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Tippmann Triumph SSL-200 Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
24 |
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Average Rating: |
9.1 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
Click here |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$60 |
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| The new lightweight SSL-200 loader with 200 round capacity features Bend Sensor Technology that delivers up to 15 BPS. The Bend Sensor only operates when the marker is fired to improve efficiency and prolong battery life. The SSL-200 low profile design also features, LED on/off low battery indicator, quiet operation, adjustable O-ring neck to fit most markers and a snap fit wide mouth lid. |
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| The Tippmann Triumph SSL-200 is newer, so it should be commonly available, both new and used. Check out the Places to Buy links below for places to purchase it new. |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 19 of 20 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Halo Reloader; VLocity |
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| Marker Setup: |
Shocker Vision; Smart Parts SP8; Smart Parts ION |
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| Strengths: |
Lightweight, dependable, efficient and sleek design |
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| Weaknesses: |
The Triumph sticker started to peel off almost immediately. |
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| Review: |
Although I have only used two other brands of loaders, I believe this is the best one on the market today. It is light and it has never failed to feed the paintballs into the firing chamber. I don't need a loader that feeds 20-30 balls per second-- I would go broke buying paintballs if I played like that. And at $60, the price is right. My family and I have 3 of them and they all work. I also like that the loader comes with various sizes of O-rings to accommodate different feed tube diameters. |
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| Conclusion: |
The Triumph SSL-200 is an excellent loader. It is a solid performer and an outstanding value. |
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tank61 |
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Thursday, May 25th, 2006 |
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The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 11 of 13 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Products Used: |
Halo TSA, Empire Reloader, Evlution II |
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| Marker Setup: |
Ion Pro, Orange Bolt, Fuxing Roller Trigger |
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| Strengths: |
Awesome Design and Very Fast |
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| Weaknesses: |
None |
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| Review: |
I played a scenario game at Smakzone with the Triumph SL200. The Triumph easily kept up with my Ion Pro. I have tried it before with a Halo TSA or Empire Reloader and they couldn't keep up. I would have to give the Triumph a 10 for speed and looks. |
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| Conclusion: |
I would recommend this hopper to anyone. It is one of the best looking hoppers and fastest for the price. |
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af895 |
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Sunday, October 22nd, 2006 |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 8 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Products Used: |
Viewloader Evolution II (19-bps), Q-loader, variety of non-agitated hoppers (Archon, Brass Eagle, VL and others) |
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| Marker Setup: |
Jungle Green SP-8
Extendable Stock
Tactical Rail Kit
Stealth Barrel kit
TechT L6 Lightening Bolt
Smart Parts 360 QEV
CP Regulator, Long
PMI Pure Energy 68/4500 HPA
PMI remote
OpsGear 18" Interceptor barrel
Tasco BKRD30 RedDot Sight
Viewloader Evo II hopper
Q-loader System
Tippmann Triumph SSL-200 hopper
ON ORDER: PPS Brass barrel, Hammerhead Barrel Kit |
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| Strengths: |
narrow frontal profile, fast, effective agitation/feed, single 9v battery, plastic stronger than Egg |
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| Weaknesses: |
plastic not as flexible as unagitated hoppers like the Archon |
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| Review: |
First day playing with this, about 500 balls through it.
I shoot a heavily upgraded Smart Parts SP-8, previously with a Viewloader Evolution II (Egg II) that claims 19bps.
Raison D'Etre
SPPL rules don't permit electronic markers to use any hopper that advertise a feed rate over 15bps. I bought the SSL-200 to remain legal and after looking at reviews for a number of other hoppers in the same speed range.
First of all, the SSL-200 has a very nice, narrow frontal profile and the surfaces are nicely contoured which will probably aid in bounces. The plastic is somewhere between the very brittle Egg and the somewhat softer plastic on typical field-rental, unagitated hoppers. (The Archon comes to mind). I feel more comfortable with the SSL-200's durability than I do my Egg.
Operation
The battery door on this hopper comes off very easily but doesn't have any tendency to open on it's own. A single 9-volt battery goes in "flat" - parallel with the ground.
There's a single pushbutton and an LED on the back of the unit. The LED lights green when on and batteryy OK, red when batteries are low, according to the literature (I haven't burned a battery up yet but I can confirm it does light green when on). Each time the rear button is pressed, the motor activates for a moment. Noise level is similar to the Egg but a bit more "growly" - still very quiet. Unlike the Egg, once your hopper is empty, this hopper won't "WHIRRRR" and give away your position.
The "bend sensor" is a little flexible finger in the ball outlet. Each time a ball (or finger) "twiddles" this, the motor activates and rotates an impeller/agitator. I don't think this qualifies as "force feed" like an Evo II but it seems very effective none-the-less.
When I set my SP-8 (with stock board) to ramping mode and got it going, this Tippmann hopper did very well keeping up. There were a few hiccups - perhaps one in 20 or 30 shots would stutter slightly as the hopper caught up. I had the eyes on so the marker would only cycle when it was properly fed.
I haven't clocked this hopper yet but, subjectively, it is very fast. With an aftermarket board set to cap ROF at 15-bps, I'm quite comfortable this hopper would not be a liability. |
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| Conclusion: |
The Triumph SSL-200 hopper gets my highest recommendation.
If you want an excellent hopper that lets you shoot an electro' while respecting the letter and spirit of the SPPL rules, you won't be disappointed.
If you compare it to a Halo, Evo III, Apache etc, it doesn't keep up. That's not the point. This hopper is the best in it's class - legal 15bps hoppers for use on electros in SPPL. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Friday, November 3rd, 2006 at 4:28 pm PST |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
gravity feed / friends electronics/Kingman Spyder Fasta 18 |
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| Marker Setup: |
BT4 Assault e grip and exp chamber mag, tippman triumph ssl 200 hopper, remote line and 20 oz co2 and a 4 in one back pack |
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| Strengths: |
Price, shape, size, Capacity, reliable |
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| Weaknesses: |
Hard to clean, Cant find a canvas cover for it. |
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| Review: |
I have fired over 2000 balls out of this hopper on the same battery ,and only had a problem with some cheap thin shelled field paint. It was so thin it was breaking in my half filled ball tubes when i ran.
This suggests to me that these balls would have broke in a regular gravity feed hopper. So to be fair i wont count it in my assessment of this hopper.
While using mid range priced paint i found this hopper to be perfect for feeding you a constant reliable 10 to 15 balls per second .It only operates while the gun is fired and its quiet. 200 ball capacity is nice too. The battery door is located at the back on the bottom and is easy to change. However I never kept its abilities maxed out . I set my rate of fire to 10 bps as I feel 15 to be excessive. It feeds fine and only missed a beat when the hopper had about 7 or 8 balls left bouncing around when I was at a full run and firing. Even then it failed to feed only one ball . Besides if you cant hit someone or pin them down with 10 balls per second I don't think 15 will do the trick for you ether.
UPDATE The hopper has worked so well that i have bought one for my son who has a BT4 Banshee and it too works flawlessly. We recently were involved in a 10 hour senario game. We used over over 3500 balls each without one ball jam or break in the hopper |
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| Conclusion: |
As long as you use a good fully charged 9 volt battery i cant see you having any problems. If you want 15 balls a second buy a hopper that delivers 17. I think this is a excellent hopper for the price. It works just as well as a higher priced model . |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 at 9:51 am PST |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Products Used: |
Any mid range electric paintball loader. |
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| Marker Setup: |
Kingman Spyder MR 2 with a Tippmann Triumph SSL-200 electric loader and a standard 20 ounce CO2 canister. |
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| Strengths: |
-Tough.
-Ascetically pleasing on mil-sim markers.
-Good 12-15 bps rate of fire.
-Quiet. |
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| Weaknesses: |
-Hard to clean. |
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| Review: |
I was looking for a solid electronic hopper for my MR2 earlier this week because my non-electric hopper was simply not doing the job. I looked into the Halo B, but this was more expensive and was capable of a much higher bps rate than I required.
I came across the Triumph and was immediately struck by its looks. I know that what is visually appealing on a gun or hopper varies greatly from person to person, but I felt that this was a great looking hopper. It is long and has a small front profile and offers easy access to the battery in the back. The Triumph looks excellent on my MR2. Its black finish is perfect for woodsball players like me.
Functionally the hopper performs in a satisfactory manner. It is an agitation hopper. Thankfully it only agitates the balls when it senses that the ball feed is empty. This means that it will make no noise except when being fired or when it is first turned on. Its back mounted LED light lets you know when it is moving the motor and when it is not.
My only real issue with this hopper is that the shape makes it difficult to clean. Other than that, its is nearly perfect for a mid-range electronic hopper. |
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I would recommend this product to woodsballers and those who play at church outings and the like. The black finish is excellent for forest play and the battery life is exceptional. Overall this is a very good hopper. |
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rickyg |
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Sunday, January 28th, 2007 |
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Period of
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| 3 months | 5 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
None |
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| Marker Setup: |
Spyder Pilot acs
Redz Clamping Feedneck
SP Linear 16' Barrel
20 oz Co2
Tippmann Triumph ssl-200 Hopper |
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| Strengths: |
Reliability, Doesnt Suck up Battery Power, Strong!!, Consistent feeding doing 13-14 bps |
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| Weaknesses: |
Not easy to clean if any paint gets into the hopper!! |
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| Review: |
Well i Played with this Hopper this weekend again and theres not much i can say about it except that it is an awesome Hopper, Feeds very consistently and you cant believe the reat performance for the price!! Go and get this hopper i guarentee you that you wont be dissapointed one bit!! |
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| Conclusion: |
Highly recommend this hopper to anyone whos interested in it, giving it a nine because i struggled to clean it and nothings perfect |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
V-locity |
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Stock ION |
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| Strengths: |
Long battery life. |
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| Weaknesses: |
Occasional jams, very easy to break |
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Even if I haven't used other products, the price tag on this hopper makes it a best buy option, other than the occasional jams (not too many but it happens) the hopper is just fine, you just have to turn it off/on when it happens. No ball chops because of it. It's compact design might bounce off incoming balls if you're lucky but don't count on it though...
[Later] ...Well, if you're a tournament player this is not a solution at all. The neck is pretty slim and broke instantly in a bad dunk behind a bunker. Another problem with it is that balls inside the neck tend to jump while you're running making it difficult to run and shoot, and finally the 15 bps that they claim, if it fed constant i would be happy with 10 bps, but this design doesn't help the feeding rate and while it is 15 bps for short periods of time, most of the time the feed rate varies greatly, you could test this by filling it up and letting it unload without the gun and you'll see what i mean. And for the price, 60$ it's a waste considering that a Vlocity is 120$ and if for some reason you would brake it, you could pay 40$ for another shell, which triumph doesn't have and you'd have to buy another one.
Oh, and about the design, doesn't help bouncing balls of the it at all, too hard the surface. |
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| Conclusion: |
Maybe the best buy option out there, long battery life, very light weight, compact design
- Strike the above, if you're serious about paintball get a high end loader. It's a waste of time and money |
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| Rating: |
| 4 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, May 14th, 2007 at 6:35 am PST |
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Period of
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| Less than a month | 4 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Gravity Hoppers |
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MR1 (stock), Tippmann Triumph ssl-200, 3 20oz tanks |
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| Strengths: |
Esay to change batteries, Light weight |
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| Weaknesses: |
Plastic seams kinda weak, |
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| Review: |
Did several drop test with scorch paint took about 19 secs for about 200ish constant feed in tests. i have expended about 400 rounds from this hopper and have only chopped one and was because of my gun. other times my MR1 just uncocked itself. i was getting about 10 bps from my MR1 when testing ( I was not shooting regulation though).paint will sometimes catch in the front when shooting downwards expect this hopper to double feed on most semi-auto markers. (ex. castle to ground) |
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This is the peferect hopper for any MR1 owner. if u have any questions look me up in the fourms. |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
smart parts vibe, icon x, PMR, Tippmann 98C, Spyder VS2 |
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| Marker Setup: |
Smart Parts Vibe with 14" barrel, Tippmann Triumph SL200 Hopper, 72/3000 HPA tank |
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| Strengths: |
Lightweight, reliable, fast feeding |
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Very big, hard to cover |
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| Review: |
The Tippmann Triumph SL-200 is a very good hopper for beginners, a good deal. But, I do recommend upgrading to an eggy or a hopper that has faster feeding if you have a fast gun. Another thing, if you can learn to keep this hopper in a bunker, then you don't even have to upgrade, but its your choice. |
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| Conclusion: |
The Tippmann Triumph SL-200 is cheap, durable, and is a good hopper. I recommend it to everybody |
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Period of
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| 6 months | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Diablo TSA backman- Tippy wins |
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| Marker Setup: |
2003 ICD bko project-not done
2007 BT-4 combat
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| Strengths: |
Light
Always works
Fast enough for me
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Would be nice if it had a faster rate/sometimes. |
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So apon getting my smartparts ion in 2005, i picked up a Diablo tsa backman hopper to feed the beast. its modes were impressive and it was fun to play with but while laying a string of paint with my ion...it stopped...and didnt work. so there went $50 down the drain...this gave me a sour aspect twards auto hoppers, and i went back to gravity feed hopper, and eventually sold my ion. so a few months back i decided to blow another $50 and pick up the ssl-200. i origionally bought it for my spyder pilot, but it has outlasted the spyder and became my most prized hopper ever. its not super fast, and it dosnt have logic that some hoppers have...but its dependable and that is an important factor for me now. using 13bps auto modes on my pilot, the hopper never missed a beat, and with its ability to surge to 15bps, its got a little breathing room for e-spyders, and other low end e-markers. with the BT-4 its really nice (mostly because i cant get the trigger rocking to fast) so i have the confidance of knowing a ball is always in the chamber, and it hasnt produced one chop to date. this thing is like the 98 coustom version of the hopper world...its not fast, its not sleek, but darnit its dependable and it can take a beating!!! |
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Buy it if you have been thinking about upping from gravity feed...you wont be dissapointed!!!!! |
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