Theoben rabbit

[Whitey]

Headed up the farm this weekend. Not a lot around. Nailed this fine rabbit with the Rapid .22.

[native hunter]

Good work Whitey.!!
That rapid MK1 looks very similiar to the one that one of the airgun boys here just purchsed of Lewis.
I had a shot of it last week and its a fine bit of gear.
What pellets are you using.??
Is that a 400cc tank.??
Regards

[stinkitup]

Nice work Whitey.

[Whitey]

Yes it's a very nice rifle. 400cc bottle. I am using JSB Exacts. They are the best pellet by far. I use them in my BSA Hornet also. I tried a few others in the Hornet on the weekend and they were all over the shop. Back to JSB's and spot on. The Hornet is really good value.

[sillybgoat]

Awesome. And nice and quiet too. What sort of distance do you have accuracy and killing ability to?

[RayG]

Hi Whitey,
Nice clean looking bunnie! The Rapid really is the Dogs Danglys eh mate. I,m still tickled with my .20.
What breed is the scope you have on it?
Ray.

[Whitey]

Scope is a 6.5-20 x 50 AO Simmons. It's probably a bit over the top size wise, but does the job very well. I like going to the range and putting up very small groups while the .22 shooters look on with surprise. When hunting, I don't shoot at anything over 50m.

I recently got a quick fill set up for the Rapid from a bloke in the USA. It's meant for a MK11, but does the same thing on the Mk1. The only problem I can see is that the stock under the breach block is thicker on a Mk11. I have to decide whether I can live with the male coupling protruding further through the bottom of the stock on my Mk1. The breach block on the current Mk1 comes with a blank bolt already, so it's just a matter of fitting it to the existing hole and then boring and sleeving the stock. Lewis and I are going to have a look at it when I get a chance to get down to see him. Not the sort of mod to undertake yourself, be it relatively simple. If anyone is interested in reading about this and other mods, I strongly suggest you join the US website 'airgun advice'. It is a wealth of information. Look under the trading section and the man is "Swift 220".

If and when I fit the quick fill to my rifle I will post some pictures and impressions. Sadly a factory quick fill is the only feature missing from the Rapids. My BSA Hornet is so easy to fill compared to screwing off the Rapid bottle. I read on one of the OS sites that Theoben intend fitting a factory quick fill to future models, but can't confirm that.

Lewis, where are the Beeman Falcons? Multi shot quick fill.......................

[RayG]

Trust me not to recognise the scope! I have one on my CZ for Met sil. with my eyes I can definitely see what I am shooting at with it. Your scope looked like it had an IR in it but it was your T shirt logo behind that fooled me.
With luck I will have another little gadget from Dr.Bob fairly soon that may interest you, I will keep you posted.
Cheers Ray.

[Lewis Reinhold]

Headed up the farm this weekend. Not a lot around. Nailed this fine rabbit with the Rapid .22.

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Nice shooting Brendan.