KRYTAC TORNADO 3 / Timed Reusable Green Gas Airsoft BB Grenade GLD

"Decent grenade to skirmish with. I bought two of them. They only go off about 75% of the time though so beware; it's a gamble when you throw. This seems to occur when you leave the grenade armed for multiple hours which allows the hydraulic timing system to seize in place. It also helps to not fully fill them. I do ~150bbs per nade.

"The vibe: While I am grateful Krytac has revived the Tornado style grenade, the firing system and safety pin are MAJOR flaws.

Issue 1: Firing plunger: Krytac should have included a tool to twist the plunger for reinserting the pin. No I do not consider the pin an appropriate tool.

Issue 2: Safety pin: changing the timing of the Tornado 3 will leave roughly one second to where the pin can fall freely from an armed grenade. Why couldn't Krytac spend some R&D time and make a pin like the discontinued cyclone impact grenade?

Issue 3: Instructions: the included manual omitted resetting the firing plunger, and worded the warranty information in a way that made removing the top rubber cover feel wrong, at first. The cyclone grenade had reloading instructions printed ON the label.

Nit-Pick 1: Top rubber cover: The air tag cap has been knocked off with gentle use. Granted it has only happened once in over two dozen throws, but it should not have happened at all. Honestly, the air tag compartment feels like a gimmick more than a deliberate feature.

Nit-Pick 2: Loading / Retention: The spiral can be filled to near max, however the open port dumps bbs with enough movement. Store these grenades at your hip where there is less travel and general movement.

Personal Preference: The weight: Who at Krytac thought producing a grenade that, when loaded, weighs as much as a 16oz energy drink was a good idea? I can tell Krytac lawyers were adamant about their CYAs because the box, manual, and grenade caution against, 'excessive force'. I still prefer the lighter polymer Cyclones and Tornado 1s.

Obligatory Complaint About Prices in 2026: 90$, which becomes 180$ because the fun value only comes from having more than one. Not to mention how much green gas these grenades take to achieve full effect.

The Good Thing That Makes All the Bad Things Not Matter Anymore: Speaking of fun value: forget all my nit-picks these are an absolute blast to toss at corners! Also, as an extra surprise, most Cyclone / Tornado 2 holders will work with the Tornado 3. Your results may vary.

4/5: Buy 2, prepare to spend another 40$~ on green gas, throw responsibly.

"When it works, it's great...

But it doesn't always work. Sometimes it either doesn't fill, or the gas leaks out between prep and deployment without my noticing. There doesn't seem to be a reliable way to know if it's going to work or not, which is not what I'd expect for a $90 product.

And like all the other grenades, there's nothing holding the BBs in the grenade, so you're constantly leaking your 'shrapnel' all over the field.

I would really have loved to seem some real improvements in the Tornado 3, instead of what seems to be just a rebranding through Krytac.