So, I own and N-1 and love it, but unfortunately my collection of hoppers is entirely box-style. Up to now in my PB career I've never needed any sort of augmented feed system; all my guns have been either pumps, 90s-era blowbacks or a Tippmann A-5, which has its feed augmentation built in. I've taken my N-1 to the field a few times now and while it shoots great, trying to throw a string with it using my ancient VL-200 hopper just ain't happening. The N-1 just shoots too smooth, there's no vibration up the feedneck to clear minor jams like there is with a Tippmann.
Since I have a bone-deep (and bordering on irrational) dislike of adding a third consumable (batteries) to my paintball game, I've been looking for alternatives to an electric hopper. I just don't want batteries in my paintball, maaan.
Recently over in the BST section I noticed a guy selling NOS Qloader setups and I'm definitely intrigued by them. One, from what I see the setup is entirely mechanical. For another the "mag swap" element I really like - no opening the hopper, opening the pod and hoping pod contents go into the hopper correctly. I've bobbled pod reloads before and well, I'm poor enough that spilling 100 paintballs I could've used always makes me sad. From what it looks like the pod is the hopper, you swap an empty out for a full and keep playing. Neat, says I.
However, I have read on other parts of the Internet that N-1s don't like overly aggressive feed systems (like force-fed hoppers), and that they express their displeasure by chopping paint instead of flinging it. Which leads to my first question - is this actually true?
Second question; how "aggressive" is the Qloader as a feed system? I know I've seen them keep up with some machine-gun markers from the 2000s so they can definitely feed paint quickly, but "quick" and "aggressive" aren't necessarily the same.
Which files down to the question in my title I guess...has anyone actually tried a Qloader with an N-1? And for people with knowledge of both platforms, would/could this actually work? I like the idea of rocking a weird setup on the field (and having it be effective) but don't want to throw money down a rabbit hole.
Since I have a bone-deep (and bordering on irrational) dislike of adding a third consumable (batteries) to my paintball game, I've been looking for alternatives to an electric hopper. I just don't want batteries in my paintball, maaan.
Recently over in the BST section I noticed a guy selling NOS Qloader setups and I'm definitely intrigued by them. One, from what I see the setup is entirely mechanical. For another the "mag swap" element I really like - no opening the hopper, opening the pod and hoping pod contents go into the hopper correctly. I've bobbled pod reloads before and well, I'm poor enough that spilling 100 paintballs I could've used always makes me sad. From what it looks like the pod is the hopper, you swap an empty out for a full and keep playing. Neat, says I.
However, I have read on other parts of the Internet that N-1s don't like overly aggressive feed systems (like force-fed hoppers), and that they express their displeasure by chopping paint instead of flinging it. Which leads to my first question - is this actually true?
Second question; how "aggressive" is the Qloader as a feed system? I know I've seen them keep up with some machine-gun markers from the 2000s so they can definitely feed paint quickly, but "quick" and "aggressive" aren't necessarily the same.
Which files down to the question in my title I guess...has anyone actually tried a Qloader with an N-1? And for people with knowledge of both platforms, would/could this actually work? I like the idea of rocking a weird setup on the field (and having it be effective) but don't want to throw money down a rabbit hole.
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