Viewloader VLocity

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.

Pros

Cons

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.