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                                                                                         EVOLUTION GHOST L EMR CARBONTECH





















                                              Gun”. I first    target
                                             saw it at IWA     and the
                                              in Germany       overall length and
                                               back in 2019    minimal weight of the
                                                but then       GHOST makes it easy to work
                                                 only as a     with. Once the rotary hop is set,
                                                  3D printed   an easy control to adjust, the GHOST was putting
                                                  prototype    straight, flat shots out to the end of the 30m range
                                                   shell in    at a site friendly 0.95 Joule/320fps average on a .20g
                                                   a red/      RZR BB. The trigger is light yet crisp, with very little
                 orange                           colour,      lag so it’s easy to get consistently accurate shots away
                 more as a                      tease of what   time after time. Switching it up to full auto sends a
                the guys at               Evolution were up    nice stream of BBs downrange in quick time!
                to. Little did I know at that point that I would   Bjorn told me that his experience with the GHOST
               even be involved in its development, of only in   was much the same…
              a small way! Sergio and I talked about details on   “When I took it to the range for some target
              the platform and first of all I just love the clean-  shooting I used a Titan 7.4v/2600mah stick battery to
             style modular M-LOK rail and the light Carbontech   power it. Worked just like a charm! The aluminium
            polymer body feels so sturdy and has its own kind   targets I have made make that nice “ploink” sound to
          of futuristic style. Together with the built in ETU, 6.01   give you receipt of a hit. And when the aim is dialled
          inner barrel and rotary hop up chamber topped off    in its just that sound you hear moving around the
          with a really nice and slim crane-style stock makes it   range, the sound of satisfaction! With the range of
          both a responsive and accurate gun! I’m really proud   different styles in the GHOST lineup you can choose
          to have been with them for a couple years now,       your favourite setup and length, whether you’re up
          working really close with them.”                     for some super-tight CQB or skirmishing the woods.”
            And I can’t help but agree with Bjorn that the        In conclusion, I would say that if you are looking
          GHOST does really feel futuristic, super-sturdy but   for a great, lightweight yet durable mid-length AEG
          in the case of the L EMR, coming in overall at just   then the GHOST L EMR Carbontech is certainly most
          2,520g! With a length of 740mm stock in (830mm       worthy of your consideration. It’s a great-looking
          out), for me it’s the perfect size, giving enough space   replica, especially with its thoroughly modern styling.
          to “get work done” whist still maintaining a decent   It performs just as well as it should out of the box, is
          inner barrel length. In combination with the excellent   solid as a rock and, at under UK£200 at the time of
          ETU the GHOST is a blast to shoot and it shines on the  writing, it’s an awful lot rifle for the money!
          range.                                                  Many thanks indeed to Evolution in Italy who kindly
            So, all set up and with the included mid-cap       provided me with the AEG sample for this review.
          polymer magazine loaded it was off to the targets for   You can check out more details on the HOST L EMR
          some range time and the GHOST performed just as      Carbontech ETU and the rest of the GHOST range of
          I expected! It’s a super, lightweight carbine to work   models by simply visiting www.evolutioninternational.
          with, with great ergonomics, a cracking pistol grip,   it and models should be with your favourite retailers
          and a very positive cheek weld with the comfortable   now. AA
          stock. It’s easy to drive the muzzle from target to




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