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So confident and yet so wrong. Private sales are subject to the same laws as shops, whether or not private sellers are as strict as shops is a different matter. You're right that a defence isn't needed for ownership but that's not what we're discussing here. UKARA isn't the only defence and nor is it a legal requirement. A seller just has go be satisfied that the buyer is using it to play airsoft hence why on site shops can sell to players without a site membership. If the vcra was a person it would be old enough to drink in pubs and vote. How are people still getting this wrong?
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Selling RIFs - VCRA Defence/UKARA Checks?
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Airsoft or otherwise I always try and think of this before I drop money on anything!
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Volts are volts. The circuit doesn't care about the chemistry of the battery. I've been using lipo batteries exclusively for the past 15 years or so and guess how many guns have had a mosfet. None and how many gins have had failures in that time? Again none. There's alot of bullshit put out about lipos and a hell of a lot of it is sales nonsense specifically designed to part the unwary from their cash by getting them to buy shit they don't need
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Should more sites weigh the bbs during chrono?
Cannonfodder replied to JVacation's topic in General Discussion
In the 20 years I've been playing I don't think I've ever had my balls weighed. It's normally a case of being asked what Wright I'm using and the guy chronoing to accept it. Sometimes they'll use their own bbs and watch the flightpath of the shot to make sure it doesn't go straight up after 10 yards. Unfortunately the only sure fire way to prevent people from cheating the chrono is for sites to insist everyone uses their ammo and gas which is only going to drive players away. All that can really be done is to make it such a faff to attempt to cheat that it puts those who want to off and for players to be alert to anyone playing silly buggers. It would also help if sites are seen to be doing something when a cheat is found no matter who they are. I'm sure we've all seen or heard of people cheating and getting away with it as they're a regular and mates with the owner -
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For a regular sunday skirmish I can't see the point as even if you do pick up something useful about what one group are doing it won't tell you anything about the what the rest of the other side are doing. It also puts your side 1 gun down and as it would need to be done away from any firefights you won't have overall situational awareness making the player as useful and welcome as a fart in a spacesuit. For milsim I can imagine it could be useful if done right, but as they're already pay to win this would only make me avoid them even more
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Should more sites weigh the bbs during chrono?
Rogerborg replied to JVacation's topic in General Discussion
"locked" Spot checking, in the field, with site BBs. Good on you for doing that. More sites should, because anything else is chrono theatre, a way for players to find out if we're likely to fail in-game testing. Most players aren't going to be a problem, so most spot checks will be fine. But there are going to be some rogues, and the goal should be to identify and eject them. If everybody could be trusted, then chrono wouldn't be necessary, right? I mention the Depot as I was spot checked there, and they punted one of their marshals for running hot. I even saw the site runner getting checked by his own marshals once in game - although presumably he'd have had to pick himself up by his own collar and... uh... toss himself off. -
I don’t have a choice, its for a stag do 🤷♂️ It’s right near me too, had no idea it was there! Well I guess if it’s as bad as you as say then a little suffering is good for the soul 😂😂
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Black Rifle M-LOK barrier stop / support. New condition, strong light weight alloy construction.£15
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Every time I go to a larger event with a large group and nobody is using comms for the whole weekend apart from the people who have their PTT in a bad spot and are constantly hot mic-ing 🤣
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Nah, you're fine. 11.1V can get a little spicy[*], but 7.4V is spot on for CYMAs and most other toys. [*]
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Captain Walt, on his radio to his squadtoon: "Moving! Up! Staircase B! In! Significant! Force!" Yeah, no, it's just me and you, mate, and I'm planning to use you as a meatshield. Intercept away, see if it does you any good.
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HI For sale - swap - trade This is upgraded Scorpion - running .25 at 340 - 345 Bag 4 mags 2 batteries Tracer unit£275
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Prop x2 taser that is made from solid resin£60
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Should more sites weigh the bbs during chrono?
LMKipper replied to JVacation's topic in General Discussion
In truth nothing is foolproof. I've been to places that give you ammo, tag your RIF etc but there would be nothing stopping me turning up an NPAS or similar in the field. I played first time round about 20 years ago, then got back into it recently, and I've never been spot-checked in the field. The only thing I've ever seen that was lairy was at DogTag last summer: a guy chronoed as a DMR (he was right in front of me in the queue), then in the field I clocked he was firing full-auto. I told a marshall, they spoke to him and reported back to me that he had turned off the semi-lock on his mosfet. They sent him home instantly. I do some marshalling at a site in the SE when I'm free and often run the chrono. Do the same checks in the chrono, tag the RIFS (and regs for HPA) then eyeball everyone out of the safezone to make sure everything is marked up. When I go out into the gaming area, I take a chrono out in my pocket and I have spot-checked people. I've yet to come across anyone doing anything silly like adjusting power post-chrono. -
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HI For sale - swap - trade This is upgraded to DMR and has scope and programmable mosfet - gate warfet aeg. 2 mags 2 batteries£275
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HI For sale - swap - trade This is a Amoeba AS-02 striker bolt action, this has been upgraded to fire up to 500 FPS depending on BBS used I used .4 and was running 490. Has a Vortex scope which cost £199 2 mags and pouches£250
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Thanks guys was worried there was something in it that would turn me lipos into fucking grenades or something so that's my mind well eased. I run a 7.4 in everything else but was just being extra cautious with the new toy
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Nobody said it was illegal to buy, or to own, a RIF. It's an offence to sell, to import (or cause to be imported), or to manufacture a RIF, or to modify an IF into a RIF. The same offence applies to everyone. The same defences apply to everyone. In practice it's simply not enforced on anyone, retail or private, anywhere except at point of entry to the UK. But this isn't Facebook or Reddit where confidence and VOLUME hold sway. In the law section here, we cite and discuss statutes, regulations and case law.
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Should more sites weigh the bbs during chrono?
Galvatron replied to JVacation's topic in General Discussion
Yes, totally agreed with spot checking. Especially with the transition from a cool morning to a warm/hot afternoon, I have seen some GBBR users go above the limit in the spot check despite passing the chrono test. There was one HPA user who gave a marshal a bit of grief over being asked to ensure his regulator was locked when the marshal noticed it hadn't been after passing him on the test. -
Nope, it comes with (or at some point came with) a NIMH battery, as some CYMAs do. Bin it and go to 7.4V lipo, there's no reason to use steam powered tech.
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I can't think why you can't run a LiPo as long as it's a 7.4V. You can run 11.1V on an AEG without a MOSFET/ETU though you run a higher risk (not a guarantee) of needing to rebuild or service your gun more regularly. I use a LiPo exclusively on one of my 20+ year old AEGs that doesn't have a MOSFET/ETU since its NiMh batteries lost most of their charging capacity years ago. Personally, I recommend LiPo over NiMH every time as long as you use a balance charger and keep an eye on your batteries when they're charging.
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Should more sites weigh the bbs during chrono?
Rogerborg replied to JVacation's topic in General Discussion
Sites should be chronoing with their own BBs, not trusting players at all. They should also be checking that some hop is applied, and spot checking in-game, given how easy it is to increase power with springs, gas or regulator adjustments. But that would require preparation to maintain a selection of speedloaders, and to tell players to leave room in their mags. Most sites don't even check tags during the day, let alone actual muzzle energy. There are some very rare exceptions, like the Depot, demonstrating that it can be done when the site runner and marshals actually care. -
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In very good condition for surplus gloves, don't expect pristine condition though. Got lucky with the surplus lottery on this one. They are size 9, so I think it's size L, but do your research aswell of course. Any questions please ask. £23 posted.£23
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Should more sites weigh the bbs during chrono?
Galvatron replied to JVacation's topic in General Discussion
Whether you think it's good or bad, sites will test to what their insurers require of them. Your proposed chrono test can still be cheated by players testing with X weight ammo but playing with a heavier weight where joule creep would fail the test. There's no logistically fool-proof test so trust is a key part of the process. If the chrono test passes a player who then gets caught in play above the joule limit, that liability is on the player as they can be prosecuted for assault with a hot weapon. -
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Original new gen Sso Smersh AK olive green. Brand new, never used and coming with the original package. If the color seem odd on the picture it's because of the camera lens and the color SSO is using nowadays in 2025. Do not hesitate to DM me for more info 👍£260
