[Railgun]

It should be fairly obvious from all the widely varying opinions that there's no one really "BEST" marker in each price range other than what fits you and your style the best. A huge part of how much you'll enjoy your new Emarker is about how it fits you and your usual manner of holding the gun and the feel of the trigger. I'd say that there's no real losers in the $200 to $500 mid range price at all. But there are likely some that you'll prefer the feel of more than some others.

I had a chance to handle the Promaster, Mini, PMR and Epiphany. I chose a used Promaster largely for the fit and feel and secondly for the price I managed on a used one. For MY OWN tastes if money was no object other than staying in the mid price range I'd be loosing sleep at nights trying to decide between the Promaster that I finally got and a Mini. I didn't like the plasticy feel of the PMR. I was also looking seriously at the ANS Razor Ion just because it didn't use a plastic outer cover. But the need to still strip the guts out through the bottom put me off. I like to be able to strip out the barrel and connected bolt bore for cleaning if needed and do it quickly.

But if you like the looks and feel of the Ion or PMR then it's the gun for you. As far as pushing paint goes they all come with all the modes (or at least I think the Ion does) and will all shoot boxes of paint out at a horrendous rate with no chopping thanks to the eyes and good hoppers.