ProX9
01-08-2005, 03:24 AM
Just wondering if anyone has ever used them besides me, anyhow enjoy the video that will soon be hosted pending jayloo approval. Also, I will continue to make videos to make up for the lack of videos on AO these days.
Low quality video *click here* (http://www.pbvids.com/upload/v%20ballsss%20small.wmv)
For those that don't know what v-balls are: v balls are basically a small solid ball covered in the soft loop material of velcro, they are slightly smaller and lighter than the normal paintball. They also dont travel as fast, but hey, who needs 300 fps down your hallway?
However, I did notice that with some halos they jam the loader by having loops wrap around the open end of the spring on the halo detent; only on my friends halo though, not mine. To avoid this just make it so a loop cant get onto the spring's end by making the wire face forward down the race or by bending it further into the ceter on the spring, still facing down the race to minimize the possibility of a hook. I also found that sometimes a ball can get caught between the protruding ridge of the race and the feed cone paddle. This didnt happen on the videos shown and apparently isnt a problem with my halo, but has happened with the other one. Finally, the eblade eye doesn't like the v-balls and wont read them, not a problem, other than the first string with actual paint the others were done with eyes off and thus far shown no adverse effects.
The final word on v-balls: get them, you can shoot endlessly in your house and tune your gun with paint forever. You might want to buy a scuba also because you might notice that you shoot a lot when paint is no issue.
Low quality video *click here* (http://www.pbvids.com/upload/v%20ballsss%20small.wmv)
For those that don't know what v-balls are: v balls are basically a small solid ball covered in the soft loop material of velcro, they are slightly smaller and lighter than the normal paintball. They also dont travel as fast, but hey, who needs 300 fps down your hallway?
However, I did notice that with some halos they jam the loader by having loops wrap around the open end of the spring on the halo detent; only on my friends halo though, not mine. To avoid this just make it so a loop cant get onto the spring's end by making the wire face forward down the race or by bending it further into the ceter on the spring, still facing down the race to minimize the possibility of a hook. I also found that sometimes a ball can get caught between the protruding ridge of the race and the feed cone paddle. This didnt happen on the videos shown and apparently isnt a problem with my halo, but has happened with the other one. Finally, the eblade eye doesn't like the v-balls and wont read them, not a problem, other than the first string with actual paint the others were done with eyes off and thus far shown no adverse effects.
The final word on v-balls: get them, you can shoot endlessly in your house and tune your gun with paint forever. You might want to buy a scuba also because you might notice that you shoot a lot when paint is no issue.