls on each end of the tubing to hold the paint in. The tube is bent into a U shape and wrapped in mesh to hold the shape and I suppose make it more attractive. The 2 ends of the tube are folded into the cap and the cotter pin is inserted through the cap holding it all in place. When you get ready to use the grenade, just pull the pin, remove the red cap and toss it. The impact should push the balls out and make a good quantity of paint spray out.

   Here's the process I use to reload these. It requires tubes that are in good shape (tubes decompose if left in the elements for a period of time).

Slide a ball about 1" into one end of the tube and clamp it off there.
Fill the tube with paint until only about 1"of tubing is left and clamp it off.
Insert ball on this end.
Bend the tubing into a U and put the mesh back on to hold in this shape.
Hold the ends together, bend both in half and push the cap over them.
Put the pin through the cap. It should not go through the tubing but underneath the folds to hold it.
Remove the clamps and rinse it off.

Here are some of my reloads. I didn't clean them off that well because these were for me to use and not resale. They work the same right ?