Great Grizzly 200g
Great Grizzly is a pretty big brand, but doesn't really seem to get much attention. It seems pretty common here in the Northwest and my earliest deals for getting fireworks (back before I found PyroU) carried a lot of GG. Their shells are Beihai rewraps so they are quite good (see the "Misc shells" videos in my PyroU gallery) but I've been somewhat mixed on their cakes in the past. I had some good ones but after a few lame ones a few years back I got turned off to the brand.
More recently however, I've shot a few GG cakes I've been quite happy with, and a link in this thread led me to a bunch of videos of GG cakes I hadn't seen before. I was quite surprised at how good a lot of their 200g cakes looked and have gotten more interested in the brand, especially since I might actually be able to find them in my area. Here are a few that look particularly good to me, the videos can all be found here. At the end I'll talk about the ones I've actually shot in person, these just look good from the videos (which have been pretty reliable and accurate in my experience).
Area 51 - I'm still a big fan of angled cakes, and this 15 shot fires volleys of 3 with red white and blue colors and different effects.
Blue Ice - Nothing revolutionary here, but 10 shots of nice tails to good size blue breaks.
Headliner - Short, but 20 shots of chrysanthemums in 5 shot volleys.
Quick and Dead - 20 shots of willows to white tips with a finale.
Rage - 16 shots of mixed effects and lots of crackle.
Raptor's Revenge - 16 mixed shots with peonies, willows and glitter. I can't figure out if this is actually a 500g (breaks look like it and website seems to say it is packed 4/1, but it is in the 200g section and doesn't say 500g on the label like all the others). Either way it looks like a great cake.
Red Storm - Not sure why it is called Red Storm when all the colors seem to be blue, but this 15 shot has nice 3 shot volleys with different effects.
So Terribly Good - Another 20 shot with 5 shot volleys like Headliner, this time peonies with crackle.
What's Up Dog - Another 16 shot with mixed effects and a nice willow finale.
Wired Up - 12 shots of blue mines to palms and glitter with a glittering willow finale.
I've never really considered GG cakes to be particularly innovative, but they do make solid stuff. They do have some more creative stuff here, especially considering how many very similar 25 shot cakes they have. Of the above cakes, I really want Wired Up and am also particularly interested in Quick and Dead, Red Storm and What's Up Dog.
In the interest of have more than just looking at some videos and hoping they are good for this post, here are some good 200g GG cakes I've actually shot.
Just One More Time - I don't think they make this any more, but it was a nice mine cake.
Jungle Rage - Shot a long time ago, but my old notes say it was good, another 25 shot with finale.
Great Willow - Solid all willow cake.
Island Palm - Nice 10 shot palm with color.
Nasty Boy - A solid 25 shot of mixed peony and chrys with finale.
Prime Evil - Solid fish and blue pearls.
Under Fire - Sort of a PYK Hot Hot Hot and F-16 hybrid, starts with fish, then whistles, then spinners and finally peonies with finale.
Zoot Suit - Big glittering willows with color or crackling tips. Great cake!
Click here for the full GG 200g line and to see their other products...
More recently however, I've shot a few GG cakes I've been quite happy with, and a link in this thread led me to a bunch of videos of GG cakes I hadn't seen before. I was quite surprised at how good a lot of their 200g cakes looked and have gotten more interested in the brand, especially since I might actually be able to find them in my area. Here are a few that look particularly good to me, the videos can all be found here. At the end I'll talk about the ones I've actually shot in person, these just look good from the videos (which have been pretty reliable and accurate in my experience).
Area 51 - I'm still a big fan of angled cakes, and this 15 shot fires volleys of 3 with red white and blue colors and different effects.
Blue Ice - Nothing revolutionary here, but 10 shots of nice tails to good size blue breaks.
Headliner - Short, but 20 shots of chrysanthemums in 5 shot volleys.
Quick and Dead - 20 shots of willows to white tips with a finale.
Rage - 16 shots of mixed effects and lots of crackle.
Raptor's Revenge - 16 mixed shots with peonies, willows and glitter. I can't figure out if this is actually a 500g (breaks look like it and website seems to say it is packed 4/1, but it is in the 200g section and doesn't say 500g on the label like all the others). Either way it looks like a great cake.
Red Storm - Not sure why it is called Red Storm when all the colors seem to be blue, but this 15 shot has nice 3 shot volleys with different effects.
So Terribly Good - Another 20 shot with 5 shot volleys like Headliner, this time peonies with crackle.
What's Up Dog - Another 16 shot with mixed effects and a nice willow finale.
Wired Up - 12 shots of blue mines to palms and glitter with a glittering willow finale.
I've never really considered GG cakes to be particularly innovative, but they do make solid stuff. They do have some more creative stuff here, especially considering how many very similar 25 shot cakes they have. Of the above cakes, I really want Wired Up and am also particularly interested in Quick and Dead, Red Storm and What's Up Dog.
In the interest of have more than just looking at some videos and hoping they are good for this post, here are some good 200g GG cakes I've actually shot.
Just One More Time - I don't think they make this any more, but it was a nice mine cake.
Jungle Rage - Shot a long time ago, but my old notes say it was good, another 25 shot with finale.
Great Willow - Solid all willow cake.
Island Palm - Nice 10 shot palm with color.
Nasty Boy - A solid 25 shot of mixed peony and chrys with finale.
Prime Evil - Solid fish and blue pearls.
Under Fire - Sort of a PYK Hot Hot Hot and F-16 hybrid, starts with fish, then whistles, then spinners and finally peonies with finale.
Zoot Suit - Big glittering willows with color or crackling tips. Great cake!
Click here for the full GG 200g line and to see their other products...
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