The Rip Clip is an electronic force-fed hopper for the BT-4 series and most Tippman 98 markers. It is essentially an electronic version of the Cyclone feed used in the Tippman A-5 and X-7 markers.
Product Availability
The BT Paintball Design Rip Clip 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.
Allows for high bps
Excellent construction
Force feed feature
Weaknesses:
Plastic force feed
Jams occasionally
Review:
I've used this ever since I got my BT Delta. It's an amazing addition to the gun. I can shoot as fast as I want and the system will keep up with ease. The main problem with it is the plastic force feed that comes preinstalled on it. It's very flimsy and fragile, and I ended up breaking it within a month or so. I installed the other one that came with it, but it simply doesn't have a large enough diameter to allow you to put much torque into the force feed in those sticky situations when you have a jam. I've found the easiest way to fix a jam is to unscrew the ripclip mount from the gun (thankfully EXTREMELY easy due to BT's design) and poke my finger inside to fix the balls, then screw it back on. In an intense fire fight, you can get this done in seconds, but those seconds could cost you the game.
Tippmann 98C Pro A.C.T.
Scepter Barrel kit
BT Rip Clip
E-Trigger
5 position collapsible stock
Strengths:
Fast
Reliable
Fit's Cyclone style hoppers
Quiet
Sound Activated
HALO System
Weaknesses:
Battery life not as good as other loaders (Who cares)
Review:
The BT Rip Clip is a great Loader. I has 3 loading speeds, easy to mount, and easy to operate. It can load 20+ bps and keeps up with my E-Trigger on my Tippmann 98c. The most I've tried to fire so far is 22bps and the Rip Clip was amazing. I never had a chop or a mis-fire. I would take the Rip Clip over th Cyclone feeder any day. It's very easy on the balls and has an easy access rip drive. It gets about 8000 rounds per battery life. Not a problem though, it takes 4 AA batteries, so run down to Wal-Mart and get some rechargeables and you'll be all set. The other nice thing is that you can put any Cyclone style hopper on it. That makes it very nice depending on your personal preference.
Conclusion:
I would highly recommend this product to anyone. it's good for any style of play in my opinion. It may stick out too far for some speed ballers, but they have angled hopper adaptors to fix that. Def a great purchase, you won't be disappointed.
Durability
Reliability
Ease of use
Offsets hopper out of the way of sights
Low profile
Weaknesses:
None
Review:
This was only my first use of the Rip Clip, but I went through about 1000rounds without any breaking, chopping, or jam. Every time I pulled the trigger a round went down range.
Accepted the X7 Hopper I picked up and provides a nice low profile design that doesnt sit any higher than my red dot sight.
Conclusion:
I am very happy I picked this up, I really didnt want to go electric since my gun is just a standard semi automatic, non electric gun. I'm glad my gravity hopper got in the way of my sight or I wouldn't be graced with the Rip Clip
