BRK Ghost Review
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I got lost in the conversation and seem to be hearing conflicting information from other channels. Is there a difference other than the barrel in the .22 and .30?
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There are two different hammer springs. I know the HP versions come with the heavier spring and I'm not sure which ones come with the other. They can be ordered from AOA. The .177 carbine barrel has a pretty small port and with the light spring it is no trouble getting the 10g pellets below 20FP. Not sure how low you can go, I think I was at about 120bar.
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Well, from # 618 thru #644 we have Both Yes and NO answers about the Ghost ??? Anyone want to make the finial concrete answer..... springs-power-small holes-20FP -- 60 FP... So what is reality... From the ALL KNOWING ???? Just seems like somewhere has the correct info.... Maybe Help from BRK.... .177-.22-.25 all the same except for barrel length... ???
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I dont claim to be all knowing but what's your question?
To the best of my knowledge.....
The first couple of nearly prototype Ghosts in the wild in the US had lighter hammers (like the review one I've got). Since then though, hammer weight, plenum and valve are the same in the three configurations. I'm aware of two OEM hammer springs, same length, one is 0.047" wire and the other 0.052".
The difference in power output of the three "trims" (Carbine, Plus, HP) are determined by barrel and hammer spring. Barrel category can be further broken down into caliber and length and port size.
(Edit: the absolute very first Ghost in the US that I know of, had a hammer that weighs more than current production. So the preproduction one had a heavy hammer, the first semi-production versions (like the one I've been working with) had a light skeletonized hammer, and all of them currently being sold have a hammer weight in the middle. The actual weights are in previous pages of this review as photos of each hammer sitting on a scale.)
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My .25 Cal Ghost is at his house now, I'll be looking forward to getting it back and playing with it.
Smitty
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Whats the benefits of having it tuned? Is he just a forum member or is it a business somewhere?
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There are several great tuners here on AGN. The benefits are increases in accuracy and more efficient use of air = increased shot count.
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Really? How do you find them? As you can tell, I'm still very much a newbie to air guns. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Daystate revere safari and likely a BRK ghost hp. I'm just tryign to decide on the calibers for the ghost. I'm thinking 177 and 25
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A lot of it is word of mouth.
Derrick Wall @zx10wall has a website though. He's a tuner and retailer. https://tenaciousairguns.com/
He's a competition shooter and very often at the top of whatever event he's participating in. He sells and tunes Ghosts, among other guns. If I needed a new one I'd go through him and Id have him do his Ghost trigger job and a barrel prep on it.
The other tuner that's a member here and comes to mind is @Motorhead, you'd have to reach out to him for specific work as I'm not as familiar with what guns specializes in (other than Veterans and RAWS).
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Nothing wrong with a Revere! They are awesome out of the box. They are incredible with a little trigger and barrel work. My words to you are about selecting a caliber based on how you will use a gun 90% of the time. Where will you use it and shoot it 90% of the time. Unless you are blasting large critters you don't need a .25.
.177 is great for target and small critters like rats and squirrels. a .22 is great all around pesting gun because it is more effective at a greater range. Heavier pellets retain more energy at further distances and use more air and tend to make more noise.
I have a .177 Revere and i really like mine for field target and general back yard plinking.
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Franklink, are you experiencing the same phenomenon I’ve posted about in this post:
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Brocock/BRK - Ghost owners: please check if your Ghost’s cocking lever is jolted when shooting pellets
I've noticed that my cocking lever seems like it's being hit by a hammer when firing a pellet (or possibly being hit by a blast of air within the mechanical assembly of which the cocking lever/rail is part), which imparts some vibration onto the entire rifle. This doesn't happen when dry firing...
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No I've not noticed what you describe. But I'm also not holding the cocking lever when I shoot. Is this effect a visual one, like you can see the cocking lever jerk in your peripheral vision? Is the cocking lever staying "shut" (ie, fully forward) when it does this?
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My finger happened to touch it recently and it was when I noticed a pretty hard jolt to the hammer. It’s only by feel and not visually, but the vibration is quite significant, enough to impart vibration and unwanted harmonics to the rifle. Try touching the cocking lever on yours when firing a pellet and see if you’re experiencing the same sensation I’m getting. I’m thinking it’s why I’m getting inaccuracy even at close distances.
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I'll investigate it the next time I have a chance to shoot. I'll let you know if this one is doing it too.
"Inaccurate..at close distance" is somewhat subjective. Everybody has a different idea of accuracy. I haven't had any trouble getting 3/8 inch killzone field targets to drop out to 14-15 yards. But a benchrest shooter would want "more" than that.
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I’m suspecting the cause might be from what I’ve indicated in this post:
Brocock/BRK - Ghost owners: please check if your Ghost’s cocking lever is jolted when shooting pellets
I've noticed that my cocking lever seems like it's being hit by a hammer when firing a pellet (or possibly being hit by a blast of air within the mechanical assembly of which the cocking lever/rail is part), which imparts some vibration onto the entire rifle. This doesn't happen when dry firing...
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