have just watched gregors video
would recommend anyone thinking of buying the pistol to use gregors affiliate link as per an earlier post - he deserves it. without his takedown videos I would never have been able to repair my huben k1
https://www.hubenairguns.shop/products/huben-pistol-gk1?sca_ref=3587936.uyi54wqA7j https://www.hubenairguns.shop/?sca_ref=3587936.uyi54wqA7j my thoughts on the gk1
1. shame no moderator - it is not going to be backyard friendly at higher power
2. would prefer picatinny rather than dovetail rail for accessories
3. no regulator
4. expensive
would i preorder - hell yeah!
I have the same sentiments, in regards to paying it forward to Gregor. If it weren't for him, the GK1 would not be, and many of us would have relegated to acquiring a Viper instead. I had also promoted this same suggestion in an earlier post before yours and even laid out the cost differences in buying through Gregor's affiliate link.
However, and unfortunately, per Jacky of Huben, she told me that the dealer (Francisco) in Spain (hubenairguns.shop) is not allowed to ship to the U.S. due to the way their contractual dealership / exclusivity is set up, and visa versa. Because of this, we are only able to purchase from licensed Huben dealers based in the U.S. While I'm not sure, both, if I'm even allowed to name which dealer and if this will also come into fruition with this dealer that is looking into the possibility of setting up a affiliate link for Gregor to get some just financial recognition for his efforts and consultation with Huben in driving the creation of the GK1. Hopefully this will transpire. I look into it again with this dealer to see if this will be doable with them.
In reference to your bullets points:
1): It has not been decided yet if the barrel will be able to accept attachments. IMO, I think it may occur due to many requesting this feature. However, per Jacky, she indicates that her initial test of the .22, the db's seem to be pretty tame. Here is what she stated about my query in to this feature as follows:
"Refer to sound, these days we received many inquiries about silencer, so this morning, we took a test of .22 caliber, shoot 1.175 pellet outside at 220m/s, it's about 80dB; but we will design a version with silencer, of course, when it will be available, frankly speaking, I don't know till now, pls kindly understand!" 2): I would agree. Hopefully she will have received enough feedback requesting this and maybe alter this decision.
3): There seems to be a split on this depending on ones intended use. I personally do not want a regulator on it, sorry.
4): At $1,200 it is a bit on the pricey side. However, well before Huben announced the manufacturing of the GK1 and as soon as we all saw Gregor's video release of his modified K1 pistolero. When I juxtapose what I would have been willing to offer Gregor to have him replicate another one of his GK1 creations for my personal acquisition and use, $1,200 is an extremely, major drop in the bucket! To put it in perspective. I would have had to purchase a new or used K1, ship it to Gregor to be modified, and of course would also have to remunerate him accordingly. And I'm certain this would not be less than at least $1k+ for his incredibly valuable time, additional materials and efforts in modifying the K1 into the GK1 iteration. I don't even want to think about what he could have commanded out of me for him to make another one of his modified GK1's, lol. So, when I consider all that, I'll very happily drop $1.2k for it. I have a feeling I'm not alone in this, and can only imagine the numerous private requests and give you my left pinky offers Gregor received in attempting to persuade him to make another one.
