Western Airguns Mordax

[DonEnzone]

Im surprised no one has made a thread about this one yet. It kinda looks like a Huben GK1 on steroids. It'll be available in .22, .25 and .30 aparantly. It's regulated. And has a full-auto option. Basically, it seems to be a WA Sidewinder in a smaller package.

You can read more here:

Coming Soon! The Western Airguns Mordax Carbine - Hard Air Magazine

If you looked carefully, there was a new PCP airgun being displayed at Extreme Benchrest 2024. It's the new Western Airguns Mordax Carbine.

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[Bernie7]

Was waiting for this! but surprised at the seemingly low shot count (7) at full power in .22 Maybe because it’s regulated? at the higher tank pressure it’s not taking advantage of being able to use a smaller volume of air while at the higher pressure (maybe Im misunderstanding that relation, feel free to correct me)? Idk, either way very cool!

 

[DonEnzone]

Those 7 shots are with the reg set to 190bar so that is not surprising to me. You could technically get more shots off, but they would be off-reg, so considerably weaker. I think if shot count is your biggest concern, it's best to just stick with the Sidewinder or Rattler. Or just turn the power down considerably ^^

Im curious how much the power will scale as you go up in caliber. 40 to 45 ft-lbs is definitely not too shabby for a .22. Even if it is only a few shots.

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

I like it, but the air cylinder, plenum, and barrel length needs to be sized up just a bit so it isn't directly competing with the GK1, and this will give it a full magazine worth of high power shots instead of just a portion of them.

 

[DonEnzone]

I personally don't see anything wrong with trying to compete with the GK1. In fact it was inevitable that someone would give it a shot.

Many GK1 owners are converting their pistols to a carbine, so WA's approach makes sense. It also seems to have a few advantages over the GK1. A default pic rail in the back. Removeable magazine. AR style grip. And according to the article you can easily swap calibers by changing the barrel and magazine. Which is pretty cool too. The GK1 relies on a lot of after market parts or modding to achieve similar things (or it's not possible at all, like the removeable mag).

If the .30 can push 70ft-lbs or more it'll be a worthy competitor. That said, I still love my GK1 and I don't think the Mordax will change that. But it's nice to have more options. As someone who loves shooting off-hand as opposed to bench-resting, I love these smaller airguns. It saves me a lot of back problems, haha.