first game with Micromag AND q-loader

[the larch]

Mine:

[jwalker87]

whoa thats nice man. I don't like the vertical setup of the qloader though; too bulky. I like it riding right alongside the barrel. I really like your grips and frame though; I am tempted to get the logic frame, but I'm holding out for the Hairtrigger; that thing's gonna be sweeeeeeet. I especially like the wooden grips.

[viperx1_1000]

Why don't you run the q horizontally on your warp body right off of the feed tube? I had a q loader once, it never worked, then i got it to work and i sold my gun, there is just no end to the torment. The prewind thing does get annoying. Especially when your reeling in the balls and one isn't fully in the breach and chop, it then drools down your pod making all the balls in it useless. Cleaning it can also be a pain at times. Overall it's a great design, without reliability. Don't get the tournament set, it has just that many pods to go and break. Also, do you think i'm ready to go throw my 25 dollar pod on the ground and have people sliding and running into it?

[thatguy68]

wow. I was thinking about running a q loader on a mag. so it works flawlessly for you eh??? I['ve heard more bad then good about the q loader. Did you get it for 140 on qloader.com. Last i checked it was 160 on there....

[jwalker87]

if he did that, the tube would have a 180* bend in it, so it would stick out real far. The way he was it works well; almost no hose sticking out.

About the ball breaking in yours, was it in the gun or where the pod engages into the tube? Because that's a problem with you cutting your tube to the right length if it is there.

About the tournament kit; if you get the $80 kit, you can only shoot 200 rounds in a game. That's it, no exceptions. The tournament kit lets you shoot 500 rounds in a game. I've yet to exceed 300 rnds with it (you become more aware of how much you can shoot when you can tell how exactly you've shot).

Yes, the qloader worked PERFECTLY. I had heard both ways about it too, but not a single thing went wrong with mine. And the capacity isn't that much of a downside, as it's so quick to switch out pods.

[tihul]

any downsides you can see from the q loader from the first day of play other than the ball capacity.?

[jwalker87]

nope; like I said, the ball capacity just takes a little getting used to. And it's really nice in that just by looking at the side of the pod you can tell within 10 balls how much you have left. The only other downside I can think of is how delicate they are. I wouldn't want one to fall in the mud, or get stepped on. Whenever I changed out pods, I stuck the empty one back in my harness, which meant reloading took longer, but I never got tagged while reloading, so I'm not worrying about it. I would definitely recommend it. Mags are very compact markers, and the qloader adds to that very nicely.

[durtysoufcraka]

thul, welcome to AO. rock on. viperX why dont you recommend the tourney kit. you get 5 pods and you can use them...was your arguement that the more that you own the more you will break? thas silly. and i wanna know downsides to the Q also.
-durty

[viperx1_1000]

no,no, no. I meant that he takes off the 90 degree fitting and puts on the q loader directly to the feed tube, no hose. I don't know why i'm so against them, it's a new company, these are new items, I recieved a set that would constantly not work leaving me high and dry when it came to playing. A few pieces broke, i tried to get in touch with them, but never could. I just had a bad expierence. Also, i would not reccomend it on an autococker with a 15* asa, there is no where to bolt it on. But, they have that other mounting system comming out so that would be nice. Yes, i just found out my hoses were not cut right, but when reloading the pods i just can't get used to it. I reel, they feed, then, it jams, i unfeed try again... Or it will feed fine then i go to play a game, switch pods and all the balls just stay there. What the heck, it's wound and everything they just won't come out? I don't know there are no real downsides to this product other than that it's new. In a year or so all other loading systems will become obsolite, just wait and see, i would say poick one up before the prices skyrocket.

[gc82000]

It is god to hear about your day and the pics are nice. keep us posted on your lay becuase there might be a conversion or two if you do.

[jwalker87]

a conversion would be for the better. As far as bolting the qloader straight to the feedneck, that wouldn't work. The paintball path of the two pieces are both female, so it would not be able to mount at all. THat would be neat though; possibly a modification. I'm sorry you had that much trouble with yours, mine's worked better than I could've hoped. My friend just bought a ULE mag with qloader, so we're the qloading magging duo. It's gonna be sweet. We're starting a 3-man team with us 2 and another guy with a 2k autococker.

[Empyreal Rogue]

That friend of his would be me. :P

To clarify the Pre-Wind question: Yes you do have to Pre-Wind every pod before use. All that does is put pressure on the spring which allows it to feed through the tube into your Marker. From my understanding Pre-Winding is very different from loading each pod. Each time I've used the Q-Loader was with Pre-Winds, then I loaded it and it worked fine. I never noticed any increased tension on the balls or anything after loading the Q-Pod after Pre-Winding it.

One thing I love about the Q-Loader + Automag with Level 10 is you have a pretty much 100% guarantee of never chopping a ball; ever. The Q-Loader constantly keeps one round in your chamber using spring tension and you can't out shoot it. The reason you can't out shoot it is because the tension keeps one round loaded at all times and can keep up with any Marker shooting 30+ BPS. I know of no Marker that can do that. heh

[GoatBoy]

Hey, I was thinking about getting a qloader so maybe you can help me...Say you play a game and use 50 paintballs from the qpod, how long would it take to reload the qpod?? Just wondering because I plan on the 2-pod starter thing. I don't shoot much. Alot of games I dont even use 100 rounds so I would need to reload the pod between games.

LMK, thanks.

OMG teh q-lodar is soooo hard to reload, OMG OMG!!!!!!!!





I made this clip the FIRST night I had the thing. I didn't even have enough paint to fill the whole thing up, but I'll let you guys use your fertile imaginations.

I know it's only 100 rounds a pop, but which do you think is faster? Winding paint into a Q-Loader pod, or fill-shake-top-off of a regular pod?




Reloading the pods isn't the weak point of the Q-Loader. I do admit, the Silo thing is pathetic, but as you can see, that's easy to work around.

BTW, need video hosting...

[Empyreal Rogue]

It's pretty difficult to reload each Q-Pod, I'll give you that. And it's also easier to load each 100, 140 and 150 round tubes but it's a lot quicker to load a Q-Pod into the mount system. But that's just from my personal experience.

Plus, think of it like this: Each 1 Q-Pod is 'equivalent' to 1 hopper. I would certainly rather reload a Q-Pod than a conventional hopper. Sitting there popping open a tube and the hopper to reload, close the tube then close the hopper isn't something I'd like to do. Therefore, I purchased the Q-Loader.

[GoatBoy]

It's pretty difficult to reload each Q-Pod, I'll give you that. And it's also easier to load each 100, 140 and 150 round tubes but it's a lot quicker to load a Q-Pod into the mount system. But that's just from my personal experience.

Plus, think of it like this: Each 1 Q-Pod is 'equivalent' to 1 hopper. I would certainly rather reload a Q-Pod than a conventional hopper. Sitting there popping open a tube and the hopper to reload, close the tube then close the hopper isn't something I'd like to do. Therefore, I purchased the Q-Loader.

I was being sarcastic :) Did you watch the clip?

I'm betting if I adjust that setup in the pic, I can fill a pod with paint in about 15 seconds. The clip is me winding the pod left handed (I'm right handed) while trying to point it at the camera.