Current Revvy equivalent?

[desertT1]

My youngest is getting into playing. Took him once and is asking to go again. I have duplicates of several things, so got a second rolling tool box and building a set of gear for him. I have one Revvy, another that has everything but the lid somehow, and then a set of shells. I was looking at simple “modern” loaders and saw this. The video on it makes it look like a pretty good fit for recball play. Is there anything else in the $70 or less range that I might also consider? I see for $99 you can get a base model Rotor, so that might be an option too.

https://www.ansgear.com/Protoyz_Speedster_Multi_Caliber_Paintball_Loader_B_p/protoyzspeedsterloader.htm

[kyote]

Been digging my HK speed for the Emek. About as light as you can get and has never missed a bear.

[iamthelazerviking]

Edit:

didn't see you had already posted the Speedster. I see many say those are really heavy. I'd honestly just get another Revy. Or a Spire IR2.

[Magmoormaster]

I really like the Valken VMax, which is similarly priced to the Speedster. I guess in fairness, I never used one but I've sold quite a few and never heard customers have problems with them.

https://www.amazon.com/Valken-Paintball-Electronic-Motorized-Loader/dp/B018J235K2

[Meleager7]

You could just pick up a Speed Feed for your spare Revvy and call it a day. Not sure how big your kid is, but the revvy as you know is super lightweight, and a great choice for kids. And its plenty fast enough for rec ball

[desertT1]

You could just pick up a Speed Feed for your spare Revvy and call it a day. Not sure how big your kid is, but the revvy as you know is super lightweight, and a great choice for kids. And its plenty fast enough for rec ball

Is there a place to get parts anymore? I could just get a lid, but those are $15 shipped on eBay. Speed feed is an option too. I saw a video for the JT Revvy on ANS, but appears to be out of production now.

[Magmoormaster]

You can use the lid from a regular VL200. It's the same exact thing.

[Hellion360]

Speedster has excellent performance but is a little larger. I like it, and lend it out regularly with guest mag setups.

Really I think you have the right idea with the DYE LTR though. It is inexpensive, well-proven, fast, and reliable. It also gets great battery life and is not too heavy.

[Loophole]

I may have a spare lid kicking around. I will check tomorrow. If I do it's all yours! Better than it collecting dust.

[Chuck E Ducky]

The LTR rotor rocks! I have one I replaced my 1st Gen rotor with. It’s the same thing without the shell windows.

[desertT1]

I found a gravity loader in the bottom of my parts bin. The lid seems to be the right fit but will swap it over tomorrow to confirm. We will start with that and see how it goes.

[Chuck E Ducky]

You could just get a universal speed feed for $15 and do away with the lids that break on the Revvy. The Revvy will work great on just anything. It’s an agitated hopper so it just keeps the paint from stacking. It’s not forcing paint into the marker so it’s feed rates are slower plenty good for rec and most markers. Great for pump and markers without a detent system because there is little stack pressure forcing paint into your marker. I suggest just getting that revvy fixed up. They make great hoppers and you already have one. I really have to try to out shoot mine.

The LTR will produce much higher rates of fire something you probably don’t need and definitely don’t need for rec ball. They are best for high rates of fire on the new Mech markers (your never going to outshoot one). Battery power lasts forever they are force fed fast hoppers and super durable. Overkill but future proof. If I was to purchase a new hopper it would be an LTR. Not the R2 or any of the $200+ hoppers with a bunch of useless features.

With the Shake N Shoot, make sure the last paintball in the stack of the hopper is half in the feedneck and half out. You may have to rase or lower the hopper to get the last paintball to sit properly. If you do this it will prevent the paint from stacking at the top of the hopper slowing feed rate and causing jams. It will feed a lot better if it’s setup properly. You will get an occasional jam that will require you to shake a bit but if setup properly you cal almost eliminate it. It will only really give you an issue if you are stationary and shooting a lot. Don’t over fill it. Common mistake paint needs room for it to move and feed properly. So a 200 round hopper needs to be very close to empty before you dump a 140 pod in it. They hold “200” but don’t put 200 in it and expect it to feed well. A 200 with 150 ish setup right in the feedneck will work just fine. But that revvy is a much better option for sure.

The cheap universal ones fit on the revvy and work great I put them on all of my Revvys. This is what I use. They fit most shake n shoots to.

[Grendel]

While I love both my Revy hoppers and my Rotors the Valkan V-MAX is a nice cheaper alternative. My Revy hoppers always work and very good on battery life. The Rotor is great but heavy for the given paint volume. To me the V-Max is good alternative to both and pretty cheap. Not sure they are made anymore but I've not had a problem finding one 2nd hand.

[spikeball]

Find yourself a used spire IR. I see them frequently with speed feeds for relatively inexpensive.

[glaman5266]

I like my Speedster. It’s larger & heavier like a Rotor, but it holds more & is not back heavy (you can balance it on the feedneck with batteries). It will feed at NXL ramp speed and is built well. I’ve seen it used at a couple fields on rental Emeks, so it can take a fair amount of abuse. After the Revvy, I think it’s the best sub-$100 hopper on the market.

The V-Max is a good loader, but I’ve heard it chews through batteries. It also takes 9v batts, if that’s a concern/turn-off. But it’s solid overall.

The LTR is great, but it’s heavy. It feeds the fastest of all the sub-$100 loaders, but why spend that money when the Speedster can do everything 10.5bps and below anyway?

I favor the Speedster over all my hoppers barring my Revvy. I’d take my Speedster over my HK Speed & LTR any day.

I wrote up a review of the Speedster in the MCB Reviews It section (with lots of pictures & size comparisons) if you’re interested.

EDIT: I see now that this is for a kid. If weight is a concern, then fixing the old Revvy might be the best option. But the Speedster has the capacity to match the weight. I like using mine for hopper ball for that reason.