Need some hopper advice... Or at least some sharing of experiences.

[Frizzle Fry]

I'm looking for one gloss black high-end hopper to rule them all (my non-powefeed mags; Pneumag, Xmag, and MicroEmag).


So far I've narrowed it down to this short list:

- Pinokio P250/400 (I wouldn't use the "nose" much, though) for $150

- NXe Jrny for $120

- Viewloader Vlocity for $130



Not trying to start a "who's better" fight, just interested in hearing peoples experiences with these hoppers on their mags.

[DevilMan]

Why do you not have the Rotor in there?

I have my VLo's but don't too much care for them. The shells break tooooo easily and well, they are not the best.

The JRNY I can't tell you anything about.

Same goes for the Pino other than I don't care for the way it looks, I have never handled/used one and the only thing I would ever wonder about is being able to have the stock nose and the new soon to be released 50 nose.

The Rotor.... I LOVE! I love that it is 1 button on and off. It's silent. It don't grind. It has good battery life the best I can tell. I have used Z Mans more than once and usually end up with it if we get into some games where one of us is the Terminator. It comes apart easily enough and they seem to have fixed the anti jam mechanism on the newer ones.

YMMV,

DM

[Frizzle Fry]

Why do you not have the Rotor in there?

I've been struggling with the fact that it looks like a nerf football.

Aesthetics don't really mean anything to me as long as somethings functional, but I keep getting the urge to throw it at something...

[DevilMan]

I've been struggling with the fact that it looks like a nerf football.

Aesthetics don't really mean anything to me as long as somethings functional, but I keep getting the urge to throw it at something...

hehehehehee... get it and I'll send ya a cute little teddy bear with all the stuffin pulled out... you can just wrap it around the Rotor and be good to go!



DM

[fishmishin]

Frizzle I have both a VL & a pinokio. I like the VL, but I love my pinokio, it rocks. I haven't had any problems with it keeping up, and the extra capacity comes in handy sometimes. Even without the larger front you still have a larger capacity then the rotor stock. I will tell you that the rotor is better as far as battery life though. I would definitely buy another pinokio before I picked up a rotor though, I just like it better. Which ever you decide to get hit me up and I can get you a better price shipped than what you listed in your first post, later !!

[Elemental]

I know it's not on there, but my vote goes to the Rotor. It's fast (really fast), has a low profile but still holds about 200 rounds, amazing battery life, and its damn near indestructible. Also, its really easy to take apart and is waterproof.

[motorpsycho]

id definatly got to put my vote in the rotor as well.... ive decided its the last loader i will need to buy.... and after i got my rotor updated with the new paddle ive never had a problem with it on my original set of batteries

[Frizzle Fry]

I'll send ya a cute little teddy bear with all the stuffin pulled out... you can just wrap it around the Rotor and be good to go!

The urge to throw can easily be replaced with an urge to kick, apparently

Hmmm... All these pro-Rotor comments are slightly confusing. I think I'll need to play a day with the Rotor and one with the Pinokio and go from there. I think the Jrny is off my list seeing as I haven't found any real reviews for it and nobody seems to have one

[ProblemKinder]

I like my reloader B! they don't make them anymore =[

I got mine for 20 bucks and I love it. but nowadays hoppers cost like a bagillion dollars. I just cant bring myself to spend that much money on something that just holds my balls and has a plastic spinny part in the bottom. seriously.

[Gadget]

I have to recommend the Rotor as well, I got one purely based on the elegance of the design. One push of a nice solid button (which clicks!) to turn on or off, can completely strip without tools in about 15 seconds, incredible battery life and a very low profile.

The ease of cleaning and speed of stripping it down make it worth the money for me. I've found the looks to be a grower as well.

[TwilightG]

I'm assuming that you're looking to buy new rather than used?
If that's the case, you can probably at least rule out the Vlocity. Compared to the newer loaders, the value isn't there.

I noticed that there hasn't been any mention of the Prophecy I thought that was the biggest competitor to the Rotor right now (performance-wise)

As for which loader is better, I've personally only used a Vlocity Jr., VL EyeForce, and revvy, so I cannot really comment on any of the others. With a select-force chip, it suits my needs. (although I really want to get something with a larger capacity for my X-Mag)

[Nick28]

Rotor



Picture quality isn't all that great but you can see that the entire hopper is only in front of my head. Any shot on the hopper would have hit my head anyway.

Pros:
Silent
Fast
Maintenance

Cons:
I had mine stop feeding once during a game on a fresh set of batteries. I had to take the batteries out and put them back in to get it to work correctly. This only happened one day. But it happened when it counted.

I wish it knew to stop spinning when there was no paint in there. I'm not sure if anyone else can hear it. Because it runs silent when playing it sounds like a freight train when empty.

I like the idea of a Pinokio. I would want to play with that big nose on it and go without a pack. Not all the time but it would be fun.

[Stayhuge]

My vote goes to a Good Old Fashioned Revy with X board. But that might not keep up.

As for the JRNY, I am pretty sure that NXE never finished production on these. Something happened and everyone seemed to just hush up about it. I haven't seen anything posted on that in at least a year or so, and I think they redesigned their website to eliminate that from it. What a shame too, it seemed like an awesome hopper. I was ready to pick one up.

Can't comment on the other three cause I haven't used them. Good luck!!!

[Pump Scout]

Like the Rotor, the Prophecy isn't on your list for whichever reason(s). Personally, I can't say enough good about mine. It's light, easy on batteries, great capacity, no-tool design, and 100% modular. The ability to run 200, 240, or 280 round setups is really nice. It's more complex than some loaders (I had to ask Simon at an event how to turn off the RF...), but that also means it's capable of some really fantastic things. And it's been built to grow and adapt to the changing paintball world. Oh, and the magnetic lid is wonderful, and huge for those of us who don't always get that pod exactly in the right spot.

Of the ones you have listed...
JRNY - Is that in production yet?
Pinokio - Basically a Ricochet under the skin. I've had ups and downs with those. If your bend sensor/reed goes, it's a PITA.
VLocity - Proven hopper that's in widespread use. Of the three, the one I'd probably opt for.

[Nick28]

Another Option

Invert Too


My local shop sold them for $50 I think they do about 20bps. Guy I play with has one. Never heard him say a word about. Must be doing its job.