I see that, but there is also an allen screw visible securing the barrel, most likely from both sides
Barrel comes off too looking at parts they have shown
Fully floated barrel would be like on this BSA
If they use 8 clamp type of chassi to secure the barrel, and air tube to provide rigidity to the platform, that is not a free floated barrel. As air pressure changes in the air tube, it does have an effect a pulling affect on the barrel. Thus why people report random POI changes at different pressures say with something like the Cricket. Edgun has realized that on Matador R3M he simulates at least one piece receiver, also this seats the barrel deep inside the receiver, and the clamp securing the air tube is now attached to the shroud, but not the barrel. So that can be called a free floated barrel some what.
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FX Bobcat has a free floated barrel
well seated inside the receiver. And they done this right on the Bobcat I think. That may be why they are more accurate then the Wildcat platform that uses the same Cricket, Taipan/Raptor early matador type chassi.
From looking at K1 parts shown, the barrel looks a bit thin 12-14mm for these muzzle energies is not very good.. 16-18mm would be better. 2) why use complex casted parts, machined parts are better for pcp's. 3) manometer as some one said facing a persons cheeks, safety issue, has to be moved on the other side for most people unless you are a lefty. 4) why use padding in between the barrel and chassi? 5) Linkage rod can be simplified. I like what the Koreans did on Jkhan models, heaving it be a straight plate with cutouts, that goes around pressure gauge, and major assembly bolts. Rather then having a long rod with bends that will definitely inside the stock rub on something, thus making the trigger feel mushy.
So based on what is shown with price of $1500 it will be hard to sell, despite it being a unique gun. First it is a Chinese made PCP, and they have yet to prove that they can build safe pcp's.
So whoever will be working with them, has to really sit down with them, and iron out the details so it will gel. Same is true btw of Korean manufacturers, though their quality is better do to access to better machinery, but again the same thing comes up, general airgun knowledge is there, desire to mass produce, but lack of expert knowledge say somebody like FX has in airgun making. When they put out something, you look it at and 99%-100% it is finished product every time.
So the idea may be great of these K1, but how it is done, raises questions. Reading that it dumps air on certain settings is not very good. New guys will get really frustrated, and then the dealer that sold it be all at fault.
p.s. I also think that because of extremely crazy airgun laws in China, and lack of their own airgun base market, manufacturers don't really get any feedback from real users on stuff they produce or copy. Instead they go and mass produce air rifles that are sort of kind of 50-60% their, and let the selling dealer do all the hard labor with mods. By the time it gets here, dealer gets to test it, and gets user feedback, it takes several months to make changes for the manufacturer, that has already mass produced into the 100's. And when they enter tough US market it is hard for them to compete..
