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What's smaller than competing loaders, yet still holds 260 rounds? Still Smaller, Lighter, Holds More, Easier, and Never Jams: the Virtue Spire 260.
Hold a massive 260 rounds and still play with a smaller profile thanks to the vertically stacked gearbox and the unique angular shape of the Spire. By housing the gearbox in a vertical stack inside of the Spire Drive, the Spire 260 is not only shorter than typical "hi cap" loaders, but also shorter than competing standard size loaders as well.
Ronald Rusk
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2024
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Jason Reel
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2024
Put this on a 170r. Use this gun setup for open play. only shooting 10.2 semi and the IR keeps up no problem. I have ran a few hundred PB's through it on ramping mode NXL10.2 and it will keep up no problem. at worst it would be a great back up to high end loaders and a perfect loader for rec play on the weekends.
Kyle Fecik
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2022
Been playing paintball for 15 year sand i've used almost every type of hopper. At some point, you realize that the highest end Rotor and Spire really isn't justified and the Spire IR is perfect. It does everything you need it to do without gimmicky features like the higher end Spire and Rotor. Just save your money and go with this.
Dave
Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2021
Iite, feeds fast and is low profile. Best bang for the buck.
cody
Reviewed in Canada on September 20, 2021
michael Phillip lee
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2021
Really great hopper. No problem keeping up with my G6R. What I love about it is it simplicity and there by its reliability.My only real minuses is that you have to pay separately for the speed ramp. Furthermore I’ve had the stock lid completely come off during a couple of games. That was really disappointing yeah so if you pull it a certain way when you’re loading your hopper it’ll come straight off. I biught the speed feed to address the issue so I don’t have to open up the lid anymore.
A. Dennis
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017
Really nice hopper. For the purposes of this review I will be comparing the Spire 200 to the Dye Rotor (v1) which is similarly priced.What I love about the spire:1) it has never jammed. I have put several cases of poor quality GI 1 star paint through this hopper without a single jam. I purchased this hopper specifically because my rotor was jamming when trying to feed poor quality paint.2) incredibly easy to switch lids- it takes about 10 seconds to switch from the crown speed feed to the rain lid. This is a great feature when the weather changes. With the rotor it take me a good 5 mins and a lot of frustration to install or remove the rain lid.3) LED is very bright- the LED indicating power on/low battery is very bright and can be seen in full sun. I always found my self shielding my rotor from the sun struggling to see if it was on.What I miss from my Rotor:1) Spring Ramp- rotor comes with a spring ramp stock. The spring ramp pushes the paint towards the feed opening. With the spire I find myself having to tip the hopper back to feed the last 10-15 balls. There are times when this can be the difference between winning and losing a point. They do sell a spring ramp for the spire but one comes stock on the Rotor.2) Unloading Hopper- at the end of the day when I need to unload my hopper I normally take it off the gun and place it on top of my ball hauler. Then I turn the hopper on and bam all my paint is in my ball hauler. For some reason when I do this with my spire, the spire thinks the hopper is empty (the LED turns red) and feeds very slowly. The rotor take a matter of seconds to unload itself. The spire takes several minutes to unload itself.3) Getting Your Hopper Shot to Pieces- close range side impacts to the clear plastic lid on the Spire will cause it to fly off. It does not break it and the lid pops right back on but it is just no fun having your opponent shoot pieces off your hopper.From what I can tell the battery life of the spire 200 and rotor is very similar. The Spire is definitely my go to hopper now. No jams is a really big plus for me. I have never been stuck behind a bunker field stripping my Spire. I have field stripped my Rotor during a point so often I can disassemble and reassemble it without looking. I also know the Spire 3 fixed a lot of the issue I have with the Spire 200. Knowing what I know now, I would still buy a Spire 200 and spend the $150 savings on paint.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016
Best hopper I've had. I've used the Dye Rotor, reloader b, Empire Z2, and this is without a doubt the best one. A bit expensive but you get what you pay for. The design is flawless, super easy to take apart and clean and I have never had a jam. Not only is it super LIGHT it is very DURABLE. Throw a speed feed on here and you're all set. This is the loader you need.
Justin K.
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2014
The Virtue Spire Loader is a great hopper to use for games ranging from woodsball to speedball, not lacking behind any hoppers I have experienced and has kept up to the speed of my paintball marker. I have probably shot about three to four cases through it in the last six months I have had it, and its held itself up pretty well; and haven't had a jam yet. Unfortunately, it was a bit pricey, and the loader can be sensitive at times, however the quality of it is really well and if you really want a good hopper, I would say this would be it.Pros:- Cleaning is easy- Battery life is better than I expected- Design allows for a more smaller profile, dissimilar to my last hopper which was fairly large- Speedfeed installation is really simplified and easy- Overall designCons:- A bit expensive- Can try to "load" paintballs when none is actually in, probably needs some adjusting.
Jennifer
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2014
Got this loader on a whim. I liked the colors, and reviews were good.Upon receipt, I was first caught by the look of this device. Flat, boxy surfaces. Very akin to the old F-117 stealth fighter.Firing the loader up, I learned that it could/needed to be programmed. A number of parameters are easily changed with just a few button pushes. I turned the lights off and the sensitivity down a bit, but left it alone other than that.Once tuned up and ready to go, I have yet to out shoot this loader. It senses the firing of the marker and speeds itself up accordingly. It is gentle on paint and on batteries. It sits lower than the Rotor, and is considerably quieter.If you need the pinnacle of hoppers, pick this one up.
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