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    Posted: 17 January 2008 at 6:01pm
Or any hopper for that matter.





Good 'ol black athletic tape. I will put a small strip on the feed neck after I sand it down.
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i could see a market for custom tailored hopper covers. 
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Sorry Impulse, but that looks just terrible.

Take Zippo's suggestion and sew up a tight fitting hopper cover.
I think that's a great idea.

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thin layer of fiberglass, then sand it paint and done, but the tape is a quick 2 second fix tho lol 8/10 (would got 10 if it was shiny tape lol)
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote impulse! Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 January 2008 at 7:20pm

It's not suppose to look good, suppose to function and be cheap.

I could of taken my time and got the cresses out, but meh.

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Send it to me, I can break in in 30 seconds.
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Question, why do the halo shells break? i was thinking of getting one but i heard they break to easy?

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Certain colors are more brittle. I have a black reloader and I never even got to use it. The feednec broke, the first time i put it on my Angel.

My Ripdrive wheel also snapped.


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jordanpischke Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 January 2008 at 12:49am
Ya I am surprised no one has made hopper covers yet. If you want shiny tape just use electrical tape. You could even style your hopper with coloured hockey tape.

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they havent made covers yet because it costs more to keep replacing parts.  a good market for them though if you could make them and then sell them on ebay.
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The only problem I have had with my shell is the feedneck broke off. It happens from people over tightening the feedneck with certain kinds of feednecks that begin to etch into the feedneck of the shell.

Otherwise, it is made of polycarbonate just like the other top name brands. Black will last you the longest though.

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Shells don't really break all that much...

Feednecks break because fools sand them down rather than buying a new gun feedneck
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Originally posted by Snake6 Snake6 wrote:

Send it to me, I can break in in 30 seconds.

 

HA HA HA. It doesnt look too bad but whatever works with it.



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Ive had my Egg2 for a couple of years now, I just replaced the shells when I got it, and Ive never had problems since.

And to replace egg shells, way way cheaper than Halo/Reloader shells.


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Impulse, you can always go here if you want to make your fix-it job look nicer:  http://www.barrelsleeve.com/  They make custom coverings for just about any hopper or barrel.

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hopper covers are also NOT tourney legal.
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Neoprene covers are not.  Lycra covers are NPPL legal, I believe.  Animal Paintball makes both.
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Originally posted by The Guy The Guy wrote:

hopper covers are also NOT tourney legal.

why, is that because somtimes the balls dont break on the hopper?

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Originally posted by kurieitaa kurieitaa wrote:

Originally posted by The Guy The Guy wrote:

hopper covers are also NOT tourney legal.

why, is that because somtimes the balls dont break on the hopper?

Duh. it's like wearing a hoodie underneath your jersey to add more cushion for bounce. Many outs in speedball are from hopper hits.
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The covers from BarrelSleeve are very thin (about t-shirt thickness or less) and offer no padding or protection for the hoppers.
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