See
https://www.aresairgunstactical.com/ for preorders for the .30 cal Huben K1 for $1,999US.
The power range is listed between 8 Joules (6 fpe) to 102 Joules (75 fpe).
The .30 cal semi-auto compact PCP hunting airgun market is heating up lately. I gave up my few .30 cal airguns a few years ago due to noise levels and ammo cost. But now it seems like we suddenly have a new crop of Hubens and the Mordax and Sidewinders and Leshiy2s and others all competing directly with their novel 30 cal semi-auto designs.
Maybe one of those manufacturers will eventually apply some of that private-sector AI research we hear so much about to the problem of designing an airgun which doesn't require O-rings. Even some small firearms can hold hot gases at internal pressures of over 50000psi for many thousands of shots without using O-rings. Just closely machined metal-to-metal surfaces with hardened coatings.
That's a somewhat apples-to-oranges comparison of firearm vs airgun tech. It mostly shows our perspective - airgun tech mostly seemed very rapid over the past 20 years when we compare it to the preceding 50 years before that when break barrel rifles and CO2 ruled the market. Airgun tech advancement hasn't been especially fast or comprehensive when compared to the more rapid advancements in paintball or firearm technologies.
The largest airgun market segment in the US may still be the paper target crowd who are happy enough with a relatively compact and shrouded, manually repeating 30 fpe airgun in .22 or maybe in .177 or .25. They want that level of power and enough accuracy to deal with the occasional pest problem, not for hunting to feed their family. Only a small segment of airgun users are looking for hunting tools suitable for hunting deer or hogs at 75 yards. Another small segment is looking for small 75 fpe air pistols or 40 fpe .68 cal CO2 ball pistols to use for protection. But mostly people seem to be using their airguns for shooting targets or for light hunting and pest control.
I really liked the K1s and GK1s I used to have. And I would like to have a matched set of a .30 cal K1 and a GK1 carbine. But I don't need either of them just for making little holes in paper and won't be buying either of them. Going to 30 cal is a big step up in the Huben product line though.
JP
I agree with the others it is bypassing the reg .
