Your experience with Reballs (or imitations)

[drg]

When the reball advertisement videos with Max Lundquist were released, he said to break maybe 3 paintballs and mix the fill in with the reballs to lightly lubricate them. Everyone forgets to do this.

You should be able to find those videos somewhere on YouTube.

Nobody "forgets" this, because you aren't supposed to do it:

http://www.reball.us/reballfacts.html

[Watcher]

TechPB-Mike did a series of videos testing various loaders and reballs. You can probably find them on YouTube.


As for the balls themselves, I've only tried the RufusDog ones. Tested in a 12V Revy and a Tippmann Cyclone feed. Experienced jamming in both systems, don't ask me how in the Revy...

[ArmyEngineer]

Nobody "forgets" this, because you aren't supposed to do it.

OMG I almost wet my pants when I read this. Seriously, I cried, and I really don't know why. Thanks, drg!!

[rdb123]

Nobody "forgets" this, because you aren't supposed to do it:



http://www.reball.us/reballfacts.html

By "lubricant," they mean synthetic oils like Gold Cup. I'll find you guys the promo videos on YouTube later tonight when I have the time. Do you replace your lens everytime you get gogged just because the instruction manuals say to do so?

I've used ReBalls extensively and if you do what Max Lundquist suggests in the old promo video, you'll hardly ever have major jamming issues.

ArmyEngineer: Yeah, he owned me good.

Also from that website: Yeah, I'm sure ReBalls work well in muddy conditions and in the rain.

[ArmyEngineer]

ArmyEngineer: Yeah, he owned me good.

Lol. It's happened to me a few times too. I guess my sense of humor just appreciates that sort of sarcasm.

As far as reballs go, our field here (hardly a field... its in a small one room warehouse) switched a few months ago. The guy that works there most of the time doesn't seem to like them too much for actual play, but he loves not having to clean up all the paint. Personally I think it won't be too long before they either shut down or go back to paint. You have to play with a completely honest group if you want it to be enjoyable, and that can be hard to find. I understand the purpose of the reball, but I don't like the way they shoot. Maybe it's just the brand they use at that field.

[Ando]

I have about 500 or so reballs and they jam in all my hoppers unless I lube them. I do on the occasion get a jam with them lubed but it's one in about 40 or 50 balls. Un-lubed is one in ever 3-6 balls.
But even with lube, trying to use them in my Q-Loader = No-Go.
I can't get it to work for some reason I've smashed and cracked 3 of those plastic rings that sit at the top of the pod already.

[mixwell2]

The only issue i ever had w/ reballs is how much i had to "de-tune" my mag. At the place i used them at, the max fps was 245. My xmag jut did not want to work flawlessly that low...however when using a marq and clean reballs in my Halo, i had no issues...

[rdb123]

You have to play with a completely honest group if you want it to be enjoyable, and that can be hard to find.

Touche. I think Reballs are only really suitable for practice purposes where if you don't call yourself out it just means you're cheating yourself.

Most of the problems can be attributed to Reball field owners/users not washing their reballs after 3 uses or so. It's amazing how some players think they should clean their gun and hopper, but not their reballs.

I suggest everyone at least TRY breaking 3 paintballs and spreading the fill into a 500 count of reballs as a lubricant. I've rarely had issues with reballs in a Halo B or Reloader B if this procedure was performed (after washing reballs in the dish washer).


Yes, the Reball website says to not "lube" up, but think about it: dry rubber + friction = jams.


NOTE: I tried looking for the video I posted about in a previous post, but I can't seem to find it on YouTube. I emailed the ReBall CS address asking for it. If I ever get a response, I'll be sure to post it.

[mxmtl]

The Viewloader Evolution a.k.a Eggy was the best loader I've used with Reballs. No jams.

And yes, you want to use the real Reballs. I tried "RusBalls" through a Shocker once, and there was a burnt rubber smell afterwards. I gave them away soon after because I didn't see the point in purposely running broken paint through my hopper and marker.

The other thing with Reballs is that they don't work that well for tuning, as they are much lighter than paintballs. I remember spending a late night tuning a marker with Reballs, only to find out at the field that my settings maxed out to something like 240 fps or so with paint.

[kcombs9]

"dry balls + friction = jams."

Fixed this for you