Qloader (innovation at IAO)

[RetroEclipseMan]

Hey, just wanted to say that I got to try this out last weekend at Pan Am Seattle and have to say that it's not bad.Got to shoot the Ir3 that it was mounted on and it kept right up and never missed a beat. The cons just out weigh the pros for me. It is a step in the right direction. If it could be mounted on top of the gun horrizontally it would be better i think.

[Big'n slo]

Darn, they beat me to it

[Benfica4ever]

Does this thing just fit angels?

[Mantis]

My AT85(s) are very much alive and kickin'



Back to topic, I think it's a very cool idea. With various optional mounting brackets, I'd get one for sure.

[billmi]

Originally posted by Evil Bob

Since this type of loader does not rely on gravity (much like the AT85 series) it won't be tourny legal, but as was stated above, it may find a happy home among the scenario or rec ball crowd.

I think you would be very hard pressed to find a tournament that requires gravity feed. When the NPPL/PSP and the IAO and Pan Am changed their rules in 2000, removing the gravity feed requirement, that had a huge cascade effect. Most tournaments in the US rely on the NPPL, PSP, or Standardized (used by IAO and Pan Am) rule sets, or build their rules based on them (like X-Ball rules that were built based on the 2002 NPPL/PSP rules.)

See you on the field,
-Bill Mills

[Jack & Coke]

Thanks for the correct info Bill!

[GatoLoco]

I thought that the rule for loaders is that it doesnt have to be gravity feed, but it has to be able to fit on other markers (like PTP warp adapters making the warp legal) Or do I have the wrong idea?

[eg0_Slayer]

I think the idea is great...but like everyone else is saying...putting it over the tank like a warp would be the "icing on the cake"...by the way...their web-site tells a little more about... qloader.com

[billmi]

Originally posted by GatoLoco
I thought that the rule for loaders is that it doesnt have to be gravity feed, but it has to be able to fit on other markers (like PTP warp adapters making the warp legal) Or do I have the wrong idea?

I'm not aware of any tournaments that use that rule. That's not to say no one has a rule like that, but NPPL, PSP, and Standardized rule sets don't. Most tournament rules deal with technical requirements rather than marketing and availability issues.

See you on the field,
-Bill Mills

[Vendetta]

They best part is, no more batteries!

[tony3]

I checked the NPPL and PSP rules about force fed hopper, and they totally got rid of that rule

[Evil Bob]

You're quite right Bill, I'm not seeing the rule at all in any of the 2003 rules, had to go back as far as 2000 to find any mention of it anywhere. I haven't reffed any majors since 2000.

Looks like this one is 100% legal.

-Evil Bob