Just picked up an Omen. Read they are not force feed friendly. So what loader is best? 9v revy?
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I was always told to take the spring out of the Halo to use it on the Omen, so that it can't actually wind up, but it still feeds pretty quickComment
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Ah, so I gotta order that board from Australia lolComment
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Or way over pay on ebay for a beat up loader.....Comment
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For a revvy? Haven’t payed more than $25 for one used. I have purchased 5 or 6 over the years for that. People been charging a lot for them lately but you can still get them new for less.
PB retro got them for $50 new
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The fastest loader for a Omen is the Evo hopper. The revy works well too though. Keep in mind as long as you tube the Omen it is impossible to chop paint, so a revy would be fine but you might have some dry fires.
Pic of my Omen via 2006:
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How about a vlocity. I have a couple of those....Comment
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fierymartel The VLocity is a force-feed loader. You could give it a try, but I personally would be uneasy about it. IIRC, the VLocity Jr. puts constant pressure on the ball stack unless you have that aftermarket chip that gives you the programming option to shut it off.
Any fast agitated or semi-force-feed loader would work well. Halo TSA, eVLution (Egg), X-Boarded Revolution, Ricochet Apache, Kingman Fasta, Tippmann SL-200, Valken V-Max+, ProToyz Speedster, HK Army Sonic, anything that is not a direct force-feed like a Rotor or Spire. The Spire IR might be a good option though, as it uses infrared eyes in the feedneck & I don't think it pulses... Not 100% on that though.
There's a ton of options, old & new. Just have to look at non-mainstream & some non-current options.Comment
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I have said chip lol. Oh, I have a spire IR also.....Comment
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I think the biggest question was not asked. Which version of the Omen do you have? When you pull back on the back block, how many paddles do you see down the feedneck? If you have two there is no way a force fed loader will work. If you have three paddles (Omen 2.0), you have a little bit more freedom.
The issue is a forcefed hopper will cram a ball between the paddles, and even worse, since there is pressure on the paint you can't pop the ball back out from underneath. You have to take the loader off, flip marker upside down and then shake, poke, and pray.Comment
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On another note. Anyone know what threads for the feedneck? I'm thing on using an eclipse adapter so I can lose the gripper feedneck.Comment
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Slider? Hinge? Essentially a closed bolt STBB mech? I like it. Cocker frames might fit. Looks like I found a winter project! -
For mech frames... the Inferno frame is a great fit. You can use the rear frame screw hole in the Inferno frame, but need to drill a new front frame screw hole in the Inferno frame to line up with the front frame screw hole in the Omen. The sear lines up, and catches the hammer... I had mine working with just the rear frame screw holding it together. I have pictures of it in my pump Omem build thread.
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I think I ran an Eggy when I had some that where shooting. That or a proto primo.
Revy should be just fine though.
ICD feednecks will work as well.
Also, completely random but funny, the LPC or Snub under the barrel is ALSO AC THREADED.Comment
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