The secret to winning a game of paintball is to have lots of firing power and reliable systems to feed ammunition. It comes as no surprise that the search for perfect paintball hoppers continues under professional players of the game. Hoppers hold the paintballs and feed them to the gun as needed. There are mainly 4 different ways the hoppers work and we will look at each of these individually.
Pro players need hoppers that can feed paint bullets at a fast and reliable pace and mostly opt for force-feed paint hoppers. These work by the balls being pushed into the gun by means of a complex spring-loaded system. This enables the player to shoot fast and accurately. The main benefit would be the indicator that shows you exactly how many balls are left in the hopper. Miss feeds are virtually eliminated with this system.
Hoppers called agitating hoppers propel balls using a little fan like device inside the hopper. The purpose of this is to stop balls sticking together or clogging up feeding tubes. Shooting in dry conditions is preferred as wetness affects the system quite badly and may cause problems.
Gravity-feed hoppers come standard with cheaper guns and use gravity to line up balls for firing. Not known for their reliability as balls tend to pile up in the feeding tube, causing your gun to stop firing. Gravity-feed hoppers can handle up to eight balls per second during firing.
Pump action guns that resemble shotguns need a special hopper that hangs at the bottom of the gun and has a single bullet feeding aspect. To reload, the shooter must tilt the gun to and throw to get a ball in the firing chamber.
The competition between manufacturers is fierce and new models of hoppers appear regularly as the game of paintball war gets more professional. Typical holds of 300 paintballs per hopper keep these pros happy whilst during a day of fun shooting, 40 balls is just enough.
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