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Viewloader VLocity

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The Bottom Line

The VLocity is a high-speed, force-fed paintball loader that can keep up with the fastest paintball guns. Its light weight, auto reverse, select-force and reliability make it a great choice for any tournament player, though it's higher cost might put it out of some price ranges.
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Pros

  • Very fast and reliable
  • Lighter than other force-fed hoppers
  • Auto-reverse to eliminate jams
  • On/Off Switch
  • Select Force technology allows different tension settings

Cons

  • More expensive than other force-fed loaders
  • Limited upgrades
  • Larger size increases the shooter's profile

Description

  • Force-fed paintball hopper
  • Requires two 9-volt batteries
  • Holds up to 200 paintballs
  • Loads up to 25 bps or free-falls at 35 bps
  • Select Force™ technology allows different tension settings
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Guide Review - Viewloader VLocity

Design

The VLocity is Viewloader's top of the line hopper and it really packs a punch. It is simply designed with the batteries underneath the nose of the hopper and all the electronics and motor near the shooter. A very nice addition is the external on/off switch that makes it easy to tell when your hopper is on and it's easy to disconnect all power without unhooking your batteries. The hopper functions by rotating a cone with three blades that physically force paintballs balls down the feedneck. The VLocity has a large, 200-round capacity that results in a somewhat large, bulky hopper that dominates your gun's profile.

The stock electronics are the area where the VLocity really excels. The Select Force™ chip allows the user to determine how much tension is kept on the paintballs - when you have any amount of constant tension there is a slight hum you can hear from the hopper. Additionally, there is an auto-reverse, anti-jam function that senses a jam and automatically reverses the impellor before proceeding to reload as normal. It has two sets of eyes to detect when paintballs are falling correctly and when there's a problem, it triggers the de-jamming function.

Performance and Use

Throughout my use of the VLocity I've been very impressed - it is reliable, consistent and easy to maintain. It feeds fast enough to keep up with any mode on any of my paintball guns and I have never had a break. The dual vision system and auto-reverse functions have basically eliminated all jams and even with brittle paint I have been able to keep the tension low enough to eliminate breaks in the hopper. I originally was concerned that the shell would quickly break, but even though it is lighter weight than other hoppers I have had no issues though I have heard reports of shells breaking. Changing firing modes can be tedious, though not difficult.
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