O n e m i n u t e r e v i e w
Empire Mini GS
Talk about iconic brands in paintball! Empire
Paintball has been a top shelf company in
paintball for nearly twenty years. Their markers,
goggles, apparel, hardware and accessories
are seen on paintball fields the world over,
weekend after weekend, year after year and
decade after decade.
The Empire Mini GS is the latest and greatest
in the evolution of the Iconic Invert Mini from
Empire Paintball. When the Invert Mini hit
the market more than eleven years ago it was
groundbreaking—great price, lightweight,
small and loaded with features. As great as
the original Invert Mini was, the new Mini GS
blows it out of the water. And somehow it is still
priced well below $350 US dollars. Incredible.
Some of the awesome features of the new Mini
GS are its reimagined grip-frame, rubber grips
and foregrip cover, which provide for great
handling without the need for gloves. The new
low-profile regulator comes with an actuated
on/off ASA, so no more damaged o-rings. New
weatherproof rubber membranes installed
over the board’s foregrip housing and buttons
prevent moisture from reaching the marker’s
electronics—more consistent performance
in wet and rainy weather. The engineers at
Empire reduced the number of allen screw
sizes in the Mini GS to just two. No more
hunting for the right allen key. The Mini GS also
boasts a new microswitch over the Hall Effect
system for a fast and positive interface with
your fingers. The new Delrin trigger bushing,
stronger clamping fed-neck and backwards
compatibility for all internals round out the
impressive features of the Empire Mini GS.
www.EmpirePaintball.com
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