One of the Key pieces of equipment typically required to play the sport of paintball is the Hopper or Loader, which is what holds your paint on top of the marker and loads it in for you. There are a variety of different types of loaders that have been developed over the years including Gravity fed hoppers, Electric Hoppers, there are even some mechanical hoppers and ones that provide other means of assisting in feeding paint.
How do you know what hopper you need for your paintball gun? This is a very common question people ask when looking for a new loader, there is large level of personal preference to the different ones, but there are a few general rules that can assist in narrowing it down for you. If you use an electronic marker, then you will want to use an electric hopper so it can keep up with the marker you are using, helping to ensure that you do not have to shake your marker. If you are using a high-end mechanical marker that does not have much recoil, you will likely want to use a force-fed hopper to help quickly push paint into your marker, reducing the chance of chopping paintballs in your marker. Other factors that may help to narrow down what paintball hopper is the best for you is going to depend on the gear you use. For example, the Planet Eclipse Cs2 Pro can Bluetooth to the Virtue Spire IV, making for a fantastic pairing for the most proactive feeding possible.
As companies develop new paintball hoppers they will be added here and can be found with a variety of existing hoppers and accessories for them.
