Quote Originally Posted by Geezer View Post
Weird. I picked up my 52 on here for about £140-160 around seven years ago. No sense then that they were in any way sought after. And a couple of years earlier you could snaffle up the odd but engaging ultra-carbine model for £395 brand new.

I guess it’s that thing that only once they are gone do people miss them. I think there’s a Jonie Mitchell song vaguely about that.

Yes, I think you are correct. Compare them, for example, with the ubiquitous HW99s. These are great rifles, no question about that, but there are so many of them and they come up for sale all the time. In fact, I don't see the point of buying a new HW99 when you can obtain a 9/10 quality for £200, perhaps with a scope as well.