Halo Loader Update!!!

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  • AGD
    The man from AGD

    • Oct 2000
    • 5916

    #1

    Halo Loader Update!!!

    All,

    The most important thing I saw at the Am Open was this loader. It was so important to the future of AGD and high speed guns that I am describing it in a separate post.

    I saw the loader for the first time when Tex and Chris came up to me at the show. Tex is an old friend who used to work for Viewloader and didn't exactly come out ahead when they sold out. He along with Chris have this thing really dialed in. I was a little doubtful at first glance because it uses similar technology to the Eggolution which has now been recalled. We sat down and tested it on the first day and it had a couple small issues, so Chris and Tex worked on it that night and came back the next day. I could see the improvements would make an immediate difference so I was excited to try it on a Warped Emag on full auto (I promised Tex I wouldn't give out any details).

    Rob has a test Emag that will do 16 bps full auto and has a high speed Warp feeding it. Through extensive testing we know that this gun can only put out a maximum of 25 shots before the Viewloader will fall behind and it will chop a ball. The HALO loader uses a special technology that doesn't wait for a gap in the balls but feeds them at the rate the gun needs them. When we attached it to a Warp and primed the system you could see the balls were stacked in the Warp wheel with only a 1/4 inch between them. This was before they hit the end of the travel and the gaps were eliminated when the wheels slipped. With the Rev. every time the balls would stop feeding and had to wait for the agitator to load them it would leave a large gap in the wheel.

    We filled the HALO and shot the gun into the gravel under the trailer at the booth. It shot and shot and kept on shooting until the loader had 10 balls left. It dug a hole in the gravel under the trailer and made a mess of everything. Another hopper later I was completely satisfied the thing was ready to go into production.

    THIS IS THE ONLY LOADER I HAVE EVER SEEN THAT CAN KEEP UP WITH A WARP FED EMAG!!!

    More than that this product is super important to AGD because of the ball breaking issue. Now with the changes in the power feed plug and the longer bolt, the only thing that breaks balls in the Mag is not getting the ball in the breach. The damn Rev just can't cut it especially when you short stroke which is the same thing as shooting like 15 bps. This loader will allow vertical feeds to be put as low as possible on the gun instead of needing a tall ball stack. I predict it will eliminate most ball chops in all guns and make the Warp Feed sing with delight.

    The molds are being cut now by the same company that made our Warp molds so you know they will be top notch. They are hoping for a fall release. In the mean time Chris and Tex are scheduling a trip up here to Chicago to test the system on our gun dyno to get some real data.

    I am excited about this and you should be too, the last days of ball chops are in sight!

    AGD
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  • zvanut
    AO's Favorite Member
    • Jun 2001
    • 1817

    #2
    thanx TK, ive been waitin for a review on the Halo forever

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    • Ground_zer0
      Senior Crazed Lunatic
      • Nov 2000
      • 171

      #3
      ...and baby jesus wept... a loader that can keep up with fast firing. Finally something to save us from BE-Viewloader. One question (if you can answer) does it have a nice smooth shape like all the vl type loaders or does it have more sharp angles like the richocet?

      -Matt

      Note to self... check on the net... Bill Mills comes thru again... disreguard my question as its answered in pix right here http://www.warpig.com/paintball/tech...lo/index.shtml

      [This message has been edited by Ground_zer0 (edited 08-06-2001).]


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      • toymyster
        Team OSIRIS
        • Dec 2000
        • 1277

        #4
        That is sweet!!!! Will this hopper be marketed through AGD, or another company???Please keep us posted on this!!!!

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        I want one of those, two of those over there, one of those, and oh, oh, and definitely, three of THESE.
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        • zvanut
          AO's Favorite Member
          • Jun 2001
          • 1817

          #5
          now that i am thinkin about it... who else would write such a positive review on a product that they dont even make...


          PS. when will the modular e-mags be out in the U S and when r the Aoers gonna come up to visit

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          My Mag can beat your spyder w/ no paint.~~~me

          Dont worry if it wasnt for losers like u, There couldnt be winners like me.~~~me

          My mag is my mag, not yours, so go get your own one and be happy like me. ~me
          Tough Times Wont Last Forever...
          Tough People Will ~ Darryl Kile R.I.P. 2002

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          • Nitroduck
            Registered User
            • Jan 2001
            • 726

            #6
            BE came out with a new board for the revy that does the same thing. It will not wait for there to be a gap in the balls to start spinning or vibrating or what have you.

            One bad part about the halo : its maximum capacity for balls is 150rds, the same size as a pod......I guess it wont be bad for warpfeed users who get a extra 20+ balls in thier feed tube, but not for the infedel non-warp users....
            Former stickballmovies guy (They're on youtube now). Now a full-time slumlord in Central Ohio.

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            • AGD
              The man from AGD

              • Oct 2000
              • 5916

              #7

              The HALO looks a little bulkier than the Rev. but it's outer dimensions are within about a 1/4 inch of the rev. It will end up about 3 oz heavier than the rev but you get better battery life with the AA batteries. We will not be marketing it but the major distributors have already placed orders.

              AGD
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              • RobAGD
                Cantankerous Administrator

                • Oct 2000
                • 2030

                #8
                All I have to say for Kayle, Brad, BlackVCG is that we want one and are willing to trade someones life for them They rock.

                Chris and Tex are great guys, we spent the better part of 2 days picking thier brains and learning how the loader works and all kinda of neat stuff.

                Halo will 0\/\/n Vliewloader/Zap/Ricochet

                -Robert
                Serving AGD customers since 93, wishing I could beat some common since into some of them about 5 hrs later.

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                • cphilip
                  Former Moderator

                  • Jun 2026
                  • 16216

                  #9
                  Oh no...there goes the kids College fund...


                  AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

                  cphilip.com

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                  • MarkedClown
                    Registered User
                    • Aug 2001
                    • 101

                    #10
                    Ewww thats on my to-get list!






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                    • Vil3
                      from: Team Prodigy
                      • May 2001
                      • 300

                      #11
                      yo rob, AGD, or any other AGD ppl... I kno you guys are all for the warp feed and all, but do u think a HALO could finally keep up with an e-mag on a right powerfeed? shotting close to 16bps?
                      www.geocities.com/viil3/Team.html

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                      • a_malfunction
                        Damnit! It Malfunctioned!
                        • Feb 2001
                        • 1779

                        #12
                        Vil3, sounds like it. But that is awesome. Gonna have to get one of these!

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                        • luke
                          lukescustoms.com

                          • Jan 2001
                          • 8215

                          #13
                          Tex and Chris couldn't have asked for a better "plug" than this!

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                          • a person
                            that needs money
                            • Jun 2001
                            • 168

                            #14
                            just to heartily annoy the people who say that short messages are crowding the room, one word...

                            COOL!!!!!

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                            • thecavemankevin
                              the living un-banned
                              • Feb 2001
                              • 4346

                              #15
                              guys, check out warpigs review. Might give you some insight.





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