The secret to winning a game of paintball is to have lots of firing power and reliable systems to feed ammunition. It comes as no surprise that the search for perfect paintball hoppers continues under professional players of the game. Hoppers hold the paintballs and feed them to the gun as needed. There are mainly 4 different ways the hoppers work and we will look at each of these individually.
The professional player seeks out fast and reliable hoppers that not only deliver on firing power, but also keeps track of ball left ready to fire. Their number one choice is the force feed hopper that uses a complex system of springs to force balls into the gun, resulting in trust that every shot will produce a paintball right on target and time. Missing a shot due to malfunction of the hopper is virtually unheard of.
Hoppers called agitating hoppers propel balls using a little fan like device inside the hopper. The purpose of this is to stop balls sticking together or clogging up feeding tubes. Shooting in dry conditions is preferred as wetness affects the system quite badly and may cause problems.
Less expensive gravity feed hoppers that come as standard issue with new weapons may house a lot of balls, but it has no other way of feeding the gun, other than using gravity, resulting in a firing speed of 8 paintballs every second. Expect some unexpected stoppages though!
Pump action guns that resemble shotguns need a special hopper that hangs at the bottom of the gun and has a single bullet feeding aspect. To reload, the shooter must tilt the gun to and throw to get a ball in the firing chamber.
As with many other sporting equipment, paintball hoppers are evolving to fit the higher levels of gaming. Professional players seek hoppers that can hold up to three hundred balls whilst amateurs are quite happy with a capacity of 40 balls in their loaders.
The professional player seeks out fast and reliable hoppers that not only deliver on firing power, but also keeps track of ball left ready to fire. Their number one choice is the force feed hopper that uses a complex system of springs to force balls into the gun, resulting in trust that every shot will produce a paintball right on target and time. Missing a shot due to malfunction of the hopper is virtually unheard of.
Hoppers called agitating hoppers propel balls using a little fan like device inside the hopper. The purpose of this is to stop balls sticking together or clogging up feeding tubes. Shooting in dry conditions is preferred as wetness affects the system quite badly and may cause problems.
Less expensive gravity feed hoppers that come as standard issue with new weapons may house a lot of balls, but it has no other way of feeding the gun, other than using gravity, resulting in a firing speed of 8 paintballs every second. Expect some unexpected stoppages though!
Pump action guns that resemble shotguns need a special hopper that hangs at the bottom of the gun and has a single bullet feeding aspect. To reload, the shooter must tilt the gun to and throw to get a ball in the firing chamber.
As with many other sporting equipment, paintball hoppers are evolving to fit the higher levels of gaming. Professional players seek hoppers that can hold up to three hundred balls whilst amateurs are quite happy with a capacity of 40 balls in their loaders.
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Before buying a paintball hoppers, be sure you know you are getting the right one. See various hoppers and loaders - see Dye's Rotor Paintball Hopper
