got my HALO Saturday...

[mark_426]

30 rounds.... thats 125% of what a halo can hold.

It is most definetally a noticeable difference, the only way I could use a halo is on a warp.

BTW- the halo has to be empty to load it with a 140 pod, so therefore, you either shoot until its empty, or switch to 100 rd pods, therefore you get 1/3 more, or 133% as much per reload

Can you tell whos the egg shooter? Z-board>Z-code


Sorry to get off topic

[BobTheCow]

30 rounds is not 125% of what a HALO can hold... nor is it even 25%...

[MaxPowers]

Bottom line is that the thing is awesome. I dont have a problem with a few less balls in it. Even it it held 300 rounds you would still be feeding it OFTEN.

[Evil Bob]

The difference in capacity between the egg and the halo is 10 rounds, that's it.

HALO: 170 direct from their web site.
Egg II: 180 direct from their customer support line (877-877-GAME(4263)).

HALO is an active force feed system, there is always tension on the ball stack, which aids in it responding faster, the constant spring tension starts feeding the next ball into the chamber *BEFORE* the electronics engage, which in turn allows the HALO react and feed faster. The HALO sensor is based upon sensing movement, not sensing a break in the stack, so it's electronics respond faster.

The Evlution II is a passive force feed system, there is not constant pressure on the ball stack, so it lags behind the HALO in reaction speed. Additionally, the Egg II sensor is looking for a gap in the ball stack to start spinning instead of spinning when the balls start moving, so it again will lag in reaction time.

[common sense]
Guys, put 2 and 2 together here and do the math... The HALO responds faster on all fronts: Constant pressure on the ball stack, no delay waiting on a gap to appear to be seen by the sensor before the sensor spins up, and it's raw speed is superior to that of the Eggo... The 10 round difference is negligeable after you start reaching for pods... You reload the HALO more often because it reacts faster and unloads faster then the Eggo does, hence it allows you shoot faster.
[/common sense]

-Evil Bob

[MaxPowers]

Well done Bob

[mark_426]

ever actually measure them?

If I go with web sites I'll shoot like 40 yards farther if I buy a cocker too....

[Evil Bob]

Yes, I own both, HALO holds a comfy 170, you can pack a few more in if desired, Eggo II holds 180, but I dont like putting in any more as that puts pressure on the lid and I've had it pop open when the electronics spin up. That problem goes away if you remove the spring load on the lid, you also help alleviate the lid breakage by removing that spring tension.

-Evil Bob

[mark_426]

i just put 215 in my egg. so, must've been another internet number.

I didnt want to put any pressue on the lid, i could probably go cram 5 more in if you please

also, my feedneck was plugged and is cut down 1/2 inch, so there is 2 more.

222? or 215? thats 45 more, which is 45/140. ~32% of a pod. Which a ball or two less than 1/3.

whatever im done here

[MaxPowers]

geeze....
everyone take a deep breathe now.

[*captain_cox*37]

Originally posted by mark_426
30 rounds.... thats 125% of what a halo can hold.

BTW- the halo has to be empty to load it with a 140 pod, so therefore, you either shoot until its empty, or switch to 100 rd pods, therefore you get 1/3 more, or 133% as much per reload

Can you tell whos the egg shooter? Z-board>Z-code


Sorry to get off topic

Dude Dont worry I totally changed the topic n e ways, lol

To The ppl defending the halo, we r not talking about if it feeds faster than the egg, we r talking about the paint capacity, I know I can fit more than 180 balls in the egg, I realize that 3-4 fit in the feedneck but I still dont think that 180 is a completely accurate number, maybe they r talking about 180 fitting "comfortably" in the egg. I dont know about you but I jam pack my hopper to the point where it wont even agitate the paint, off the break is crucial to have a lot of paint flying.

[Gabriel]

Originally posted by BobTheCow63
That could be true for short bursts, but at long strings, the halo will outperform the revvy. I like my setup, warp/halo. :)

I bet that's heavy. Got a pic of that setup?

[Evil Bob]

Gents, once again, use some common sense... not all paintballs are created equal, some brands are bigger then others, therefore the smaller the ball, the more you will be able to stuff in, the brand of paint I use wont be the same size as the other brand that player X uses, therefore numbers will be different from person to person, the only time it will be the same is when everyone uses the same brand, same type, same lot, etc.

-Evil Bob

[jtoothman25]

Paint has generally a good tolerance. I've never seen a paintball over .695 of an inch, and never below .680. If it had horrible tolerances, boomsticks would be the worst barrel on the market, but people love boomsticks because they use their common sense and know that paint is about the same diameter.

[-=Squid=-]

I dont believe whoever said that they got 215 balls in there egg, comfortably

[jtoothman25]

Now.. maybe comfortable means they are in a puddle of paint inside, in a pool of paint relaxing.