Shao14 Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 (edited) Review: G&P BB Pellets Loader: Distress Marker Light Style For people who prefer mid cap or low cap for their AEGs, a BB loader is crucial, or you'll have a very sore thumb very quickly. G&P's distress marker light style loader is by far the most stylish and cool BB loader one can get. For completeness, I'm writing this short review for Arnie's. I got mine from Ehobby Asia on Ebay (excellent ebay company I must say, and not once disappointed me in my numerous dealings with them). I have no clue what a real distress marker light look like, or what are they used for, so there won't be any comparison with the real thing (anyone who are more knowledgable in the real deal, please feel free to comment). Without further ado, begun the review has. The outer shell of the loader is OD, the loader itself is mostly black. It's smaller than I had imagined. Roughly 11cm x 5cm x 2.5cm, and holds around 120 BBs. The outer shell can be slide off the loader, but I don't really see much point in this. The mocking switch can be switched "on" and "off", but obviously serves no purpose either. The finish is pretty good apart from the visible seam lines on the side, and the two halves of the BB nozzle is not perfectly molded together. The paint is evenly applied, the mocking texts are clearly molded except the warning text, which is on a sticker, and I expect the sticker to come off fairly easily. Without BBs in, the loader feels solid without any loose part, so it doesn't rattle. On one side, there's an indicator showing how many BBs roughly are left in the loader. So, how does it work? At one end, there's a cap. Twist it 90 degrees, and take it off to reveal the opening for pouring BBs into the loader. At the same end, pull a little pin (circled in red below) out about half a centimeter to release the thumb lever. At the opposite end, slide the cover forward half a centimeter, and rotate the cover up or down to reveal the nozzle. There's also an adaptor can be used with loading pistol mags. The adaptor sits neatly besides the nozzle, and no worry of losing it when not using it. I find it better to hold the loader with my left hand because when using right hand, either that the palm of my hand tends to push the thumb lever release pin back in, or that I need to stretch my thumb more than I'd like. One push of the lever ejects 4 BBs just like the Marui speed loader. So does it work well in practice? I have no idea because I haven't used it in a combat situation nor have I even tried to use it to load some midcaps. Does it look cool? You bet. Is it worth the money? For $10, it is for me. June, 2005 Appologize for some of the poor picture quality. Edited June 8, 2005 by Shao14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted June 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 I took some time to actually count how many BBs it can hold. It's 110, so it's good for one locap, or an MP5 midcap, a bit short on filling up an M4 midcap. I think the TM speed loader holds more than 130 BBs, so it can fill up an M4 midcap. It works fine filling my midcaps, but the thumb lever doesn't look too sturdy, and it may break easily if not used properly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TriChrome Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The TM speedloader only holds around 110-115ish BB's, same as the G&P (I've counted). All the counts for TM hi-cap mags are also off by the way (I've counted those as well). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I guess I never actually counted the number of BBs held in a TM speed loader. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geronimo Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Just got mine from Airsoft Scotland and think that its a great piece of kit (gear) Just enough BBs to recharge 4 STAR M-16 mags at a good price too. Thanks for the Review Shao as without I probably would have stuck with Hi-Caps!! Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Just got mine from Airsoft Scotland and think that its a great piece of kit (gear) Just enough BBs to recharge 4 STAR M-16 mags at a good price too. Thanks for the Review Shao as without I probably would have stuck with Hi-Caps!! Matt <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You are welcome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Jackass Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Does it rattle much mate? Great review. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Does it rattle much mate? Great review. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, if there's no BB in it, it doesn't rattle at all. If it's FULL of BBs, it doesn't rattle much either, but if it's half full of BBs, it rattles as much as a half full plastic container with BBs. Really no magic there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Docv400 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 (edited) Sorry to drag this topic back but I didn't want to start another... I recently got one of these loaders and I'm afraid I think it's a pile of c##p. The release button for the plunger has to be pulled out (unlike the Marui push-push design), with bare hands it's difficult enough, with gloves on I'd say it's near impossible. For half of it's diameter it sits almost flush with the outer shell, so you can't actually grip it properly, you have to hook a nail in the shallow groove, unless you have gloves on, in which case you can't The filling hole is too small, you need another speedloader to fill it and the cap is easy to drop and lose. The outer shell slides back to reveal an opening in the side, which is bigger, but still a bit too narrow to fill from a 'normal' bottle without spilling loads of BBs. Then you need to pull down the end cap to reveal the loading nozzle, and hold the cap out of the way (because it drops back down) while you offer it up to the mag. The TM speedloader (and the copies) are a one-handed operation...this is more like a three handed one Yes it looks the part, but I'd rather have something which actually works. Edited February 12, 2006 by Docv400 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wege Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 It does have the nice touch in that you can keep the loading nozzle attachement WITH this so-called 'speedloader'. I too am of the opinion that it is not a good piece of kit APART from style points. All the speedloaders that I have used apart from the Marui original (that came with the 552) have sucked, not worked or flat out broke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Yes, this thing can be hard to operate in the middle of battle with gloves on, but then again, you are not really supposed to refill your mags in battle. I mean, you could, but I prefer carrying enough mags that'll last me a game and just refill the mags between games. For practicality, the TM speed loader certainly wins, but for looks, I like this one. The end cap of mine doesn't really drop back when I try to use it. I guess some are looser than others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wege Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Maybe you had a good one, maybe I had a duff one. Mine would barely feed at the best of times. I didn't even consider using it at a game because it was so Grrrr. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Well, mine functions as it should, but it does have most of the flaws Docv400 pointed out except the end cap being loose. I can use it to fill my mid caps between games just fine, but never needed or attempted to work the little thing in the middle of a game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erestheux Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 (edited) How well does the pistol magazine adapter work? I know you have (or had) a KJW M9... does it work with that? Cuz I really super hate filling up those damn M9 mags Nice review, by the way Edited March 15, 2006 by Erestheux Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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