Sound activation doesn't wait for gap to feed balls
Weaknesses:
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Review:
You have to ask yourself, what do you want out of your hopper? It really goes without saying that the HALO B is the top hopper in the industry, but for a majority of the people out there, it is overkill. The ricochet line is very good, but its arguable that they do feed slightly slower than the Reloader and they are more expensive. But they only use 1 9v cell vs the 2 9v cells that the reloader requires. the VL revolutions, well there is ABSOLUTELY no reason to go with a Revy over the Reloader. The eVLution II is quite fast and it is arguably better than the Reloader, but it is also more expensive.
How often do you REALLY shoot above 15 bps? I think it is more important to spend the money on making your gun more accurate so it takes LESS shots to mark someone.
For $50 the Reloader gives you flawless 15 bps.
There are a few little quirks I've had with my reloader though. My particular shell seems a bit cheap, but it also isn't the same shell my friend got on his brand new reloader. I broke the cover that goes over the batteries when I Dropped the hopper. Now I have a screw holding it in place. If you overfill the hopper than the impeller doesn't have enough room to work, so it doesn't hold a full 200 rounds. I still don't quite know how long the batteries last. I kind of have the habbit of changing batteries before I head out onto the field for the first time, but they do last a full day quite easily.
Conclusion:
With hoppers you have LOTS of options. If you have nothing else to spend the $30 to $50 difference on then go ahead and get an EvoII or a Halo B. what the heck. But if you have upgrades for your gun that you still need to do then go with the Reloader and save the $30 to $50 for upgrades.
Because there ARE faster hopppers out there I can't say its a 10, but when you take PRICE into consideration it is definately among the best in its price range. Therefore I have to give it a 9.
You also have to consider price. For some poeple, the Halo B is the worst hopper in the world and it would be a waste to put it on their marker hence, in their eyes, it deserves a one. (I'm not one of those people but hey) Plus, as things increase in performance, they, ON AVERAGE, decrease in overall reliability.
For an extreme example, let's compare a VL200 to the Halo B. The VL200 will drop a ball into the chamber as long as there are paintballs in it. The only 2 things that I can think of that will go mechanically wrong with it is the lid getting shot off and the shell cracking open.
The Halo, on the other hand will ensure that a ball is in the chamber, even if you shoot at 22 bps. BUT, what if the batteries go dead, what if the drive cone breaks, what if the motor burns out. Yes, each of these things are repairable, but you must admit that there is a lot more that can go wrong ON THE FIELD with a Halo than a VL200. Making it less reliable. The same thing goes for cars, You can drive both a Honda and a Porsche for 300,000 miles but I'll guarantee you that Porsche will see the inside of a shop more.
