Check out http://theoben-rapid.co.uk/ a great bunch of guys who's knowledge of theoben rifles is second to none and will help anyway they can ...mfr, s are fantastic if its been looked after and not abused but even a bad one can be sorted without to much trouble thats the beauty with the rapids... I've got a mk2 and I love it to date it hasn't let me down once.
Atb
Kanny