So, how 'bout them ETEK's?

[Lenny]

I looked around on PB Review, but don't really like all the agg-tastic users. So I decided to ask the great people of Automags.Org.

So what do you all think? I know it's light and I know its fast, but how does it hold? how's the balance? Heft? efficiency? etc...

My local pro shop started carrying these, and I am interested; possibly enough to purchase one.

[FromTheBack]

One of the better to best markers in the price range in my opinion at the present. I have loved egos for their durability and thats what the Eclipse techs have all told me this marker is what does reliability the best. It has more kick but has a very nice solid feel to it. It's a quality marker for the price and really shouldn't dissapoint.
(fyi I Own a DM6, DMC, hypermag, and have owned a 06 ego and played some games with the ETEK so you know my comparative experience. I work at Eclipse's SE distributor and have spent some with the techs at a few NPPLs and PSPs.)

[Lenny]

I should mention, kick isn't a big issue with me. As long as it's nothing along the lines of a shotgun kick, I'll be fine.

Thanks.

[11 Bravo]

It has very little kick or barrel rise. Its a great gun for the money.

[bentothejam1n]

If you are looking for an electro, its in my top 3 picks.

Dye Matrix.
Eclipse Ego.
Macdev Cyborg.

whats your reasoning behind that??

[punkncat]

If you are looking for an electro, its in my top 3 picks.

Dye Matrix.
Eclipse Ego.
Macdev Cyborg.

If you are talking "DM3" I will wholly agree with you. One of the best electros ever made IMO. The pinnicle of a great design. The DM6 however is another story.....The Ego is another among a group of markers that share a similar successful design and would have to agree.

I have never even seen a Cyborg in person. I understand that they are much like a refined Impulse, but thats just "what I hear. Designed like the other stacked tube pneu-poppet markers that it can't be bad really.

As my third and as a completion to my threadjacking would be the Angel design, which includes my current infatuation, a Viking.



I have used an Etek and it feels much like the 05 Ego. Its nice and differs little from the Ego itself. I cannot remember the specific differences, but I can't imagine getting one would be a bad thing to do.

[Lenny]

Thanks for the replies. But...

I already understand they shoot great, blah blah blah. But how are they to hold? Is the balance good? Comfy grip frame? Well positioned buttons? Are the buttons mushy or do they have a good click? etc.

I would like some info on the rarely spoken about aspects of the gun. The make or break (for me) opinions. It's because of those comfort and wielding type opinions that I stick with Automags. They are just, well, comfy (viva le UMF!). I could go on all day about it, but I won't.

So, how 'bout it?

[kruger]

It does have good balance, but as with any marker, that can be thrown off by the mounting of the tank. The buttons are "mushy", there is no tactile feel to them, if that is what you are asking. And, it tucks in pretty tight easily. I hade one for a while, and traded it off. To me, and this is just my opinion, it did not shoot any better than any of my other markers. So I traded it for something that I wanted more than the Ego. But, that is not a stike against the Ego, just a matter of preference. They are a good marker for the price range.

[robnix]

Thanks for the replies. But...

I already understand they shoot great, blah blah blah. But how are they to hold? Is the balance good? Comfy grip frame? Well positioned buttons? Are the buttons mushy or do they have a good click? etc.

I would like some info on the rarely spoken about aspects of the gun. The make or break (for me) opinions. It's because of those comfort and wielding type opinions that I stick with Automags. They are just, well, comfy (viva le UMF!). I could go on all day about it, but I won't.

So, how 'bout it?

Dude at a local field let me shoot his a few weeks ago. It really felt nice, it put a big one of these on my face.

[FlawleZ]

The Ego has a very nice feel to it. It's a light gun that is fairly easy to adapt to. The trigger might take a bit of adjusting to get to your particular liking, but all in all they're great guns.

If you are talking "DM3" I will wholly agree with you. One of the best electros ever made IMO. The pinnicle of a great design. The DM6 however is another story.....

Care to explain?

[rkjunior303]

Think of a Borg as more of a stacked tube Viking.

[punkncat]

Care to explain?

Well I can try, but of course being my opinion, you will probably not be impressed.

The Diablo Matrix was a superb marker for its time. One of if not the first spool valve electronic. And especially good as it was reliable and popular.... Many years and a few different owners, Diablo to GenE to Dye, later all the design improvements to the same platform resulted in great reliablility and exceptional performance.

The later DM (4+) series have been plagued with varying problems that although they are lighter and arguably perform a bit better (?) are not nearly as reliable as a Matrix. The new 6 has had problems from the getgo. Not only evidenced on local fields but also in its almost immediate loss in resale value. I have personally seen several 6's go for LESS than 5's.
I will say that the ultralight frame deserves mention......

[Lenny]

Sounds great. Thanks guys.

[Toll]

I liked the etek I shot....If it wasnt for the fact that I was told it was an etek it would just have been a regular ego to me.


Getting them used in the 500$ Range is really quite a boon if you can get the deal.

[don miguel]

I know a kid at my school that was going to buy one but bought a DMC instead because he thought the etek ego was "cheap feeling" he compared it too an electro pirahna. I have never held/shot one, but mabe that will help you.