The ultimate in loader technology. The newly designed HALO-B.
Product Availability
The Odyssey HALO B 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.
Invert Mini 2010
Stock barrel
3000/72 pure energy with hose leading to my pod pack
Halo B
Virtue OLED board
Strengths:
Light weight
Weaknesses:
Extremely large neck
Low BPS
Shortages in power switch
LOUD
Cannot be used with reballs
Review:
This loader is terrible. The cons far out weigh the pros. Why? The loader has an extremely fat neck which is too big to clamp on to my mini. It feeds around 18 BPS on full battery and can't keep up with most of the modes on my mini. When it gets shot, it has a variety of problems. Shortages in the power switch, Broken outer shell, and a lot of needed repair/replacement. The only pros that it has is that it is very light. I would give this loader a 2 out of 10.
Conclusion:
If you want a quality loader to use with a quality E-Marker, Don't buy this crap.
DM6 with stock Dye Ultralite barrel, CP feedneck, CP on/off, Carbon Fiber 70/4500 compressed air tank.
Strengths:
Read review.
Weaknesses:
Read review.
Review:
Alright so i had this on my DM6 and i had a dual Hater-Board hook-up in the gun and hopper so it was perfectly synched and anyway this hopper is very quiet, its as fast as you will need, and its not that expensive either. i recommend this to anyone. the shell is hard and durable, you can take it COMPLETELY apart within about 30-60 seconds (depending on how long you take to undo a couple screws) and the whole setup is simple and effective.
dm7 w/ billy wing bolt
56/45 cp
halo b with v35 virtue crown texstar ripdrive
F@%& those guys back plate and hot rod kit
carbon fiber 08 events
Strengths:
Fast
Relieable
Good qualitie
Weaknesses:
Stock board is hard to get used too
Heavy
Review:
Great hopper with stock board it will feed 25+ bps and with v35 it will do 35+ bps
it never jams great customer service and very good quality.
i find it kinda heavy but when ur actually playing and the adrenaline is pumping anything is light buy it it will not let let u down by far the best hopper ive ever owned
spyder pilot 09
halo b odyssey with rip drive
pure energy 48/3000
Strengths:
Very fast and simple to use.
Weaknesses:
A little bulky and weighs more than other hoppers.
Review:
The good
this is one of the fastest hoppers I have ever seen, it has 6 or 7 settings the lowest setting is 21bps and the highest is 31bps. When I bought it I did a drop test and it went through a hopper and 2 pods under two min. After 10 sec if the eye doesnt "see" anything it will automaticly shut off. Mine only cost around 110$ after shiping
The bad.
it takes 6 AA batteries so that makes it a little heavy. some people have said that the feed neck was too big and I would agree but I have an ajustible feed neck and that is even kinda tight.
Conclusion:
This is a very good hopper, very fast and cheap so I give it a 10 out of 10.
Proto Slg
Halo B
PE 48ci 3000psi
Invert Avatar Vents
Evil 4+5 Pod Pack
Strengths:
Feeds Fast
Battery Efficient
Easy Flipping Lid
Reliable
Weaknesses:
Large Feedneck
Heavy
Review:
I have played with this hopper three times and it has done a great job feeding fast. I have not had to change the batterys yet and the lid is great for flipping up quickily. It is a great hopper for woodsball and speedball and can be used for any type paintball player. Great Hopper!
Conclusion:
I would recomend this hopper because it feeds fast and very reliable
Back when I picked up this hopper is was the top loader on the market. I got it because I had just got an Ion and knew that the good ol' Revy wasn't going to cut it anymore. I threw some batteries in it just to get a feel for it on the gun and quickly realized that the Halo is very heavy when its got batteries in it. The following sunday I took it to the field to see how it worked. It was a great hopper, it kept up with my ion just fine and even took a few bounces just because of the shape. My ion's eyes broke a while back because well the ion sucks. But the halo being a gangster just kept feeding and since the ion is slower than the halo the ion didnt chop. This is a great hopper.
This hopper itself is great. I don't think really any better hopper out there. It is great i love and keeps up with all my guns. The only bad thing is weight and the use of batteries. The hopper is really fast 20bps is about what i use and works great.
Smart Parts Ion Xe(took o rings off to accomidate the halos large neck)
Halo B
48/3000 hpa tank
Stock ion barrel
Strengths:
Everything
-easy to use
-batteries last
-looks neat
Weaknesses:
180 Balls-not a bad weakness
Review:
I bought this loader today and it is fast and simple to use. You just put the batteries read the simple manual and use it. Uses double AAs so it is cheap to run. It seems like it gets the job done. Cant wait to use it at the field.
Conclusion:
Buy it unless you have a really fast gun. It does 20 bps. I give it a nine for the 180 ball capacity but everything else deserves a ten. If i could i would give it a 9.5
The accuracy of this review is disputed. Please see discussion on the comments page.
Period of Product Use:
Less than a month
Paintball Experience:
3 years
Similar Products Used:
Viewloader Evolution II
Viewloader Velocity
Marker Setup:
Spider Pilot
PCS US5 with 13 inch JJ performance sniper barrel, folding stock and expantion chamber
BT-4 with apex barrel and E-trigger
BT TM-7 with MRT bolt and 14 inch barrel
Strengths:
Very fast
Good looking
Quiet
Weaknesses:
Heavy
Uses 6 AA batteries
No power indecator
Magnetic lid opens accidently
a little expensive
Review:
I bought this loader because it was very fast and looked great on my gun. A TM-7. When I found out it took 6 AA battries i was very dissapointed. Full of balls it is very heavy. During the first week the magnetic lid accidently popped open and spilled out all of my balls on three seperate occasions. A lot of people complained that the feed neck was too large. I did not have a problem with that but i also found out that it is designed to be sanded down to get the perfect fit. It has an auto shut off feature that i did not like. I play in deep woods over a large area. I go a long time inbetween shots. I dont want to be worrying if my hopper is still on or not. There is no light to tell you if the unit is on or not. It shut off in the middle of a round once and I found it difficult to turn on and off with gloves on. Dont hold the button long enough and it will not turn on. Hold it too long and it will go into programming mode. The feed neck tube is not clear so you cannot see if the balls are not feeding.
Conclusion:
Great looking and very fast but not for me. Too heavy for my TM-7.
FAST!!!
Short Feedneck.
Balanced really well.
Sleek design.
Weaknesses:
Hard to clean.
Review:
I love this hopper!!! I was having alot of chopped balls inside my mini while using the eVLution II Y-board (19 bps... yeah right), even when I dropped my mini to 10.5bps. I upgraded to a Halo B, reset my mini to 15bps and haven't chopped a ball since. The feedneck is very strong and the hopper doesn't wobble at all. Lid closes securely with a snap to let you know it's closed. Never pops open, and I'm not all too gentle with it while I play. The On/Off button is a little different, where it's a quick push to turn it on and a long one to turn it off. Fine once you're used to it. The only problem I can see is that it's a big pain to clean out if a ball breaks inside it. Of course, that hasn't happened yet, so no biggie.
Conclusion:
I'd recommed this hopper to anyone. It could be the last hopper you ever buy.
