WHY do rapids bring silly money now

[JLB]

Market driven. As long as people keep paying the high prices for them you would be silly to advertise one for less if you had one to sell. I agree, even tatty, tinkered with MK1's are fetching £500 or more. However pitted against some of the more modern stuff at over £1000 some might think an excellent condition second hand Rapid at £750 a good deal.

John

[Top Gun FX2000]

Never liked them when they 1st came out the main reason been the big buddy bottle on the front, But after shooting one things changed fast i now have three and just love them, I have an early mk1 in .22 with profile stock No 002280 a late mk1 in .22 with a ambi stock No 020161 and one of the very last rapids made also in .22 cal with the scalloped block and sentinel ambi stock No 026428 PS I would put a photo of them to share with you all but i have not got a clue how to do it but if one of you good kind people pm me i can send you a photo to put on kind regards Steve

[ken69]

I have an ad in wanted for an untampered with example. I must admit I thought they were pants when they first appeared on the market and the ugliest rifle I had ever seen but now I really like the late Mk1 and the Mk2. They are easy to work on (once you have taken on board all the advice and help that's available), accurate, reliable, high shot count and handle well. Yes they have their downside, the biggest being that a lot of examples have been trashed internally and it is pretty difficult if not impossible to tell when buying one unless you can really try it out, but I think they have many more positives than negatives. I agree prices have gone crazy though, and I wouldn't pay anywhere near some of the prices being asked for some untampered with examples, but I would happily pay reasonable money for one and agree very closely with Angrybears take on prices. Like everything they are only worth what people are prepared to pay