I know it’s a huge long shot as it’s just come out and not available in the U.K. yet, but if anyone has managed to get their hands on a VFC HK53 GBB and isn’t happy with it, I’ll gladly take it off your hands.
 

Or, if someone is looking to put an order in from one of the Asian stores and would consider getting an extra one for me, let me know. I’m using a reenactment society defence and don't want to run the risk of Customs having some form of issue and binning it if I order one. I’ve not tried importing on a reenactment defence yet and don’t know how Customs deal with defences other than UKARA.
 

Obviously, I’d only consider a joint purchase from a trusted member with good feedback as I’d pay for mine prior to the order being submitted, plus any agreed admin fee 😉. 
 

I’ve messaged some of the larger U.K. stores and as things stand, they don’t have a due date for any stock yet.