Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)Egos are perfection in my opinion. I absolutely positively LOVE EGOs. I would chose an ego over any other gun any day. Seriously, shoot one and see.
Egos are perfection in my opinion. I absolutely positively LOVE EGOs. I would chose an ego over any other gun any day. Seriously, shoot one and see.
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Currently 5/5 stars.
Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)Purchased my 06 ego brand new late in 2005 when they were just being released.
While this gun doesn't see too much action any more I have to post a review on the ridiculous reliability that they...
Purchased my 06 ego brand new late in 2005 when they were just being released.
While this gun doesn't see too much action any more I have to post a review on the ridiculous reliability that they offer.
Since the release of the 07 I've used this gun about once or twice a year since then. I love to maintain my markers but this is one that barely even needs it. Only relubed the regs and hand full of times and even after long stretches of sitting in the work room this gun easily airs up and shoots like its fresh from the factory.
NEVER have I had any serious issue with the gun and to this date all major internal components are original from the manufacturer, never needed to be replaced.
For one of the most reliable platforms out there, I highly recommend snagging one. At their resale prices these are amazing guns for an amazing price!
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Currently 5/5 stars.
Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)I picked up a 2006 ego recently just to try it out and wow was I impressed.
Appearance - I love the milling on this gun and it is one of my favorite looking egos with exception of the SL series. ...
I picked up a 2006 ego recently just to try it out and wow was I impressed.
Appearance - I love the milling on this gun and it is one of my favorite looking egos with exception of the SL series. The gun comes in a ton of different colors which is a huge plus to people who want to match out on the field.
Performance - This gun gets 4 stars for performance only because I found the stock barrel to be somewhat inaccurate. But a barrel is something that can be replace for relativily cheap so its really not a big deal. Once you have a better barrel on this gun is shoots just as accurate as any other high end out on the market. Two other cons are that the gun is somewhat loud and has a little kick (both did not affect me one bit). Some people say that this gun is bad on air but I disagree, its not the best out there but its not bad, it falls right in the middle.
Reliability - The 2006 ego is know for being very reliable and I never had any problems with mine.
Value - This gun is worth every penny as you can pick some up for around $200 now or even less!!!
If you are new to paintball, just looking for a good backup, or want to pepper fools with a OG gun, I highly suggest going with a 06 ego. You will not be dissappointed!!!
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Currently 5/5 stars.
Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)I had purchased this marker quite a few years ago via the nation (sold as well). The man claimed he had been playing on a team in D3 at an NPPL event somewhere (I keep thinking Chicago, but that...
I had purchased this marker quite a few years ago via the nation (sold as well). The man claimed he had been playing on a team in D3 at an NPPL event somewhere (I keep thinking Chicago, but that can't be right...). So after purchasing the marker, I was pretty sure it would be broken in and fully adjusted for maximum ability. I was partially right. While the marker has never malfunctioned on me or let me down during a game, upon shooting it I was mildly disappointed. The trigger pull was long and felt unadjusted, which I thought was odd for a D3 player. The bolt also seemed to return just a bit too slow when I fired the marker (just when I was dry-firing it in my backyard). So I decided to service the marker a bit and see if I could fix it up.
I took the bolt out, and proceeded to remove the rammer cap, and then the rammer. Right around then I found the problem. The man who had the marker before it had lubed the rammer. I was surprised. I mean, the guy had made several, several Ego deals on the nation before, and I thought by now he'd know how to properly service his markers. Anyway, I cleaned the lube off of the rammer and the internals, and applied a fresh coat of oil to the rammer and bolt. Upon airing it up and firing again, it felt much smoother and seemed to glide with each pull of the trigger. As is usual for Planet Eclipse, a very nice marker.
Then I set to the task of adjusting the trigger for maximum performance. That didn't take too long either. The stock trigger really function well, and I found a great poition to adjust it too. I screwed the spring screw out far so that there was no pressure to keep your fingers from walking it, screwed the magnetic screw out almost all the way so only a small amount of magnetic energy was pulling it back, and screwed the top screw until the back of the trigger was millimeters away from clicking the microswitch. If you still have the stock trigger, I'd suggest a similar configuration. After adjusting the trigger as described, the 06 shot ropes and dished out paint like no other. The Tadao board helped a fair bit, as well.
Time to go through the features:
Performance
No contest here. As I've said, the marker has never let me down during a tourney or on a weekend practice, and the smooth shot of an Ego has little competition in the industry. If you keep your marker oiled and lubed properly, the 06 will never let you down. No surprise, freak occurances here. You take good care of it and it will be faithful to you.
Efficiency
With some embarrassment I have to admit that I haven't tweaked this marker yet. The field I primarily attend has all day air available to all players, and I typically fill up after every game, so I never have had the urge to fool around with dwell, LPR, and HPR to achieve maximum efficiency. However, I believe the dwell is set to the Tadao factory default, the HPR likely runs around 200-210psi (PE decided to not include a gauge, likely to make the marker as light as possible), with the LPR typically flushed with the cap. I can still get about 3/4 of a case to and entire case off of one 45/45 fill. Definitely a great marker for efficiency.
Reliability
Hasn't let me down yet. I haven't aired my marker up to find that a leak had 'mysteriously' formed in my rammer, nor have I had to walk off of a game due to marker malfunction. The only thing that ever happened was really my fault. A few buddies of mine wanted to play woodsball (they're more recreational guys), and I decided to bring this marker out and just tone it down to straight semi, slow as possible. So the three of us played in a huge wooded area. It took me 30 minutes before I came into contact with one of them. We both saw each other about 20 feet away, and both lifted our marker. I fired, and nothing happened. Then I was out in about 4 second. After looking down at my marker I realized the Ego has an auto-turn off. After the marker had been on for so long without being fired it shut itself off, and, without checking, I was left to die. I suppose that's one thing mech players will always have over us.
Maintenance
Very simple. The bolt and rammer slide out easily and only need a drop or two of oil. both the HPR and LPR are very basic and easy to clean. The HPR functions mainly on a spring stack, and the LPR primarily only needs one piston o-ring lubed. After playing with it for the first time, I took it home and decided to break the entire thing down. That means all the way past the manifold, into the true internals of the gun, where the magic happens. It's usually suggested to service this area once every 20,000 shots, but I felt like familiarizing myself with the marker. Very easy process (except for the hosing, which I'll get to in just a few moments), and is simple to take apart and put back together. I've got to tip my hat to Planet Eclipse on this one.
Internals
The internals of the Ego are great, no doubt, except for one small thing: the internal hosing. There is one hose that is apparent when you disconnect the Ego frame from the body, that is connected to the HPR (the VA above the HPR, really). This hose is a complete pain to remove. It is fixed on barb fitting, and that ensure that it does not blow off when the marker it aired up, but also makes for a difficult removal. Planet Eclipse disappointed me a bit here. I really feel that they could have used smaller versions of macroline fittings and used a hose similar to macroline to connect the two. Instead, they opted for the barbed fitting. If you attempt to pull the hose, it goes nowhere. It's recommended to use tweezers, and I did, but they didn't make it much easier. After five or ten minutes, I was able to remove the line with a pair of tweezers and a pin. Unfortunately, there was a small hole (minuscule) created on the top of the hosing, and when I aired the marker back up it was creating a small leak. I had to cut the small area with the hole off, and then try and udjust the hose so no air leaked out. This was a real pain that took close to 30 minutes (the hose refused to stop leaking until I got it in a perfect spot). I thought about replacing the hose, but it turns out you can only purchase is directly from PE overseas, which costs about 35 bucks for shipping, with the hose as only 3 or 4 bucks. Since I didn't feel like paying that much, I adjusted the hose to the point that it would no longer leak.
Speed
I have never used the stock board to the Ego (the man who sold it to me claimed he would send it a week or two later, but he was never able to). However, I can tell you that the Tadao achieves everything you would expect from an aftermarket board. BPS goes as high as your hopper feeds, there are tons of different modes and special settings to make fool-around matches unique, and, of course, all of the required settings for several different tourney-based leagues, such as the NPPL and PSP. This marker can shoot faster than you'll ever need, let's leave it at that.
Weight
It's light. I really don't know what else to say. Picking up any other marker after holding this really makes you realize just how light it is. With a VLocity mounted on top and a 45/45 Throttle on the back (my personal setup), running is a breeze and sometimes you forget the marker is even there. It seems like in the 07 season many companies are focusing on weight as a major selling point, but I really don't see why you'd have to get any lighter than this marker.
Accuracy
As is with any other marker, accuracy is determined by the quality of your barrel and, more importantly, your paint-to-bore match. If you shoot the Ego with a .689 back and you're using .689 paint, you'll be firing nothing but ropes. With smaller or bigger paint sizes, the accuracy tends to decrease only slightly. With an incorrect paint-to-bore match, on a standard size NPPL X-Ball field, I'd say each ball would hit the middle X within a 3 foot radius (firing from the break-out point). The marker deals out paint quickly enough that the 3 foot radius doesn't make a huge difference. Don't worry, you'll hit your target.
Conclusion
A great marker for the serious player. A little pricey if bought new (still costs about $1000 if bought new from a site), but with the rush of 07 marker you can find these on the nation for $650-$750, which is pretty nice for a marker you'll never have to replace. The only real factor I can count against this product is the internal hosing which I personally find so tedious to remove and replace. Not to mention a lot of Planet Eclipse customer service takes place out of the UK rather than the US (I believe most of their stuff ships from there as well). But despite these two minor factor, the marker is amazing and can compete at any level of play. When markers are capped at 15 bps in most of the major tourneys today, it really doesn't make a huge difference that an 07 can punch out a higher firing rate. Both marker are legally only allowed to fire at 15, and that's the most each will get in one second.
I haven't gotten to glance at the 07's internals as of yet, but with luck they've fixed the barbed fitting problem. If it wasn't for that minor inconvenience (only really affects you when you're performing a complete strip-down of the entire marker and all of it's components), I would be awarding this marker a perfect score.
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Currently 4.3/5 stars.
Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)i bought my 06 when it first came out for a grand and havent had a problem yet. all i have had to do was oil the ram. i have owned other dm markers also and i was not nearly as happy.
i bought my 06 when it first came out for a grand and havent had a problem yet. all i have had to do was oil the ram. i have owned other dm markers also and i was not nearly as happy.
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Currently 4/5 stars.
Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)I traded for my Ego6 and have loved it every day since. Planet Eclipse is by far the best CS provider out of any company I have dealt with. I recomend everyone buys an Ego!
I traded for my Ego6 and have loved it every day since. Planet Eclipse is by far the best CS provider out of any company I have dealt with. I recomend everyone buys an Ego!
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Currently 3.3/5 stars.
Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)By far, the best gun i have shot. When these things are teched and ready to go there is nothing even close to it. My ego never let me down when i had it. It shot where i needed it to go, and it was...
By far, the best gun i have shot. When these things are teched and ready to go there is nothing even close to it. My ego never let me down when i had it. It shot where i needed it to go, and it was so air efficient. Just such a great marker. Get one while you can, you won't regret it at all.
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Currently 3/5 stars.
Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)I bought this gone in 2007 for $850, which was a little pricey, but i have never had a single problem with it. Its the most reliable gone i have ever seen.I recommend this gone 100%!
I bought this gone in 2007 for $850, which was a little pricey, but i have never had a single problem with it. Its the most reliable gone i have ever seen.I recommend this gone 100%!
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Currently 2/5 stars.
Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)I traded for mine in August and just love every minute of it, if you can get an ego get one, because it's worth every penny.
I've never had any problems with it at all and it just has a much better...
I traded for mine in August and just love every minute of it, if you can get an ego get one, because it's worth every penny.
I've never had any problems with it at all and it just has a much better feel than shockers and protos i just love it.
I'm gonna be sad if I gotta let it go
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Currently 2/5 stars.
Planet Eclipse Ego 2006 (Ego6)I got this in a trade and i was really impressed. the gun has barrely any kick at all, its really easy to maintain. its fast and reliable i am never worried about it breaking down on me, if...
I got this in a trade and i was really impressed. the gun has barrely any kick at all, its really easy to maintain. its fast and reliable i am never worried about it breaking down on me, if something does happen its always an easy fix.
the only part im not to excited about is the trigger and the milling. my last gun was a marq 7 and i like to play semi so having a trigger with the bearing directly above doesnt help, i have a cp rake trigger on it and that helps out but i would still prefer for the pivot to be further back. the milling isnt my favorite either its just to much for me.
all in all a great gun planet eclipse builds solid markers.
