Eclipse
GMek
When rumors began to circulate that one of
the most successful and respected paintball
gun manufacturers ever, Planet Eclipse, was
testing and preparing to release a mechanical
marker, the paintball corner of the Internet
exploded into a frenzy that was only to get
wilder as prototypes began to make their
way onto fields and then onto social media.
Building off their simple but solid GTek spool
valve electronic marker platform, Eclipse
developed a mechanical replacement
frame with a smooth, slide trigger that
makes converts out of everyone who’s put
their hands on one. Now finally shipping to
dealers, the GMek offers all the features a
serious player desires, including aluminum
construction with a few nylon composite
064
paintball.media magazine
accessories, an Autococker threaded
barrel, clamping vertical feed neck, vertical
regulator, simple field stripping for cleaning
and maintenance, low pressure operation
and a rate of fire that some referees have
mistaken for electronic on the playing field.
Quiet, smooth, light, reliable and built by
one of the most trusted names in paintball,
the biggest problem Eclipse has with the
GMek is that when players try them out, they
don’t want to give them back. The frame is
available for existing GTek markers for $129,
and a GTek marker sells for around $500.
www.PlanetEclipse.com