Grey Ghost Precision just released their first product, the Specter rifle. The rifle will be available in .308 and 5.56 calibers as the Specter Heavy and Specter Light. The Specter Heavy is a designated marksman rifle class long gun; a rugged, lightweight and robust option for shooting out to 700m and beyond. Specter Light brings the same benefits to those who prefer a 5.56 weapon. Grey Ghost says they decided to make rifles that are durable, reliable, affordable, accurate and attainable without compromising quality.

GearScout is on the range with the rifle at their debut in North Carolina today and will have some feedback to add to the initial data dump that follows.

The Specters are built by Mega Arms. Mega has a robust business building rifle parts and receivers for many other companies, but they've never put together a complete rifle—as it turns out, they were looking for someone they felt would make a good partner.

We put prototypes through spin-up training for a unit deploying to Afghanistan. They took it through SWC with them and did their best to break it, delivering real time feedback about its performance and durability during the process, then providing and exhaustive debrief afterward. We also had prototypes evaluated by SOF marksmanship instructors, competition shooters and some die-hard hunters, with instructions to all – let us know what we can do to make this better.

Grey Ghost says the gun they will begin shipping after Shot Show 2015 is the fifth generation of rifles produced after incorporating feedback. They stress these are combat rifles. They've worked to make the rifles very accurate, but cabable of they can be banged around, used and abused, all while maintaining intransigent reliability. They are crafted to discriminating specifications and we are supremely confident you are going to appreciate the attention to every detail on these rifles

The proprietary receivers for the Specters are built from a base of 7075-T651 billet. They are then True Black Type III hard anodized to 60 Rockwell. The forends are fourteen-inch extended Mega MKM KeyMod handguards, with M-LOK versions available in the future. Each forend is hand fitted to every upper receiver using Mega Arm's custom lockup system, which is stronger than standard barrel attachment.

Both Specters features medium weight 16" 416 stainless steel barrels and 11-degree target crowns. Bothe are medium contoured and help with the rifle's balance. They are topped with Gemtech Jake Brakes and Black Nitrided inside and out for superior corrosion resistance without negative effect on accuracy.

Lower receivers feature ambidextrous bolt releases and BAD-CASS selectors. Specter Light comes equipped with enhanced takedown and pivot pins. Triggers are single stage with a pull weight of 4.5 pounds. Other features include staked mil-spec six position receiver extensions, Magpul ACS stocks, and Magpul MOE+ pistol grips. The Heavy doesn't have a forward assist.

The Specter Light will cost $1900 and the Specter Heavy will cost $2400 (optics not included.)

Grey Ghost Precision says they are going forward with a series of upper receiver groups in a myriad of lengths and calibers and even a high end handgun.

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