HUBEN K1 .22 cal. semi auto PCP Bullpup
E-mailed HUBEN about their new K1 semi auto .22 cal. PCP Bullpup . Someone named Jacky , E-mailed me back and said that they were in production as we speak .
The MSRP was going to be around $1500.00 for it . Also found out that MRODAIR will be selling them if they can get at least 10 orders to make it worth their while
to sell them . They will be asking $1749.00 for the K1 . Should have them in by the end of July or early August . From all the features that they say this gun has , it
may become the best Bullpup on the market .
FROM : THE BIRDMAN
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So, Dave, after you drop below a specific low psi level, the semi-auto function may operate slowly, or not at all…The gun may have an operating psi range of 5000 down to, let’s just say, 3000 psi, then it might begin to slow down indexing, and eventually stop loading altogether.
Very interesting! I was wondering how a “hammerless” valve would work, especially in a semi-auto pcp. Now I better understand why the need for 5000 psi.
I think I’ll pass on this concept. A lot of nice features not related to semi-auto function, but the labor intensive effort for adequate psi blows the deal for me. Probably ok for someone with a good compressor.
Thanks Dave…that was very informative!
Hoot:
The high pressure fill is how it operates it’s a hammer less pcp nt your usual pcp thinking a low pressure low power may not work as it counts on the high pressure to operate
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Dear Slim,
Probably uses a spring loaded magazine, and the compressed air from the reservoir to cycle a simple “blow-back” bolt mechanism.
A magazine is simpler to feed pellets to the breech, than a revolving action, which would require power from somewhere to activate it.
Hoot:
can anybody tell me how the “semi-automatic” feature is achieved – is it a “revolver” like mechanism seen on the crosman 1077 or other co2 replica pistols?
Dear Rubboy…
Those suckers are expensive!!!
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Hoot, You are absolutely right. 600 bucks for a booster is a lot of cash. At least it is to me. I guess it would depend on how much value it would bring to the person needing it. Like so many others I don’t like hand pumping. I am just too dang old. I am fascinated by new toys like the Huben. As for me I guess I will just have wait and see how this this new rifle shapes up.
I use a booster to boost pressure from 850 or more to 4500. I’m not sure if I’d want to venture into that kind of pressure in an airgun. For big bore with special CF air tank yes but not on the 177, 22, 25 cal guns.
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Dear Rubboy…
Those suckers are expensive!!!
Hoot:
Getting an airgun from 3000 psi to 5000 psi seems to be the trick. I saw an interesting device at the 2014 Malvern Airgun Show. It’s called a booster pump. A growing number of big bore shooters are using this device to maximise their available air. It can boost from 3000 psi to 5000 psi with just the toggle of a valve. They are available on Ebay and can be seen on Youtube. Mr Holowpoint has one video that demonstrates the device. Just food for thought.
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This is a Hong Kong based company.
Name history
Old English name Old Chinese name Until Old domicile
WARRIORS AIRHUNT CO., LIMITED 勇士氣獵有限公司 10-Mar-2015
WARRIORS AERODYNAMIC CO., LIMITED 勇士空氣動力有限公司 15-Jun-2010
http://webb-site.com/dbpub/orgdata.asp?p=1607031
Here’s a forum discussion site: http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=85064.0
Hoot:
Mmmmm interesting !
I thought it was made by another China man but sold through Modair. Anways, I checked out Snow Peak’s website. By the way, love their slogan, very unique. http://www.china-airrifle.com/index/&FrontComContent_list01-1367441630932CurrentIds=fd2ff884-1a5c-4b9c-a41c-9707cf06322c__438d54ff-c3c0-4205-b5fa-7351f4e8be6e&comContentId=438d54ff-c3c0-4205-b5fa-7351f4e8be6e.html
Tried to find the Huben but didn’t see it.
These are built by snow peak in china right?
Our guns stores are loaded with silencers. It is a non-issue except for the cost.
Exactly!
You can even buy “CB” caps, .22 ammo that uses only the igniter charge and no gun powder to propel a 36gr slug at 550 fps from a .22 firearm. It makes about as much noise as a soft hand clap. We used to shoot them in our back yard back in Illinois.
There’s a point where air guns stop being effective, and cost wise! We are already paying double to three times what a really good fire arm would cost, for our upscale bullpups. My neighbor just purchased a high quality Japanese Over/Under 12 ga. shotgun, a very desirable brand for skeet and trap shooting, for $1200 USD. It’s considered just under the Browning Citori model in quality.
There are times when we need to compare apples and oranges to see if we are being stupid in our purchases. Sometimes an apple just isn’t worth the money, because an orange would do the same job much easier, more effectively, and a lot less expensively.
The BATF has gotten much easier to deal with on silencers and applying. It’s a long wait procedure, but fairly simple to apply for and justify. Several of my powder-burning friends have silencers for their high end .22 pistols, and the only sound you can hear is the mechanism reloading the next round. They are even making moderators for shotguns now.
Loud noise, today, is a justifiable reason to apply for a silencer permit. You would be surprised to know how many individuals have built gun ranges in their basements, garages, and high crawl spaces, with a minimum investment in lighting and backstop protection, for low velocity .22 target ammo, especially that which uses frangible projectiles.
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Dear Slim,
Probably uses a spring loaded magazine, and the compressed air from the reservoir to cycle a simple “blow-back” bolt mechanism.
A magazine is simpler to feed pellets to the breech, than a revolving action, which would require power from somewhere to activate it.
Hoot:
I don’t think there’s enough room in the breech for a blowback bolt system. It’s more likely shooting straight from the drum like AR6. That’s probably also the reason why the magazine is not removable, to ensure correct indexing and proper sealing.