7and 17

[sparkeyman]

anyone tell me the difference between a rapid 7 and a rapid 17 please.... and dont say bloody 10

[STEVIE JINX]

The 17 i think is .177 calibre hence the smaller pellet and so bigger mag next to a .22 calibre for example.
http://youtu.be/h7bcA29DyWg
Try that link to youtube.

[Kes]

Unless I'm grossly mistaken, the "17" refers to the magazine capacity of the rifle in .177 calibre.

The Rapid 7 is a .22 calibre airgun that has a magazine capacity of 7 shots.

(A bit like yer man above has said )

[STEVIE JINX]

Yep that's my understanding too.
My Rapid 7 holds both a 7 and a 12 shot mag. The 17 is i think a .177 gun.

[russian sniper]

Yep the rapid 7 was the first type of rapid with the 7 shot .22 mag before they developed the 12 shot .22 mag
.177 mag = 17 shots
.20 mag = 12 shots
.22 mags = 7 and now 12 shot mags
.25 mag = 12 shots

I've got a couple of 7 shot .177 mags (converted SLR .177 mags )

Daz

[STEVIE JINX]

There ya go...as inspector clueso said...
The case in solv ED

[Rickenbacker]

Yep... According to a Theoben history page I been reading - they didn't make an official .177 Rapid until the 17/17 models came out in April 1997.

[russian sniper]

Yep they didn't make Rapids in any other calibre than .22 until they designed the larger capacity different calibre magazines...

[Rickenbacker]

From another document I've been reading: These are the Rapid serials beginning in April 1997:

003816
003933
005305
005427

So whichever of those are .177 Rapids, them are probably the earliest ones

[sparkeyman]

cheers now i know why i have a rapid17 and not a rapid 7 ...that was quick reply or was it RAPID

[STEVIE JINX]

I have one of the REALLY early ones, with the gamo trigger and it's still running perfect. I did change the stock on it as i am a lefty but the internals etc are as it was made.
Still pellet on pellet too right out to 70 plus yards.

changed the bolt too.

[Rickenbacker]

I have one of the REALLY early ones, with the gamo trigger and it's still running perfect. I did change the stock on it as i am a lefty but the internals etc are as it was made.
Still pellet on pellet too right out to 70 plus yards.

changed the bolt too.

If yours is an early .177 (and if it's not too boring a question), I wonder what your serial number is? And how it compares to the Theoben production list

[STEVIE JINX]

Mines the .22 calibre version the number is 008102
Quite early i think !

[Rickenbacker]

Mines the .22 calibre version the number is 008102
Quite early i think !

Feb 1999 according to 'the list'

[russian sniper]

My early one is 105