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OK, here be the HALO models

HALO A: Original model, used gears to rotate the feed cone. Very prone to jams and motor burn outs. Used eye system for motor control.

HALO B: Enhanced HALO with a belt driven motor system (B for belt...geddit). Had a faster feed rate, more reliable, less prone to jams and generally a bit more slick. The board and software went uder a number of revisions such as 'TE' and 'Z Code', which gradually improved speed and anti-jam functionality. Most recently released has been the V35 board, which is just a bit more enchanced and celever than the previous upgrades. Also the Rip-Drive upgrade can be fitted, most newer ones come with this as standard.

Empire ReLoaderB: HALO produced by NPS which works by sound activation instead of eye. It has multiple speed models and I think has the same anti-jam functionality of the later HALO B software. Has Rip-Drive built in as standard.

I think that's probably about it, no doubt gaps in my knowledge.
 

Skeet

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Think about it like this...a V35 HALO, is the F1 Ferarri of the Hopper world....they rock, plain and simple...however, like all High Performance things, they will go wrong, because they run at the limits all the time, you try and incorperate as many features as possible, to stop them going wrong, but, they will in the end. However, it wont fall to bits, unlike...An Eggy..with a Z board, is a fast hopper...its an old Skoda with a fiat twin cam lump in it..its pretty fast, does its job, but, breaks when you look at it, but generally the thing will still work, even if it wont go on your gun, because the feed necks broke, or the lid has split, or the shells are cracked. They are aeasier to clean, but, witha HALO, with a rip drive, you can clear jams, and really, HALO's arent that bad to clean, you just really need to pay attention when putting them back together, and an electric screwdriver is usefull too!

So..do you want an F1 Ferrari, that you will have to service...or, an fast Skoda, that you will have to replace the body parts regularily and isnt as fast as the F1 Ferrari?
 

Paint Marine

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Originally posted by Skeetmaster
Think about it like this...a V35 HALO, is the F1 Ferarri of the Hopper world....they rock, plain and simple...however, like all High Performance things, they will go wrong, because they run at the limits all the time, you try and incorperate as many features as possible, to stop them going wrong, but, they will in the end. However, it wont fall to bits, unlike...An Eggy..with a Z board, is a fast hopper...its an old Skoda with a fiat twin cam lump in it..its pretty fast, does its job, but, breaks when you look at it, but generally the thing will still work, even if it wont go on your gun, because the feed necks broke, or the lid has split, or the shells are cracked. They are aeasier to clean, but, witha HALO, with a rip drive, you can clear jams, and really, HALO's arent that bad to clean, you just really need to pay attention when putting them back together, and an electric screwdriver is usefull too!

So..do you want an F1 Ferrari, that you will have to service...or, an fast Skoda, that you will have to replace the body parts regularily and isnt as fast as the F1 Ferrari?
training today and im thinking bout a q loader beacyuse i need the profile thats why
 

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Originally posted by Paint Marine
training today and im thinking bout a q loader beacyuse i need the profile thats why
Training more and learning to keep your hopper from failing all over the place is a heck of a lot more sensible than forking out £100 (plus more for all the pots) for the sily unwieldyness of a Q-Loader.

With the right techniques your marker should be pretty much bolted to you so that any hopper shots would more than likely have hit you in the head if the hopper wasn't there. Your head, marker (with hopper), sholder should all move together when you have your gun up...that is any time you are not sprinting or doing crazy dives.