Can you make a Sportshot hopper feed better?

phaedin · 02-04-2012, 01:07 PM

ok so i have a 100 rnd Extreme Rage Sportshot hopper, but i am having issues with it feeding well.

I can get about 10 balls max to feed before it jams and sometimes it takes a really good shake (sometimes a couple of times) to get it to feed again.

I have tried sanding down some of the ridges around the feed neck.
Someone suggested taking the 50 cal insert, cutting it off just before it narrows too much, as it is smoother, but neither of these has helped.

Is this a common issue or am i just "lucky" ?

any other suggestions (besides getting a motorised hopper) or modifications that people have had success with?

Thanks

NateDaGreat · 02-04-2012, 01:14 PM

Mine always seems fine if i don't fill it to the top.

phaedin · 02-04-2012, 01:18 PM

Happens half fill too

Sean_Chip · 02-04-2012, 01:20 PM

I think this link will prove very useful:

Sportshot Roundup - How to Sand - Cut Down - and Clean up - New!

Inferno · 02-04-2012, 01:22 PM

Just dont fill it all the way to the top, will help out a bit. Also, check
out the proto primo. Its a nice feeder powered by minimal agitation

phaedin · 02-04-2012, 01:33 PM

Unfortunately i have the Extreme Rage sportshot - it doesnt have that ridge that the insert fits in to.

Happens, no matter how full it is.

I would prefer smaller capacity hopper, with the idea of getting in to stock class (taking baby steps lol)
next step would be a 50 rnd hopper

IrishRedneck86 · 02-04-2012, 05:30 PM

Ive never seen a stock sportshot feed really well due to it being rather flat but I did have a friend that glued in some angled pieces allowing the balls to roll more freely into the feedneck but it took up alot of room only allowing for about 50rds.

If you are looking at at 50rd hopper just get a winchester and some dye locklids to replace the normal feedgate, and if your looking at getting into stockclass play with the 50rd for awhile but later switch to only having 10rds in the hoper to start and using the 10rd tubes to refill giving you a better feel for the really limited paint then move to a stockclass feed which then youll have to get used to the rock and cock with muscle memory to stay on target?

senghing27 · 02-04-2012, 05:34 PM

Couple things.
-Don't load it all the way to the top
-play with it tilted
-dremel the inside of where it starts to funnel.

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Sean_Chip Warrior of the Wasteland Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vegas	I think this link will prove very useful: Sportshot Roundup - How to Sand - Cut Down - and Clean up - New! __________________ "Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?" "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Abraham Lincoln http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html

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02-04-2012, 01:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
phaedin Active Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Langley, BC	Unfortunately i have the Extreme Rage sportshot - it doesnt have that ridge that the insert fits in to. Happens, no matter how full it is. I would prefer smaller capacity hopper, with the idea of getting in to stock class (taking baby steps lol) next step would be a 50 rnd hopper __________________ http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html Last edited by phaedin; 02-04-2012 at 01:36 PM.

02-04-2012, 05:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
IrishRedneck86 Active Member Join Date: Oct 2008	Ive never seen a stock sportshot feed really well due to it being rather flat but I did have a friend that glued in some angled pieces allowing the balls to roll more freely into the feedneck but it took up alot of room only allowing for about 50rds. If you are looking at at 50rd hopper just get a winchester and some dye locklids to replace the normal feedgate, and if your looking at getting into stockclass play with the 50rd for awhile but later switch to only having 10rds in the hoper to start and using the 10rd tubes to refill giving you a better feel for the really limited paint then move to a stockclass feed which then youll have to get used to the rock and cock with muscle memory to stay on target? __________________ WHY GIRLS SHOULD DATE A PB PLAYER: 1.WE KNOW HOW TO GET DOWN AND DIRTY. 2.WE ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTION. 3.WE HAVE AT LEAST A 14 INCH BARREL. 4.WE FIRE OFF HUNDREDS OF ROUNDS WITHOUT GETTING TIRED. 5.WE KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. 6.WE CAN FIT INTO TIGHT SPOTS. 7.WE LOVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE. 8.WE NEVER FORGET TO LUBE OUR PRODUCTS. 9.MONEY IS NO LIMIT. 10. A CONDOM IS A MUST

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