Well, I finally got the test the Speedster I bought a few weeks ago (that was quite a day today: new UL Ninja tank, new DW hAir valve and my first GoPro!). It is absolutely a great loader for the money. As others have said, it is very sturdy, easy to clean and operate. The thing just works. Yeah, it is a bit bulky and on the heavy side, but as budget or loaner loader (I bought it for such a purpose), it fits the bill perfectly.
There was one thing which many people may see as a hinderance, whereas I realized it may be a plus of sorts : the limited feed rate. Don't expect to go above 10 bps with it. I may have sloooow trigger fingers, but my Emek with Fang trigger + DW hAir valve would outshoot the loader if I really slapped that trigger, which must mean I was hitting easily above 10 bps. For comparison's sake I tried to max out my gun's ROF with my Rotor and there were no skipped shots. And that's where it hit me: if I ever want to limit the ROF on my Emek, I can just use the Speedster. I spent the latter part of the day playing with the Speedster and I could fire rapid or sustained bursts without issues.
The only other thing I noticed is that it seems to like to have a minimum amount of paintballs to feed well. One game I hadn't realized that I was down to maybe 20 paintballs in the loader and I got skipped shots. I'll keep in mind to have always at least half a pod in it.
So yeah, I'm very pleased with it.
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I want to buy one but pretty much every store is backordered! I usually use my trusty Rotor (which I've had now for 10+ years) but the Speedster would make for the perfect loaner/back-up loader.Leave a comment:
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I haven’t had a miss yet, but I have yet to really push it with an electro. I totally plan on throwing it on my Etek 5 at some point to really give it a workout.
And agreed on the speedfeed thing. If someone comes up with a speedfeed for this loader I’d definitely try it. And I don’t really like speedfeeds to begin with. The hopper opening just feels right. -
Lovely write up. I purchased one of these right away and haven't had any issues. I primarily play speedball and was incredibly impressed the first practice I took it out. It ever so occasionally misses one out of 10 and you can hear the skipped beat but, it may happen only once or twice in a full hopper stream. The obvious comparison is to the revvy and to me this wins hands down. I love that paintballDNA released a feed fast but, I cannot wait to see an exalt feed that takes advantage of the entire opening. Leaving the lid up and letting this eat from the back just feels right. You can legit feel the edge and tip it in blind and confident.Leave a comment:
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Used the loader again today, playing indoor airball with an Emek. See post #3.Leave a comment:
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I will use them until they die. I try not to be wasteful. If I see any noticeable performance drop-offs I will re-assess at that time.Originally posted by Cyberpyr8 View Post
I don't know how much it drained the batteries. I can plug them into a battery tester when I get some free time & see how much they discharged.Leave a comment:
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How did the batteries do? I normally turn my hopper on when I start and never turn it off through the day. I know you turn yours on and off between but was wondering if you will replace them again next time or continue to use them.Leave a comment:
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Dangit. I just broke my images. Imgur has been stupid lately for me lately. I'll get them back up maybe tonight.Leave a comment:
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I can attest the PaintballDNA adapters work very well on this hopper. My team captain has one and everything is very secure. He doesn't worry about the printed lid opening.Leave a comment:
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This video would be so long 'cuz I tend to ramble. lol
I just figured I'd put everything right there in front of people's eyes so they don't have to watch a whole video. I like this format as well. More work though. Not counting the picture-taking it took me almost 4 hours to format pics, write it all up just how I want, get imgur to work right, etc. -
GRN is excellent & should be used in more products.
About the HK Speed, I guess I never bothered to look at the feedneck. But it indeed does feel fragile to me. Dynasty using the Speed is a heck of an endorsement, but many pro teams also used the eVLution II.
Slightly apples/oranges, but eh. I'm not knocking the HK Speed. It's a heck of a hopper that just feels fragile & makes me wonder...
I'm worried about all my gear, honestly. I try to make my stuff last & I'm OCD on top of it. Honestly, it's why I don't buy minty used high-ends. I buy them banged up so it's no big deal if I ding it.
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