My first 10 months with the Ghost were covered elsewhere and I shared this over there before HAM community ever existed. The cliff-notes version is the following ...
Airguns of Arizona originally lent me the gun to review, as they've done with a handful of others. The original plan was for a one year, extremely in-depth review of the Ghost. I eventually asked them if I could buy it because I like it so much. Their response was that I could keep it, "payment" being the extensive review. I was ecstatic. So, I guess I fall into the compensated "reviewer" category now. I've always prided myself on sharing the good and bad, so I don't like the optics that I'm being compensated for my opinions. And truthfully, I'm not. Nobody is reviewing what I post and share about the Ghost prior to my doing so. There's no approval process. There's zero outside influence on my Ghost "content." I'm not being paid for my continual posts, and even if I'd have paid for the gun, I'd still be sharing what I share. I truly like the Ghost platform, that's why I've been choosing to compete with it and pest with it and plink with it, when it's the most appropriate gun for the task at hand. And I'm not being compensated to say that, nor to continue saying that.
So in short, nope, I didn't buy it, although it is "mine" now. I was prepared to shell out the cash and would have done so had AOA asked for it back instead of telling me I could keep it.
Ive joked about it being my most expensive airgun, if all the hours I've put into it were converted to a wage. But that's just a joke, I've immensely enjoyed all the time that I've spent with it. Only a couple things in life can make me smile the way an accurate and dependable airgun like the Ghost does.
Consistently off is one thing, but...how wide of a target is that? 2 1/2inch groups @ 100 ain't baaaad, that's a dead starling 6 out of 11 shots? Looks like my brother's 350 magnum .177 groups @ 40/50y. But I have never shot out to 100 yet myself. I say when those new Mrds are back in stock get a tin of each and retest, and of course... post results!
Does your ghost refill the plenum pretty quick after each shot? I recall Tec had his reg cranked up and had to wait a few extra seconds for it to refill between shots.
oddly enough I like my vantage over my airmax. Will def try the ghost out to 100y to see what it can do but with current MRDs well see!
