[FamousForNow]

This story requires a preface. lol

Ok so i know everyone is siked about the new rotors. Shit i was blown away to. I was like wtf dye always takes it to the next level... Toolless disassembly.. Like how sick is that. I also checked out the pinokio loaders, it wasnt anything spectacular but the design is simple, tried, and true. It works great, durable, and holds 240 paintballs without the large nose on it (it holds 400 with the nose). Thats like 15 extra seconds you can hold a lane down without reloading. But while i was at the booth ( i went there right after looking at the rotor) he showed me nicky cuba's and mike paxson's loaders (chris lasoya also has one). I was like dang those are cool. And then he said dye asked them to shoot the rotors and they said no.... When he said that i was like.... idk if i believe that. Like why would they.... But i just left it be and continued to talk to the owner for like 45 more minutes. Really nice guy by the way, he was letting ppl borrow hoppers that needed them. YES borrow.

Well anyways here is the story. I was pitting for russian legion at the event, and the first day (Friday) that we played was great. Not that many problems with the paint and the weather. But the next day it was raining in the morning and we were getting ready towards the end of the ironmen game and everyone was complaining about the paint like blowing up in there hoppers. One guy went through 4 halos. I guess the humidity was making them expand and since they were brittle already the paddles broke the balls in the halos and rotors. And im just chillen filling pods listening to these players get pissed at their situation it was either mike or nicky who just shouted amidst all that "GET A PINOKIo". I couldnt help but laugh, all these guys were pissed about there hoppers breaking paint and these 2 were chill with there pinokios. I guess that guy wasnt lying when he told me they loved those loaders.... SO basically moral of the story rotor,halo < pinokio... lol just thought i would share.

[swift]

are you are pinokio accept speed feeds, if they dont that could be the end of it right there....but I do not know, but from the looks of it pinokio rides way to high for me to even think about..

swift

[HxCPaintball]

i still want a rotor

[Lucas]

I would rather get a rotor. The pinokio is uglier than hte rotor. and not as easy to take apart. I don't know why, which company would you trust NOT SPECIFIC! Dye or Pinoko? I rest my case, but yes funny story

[TampaBrock]

The pinokio is the best loader i've ever used. So easy to clean, extremely easy on batteries, holds 240 rounds without the nose cone etc etc.

Rotor is great too, but you cant run water through it

[crusificton]

Lucas, on Oct 30 2008, 08:17 PM, said:

I would rather get a rotor. The pinokio is uglier than hte rotor. and not as easy to take apart. I don't know why, which company would you trust NOT SPECIFIC! Dye or Pinoko? I rest my case, but yes funny story

Okay I was skeptic too. I was looking at the rotor and its sleek design and then the pinokio's more bulky design and wanted to get a rotor.

But then I spoke to the Pinokio dealer... The loader is increadibly solid. It's easier to disassemble than the rotor. And cleaning...OMG...it's so easy clean. He told me if it gets dirty just pour water through it and wash out the paint. I was very skeptical, I could only think "He's lying to me, as soon as I pour water into it it'll void my warranty." Sure enough he took a bottle of Zephyerhills and poured it into the loader and it came out the feed neck and it was still running. My jaw dropped. The design is so solid that you can put it in water and it'll be fine.

The only piece that requires any tool to remove is the soft feeder with a regular screwdriver, nothing special, and it's easy to get to by just taking off the nose.

Also if you like to make your loader feed faster than 28bps, you can upgrade to the gangstar board for like another 20 bucks and pump out near 40 bps and it still won't void your warranty, he will even install it for you.

And yes, it does take a speedfeed. I have the crown on mine which way better than the old finger speedfeed.

It is really worth the money. Even it's profile isn't really that big, and the design does not obstruct your vision at all.

The feedneck is made with ribbing so it will never move or swing when you're playing it's also thick enough so as to never snap off during play, which more than I can say about most any loader.

This guy is the man and so is this loader, it is totally worth the buy.

Nicky Cuba is a Dye player and still he chooses to keep the Pinokio over the new Dye rotor and he's not really being offered anywhere near what Youngblood is giving him to use the Pinokio. He uses it because it's an unfknblvble loader, and I personally am very curious to see what plans he has for the future.

You may think it's not as aesthetically attractive as the Rotor, but trust me after a game, or even less, you'll be a fan.

[Stix]

Screw the rotor. Your paying for a speed you can't even use. No person can hit 50+ on semi. Ramping, possibly. But still. The Pinokio is a great hopper. I want the one Mike has. lol. That or I'll buy me a Reloader B.

[Mike C.]

as working for techpb I was often selling stuff for Kohns behind the counter. When ever someone was looking at a pinokio i would just show them the thing running through water and they were sold.....i sold one to everybody i showed that lol.

[DeeRoc671]

I'm still debating which loader to get. I'm kind of thinking more about the pinokio. I don't need to feed at 50bps when my marker is always capped.

[blackstar848]

i don't care if the pinokio can run in water. i don't drop my gun anyway. the reason why i'm in love with the rotor is because there is little to no popcorning and it is extremely low profile. i get hopper shots alot because my halo is so high profile so i really would like the rotor. plus the fact that it is probably the easiest hopper out there to disassemble.

[Landon!]

I would of yelled "Get a VL 200!"

[FamousForNow]

swift, on Oct 30 2008, 07:50 PM, said:

are you are pinokio accept speed feeds, if they dont that could be the end of it right there....but I do not know, but from the looks of it pinokio rides way to high for me to even think about..

swift

If your asking if the pinokio can accept speed feeds lol, the answer is yes. And you dont have to glue them on like you have to with the rotor.

Lucas, on Oct 30 2008, 08:17 PM, said:

I would rather get a rotor. The pinokio is uglier than hte rotor. and not as easy to take apart. I don't know why, which company would you trust NOT SPECIFIC! Dye or Pinoko? I rest my case, but yes funny story

I forgot, the way something looks means its better!!!!!!! GOSH WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!!!!! And i dont know why everyone is so hyped up about taking the loaders apart!!!! With the pinokio no paint is going to break so you dont have to take it apart..... HMMMMM Just some food for thought... And if you got some dirt in there you can just use a can of compressed air to clean it out.. The front comes off so thats easy to clean... Wise up son!

blackstar848, on Oct 30 2008, 09:35 PM, said:

i don't care if the pinokio can run in water. i don't drop my gun anyway. the reason why i'm in love with the rotor is because there is little to no popcorning and it is extremely low profile. i get hopper shots alot because my halo is so high profile so i really would like the rotor. plus the fact that it is probably the easiest hopper out there to disassemble.

When you say you dont care if the pinokio can run with water through it mean you have never played paintball in the rain.... And you obviously havent used a pinokio bc you would know the "no popcorning" feature your talking about holds true with the pinokio aswell. ANd since i know you have never played with one i cant really explain the profile to you.... Youll probably just say its huge and will assume it sticks out, continuing to talk and give opinions you have no idea about.....

[krispy022]

i like the fact that its all under warranty for 2 years.

[TechPB-Willie]

Famous for now,

People will not trust you always. They always have to wonder and think someone is hiding and lying to them. They will see one at their field one day and wonder and once they use it they will be sold on it. I can confirm for you that Nicky and Mike both had issues with Youngblood over the fact that they refused to use the rotor. I was behind the booth when Mike came to get his. I missed Nicky but I did see him after he got it. Mike was a fan of the loader just as I am. It has proven to me that there is no loader that compares to the pinokio. So do not get bothered by the fact they doubt you. No one believed me about the water til I took it off my gun that I was going to play with the next day and did the demonstration. That is how much I believe in the loader and it's design.
Thank you for the story, I wanted to get a chance to watch Mike and Nicky playing with it but I did not get the chance. I was too busy making videos. Allow people to form their opinion on facts that they have no clue on. They will face the pinokio one day at their field and wonder why they got anything else.

Thank you for the continued support.

[masspb]

interesting, I have a Vlo Jr. right now but wouldnt mind checking out a pinokio. Off to the proshop later

[Kristoffer]

Nice story, was actually wondering about what they where shooting, cause some of the Ironmen used the rotor.

How does the pinokio do with reballs? Thats very important to me, cuase trainings near me only use reballs.

[TechPB-Willie]

Kristoffer -

At the Angel tent they were having issues with loaders being able to shoot consistently, they cam by and tried the Pinokio and they never had a jam or issue after they switched to the Pinokio. So they allow anyone and everyone try the new Angel Fly with the Pinokio on it. It did awesome. SO you will be safe using the Pinokio.

[easye]

Pinokio all the way I cant wait for mine to come in I just ordered one. The dye loads flimsier than the Pinokio and Paxon and Cuba are dye players and the go with the pinokio that tells you something. If you dont want the nose attachment you can give it to your gf I am sure she can find a good use for it. lol

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[Kristoffer]

thx Willie, now im convinced to buying the pinokio instead of the rotor.

[BOBBYTUCSON]

IVE BEEN REALLY SCEPTICLE ABOUT THE PINOKIO , BUT FROM HEARING ALL THE PROS AND BASICALLY NO CONS , I NOW MUST TRY ONE!