Qloader (innovation at IAO)

[Dayspring]

Q-Loader 3

[Dayspring]

The one thing going for it is that the Q-Loader is totally independent of gravity. But there are some definite shortcomings. Price is a MAJOR one.

[GatoLoco]

I dissaprove of the removal of Blazingace's sideburns.

[thecavemankevin]

quite interesting...i too thought of something similar to this over the past year. I never wrote down any plans or anything...just kinda neat to see ballers think alike.

In its current design i think i would much rather stick with my warp, but who knows....might catch on

[fcpchop]

i think it looks pretty cool, and seems pretty compact but 250 is alot, u can get 2 halos fro that. i think i wil stick 2 my egg2 with y, 20bps and only like 70 bux

[Jack & Coke]

AWESOME!!!

Don't worry about the price... that usually changes with time.

The fact that people are out there INNOVATING, and taking CHANCES to advance paintball technology is great!

Whether or not it's a success, I like it!

Just as the WARP is not for everyone, this crazy looking thing will not be for everyone either.

If it works well, then great! I wish them luck...

[RRfireblade]

I kinda like it.

The price will come down some if it works and sells.

If it doesn't sell the price will come WAY down.

Any new ideas are good in that at least they are new.

Jay.

P.S.
No Egg on the planet feeds 20BPS,Sorry.

[Army]

I checked this out with PBX Mel late in the afternoon one day. I talked to the inventor about it to get more details.

It runs on a flat torsion spring, which, when twisted or wound up, provides the power to spin the helical drum, forcing the balls along the tube walls toward the feed hose and into the marker. A claimed 40+BPS is reasonable. The $250 price is a HALO-B and Warp Feed, with well over 140 balls available, compared to a little over 100.

Loading is quick and sure, as long as you align the slot and tab to "twist lock" the tube onto the feed/mount. However, shooting must stop while changing tubes, unlike a standard hopper and tube fill.

The tubes are 1/2 again larger than a regular guppy, making custom packs required until some company makes exclusive belts for the Q-loader pods. I'm not too sure a player will want to toss one of these $50 pods into the dirt either.

Biggest problem I can see, is the weight of the loader hanging out in front of the marker, throwing the balance WAYYY off. It doesn't get any better as it lightens up either. Hanging the pod vertically, makes a huge problem in the lay-down, or trying to get around a bunker. Not to mention the troubles you will have in woods play.

Lastly, I wasn't impressed with the material used. It looked and felt like cheap plastic, and seemed just as fragile.

It's a great first step in loader innovation. I can see modifying it to accept a motor instead of a spring, and utilize the helical feed for a back-pack hopper. Hundreds of scenarios players would be in hopper heaven!

[Jack & Coke]

Originally posted by Army


It's a great first step in loader innovation. I can see modifying it to accept a motor instead of a spring, and utilize the helical feed for a back-pack hopper. Hundreds of scenarios players would be in hopper heaven!

Exactly! No doubt this thing will have growing pains. I look at this as a good atempt and a good stepping stone towards the evolution of paintball.

Maybe someday, a loading system like the Calico will be available for paintball...



(not exactly like this, but you get the idea...)

[Top Secret]

What about mounting it near the same position as the warp feed. Seems like that would balance it out and you can do the "warp-lean".

[Yuji]

Is there a contact number or website for this product? Who is the manufacturer etc. etc. I'd like to contact them, thx for the help.

[rx2]

I got the impression from the loading pic that this did operate like the helical-feed magazine of the Calico. Am I incorrect?

Or, Jack, do you mean that it would sit in the same position, dunping the paint directly into the chamber?

[adam shannon]

scenario guys would love it if it was underslung and made to look like an m-203.

they showed 3 seperate ways to mount it in their brochure. vertical like an old school bottle setup, horizontally on top of the marker where the hopper usully goes, and under the barrel like shown in the pics above.

as far as anybody knows there isnt a website. the inventor just showed up and sprung it on the industry convention. he said he was having a couple thousand ready to sell at nppl ny/nj. i guess the response he gets there will set the future of the q-loader.

[FalconGuy016]

All I really wanna do is see a gun shooting 40 bps such as a morlock board emag or one of those fast modified xvalved ones ive been seeing lately If no one else does, AGD should buy one and show off our amazing valve going 40 bps

[Blazingace]

I used it. It makes the gun super light. It does have some drawbacks, but otherwise it is a great idea. It is a pure front players setup. We thought that it would be better if you put the pod above and alongside the tank. It would make it easier to load and it wouldn't stick out with the barrel. It loaded super fast and shot well too. Since it is more of a front player thing the firing will loading is not such a bad thing. The pods only hold 104 balls, but a front player with 3 or 4 pods can carry the same as normal. The pod aren't that much heavier than regular ones either. It is a good step in the right direction.