Ghost 28” 👻barrel

[Danman]

Aoa says it’s not a slug barrel though they bumped me to the next shipment so i won’t know till they come in.

No it’s just the plain long barrel. It’s shooting the 13 gr jsb ko very well in my opinion at 100. Haven’t shot a fx or anything else barrel that shoots a 177 slug quite as well

yeah I'd say it's shooting mighty fine too! ...100Y with .177 is no joke. Still thinking it's a 1:24 you got @Solo1? As Tec mentioned have you tried some heavy pellets at those same ranges/wind conditions as a reference vs the slugs? I'd be interested!

 

[Solo1]

Have a hp ft match next weekend so I will be doing more experiments after that.

 

[Solo1]

yeah I'd say it's shooting mighty fine too! ...100Y with .177 is no joke. Still thinking it's a 1:24 you got @Solo1? As Tec mentioned have you tried some heavy pellets at those same ranges/wind conditions as a reference vs the slugs? I'd be interested!

While thinking more about the question of 177 pellets @100 I’ve never shot any pellets @100 out of anything that preforms as well as these slugs are shooting @100, not even close! But I will give it a try but not with the 28” barrel as it’s not really necessary for 177 pellets @100. I can easily go to 950 fps with the 23” barrel and 13 gr pellets. You need the 28” barrel to get high velocity with slugs. In the larger calibers the 28” barrel should be good with pellets because of the larger volume of air needed to push heavy pellets

 

[GHairgunner]

I have a 25 cal inbound will let you know what that’s like when I get it.

I have the same 28" 1:30 twist barrel. The barrel was for sure the dirtiest I have ever received in a gun. Now after tons of polishing and cleaning it is shooting well. So well I'm going to give it a try at the AZ EFT next week.

 

[Pesty3782]

I have the same 28" 1:30 twist barrel. The barrel was for sure the dirtiest I have ever received in a gun. Now after tons of polishing and cleaning it is shooting well. So well I'm going to give it a try at the AZ EFT next week.

If you are talking about the EFT in Williams, Barbara and I will be there.

Tony P.

 

[Solo1]

Well let us know how they do and try a couple slugs in them to see how they shoot! Perhaps the 25 cal 28” will shoot slugs as well as my 177?

 

[Danman]

What do you guys usually use to polish the barrels on your airguns, not to go off topic...? I've seen a few products, very curious. I have been wanting to polish my .22 barrel! Thanks.

 

[Pesty3782]

Well let us know how they do and try a couple slugs in them to see how they shoot! Perhaps the 25 cal 28” will shoot slugs as well as my 177

That won’t be Barb since competitions are pellet only for right now

Tony P

 

[Pesty3782]

What do you guys usually use to polish the barrels on your airguns, not to go off topic...? I've seen a few products, very curious. I have been wanting to polish my .22 barrel! Thanks.

I use JB Bore paste the JB Bore Bright…lightly……I use a cleaning rod only, no motor, drill, etc….

Tony P

 

[Solo1]

So how many people have a 28” ghost barrel and how many have tried shooting slugs in what caliber?

 

[GHairgunner]

Well let us know how they do and try a couple slugs in them to see how they shoot! Perhaps the 25 cal 28” will shoot slugs as well as my 177?

Slugs suck! (in 28" 1:30 twist LW barrel) It is a 1;30 twist and you need the original 1:17.7 twist to have any luck with slugs. LW just doesn't seem to like slugs. My RW 177 loves a number of slugs the 13gr JSB, 15gr NSA, but can't find any slugs in RW 22 or my Ghost 28" barrel that work at all. In the 25 I shot some Corbin 25 cal boat tail slugs I have picked up.

 

[Danman]

I've heard of people getting sick of waiting for a slug barrel so they go straight to LW get a 1:17twist 700mm barrel, light choke, and machine it to fit. Latest I heard is now fall for the slug barrels

 

[Corvid_Hunter]

While thinking more about the question of 177 pellets @100 I’ve never shot any pellets @100 out of anything that preforms as well as these slugs are shooting @100, not even close! But I will give it a try but not with the 28” barrel as it’s not really necessary for 177 pellets @100. I can easily go to 950 fps with the 23” barrel and 13 gr pellets. You need the 28” barrel to get high velocity with slugs. In the larger calibers the 28” barrel should be good with pellets because of the larger volume of air needed to push heavy pellets

What are you running the reg at for the slugs in the 28" barrel and the pellets in the 23" barrel? How loud is it without a moderator?

 

[Solo1]

What are you running the reg at for the slugs in the 28" barrel and the pellets in the 23" barrel? How loud is it without a moderator?

140 in the 28” 115 in the 23” neither are loud in my opinion and I’m not using a silencer on either. The 28 is a bit louder than the 23.

 

[Solo1]

Slugs suck! (in 28" 1:30 twist LW barrel) It is a 1;30 twist and you need the original 1:17.7 twist to have any luck with slugs. LW just doesn't seem to like slugs. My RW 177 loves a number of slugs the 13gr JSB, 15gr NSA, but can't find any slugs in RW 22 or my Ghost 28" barrel that work at all. In the 25 I shot some Corbin 25 cal boat tail slugs I have picked up.

What caliber is your 28. 22 also? And how did the 25 shoot? And it was 23?

 

[GHairgunner]

What caliber is your 28. 22 also? And how did the 25 shoot? And it was 23?

I have 2 28" setups. The 22 cal 28" is a 1:17.7 twist and the 25 cal is a 1:30 twist. I can't get much of anything to work to my target standards in the 22. The 25 cal work super great with pellets only. The 1:30 twist seems to let the pellets fight the wind better then the high twist rate of the 1:17.7. The 25 seems to get better the more pellets I out down range.

 

[GHairgunner]

What are you running the reg at for the slugs in the 28" barrel and the pellets in the 23" barrel? How loud is it without a moderator?

I'm running 135 on the reg and 14 on the hammer, with the stock spring. No mod it is a bit loud but mod calms the noise to very acceptable levels. I use a Impulse Air mod.

 

[Solo1]

Shot 8 groups @ 100 this morn these were the best 2 outer circle is 1-3/8” inner is 7/16 to outside.

13 gr jsb ko slugs

 

[GHairgunner]

No when you push a slug thru it has 6 groves cut into the slug. Shoots 13 gr ko slugs great! Might be a rival for your 20 barrel. It shoots 15 nsa pretty well too but I didn’t have many to test and am waiting for the post office to deliver some new ones. Was really amazing to shoot slugs to what their bc says they should do for a change!View attachment 6963
Best pic I could get of a slug

The size of those lands are monstrous!!!!! When are barrel makers going to learn that the grooves is pellets and slugs very much affect the accuracy due to aerodynamics. The lands in the picture should be a fraction of the size.