What hopper should....?

Hey guys I'm new to this site I have just recently been researching paintball and I think I am going to go with spyder fenix 2012, 20oz co2 and an empire helix mask. This take me to around 200$. I want to try to stay below 250$ if possible so what would be a good hopper for around 50$? I have looked Ito the invert halo too but it does seem a little pricey considering I do not go paintballing very often. So I would like to know what is a good hoppper around 50$ that will keep up with the spyder fenix and that does not continuously run. Thanks guys!

 

You don't need to cross post. one part of the board will do.

Halo Too is the best bang for the buck.

 

Oh ok sorry I didn't realize. I just joined this site today and didn't know what section to put it in so I put it in all of them. Ill make sure not to do it again. But while your on my post do you have any advice?

 

You don't need to cross post. one part of the board will do.

Halo Too is the best bang for the buck.

see that.

 

Viewloader eyeforce
Jt revolution
Viewloader revolution
Thats all i cam recommend

 

you can find used or brand new viewloader vlocity's on ebay for around 50 bucks

 

Same thing with old Halos. But for new, you'd be best off with a Halo Too

 

oh if you find a old halo A my advice stay away from it it was a paint chopper

 

you know, to this day i've never seen one. I've only heard of them in hushed whispers.


But yea; Halo too hoppers are the bast bang for your buck. They've got the tried and true halo internal parts, combined with a nice, durable shell.

 

You might be thinking of the Quantum Loader. I believe that the agitator was a razor blade...

 

I had never jad problems with my old halo until i dropped it on cement... Now i have a pinokio 3 revolutions and a 50 rd hopper

 

not the viewloader quantum that was a bad design with that cat tail agitator worse design of a loader imo you were better off using a standard 200 rnd loader than that clear/black 140 rnd garbage. good for playing pump maybe. i had one of the original halo A's and it did nothing but jam or break paint then i switched to the revvy never looked back, got five of them now a long with two vlocitys and one richochet apache lcd. i also agree that the halo too in this day and age is the best bang hopper right out of the box with no need for upgrading unless you saw fit for the bottom dollar.

 

I saw the jt revolution at dickssporyinggoods and it looked pretty decent. Only question I had was is it continuously running? Or does it only turn on as paintballs are needed. If I rember correctly, I think it said it had infrared sensors on the box. Is that the same as eyes?

 

The box has infrared sensors? Haha, had to say it. That is what it means yes. For the price of the JT Revolution, you should be able to afford a Halo Too. That being said, the hopper shouldn't be continuously running, that's generally only agitators.

 

Jt revolution is only 40$ halo too is 70$

 

This is a picture of the jt revolution box. It's 40$.
saving your margins since 2004

 

Why not just pick one up used? You'll get a much better hopper for the same price...

 

if you cant get a new halo too, then a used halo too it is

the revy you have a picture of up there

A) can you please take it down or at least re-size it so it is does not rape everyones margins anymore

B) its a terrible choice, its an agitator and i would not trust it to reliably feed 8bps much less 12

 

It's reliably feed 8. Just not much if any more than 8.

 

probably about the same speed as the Primo...

 

exactly, so why bother?

 

I never had a problem with a revy but i cant really say for the primo because i have only used it on a pump

 

Which is exactly why a used Prophecy, or a Halo too is better...

 

i kinda skimmed through the posts so idk if its already said but i bought an extreme rage hopper at a sporting goods store and it was like 25-30 bucks and it spits the balls out pretty quick too for its price. its no halo and defiantly no dye but it does its job and its electric and has a spinning rotor which has speed settings, its cheap, it works, and it kinda (JUST BARLEY KINDA) looks like a halo...at least some of the older ones... anyway the hoppers decent, i myself just got a dye rotor and WOW that thing smokes all as far as i know but like stated, and as you know its $200. money well spent but we all dont have $200 laying around to buy things we can buy for like $50-100 that so sorta the same thing. if your doing like shoot em up in your friends backyard or in a Forrest or if you go to paintball places i recommend it but dont count on doing any sneaking missions because the rotor is always on. and its pretty loud, however you can turn it off and it still functions like a standard gravity loader, but better, i think the mouth is wider. plus if your not paint balling everyweekend its basically the best you could buy, have money left over then save for a better one, if you think you need it, and replace that one, you have to walk before you can run, but running gets you there faster.

 

if your doing like shoot em up in your friends backyard or in a Forrest or if you go to paintball places i recommend it but dont count on doing any sneaking missions because the rotor is always on.

what? rotor is not always on. once there is tension on the ball stack it stops turning

 

the ER 100 round hopper? that's because its the old sport shot

edit: nevermind. i read your post and responded too fast

 

it completely turns off, unless you're shooting. You can even pull a jumper and disable the LED on the power button.

 

on the extreme rage its always on trust me ive used it 50 different times, look it up if you dont believe me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMUF3nJH5dI

 

skip to like 30 sec then watch to the end

 

the dye rotor and the extreme rage hopper are nothing alike.

 

yes i know, i stated that in my little rant up above and i also own both so i should know as well, once you have a dye rotor throw everything else hopper wise away. since its a spider fenix he should probably get a better gun, since it can go 17bps so the extreme rage is def. out of the question