Qloader Advice

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I feel that I got really lucky yesterday and picked up a Qloader system on craigslist for $50. The previous owner said he attempted to put it on one of his markers a few years ago but had installation issues (he didn't elaborate). Almost everything was still in the plastic and came with 5 100 round Qpods. After setting up the system on a classic mag this morning, it took me about 3 hours to get the system to work properly. From what I could tell; Qloaders do not like re-balls, proper pre-winding is a MUST (something the previous owner, I feel, didn't understand) and since it had been sitting around a few years a few drops of oil seemed to help things. Is there anything else I should be aware of with this system?

I shot about 100 rounds with it and was really impressed with it. I noticed that a Qpod is slightly larger that a normal pod and they don't fit in any of my current packs. Any advice on a good pack for these Qpods? I assume anything with elastic will help.

For anyone that has used/uses this system, in your opinion, is it worth it? I definitely like the idea of moving the loader under the barrel. Any advice would help. Thanks.

[OPBN]

Sounds like you got the gist of it actually. The learning curve seems to be in the prewinding and just getting used to it. Took my brother some time to get used to it, but he liked it. He has been playing with his Phenom lately, so doesnt use it as much anymore.

For the pods, we just took his stock pod pack, sliced the sides and sewed elastic strips inside them. Seemed to work well for him.

[Freedy500]

Yup p, like mentioned above that seems to be the normal learning curve. If you don't want a DIY job on your pod pack the I suggest going to your local store and checking each pod pack and see what you like best and take a pod with you to see what fits well. Most if not all sleeves on pod packs will work. And you did get a very good deal on everything. If you take the time to truly learn the system it will pay off well.

I'm a Qloader tech so contact me if you/need any help, tech tips, or troubleshooting or any other questions in general. I will be more than happy to help.

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I didn't think about adding elastic to my current pack. That sounds like it will work well. Thanks.

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I will definitely contact you if I have a problem, Freddy500. I initially tried using two types of a generic reuseble paintballs in the loader and had feed issues (the balls wouldn't advance) but marbelizer had no issues (once I fully understood pre-winding). Is this a common problem? Or was it the generic re-balls causing the problem?

[Justus]

Qloaders aren't meant to work with ANY reballs. Feeding problems can actually cause spiral fractures in the plastic gears inside the Q-pods (I've seen this first-hand). IIRC, using reballs also voids the warranty. So don't do that, lol

[Freedy500]

Like Justus said, no reballs, ever. Now what I would do is pick up a bag or so of really thick shelled paint, like really think, and use that as "test paint". Load and unload your Qpods the night before a day of play and see if they are all good to go. This way you have paint to load, unload and reload again, to practically use as reballs but not completly, just don't use the paint. It's very useful to have that spare bag of paint that is hard to break for tests.

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Good to know. I hate the mess of paintball but I'll know better next time. Thanks.

[wetwrks]

Yep reballs are a no-go with the q system. Lets see how you have yours set up.

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This wasn't the mag I wanted to attach it to. My other mag is having some "issues". Waiting for parts.
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Like Justus said, no reballs, ever. Now what I would do is pick up a bag or so of really thick shelled paint, like really think, and use that as "test paint". Load and unload your Qpods the night before a day of play and see if they are all good to go. This way you have paint to load, unload and reload again, to practically use as reballs but not completly, just don't use the paint. It's very useful to have that spare bag of paint that is hard to break for tests.

I never thought that I would be buying thick shelled paint before but this makes a lot of sense.

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I picked up a box of JT Big Ball. My buddy told me when he was test firing one of his markers while using this brand, they bounced off of a pallet he was using as a target. Hopefully these will work well for me.

[XtraKargo]

32 Degrees used to make a winter paint also, that was tough as nails. May keep an eye out for it as well. Good luck!!

[Freedy500]

I picked up a box of JT Big Ball. My buddy told me when he was test firing one of his markers while using this brand, they bounced off of a pallet he was using as a target. Hopefully these will work well for me.

Make sure they fit in well, also make sure they are not completely malformed like some JT paint I have seen. The Qloader rarely ever has paint sizing problems but you can never be to safe. And another thing, get a cheap electro hopper (Revy,vlocity,beat up halo) that doesn't jam and use that to load pods, it's an ease and you can do it by yourself. Also I use Marbz winter grade paint from my local field, it works great. Really look for private label paint that's made specially for fields, they are often engineered for Tippmans and by default are thick shelled to provide a happier less choppier day of play for 98% of the playing populous. This is good for you because if a Tippmann can't break/chop it then a Qloader doesn't have a shot in hell at denting it.

Also a fun(ny) fact for what I use to do back in the days of me being a broke ass teen, I lost/broke a silo when I had some Gen 1 pods, so me being broke, I duct taped shake and shoot to the top of a length of feed tube and shoved that in the crank, so I would always have to shake the heck out of this hopper with one hand and load with the other. I was often a pre-game laughing stock at my field until I started focusing on hopper hitting people. Now that is fun.

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The paint seems perfectly round. No dimples or off round that I could see. I checked before leaving the store but I will keep my eye out for winter balls too. I didn't get what you meant by using a revy or motorized hopper initially. However, as I am typing this I think it came to me. Instead of using the silo (which is a pain) hook up the revy to the hose leading to the winder. I'm definitely trying that tomorrow when I get some free time.

I have never seen a Qloader at any of the fields that I play at. I'm sure to have a few funny looks coming my way. Should be a conversation started for sure.