Got my Q-Loader today.....

[momags!]

This thing is pretty nifty. I'm outfitting it to an E-mag so for all of you out there thinking of picking one up consider the following:

1) Go ahead and plan a trip to the hardware store to find some type of bracket for the battery if you plan to mount horizontally. The kit includes three that obviously are intended for expansion chambers and the like, which is good news for the RT owners among us. (con)

2) It's not exactly gentle on paint. The more brittle blends may not be an option. And if you do chop inside the pods, you're finished. It goops up the feed neck and blocks the paint from being pushed into the breech. But, of course, this is no different with any of the conventional hoppers. (con)

3) You will NEVER outshoot this loader. It empties a 100 rd pod in about a second and a half. It appears to be very well built and mounts firmly. (pro)

4) Pretty light and very out of the way. (pro)

I haven't field tested the unit yet and will keep everyone who's interested well informed. My first impression is a good one, though. The "wwhoooosh" sound that you hear when you mount the first pod and the balls quickly occupy the hose and feed neck is VERY desirable! Fine tuning of the hose length is necessary so that a "whole" number of balls occupy the feed system from the pod hatch to the bolt. This is to reduce moving and shaking. This is the only adjustments necessary.

If I can talk someone into hosting some pics I'll get those up tomorrow.

[felony]

thanks for the review and you can try uploading pics via uploadit.org or something like that.

dan

[Jack & Coke]

awesome!

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[SuiciDal Sn Y p ER]

upload your pics at jayloo.com! absolutely free and unlimited pictures! just make sure they are paintball related

[thecavemankevin]

sounds very interesting, can't wait to see pics.

how much was the entire kit and how many pods came with the kit?

also, how many balls can each pod hold?

[phantomhitman]

i am still very interested in this system. i just want to mount it on top of the marker not under it. hmmmm.......

[FutureMagOwner]

i have a question. lets say we tried to make our own tank mount i have an idea on how to do it. would you be able to take a warp mount and cut it in like half or so (depending on how far you want it from the gun) then weld on some sorta metal cylinder thats the 5/8" or whatever diameter is and have all of that perpendicular to the grip frame if you get what im saying. maybe ill draw a pic

[The Deacon]

phantom, get a high rise, and mount the q-loader to the lower part of the high rise. It'd have a higher profile than if it was in hte bottom of the gun, but it'd be where you wanted it to be.

[momags!]

[lopxtc]

Looks nice... Im getting one for my Shocker, I like the way they look running vertical. Although thankfully with my shocker I wouldnt need to attach it that for forward on the marker.

Aaron

[Jack & Coke]

...possible qloader configurations?

[FutureMagOwner]

meh i dont like it like that myself seems like i would bang it on something. really hope i can get my friend to try and make that bracket idea thing i had

EDIT: refering to vert setup, however jack think you can flip the tank mount one around the other way i think that would be good position

[MayAMonkeyBeYourPinata]

I think i would break that thing

[felony]

always learly of unused products.

always confident in what you have now

dan

[momags!]

Dam, Jack. I was like....man, his Mag looks just like mine. Doh...

[angelbeast24]

id feel like id break that thing sliding into a bunker. plus that thing looks pretty fugly

[GoatBoy]

Ahh, I was afraid that this product was slowly slipping into the vaporware category. GoatBoy does not like being wrong. GoatBoy also does not ever speak about himself in third person.

I'm curious about the paint thing though; have you actually broken paint in it already, or were you just hypothesizing about what would happen in the event of breakage?

[FlameboyC11]

I'm curious how many pods you got? How do you plan on working around all the disadvantages of the Q-loader? Mainly small number of balls per pod, no shooting while reloading, and reloading while having a half full pod? Still looks sweet tho!

[momags!]

Flameboy.....I got the tournament package, which includes 5 pods. I can't honestly say just how much these disadvantages will weigh into my particular style of play until I get on the field. I can guess that being a front player, the smaller capacity won't be an issue. I'm not coordinated enough to shoot and load at the same time anyway so that doesn't matter to me either. As far as issues regarding the reloads, they may end up being my biggest concern **see GoatBoy comment below**

GoatBoy.....I have broken paint while inserting a pod into the load neck. I've also broken paint on the removal of a pod that still contained paintballs. However, this is due to the lack of adjustment to the overall length of the feed tube. To explain, the feedneck assembly, which for the purposes of this explanation will include the length from the trapdoor in the load neck to the bottom of your main body must be "whole ball." In other words, with the assembly fully primed, a ball must be positioned perfectly in line with trap door so that when a new pod is inserted or removed it won't jar or pinch the paint. The length adjustment takes some time but doesn't require a degree. In my haste I just through the thing on and it resulted in undesireable results.

[Gadget]

I love the concept of the qloader, but the current mounting positions seem really awkward - think I'll pick one up when someone releases a bracket which positions it alongside your tank.

[momags!]

Gadget...shouldn't be too hard to make your own. It's a pretty simple mounting design.

[FutureMagOwner]

did you read the manual that came with it? just curious because i read the one online and it mentioned that cutting the ball in half problem if you dont make the length proper so that when your loader is loaded it doesnt have a half a ball in the feeding thing. my other 2 questions are what happens when you remove the pod and the feed neck is full of paint does it spill out or does it stay in? are you able to shoot the entire pod until the tube is also empty (meaning like how the warpfeed if theres no more paint theres about 10 balls or so that are still in the hose)

[UltimatePaintballer]

i like it where its on top and bottom of the gun

[yaddatrance]

Here's some info on actually running with it...
First, I ran with it both vertically and horizontally
in the original recommended positions. It was more
useful vertically because of my short barrel. I have
contracted a local machine shop to make me a mount
to hold the Q horizontally next to my drop... Similar
to a warp.

Photoshopped like this:


My impressions of it...

Exactly two balls will fall out of the stack when you
disengage a pod, the rest will be kept in by the detent...
I had no problems with chopping the ball swapping pods
because I spent about 10 seconds adjusting the feed depth.
The metal detent which keeps the balls in the stack is
this razor sharp spring metal. This is only an issue when
you don't have a pod in the loader, I didn't break any
balls on it, but I was ginger with it when I had the pods
out for that reason.

I preloaded the stack before I played (it was also much
easier to set up the stack length that way) Thus it
didn't really impact how many rounds you could effectively
fire anyways.

The balls are held loosely in the pods, they rattle a bit
which I was not expecting. I felt like a christmas chime
jogging with a full pack.

The thing is unholy fast! I mean insanely fast. I'm talking
blows my Halo B out of the water. It really slaughters the warp. It'll be perfect for those without a Level 10 bolt
since it loads so quickly. I had my reservations about the
advertised speed, but they weren't kidding. I also was
worried that it would blow past my detent (I only have one)
but I didn't run into any problems with it.

I don't like the feed neck so I replaced it with a 90
degree warp adapter. Works just fine.

The reloading of the pods is the only annoying part.
The loading system, while aethetically pleasing is really
annoying to use and is pretty much a two person job.
One to shake to 500 round hopper and one to crank the
balls in. You also lose exactly one ball each time you
swap pods in the loader... I've figured out that you
have to lift the pod up and load an "empty" slot to avoid
that. Still irritating.

The only other problem, if you could call it that, is
that the pods are $25 so after I emptied one, I carefully
and gingerly slid each one back into my harness. I guess
if I was playing for money, I wouldn't do that, but for
rec ball no point in taking chances. The pods themselves
look like the can take quite a beating, just don't step
on it.

Final conclusion? So fast, I'm not going back and I'm
not selling it. You can shoot upside down rightside up
whichever way you point the gun. Ever think about shooting
through that 2" gap UNDER the barriers? Well you can.

Real playtime drawbacks? Each pod only holds 100 rds and
takes up the space as a 140 rd pod. It loads so efforlessly
that you can burn through those 100 rds really quick.

[Branchvillian]

That actually looks more in the way than a hopper...

[orpheos]

yaddatrance. I PM'd you. I've got a similar idea and I'm local. Hope to talk to you soon!

[lopxtc]

Here is what I am thinking ... has anyone tried using the warp feed adapter (the one that attached to the vertical/side feed on most markers) and running the qloader hose to that.

I am getting one when I get back from Canada and I am going to try that on my angel and shocker.

Aaron

[MMM]

As I understand it the warp feed adaptor is compatable. My friend and I will check it out the week (he has the q-loader I have the adaptor).

[yaddatrance]

It's there because its easiest to change the pods
that way. You could angle it back, but then you'd
have to pretzel your arms to change the pods out.

Regarding the 90 degree warp feed adapter, the Q hose
is wider, I used an O ring to make it fit.

[silentdeath55]

Man, if I only had some money to spend on that thing, I would pick one up just to mess with the different mounting positions.
I dont think this concept will catch on. Just as the warp feed, some people love it, and some people hate it.