Originally Posted by
Trumpetier
Unfortunately the dogs can still be expensive,. As mentioned I know nothing about Rapids and it's proving a bit of a minefield with Sssoooo many seemed to have been messed with.
I'm after that elusive, one owner, not used it for years, totally trustworthy old boy who has decided to sell it scenario. Until that day I think I will leave well alone. Cheers chaps for all your help
I think you will be waiting a long time for such a rifle and if and when you find one you will be competing with serious collectors with big wallets. Factory standard, totally original equals top prices. You say you know nothing about Rapids so let me assure you that very few 'bodgings' cannot be fixed reasonably easily and cheaply. The first area of 'bodge' is in the area of the hammer spring. Easy to remove and replace. The second is enhancing the size of the barrel porting which can result in erratic air flow but normally is OK .I wish bodgers would understand that unless you are running your rifle at 30 ft lb you will gain very little benefit over a well set up 12 ft lb one but you WILL be in serious breach of section 1 of the Firearms Act.. I own 2 Rapids at the moment-a legal limit .20 and an FAC .22. I run one at 11.5 and the other at 30 ft lb. Anything in between I leave alone and would do so even if I was unrestricted because the legal limit rifle is just so smooth and easy to shoot..
The only area where I would run away from a Rapid is if the block itself had been modified.
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