side mounted halos?

[slade]

apache's are nice, I dont understand whay more poeple dont use apaches.

because theyre ugly, the rest of the line sucks, and halos were out first and already dominating the market?

[topazpaintball]

because theyre ugly, the rest of the line sucks, and halos were out first and already dominating the market?

I actually like Richochet looks. They're just realllly big

[Aslan]

hoppers

This is slightly off topic...but since we're talking hoppers...

I'm trying to decide on whether I want to get a couple 9V Revys as back-ups to my 12V Revy. OR...I was thinking of getting 2 of any combinaation of the following:

12V Revy
Reloader 2
Ricochet Apache LCD
Evo II w/y board

The reason is that I'm a gun whore...but not a very good hopper whore. So if my Revy breaks...I'm back to non-agitated hoppers...which is fine if I'm playing pump...

So I thought about getting a couple cheap 9V Revys. The I started looking at the Reloader 2...not too expensive...less than $45. I liked the magnetic lid and general profile. The I looked at the Evo II and Apache. Both less than $70...both considered to be fairly good quality.

And before you say I should get a Halo or Reloader B...I don't need that. I'm pretty sure I'm part of the 98% of paintballers that probably could never shoot past 20bps...so I don't need a hopper that can feed 30.

[shorty24]

This is slightly off topic...but since we're talking hoppers...

I'm trying to decide on whether I want to get a couple 9V Revys as back-ups to my 12V Revy. OR...I was thinking of getting 2 of any combinaation of the following:

12V Revy
Reloader 2
Ricochet Apache LCD
Evo II w/y board

The reason is that I'm a gun whore...but not a very good hopper whore. So if my Revy breaks...I'm back to non-agitated hoppers...which is fine if I'm playing pump...

So I thought about getting a couple cheap 9V Revys. The I started looking at the Reloader 2...not too expensive...less than $45. I liked the magnetic lid and general profile. The I looked at the Evo II and Apache. Both less than $70...both considered to be fairly good quality.

And before you say I should get a Halo or Reloader B...I don't need that. I'm pretty sure I'm part of the 98% of paintballers that probably could never shoot past 20bps...so I don't need a hopper that can feed 30.

Try the Apache and a 12v Revy, I think you'll like it

/my .02

[ThePixelGuru]

[Jotsy]

i think you're a bit confused here. the original idea was to have the halo on the side of the gun in the exact same position as it would be if it were on a warp, and then have warp hose running from the bottom. sticking it straight into the gun was buzzboy's idea. damn, i even drew a diagram and everything... does my diagram suck that much?

[Tao]

so i was noticing all the recent warp threads and it got me thinking about what could be done to actually improve the warp design, and then it hit me. why do we need the warp at all? why not just design a bracket that can mount a halo on the side of the marker and then run the warp hose straight off the halo feedneck. has anybody tried this?

if you wanna take it one step further, you could even redesign the halo shell so that the feedneck is pointing forwards (or straight up for that matter) rather than down. Maybe even mod the motor or the gears for more torque (not necessarily speed) to get that extra push to get the balls going upwards.

this way, it shouldn't be any heavier than a marker with a regular halo on it...

what do you guys think? anybody have any extra long lengths of warp hosing lying around and willing to try this out?

This is only better than the warp feed if you have a cheetah board and a boost 12v lithium bat. A stock or victory boarded halo doesn't feed as fast as a 12v warp from what I see...

As far as your conversion goes I would guess that you would have to modify the body so that the feed wheel feeds directly out the side, not down. If you have it feed down and then back up through a hose you will loose alot of feed rate due to spent energy from the 180degree turn.

[stop whining buy a mag]

This is slightly off topic...but since we're talking hoppers...

I'm trying to decide on whether I want to get a couple 9V Revys as back-ups to my 12V Revy. OR...I was thinking of getting 2 of any combinaation of the following:

12V Revy
Reloader 2
Ricochet Apache LCD
Evo II w/y board

The reason is that I'm a gun whore...but not a very good hopper whore. So if my Revy breaks...I'm back to non-agitated hoppers...which is fine if I'm playing pump...

So I thought about getting a couple cheap 9V Revys. The I started looking at the Reloader 2...not too expensive...less than $45. I liked the magnetic lid and general profile. The I looked at the Evo II and Apache. Both less than $70...both considered to be fairly good quality.

And before you say I should get a Halo or Reloader B...I don't need that. I'm pretty sure I'm part of the 98% of paintballers that probably could never shoot past 20bps...so I don't need a hopper that can feed 30.

What the manufacturer advertises is completely different from what they actually feed.

A guy I play with rewired his Revy to be just one 9V. Saves him some batteries and he only has a Classic Mag so he rarely shoots more than 7 BPS. In bursts I'd say a 9V Revy could feed up to 8 BPS or a little more but it's really only good on mechanical guns with no RT.

The 12V Revy's never hit 12 BPS because they aren't force fed and usually just maintain a steady 9-10 BPS. If you're running a mech gun, get one of these or a 9V version for a backup.

The Reloader II's aren't much difference and the magnetic lid is cool. Sometimes the sound activation was a little picky on my friend's Mag.

The Apache is pretty fast for not being force fed. I just don't like the overall design. I'd take a 12V Revy over any Ricochet.

Egg's are at the bottom of my list. By far the biggest POS for the money. The shell, battery door, and lid are all crap. They are very back heavy so a 68/45 on a rail with an Egg makes a snatch grip very uncomfortable.

I've found my stock Halo to do bursts up to 20 BPS but never consistent over 17 BPS. I've seen what the Cheetah board is capable of and it is rediculous. If you have a mech get another Revy (look for the pre BE shells especially) but if you have an electro just get a Halo or Reloader B.