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[Stealthgerbil]

How easy is it to load a q-loader? I would get one, but it looks like a pain to load, but it would be cool. The pods are really big, though, and it looks like you couldn't wear them in a normal harness.

[Empyreal Rogue]

gc82000, It's not a regulator, it's a foregrip. I'm thinking of leaving it that color. I dunno why but the nitty-gritty look it adds is pretty cool I think. *shrugs*

TDonovan, It's not a Bigshot, it's a Spirit. I need to update my Signature. I was going to buy an AA 14" but since I'm not going to use my money on a FREAK Kit, since I only shoot one type of paint, I'm sticking with the Spirit for now.

JrnyFan1985, You're entitled to your opinions so I won't hassle you. But calling it a waste is absurd and a very poor statement. And actually I bought the 2 Pod system at the introductory price so I didn't spend a "ton" on it, just 80.

Stealthgerbil, It's not at all difficult to load. But if you do buy a Q-Loader I recommend a harness that holds 150 round pods and not the 140's. That way there's a little more breathing room. But the Q-Pods fit in my NXe harness perfectly well. I love it.

[paint magnet]

I had the opportunity to use a Qloader on my Viking, here is my impression of it:

First of all, it is very well made. Neat design, interesting concept, good instructions, everything fits together well. Unfortunately, it still manages to not work somehow. Pods didn't fit in my harness, balls were broken when inserting new pods, filling pods, and removing pods (it ain't the easiest thing to clean on the field either), the feed rate was horrible, and people never stopped asking questions about it. Some of these problems could have been fixed (adjusting the length of the hose, prewinds, etc), but what really got me was the fact that when I tried to pull a pod out of the adapter on the gun, the freaking top came off, the sprocket thingy shot out along with like 20 balls, a giant spring, and a lid. The lids aren't held on by anything but friction, and are just waiting to shoot off. I'll be sticking with conventional hoppers, I'd prefer a revvie with dead batteries over this.

With that said, you do have a nice looking marker.

[paint magnet]

Forgot to add - it is extremely compact and feels cool playing with no hopper or warp on the gun. It's light weight and quiet too.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Thanks for comments everyone.

I guess the Q-Loader is just made for some and not for others. I had the problem with the cap coming off once but it wasn't a big deal for me. The only reason it happened was because when I oiled the little black knob some oil got on the cap and it just slid off. :\

But to really understand and to get the Q-Loader to function at 100% you need to be able to recite the manual page-by-page. Okay maybe not that bad but as long as you understand that the manual is vital to understanding the complex system. Plus it has pictures, you could get by without actually reading it. Probably not very well but you could. :P