Other new features on the MkI include a new high efficient inlet adaptor, a scalloped action and single shot tray for single pellet feed if required, and last but not least, a larger bolt handle. Likewise you can order your MkI with a regulator fitted… but then if you are having all these features added, you might want to opt for a Rapid MkII instead! Nevertheless, if you want higher capacity for your MkI, you can have a 400cc bottle as an optional extra – so that should keep everybody happy. There’s no getting away from the fact that the trigger is the most vital link between shooter and rifle, so if you shot well with a standard Theoben trigger unit, you’ll shoot a darn sight better with this one.Ī major difference between the MkI and MkII Rapids is that the MkI retains the 280cc buddy bottle while the MkII goes for the 400cc version.
BRITANNIA MK1 AIR RIFLE UPGRADE
In the past I’ve never been a fan of Theoben triggers – even their best ones – but for me this upgrade absolutely transforms the firing cycle of the rifle. Probably the most noticable improvement is the fitting of a Mk 4 Match Grade Trigger as standard.
To be fair, Theoben have always seemed to source practical stocks for their rifles, but the big differences here are that it balances well and it looks good too. The first of these is the ambidextrous walnut stock with chequered pistol grip which should give a comfortable fit for most shooters. This has always been a well respected and popular rifle, and the latest version comes with many new features as standard. They say old soldiers never die, and it seems that Theoben have no intentions of letting the Rapid Mk1 fade away, and they’ve just sent us a new upgraded 2007 version of this legendary rifle. Even when a regulated high air capacity Rapid Mk II came out, the Rapid 7 continued to sell, but was now renamed the Rapid Mk1. The Rapid 7 dominated the precharged pneumatic hunting rifle scene for sometime, before being caught up by other manufacturers, and even though Theoben constantly updated their multi-shot buddy bottle PCP concept with new ‘improved’ models, the old Rapid 7 continued to be a consistently good seller over the years.
To make this scene even more remarkable, was that Theoben’s stand was right alongside one that was displaying the ‘Colchester Game Keeper’ rifle, which was considered quite state-of-the-art up until then… But at this show it looked a decidedly poor relation when compared to the Theoben Rapid 7 – like a Fiat up against a Ferrari… no contest! There had been many attempts at airgun magazines before, but this was the most commercially viable one that I had seen. Like the Theoben gas-ram rifles that preceded it, the Rapid 7 was truly revolutionary, with at least two remarkable developments – a detachable, refillable ‘ buddy-bottle’ air source and a working 7 shot magazine system. I can remember going to a CLA Game Fair in Wales many, many moons ago, and seeing my first Rapid 7 (as it was called then) being exhibited by Ben Taylor and Dave Theobold of Theoben Engineering.
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