My comment was to the person who was having trouble with getting the striker back in. I recall in the video there is some specific mention of dealing with that when putting it back together.
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I have no doubts whatsoever, I just have two hand pumps that won’t do it with a 175 person wearing a 20 pound backpack. One of the pumps is easier than the other and I suspect both of them are harder than they need to be.@MrP: I can attest to Manny filling the GK1 without much effort and seemed like it only took a couple minutes at best! I believe the pumps he has was also bought on amazon at a very reasonable price.
Ahhh sorry, it was just below my post with no quote so I though it was a question for me.My comment was to the person who was having trouble with getting the striker back in. I recall in the video there is some specific mention of dealing with that when putting it back together.
My generic chinese cheap pump did work to 350, but the o-rings are too soft and it failed after several fills. It still pumps, but the staging doesn't work anymore. I think it needs higher shore o-rings.I’ve got to find a better hand pump… One of mine I can only get up to about 280 bar. The new one I can easily get to 300 but then it just stops. None of the ones I see claim to go above 310 bar/4500 pai except for the huben (and some inaccurately marketed ones at Walmart.com).
I agree. If a person could only afford one PCP gun, the Huben GK1 should be a candidate. For 1250 bucks, you have an accurate, powerful pistol. For less than 50 bucks, you can make a stock and have a powerful, accurate short rifle. The rifle-like accuracy and power of the GK1 make it two weapons in one. In my opinion, it is one helluva of a deal. I'm not even mentioning the awesome, super easy-to-adjust power, from love taps to lethal blows, efficiency, lightweight etc.In this world of overpriced airguns, I still think the Huben pistol is well worth its price.
Yup. I mostly shoot Crosman CHPs. They shoot much better in my GK1 than they did in my K1. Go figure.Who else here goes through a tin of pellets or more in a week's time?
Well damn. I just used my GK1 with the Ares loading gate and a JSB pellet literally fell out while shooting upward. I agree that seating pellets should not be required nor should I be required to use “heavy” pellets.Well, I received my aluminum speed loader gate yesterday from Ares with much anticipation. I love the look and finish very much, but I must report that I'm disappointed with a couple of things.
The hinge joint is very loose when open, as mentioned by a member earlier in this thread. I removed the pin and knurled it a little which helped quite a bit.
But the main issue I've experienced is that the gate is not long enough, and does not cover all three magazine holes completely. The third hole on the bottom of the mag is exposed enough to allow the pellet to move back exposing the skirt. The skirt then hits the frame as the mag rotates bending it, or potentially causing a jam.This happened to me several times within two mags, especially if the gun is pointed a little upwards.
So, sadly I asked Zach if I could return it for a refund. He responded quickly and was very cooperative. He issued a refund and told me to keep it. He also suggested that I shouldn't use light pellets, and that I should seat them to avoid this issue.
I shared with him that I respectfully don't agree with his advice about pellet type, and am confident a slightly longer design, (just like the injection molded one I have), would solve that issue completely.
And maybe some tighter tolerances on the hinge joint would help eliminate the slop, but I know that can be tricky when dealing with metal, vs
composites.
So the conclusion for me is that the injection molded version from "Airgun Tactical" has the best overall design an aesthetics to date.
All of the above is of course just my personal opinion, and is worth every cent you paid for it!
Have fun.
Scott