N/A FX M4 Compact vs Krait Standard vs BRK Ghost Carbine

[shoot4fun2]

Hello and Happy New Year,

I've narrowed my options down to three popular airguns, and I’d love to hear your thoughts—especially if you've had the chance to try all three.

I’m not a professional airgunner, so I’m looking for an honest, down-to-earth opinion from someone who knows their stuff. My main goal is to find something compact and quiet for some backyard plinking, but with the flexibility to crank up the power if I spot a coyote sneaking around.

From what I’ve gathered, the M4 is all about tinkering and customization, the Krait is the simple, no-fuss option, and the Ghost is super unique but comes with some pricey, replaceable parts.

I’ve owned plenty of PCP airguns in the past, but I’ve never had to dive into any maintenance or tuning myself. So, they must be reliable.
if you were to recommend one of these three and give it a solid tune-up, I’d likely stick with your settings and leave it at that—no need for experiments on my end.

Also, just to make it clear, I’m not too concerned about the price tag of any of these models.

Given all that, which one would you say is the best fit for me?

 

[rancho]

Great thread! Here I am looking at a Taipan and stumbled across the Brocock ghost. How loud are they with the stock moderator? If you added a moderator, which one.? Has anyone with a ghost purchased a barrel kit? I'd be curious to see how that went. And for reference, I owned a .22 mutant which was a fabulous no tinkering shooting gun.

 

[weevil]

… and then you have the complainers who don't remedy the problem they would just rather complain and sound like a broken record.

I guess they’re shipping the M4 with some “misery likes company” kool aid.

Enjoy the Ghost, OP!

 

[Corvid_hunter]

I had an Impact MK2 in .25cal and literally watched every tuning video out there. I haven't had too much experience with my Ghost in .25cal so far, but it shoots pellets at 50 yards better than the Impact did. I don't know if I'm going to get on the slug bandwagon or not as I'm not really looking to shoot beyond 100 yards. If I want to go further I have rimfire and centerfire that can cover that quite nicely.

 

[Deleted member 58109]

I guess they’re shipping the M4 with some “misery likes company” kool aid.

Enjoy the Ghost, OP!

Don't buy the gun if your not willing to tinker that simple.

 

[L.Leon]

Don't buy the gun if your not willing to tinker that simple.

This!!! Me? I am unwilling to tinker and won’t own an Impact because of it…

 

[Pfddi]

@daddypaddy - My Krait Standard in .177 at 105 bar gets about 75 shots at 930 fps with the KO slugs. My Krait L in 25 is at 110 bar and it gets about 55 shots at 915 with FX/JSB 34g pellets. Both guns are rock steady once you have them tuned. Getting them there requires some patient tinkering but it is definitely worth it. The Krait standard with a Falx low flow 177/22 moderator is undetecitble past about 15 yards. It definitely adds some length and I swap out with a 110c 0db if I need it to stay compact.

I have the Ghost HP in .30 and it is a completely different animal. Considering if I would swap out the Krait standard for a Ghost compact would be a tuff choice, but in the respect of being a compact and my targeted use for it, I would probably go with the Krait in this instance. Krait does not make a .30, so there is nothing to compare to. My Ghost is a mid size pest killer!

 

[rancho]

So would you get the Ghost Plus or the HP?

 

[Deleted member 58109]

HP

 

[Pfddi]

Second on the HP - you can always turn it down! And you can get the shorter barrel sets if you want. I guess technically, you can go the other way too...

 

[L.Leon]

So would you get the Ghost Plus or the HP?

I went the cabine route because I like shorter guns and for my uses the carbine is enough. This old man is still strong, but for funning and gunning? Light is alright by me. At work I lift, for fun? Lighter weight is a gift for me…

 

[greenbeans]

Great thread! Here I am looking at a Taipan and stumbled across the Brocock ghost. How loud are they with the stock moderator? If you added a moderator, which one.? Has anyone with a ghost purchased a barrel kit? I'd be curious to see how that went. And for reference, I owned a .22 mutant which was a fabulous no tinkering shooting gun.

Depends on barrel length. But they are expensive, plus and carbine barrels are $420, HP $600. I got the .22 HP and have an 28inch barrel in .25, also $600. There is no stock moderator but you can obviously add a mod. Depending on power it can be whisper quiet. I had a yokozuna on mine for a while and when I turned it down to shoot hades in .22 all you could hear was the action, report was almost unnoticeable. Now running a 0db since I like the looks better, which is slightly louder but not much. If you turn the power up it is getting louder of course, not “loud” though.

 

[greenbeans]

This!!! Me? I am unwilling to tinker and won’t own an Impact because of it…

Exactly! The only issue I have with that is how FX markets the thing. If they’d tell people “this thing can be awesome if you know what you’re doing and willing to do the last 20% of the work yourself, cause we’re not doing it” it would be perfectly fine. But that’s not what they’re doing… hence the numerous “impact problem” post from people who bought it based on FX’s marketing and promises (and suggestions by FX paid youtubers).

I said it many times before, I love my impact (now) and was fine with what it is because personally I like to tinker and screw around with these things. BUT I totally get that some/most people expect a >2k gun to shine right out of the box and an impact does not. Let alone not fixing known issues of the previous generation.

 

[fishing43]

Huben K-1 set the reg. 150bar, adjust the power wheel to shoot Crossman 14.3gr, JSB 18gr, 25gr Redesign, or slugs. Simple as that.

I’ll second the k-1 suggestion, and it’s definitely a great rifle- accurate, reliable, great for hunting and shooting off the bench.