Huben All Things HUBEN GK1 (air pistol) - Master Thread
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@Louie4321 I don’t think you are understanding what I’m saying. I really suggest that you do some reading. There’s an ”Ammo Discussion“ section within this thread. It’s a good starting point.
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I was just asking for a pellet recommendation that you have heard of that people have been having good luck with. I couldn't find any info on the new V3 +. I almost wasn't going to reach out because of the pretensionous this site is known for. Ill go to Facebook
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@Louie4321 Because you can’t have your way in this moment you choose to insult the entire community on this site. That’s says something about your mentality and character, as does your aversion to seeking out information for yourself. This thread was designed with a specific purpose in mind. It has been clearly stated and highlighted. “I’ll just go to FB“ sounds like a school-aged child asking to copy another child’s homework and being told, “just do it, it’s not hard“ and getting upset about it. As a result they insult the child and tell them “I’ll just go ask someone else,” as if that’s supposed to upset the one that declined to do their work for them.
Before you cop an attitude and leave pouting ask yourself, what have I contributed to this thread?
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I believe that all pellets should work. My understanding is that the GK1 is designed for pellets originally and not slugs. The pellets have skirts that can flex to accommodate varying magazine chamber diameters. So my assumption is that all pellets should work.
IF you want to test, load a pellet, point the gun down, and see if the pellet slides down the chamber in the magazine. If not, you should be good.
Given that your chamber is actually SMALLER in diameter than your V3, I cannot imagine it jamming with any pellets. If I were ONLY going to shoot pellets, I would not mind a slightly smaller chamber like yours.
Also, regarding slugs, they make slugs in various diameters so you can purchase slightly smaller diameter to fit your V3+.
Hope this helps.
Ps: Curious: May I know why you purchased ANOTHER V3+ if you already have a V3?
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In previous threads I have mentioned that the retention mechanism of the K1/Gk1 magazine is the small chamfer on the magazine's bores. Well that only works well when the pellet skirt diameter is larger than the head diameter, like the JSB pellets. I assumed all pellets are manufactured that way and that appears to be incorrect with some brands. So always check the pellet size before you buy a lot them. I normally shoot JSB pellets, but I ran out and my supplier was also out so I bought 2 tins of H&N and the skirt and the head are the same size and of course they bounced around in the magazine. So beware!
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Given this is the GK1 masterthread, what are all the different types of lubricant that the GK1 needs? Are we talking grease? Oil? 100% silicone? Something else?
For example, people talk of degassing with unscrewing the brass screw under the loading gate - if you do this it makes sense that air will push lubricant out. Do you replace the lubricant - and with what? Or not?
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For example, people talk of degassing with unscrewing the brass screw under the loading gate - if you do this it makes sense that air will push lubricant out. Do you replace the lubricant - and with what? Or not?
Thanks
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@Ultralight This really is not what a master thread is for. I don’t know why you continue to preface posts with this statement “Given that this is the GM1 Master Thread…”
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Thanks for your comment. I value it but I genuinely don't understand and I think that my intellect is not normally this deficient.@Ultralight This really is not what a master thread is for. I don’t know why you continue to preface posts with this statement “Given that this is the GM1 Master Thread…”
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Mind explaining in simple laymen's term what a master thread is for and why my question is not appropriate? I'll go back and delete my posts in this thread after this, no problem. I can just start a new thread with my queries in the future. No problem. But I simply want to understand first.
I thought that a masterthread is to cover everything GK1 including maintenance.
Thanks for any insight.
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@Ultralight The first post in this thread explains the purpose of this thread. It should sum it up in the first paragraph. The linked thread in my previous post has more detailed answers.Thanks for your comment. I value it but I genuinely don't understand and I think that my intellect is not normally this deficient.
Mind explaining in simple laymen's term what a master thread is for and why my question is not appropriate? I'll go back and delete my posts in this thread after this, no problem. I can just start a new thread with my queries in the future. No problem. But I simply want to understand first.
I thought that a masterthread is to cover everything GK1 including maintenance.
Thanks for any insight.
edit: After looking against, the purpose of this thread is summed up in the third paragraph .
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It would seem to me that proper lubricants and lubrication methods would be a very useful and essential bit of information. From the first paragraph of your first post in this thread:
"The point of this thread is to have a repository of information for all things concerning the GK1 so that members and visitors searching for answers can have a starting point for their queries."
"The point of this thread is to have a repository of information for all things concerning the GK1 so that members and visitors searching for answers can have a starting point for their queries."
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Thank you.
This is why I posted my queries in this thread. A number of times, I thought that I would get more responses with a new thread and an informative title for the thread. However, I thought that posting here would allow someone to search within this thread in the future.
I searched in this thread for 'lubricant' and then 'oil' without any results. This is why I then posted my query on lubricant for future participants. I thought it seemed logical that a master thread would welcome all things GK1 related to maintenance and function.
However, given that the OP does not want this, I'm happy to start new threads instead of using this thread going forward. I don't feel offended at all by the rejection of this specific type of participation, but I do find it curious and seemingly unreasonable.
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What’s lacking is the adjective “central” as in a “central repository.” This is further explained in the thread where I explained the concept. If you read it you read it. If you don’t you don’t.
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i had a very similar understanding of this thread before, but also here decentralization is key to autonomy.
still the curated links of the OP are a good chunk of sorted information.
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@Ultralight If you started a new thread, got answers to your questions, then added a link to your new thread within the Master Thread, that would be in alignment with how the thread was started and and meant to be. Try searching through multiples pages of comments spanning various scatterbrained conversations (same central subject) versus searching through linked discussions with a brief descriptions of the the discussion with some sort of organization to them. Compare those to using the search function and determine which is most helpful and easiest to find what you need.
I had not idea this would be so confusing to others. If the explanation doesn’t make sense, I figured the example set using the framework would demonstrate what was intended. Stating “I don’t understand” makes it difficult to understand what’s not being understood. This isn’t me jumping down your or anyone else’s throat. It’s really what I thought. If you have questions, stating what is not understood helps others to better help the one lacking understanding. Assuming can really impede understandin. I think we were all assuming different things here. I assumed that the purpose was clear and that some members chose to do what they wanted despite the stated purpose. It seems that several people assumed this was a place to pile on their questions because a portion of the title reads “All Things…” Now we have some clarification.
Your excitement about the GK1 platform is actually invigorating. You are the type of member that I hoped the thread helped. Thing is that once threads get long as hell, they become very difficult to navigate in order to find information. That’s why I try to keep the information organized and friend to encourage the community to do the same. If you want to see how tough it is to find information, look at the original Huben pistol thread.
Try reading through it or searching for bits of information in this threads. Then return to search through a Master Thread and contrast their ease of use. This isn’t the only thread like this, because this thread is focused on the GK1 I’ll limit it to the GK1.
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@grouch-o It’s strange to think to do something other than what is done in abundance at the beginning of the thread. Maybe it’s on me for thinking I explained things clearly. The context in which I’m using the word “central” as an adjective and the way I’m reading how you are using it, differs glaring. I’m talking about centralized information or an organized information center. I used the term ”hub” here to further flesh out what I’m trying to communicate to readers.
It reads like you’re talking about centralized control versus autonomy. That’s not the purpose of the concept, although I’d like to be able to remove posts completely unrelated to the subject matter in order to keep the Master Thread focused and organized.
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Very helpful. Thank you. NOW I understand your agenda for this thread.@Ultralight If you started a new thread, got answers to your questions, then added a link to your new thread within the Master Thread, that would be in alignment with how the thread was started and and meant to be. Try searching through multiples pages of comments spanning various scatterbrained conversations (same central subject) versus searching through linked discussions with a brief descriptions of the the discussion with some sort of organization to them. Compare those to using the search function and determine which is most helpful and easiest to find what you need.
I had not idea this would be so confusing to others. If the explanation doesn’t make sense, I figured the example set using the framework would demonstrate what was intended. Stating “I don’t understand” makes it difficult to understand what’s not being understood. This isn’t me jumping down your or anyone else’s throat. It’s really what I thought. If you have questions, stating what is not understood helps others to better help the one lacking understanding. Assuming can really impede understandin. I think we were all assuming different things here. I assumed that the purpose was clear and that some members chose to do what they wanted despite the stated purpose. It seems that several people assumed this was a place to pile on their questions because a portion of the title reads “All Things…” Now we have some clarification.
Your excitement about the GK1 platform is actually invigorating. You are the type of member that I hoped the thread helped. Thing is that once threads get long as hell, they become very difficult to navigate in order to find information. That’s why I try to keep the information organized and friend to encourage the community to do the same. If you want to see how tough it is to find information, look at the original Huben pistol thread.
Try reading through it or searching for bits of information in this threads. Then return to search through a Master Thread and contrast their ease of use. This isn’t the only thread like this, because this thread is focused on the GK1 I’ll limit it to the GK1.
Question: So with links to others threads, do you post those links or do I post those links in a new reply in this thread?
For example, lets say I start a new thread on GK1 lubricant, and there are helpful responses, who post the link on this thread? Do you simply append it to your first post?
Thanks
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@Ultralight That's actually a great question. Contributions to participating members can work one of two ways:
- You can post a link to a thread with the title of the thread and a brief description of what it's about in a Master Thread post.
- You view the Master Thread categories and current submissions and if you see where you think the link you wish to contribute best fits within the thread then you can message me with a link to your thread and I can try to insert it where we think it fits best.
An example would be:
"GK1 Lubrication Points" AGN thread (insert link here).
This could be a simple post like that within the thread or you could PM me the above information and suggest that I add it to the "Maintenance and Tuning" section and it could be added that way.
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my use of these words refers to the fact that people who have questions also have the autonomy to ask them in the forum in general/decentralized.
as the threads are also something people can 'follow' those with many followers have potentially also more readers/people who could answer questions,
there were things i asked in my own little threads, with no responses, but when same or similar things were asked in more *popular'/centralized threads people got responses quickly. so, i think if one is interested in getting answers quickly, i makes sense to ask them in these higher frequented threads.
i still think curating the threads and sorting them into categories is a helpful thing to have. thank you for that.
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