Because despite Bens claims, its lego simple and didnt really change format for decades.
Its easy to fettle and simple to service.
Its a bit of a contradiction as simple is attractive if you fiddle but it doesnt necessarily perform as well as modern derivatives...... or does it ????
If you like paper clips and know how the mechanics work then a Rapid will probably be on your list.
They unfortunately fell out of the ugly tree and even more unfortunate, they hit every branch on the way down.
Its base technology and that is both its attraction and its achilles heel.
It was also one of the better high capacity rifles in its day.
I would class it as a classic gun.
Its biggest detriment was that it also took decades for Theoben to actually fit a decent trigger as most are basically a bit rubbish.
I had one. I loked it (except the truly shite trigger) but I wouldnt buy another one. Much more competent and efficient rifles to choose from nowadays
In a battle of wits I refuse to engage with an unarmed person.
To one shot one kill, you need to seek the S. Kill only comes from Skill