We've been searching everywhere for water guns that our youngest (age 3) can play with for a while. The problem that we kept running into was that the pumps or triggers were just too hard/tough for him. He was just not strong enough to pump so we had to do it for him which was an absolute pain in the butt. These water guns are perfect. The pumping mechanism is so easy and smooth. Additionally, it does not squirt via the trigger, again, pump-based. Yes, the capacity is low but that's a good thingSee full review