Making the Qloader actually work

[JeeperCreeper]

I'd say you're right, as I have a good loading socket and a busted CMS

[Snowpuff]

Back 15 years ago I had qloader pushing 32 bps on a spyder shutter with spyder rocking e trigger with a custom board it came with eyes but I the acs antichop bolt did its job after 30 bps it would just uncock instead of chop paint. And I had a 40mm scepter grenade launcher. But fuck it blew valve Owings almost every time I shot it 🤣 ....then it all got stolen 😔

[Levi]

RAZRBAKK
I'm looking forward to seeing it. I always thought the Q-Bow's were pretty cool.

[Levi]

I got to test this idea out today.













That's about as close as it gets to a "like new" CMS these days. I would wager that there are more crack free loading sockets out there than the custom mounting sockets at this point. This could be a viable solution to keep the die-hard Qloader fans going. I'm really happy with how this turned out.

[Levi]

Ok, this is cool...

The Custom Mounting Sockets (CMS) are the preferred choice because you can clock the feed port to whatever angle you need. Way better than the standard socket. The downfall of the CMS is the way they are designed causes them to be prone to cracking. The root of the problem is that the body of the CMS is held to the mounting bracket by the metal center pin and this places all the stress at the center of the back wall of the socket body. This is where the cracks start and work out from there.





A few months ago I was really looking closely at these and the other sockets in my stash when I realized something. The body of the CMS and the body of the loading sockets came out of the same mold. All the molded features were exactly the same, even the parting lines left from the mold matched exactly. The only difference between the two is the boss that holds the crank handle has been machined away to create the CMS body.

Shown below: CMS left - loading socket right

[Levi]

I've got a few extras. Shoot me a pm and let me know which style you're interested in.

[Timefreak17]

If you are selling any of these I could use two for my q loader setups

[RAZRBAKK]

My goal this winter is to get this Q-Bow up and running. It belongs to a buddy of mine who is going to be gone for a bit, and it would be a great surprise for him when he's back.

Thanks for your continued effort. I will also post up in here with anything I come up with.

[Levi]

Finished a couple more Q-Tools a while back. Because I can't make up my mind there are now 4 versions.



Top row from left to right - Knob, Mini Key, and Key. At bottom is the "Driver" which is modeled on an old Craftsman screwdriver I use frequently. The Key style is proving particularly nice for pre-winding pods because it's easy to hang onto and count the turns. The Mini Key is nice and compact for bringing on the field.





STL's for anyone who wants to print their own:
Q-POD TOOLS.zip

[Lt. head-shot]

I ended up taking a swing at it on a junky a5, but if I could get something more legit for my x7, it would be a blast. I'm getting the pods clean and letting some epoxy set, gonna take a crack at winding down the springs too so I hopefully don't kill the paint.

[Levi]

Levi I just picked one of these up from Supernova.... Might have to have you start modelling and printing some adapters for those of us still willing to rock one! I had one way back in the day on a Spec Ops Longbow/Qbow.

Would be sweet to see more of these in action at the next Supergame! Shoot me a pm if there's anything specific you are looking for. I have some extra stuff I'm going to post up for sale... just haven't had the time to put a f/s thread together.

[Lt. head-shot]

Levi I just picked one of these up from Supernova.... Might have to have you start modelling and printing some adapters for those of us still willing to rock one! I had one way back in the day on a Spec Ops Longbow/Qbow.

[ld-50]

I think the two most important will be:

1. A slim feedneck to get the lowest profile on top of the gun or modifying a magazine that connects to the the qloader feed tube. This is probably the easiest solution as I've seen some of the warp feed adapters, so I could fork that project.

2. A new socket and mount. Unless I put a small foregrip to attach the qloader to. That would be straightforward but I'd like the picatinny mount for the support as well as for some quick disconnect options in case I decide to run a hopper or straight magfed.

[Levi]

Welcome to MCB! Lots of possibilities with the EMF100. Will be cool to see what you come up with.

[ld-50]

Just registered to hop on this thread.

I just got back into the game over the last month and pulled my Qloader out of storage. Looking to mount mine to my EMF100 and have a pretty minimal setup with a 13ci tank. Thinking of 3D printing some new sockets with some picatinny rails and creating a more rigid feed tube like you have here. I'll post the STLs if I get some time to create them. I know they created some similar stuff after I bought mine but I don't feel like tracking down the parts and I'm too interested in printing right now.