My new HALO
*UPDATE further down thread*
Just got my HALO today!! I looked it over real good after I opened it. It is put together very well and does not feel "flimsy" like a Revy. Not that a revy is weak, mine is good and all, the HALO just feels tougher. It must be the polycarb shell and the screws going into metal instead of plastic. The finish on the HALO is a nice touch and slightly shiny. Looks real good. A very clear lid lets you look inside very easily. Speaking of the lid...this thing closes VERY tight! The instructions say to sweep your thumb under the lid tab and the HALO body to pop the lid off, but I thought I might bruise my thumb! Maybe this will get easier with repeated opening and closings. If not...dremmel or sandpaper. I looked at it head on along side my revy and it is just slightly wider in the back. (close to the shooter) It seems to have borrowed a little of the ricochet idea, as the front comes to a point. Not as drastic as the Ricochet but noticable. Can't help wondering if I might get a few deflections off of it.
Of course...once I get a warp, I won't worry about that much anyway.
It fits real tight into my elbow, but that is a good thing...right? Some people have complained about the on off button. I kind of like it, and found it quite easy to use.
I don't like the idea of the auto-shutdown feature. It automatically powers down after 20 min of inactivity. It is quite possible during Big/Senario games to go over 20min with no action and suddenly be right in the middle of it. This is a feature that needs to have a way of toggleing on/off.
Installing the batteries requires the use of a screwdriver. It also takes AA batteries, so now I have to add those to my field bag as well as 9v for my hyperframe. It is supposed to be very efficient with power, but I can't report on that yet.I won't be able to put it on a gun test 'till this weekend, but I did do a side by side drop test against my revy.
140 rnds 3 times. Average them together and then take 140 divide by the average and get the BPS.
12v Revy (non-xboard)
1. 13.68 sec
2. 14.07
3. 13.35
average=13.70
10.22 Bps
HALO
1. 8.39 sec
2. 8.46
3. 8.65
average=8.50
16.47 Bps!
I can't wait to get this thing on my gun and put some paint through it in a game! I would have shot it off my back porch, but that's a no go on this military instilation. I outshot my revy a lot with my Hyper frame retrovalve combo and can't wait to see if this makes a diff.
I will keep you posted.
Just got my HALO today!! I looked it over real good after I opened it. It is put together very well and does not feel "flimsy" like a Revy. Not that a revy is weak, mine is good and all, the HALO just feels tougher. It must be the polycarb shell and the screws going into metal instead of plastic. The finish on the HALO is a nice touch and slightly shiny. Looks real good. A very clear lid lets you look inside very easily. Speaking of the lid...this thing closes VERY tight! The instructions say to sweep your thumb under the lid tab and the HALO body to pop the lid off, but I thought I might bruise my thumb! Maybe this will get easier with repeated opening and closings. If not...dremmel or sandpaper. I looked at it head on along side my revy and it is just slightly wider in the back. (close to the shooter) It seems to have borrowed a little of the ricochet idea, as the front comes to a point. Not as drastic as the Ricochet but noticable. Can't help wondering if I might get a few deflections off of it.
Of course...once I get a warp, I won't worry about that much anyway.It fits real tight into my elbow, but that is a good thing...right? Some people have complained about the on off button. I kind of like it, and found it quite easy to use.
I don't like the idea of the auto-shutdown feature. It automatically powers down after 20 min of inactivity. It is quite possible during Big/Senario games to go over 20min with no action and suddenly be right in the middle of it. This is a feature that needs to have a way of toggleing on/off.
Installing the batteries requires the use of a screwdriver. It also takes AA batteries, so now I have to add those to my field bag as well as 9v for my hyperframe. It is supposed to be very efficient with power, but I can't report on that yet.I won't be able to put it on a gun test 'till this weekend, but I did do a side by side drop test against my revy.
140 rnds 3 times. Average them together and then take 140 divide by the average and get the BPS.
12v Revy (non-xboard)
1. 13.68 sec
2. 14.07
3. 13.35
average=13.70
10.22 Bps
HALO
1. 8.39 sec
2. 8.46
3. 8.65
average=8.50
16.47 Bps!
I can't wait to get this thing on my gun and put some paint through it in a game! I would have shot it off my back porch, but that's a no go on this military instilation. I outshot my revy a lot with my Hyper frame retrovalve combo and can't wait to see if this makes a diff.
I will keep you posted.
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