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You’ve heard me talk about it before and now
I’m back to talk about it again so settle in. Here
we are again with a high-end marker from
Planet Eclipse and, once again, the report is all
good and I’ve simply got nothing to complain
about. The Eclipse Geo spool valve marker has
shared flagship duties since its debut with the
poppet-valve Ego, then the Ego evolved into
the LV-1, a drastic update to the concept. Everyone knew it was only a matter of time until
some of the features pioneered on the LV-1 migrated over to the Geo, and now the Geo 3.1
is here, a refinement of an already incredibly
successful tournament marker!
A simple yet highly advanced spool valve
marker, the Eclipse Geo has evolved since its
release several years ago into the marker of
choice for Eclipse players and teams who love
the support and reliability of Eclipse markers
but who desire the accuracy of a spool valve
operating system. Meanwhile, the Ego was
updated and upgraded, evolving into the LV-1
with its air transfer pipe, rubber-wrapped grip

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and regulator. With the Ego now at a new
version and all dressed up, the paintball world
has been anxiously awaiting the new Geo
and at World Cup they began to hit. The Geo
3.1 combines air transfer pipe technology and
the rubber-wrapped grips of the LV-1 with the
proven, simple and effective spool valve that is
the weapon of choice for such great teams as
Dynasty, Edmonton Impact, X-Factor and Aftershock.
The Geo 3.1 is packed with features, as it
should be for a pro-level paintball gun. The
aforementioned spool valve drive system incorporates a Cure bolt and Deftek feed system
designed to all but eliminate chopped or broken paintballs alongside break-beam anti-chop
eyes, an adjustable bolt speed control system
enables the shooter to tailor the shooting signature of their marker to weather, paintballs or
personal preference via a dial on the trigger
guard, an infinitely-adjustable double trigger
with spring and magnetic return and optical
and microswitch activation, the new SL4 in-