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It would depend on the site Semi is not one ball in flight at a time but one per pull, as opposed to full auto A quick enough finger can replicate full auto, but doesn’t have the danger issue of full auto from snagging on a bush A multi shot shotgun shell sits somewhere between semi single shot and burst fire Burst fire is a set number of shots one after another, eg one pull of burst giving three BBs in a row whereas the shotgun shell launches three at once Assuming their semi rule is a combination of safety and minimising dick players then multi shot shotguns would be acceptable - but up to the site

What @Rogerborgsaid Those specific top venting blank firers are illegal due to non compliance with UK legislation, not due to any change but they were not compliant with UK standards. They have been identified and an amnesty put into place.

Perhaps he took JustCos on their word: covering CosPlayers with Public Liability insurance in their right as a re-enactor to wear and carry costume articles that may prove alarming or ‘scary’ to third parties who may not understand ourpurpose. This policy particularly covers the right to carry imitation weaponry that could otherwise be mistaken asreal or mistakenly reported as an offensive weapon. He’s certainly proved to be alarming and scary to third parties who did not understand the purpose.

What is accepted as a proof valid defence is dependant on the seller The legislation is the VCRA. (To be pedantic airsoft is actually not in the core legislation but by statutory instrument) The seller is liable to ensure that they are content that the buyers purpose for a RIF is covered by one of the VCRA defences The relevant airsoft defence is for the playing of / participation in “airsoft skirmishing” at an insured site The most commonly recognised scheme is the UKARA - this requires players to attend a participating site on multiple occasions, the multiple game requirement means that it also complies with suggested guidelines at the time, which are not explicit in the legislation / statutory instrument The UKAPU may be accepted by a retailer but the UKAPU website explicitly states that it is not a defence https://www.ukapu.org.uk/join/ ….. If you are after a blank firer then the Airsoft defence does not apply. There is no need for a blank firer to be black/realistic when used for many purposes such as starting pistols The only need that I would see for a blank firing RIF would be for theatrical / film making use etc - which have their own defence requirements - and also have many reasons to not use blank firers

We don’t know what we don’t know, and the wise man knows that he doesn’t know what he doesn’t know You’ve started well having identified a potential flaw and then thinking about how that is resolved The first time we ran an airsoft game I knew nothing about how airsoft actually runs. I was sat at the safe zone entry waiting for all players to return before resetting props & pyro for the next mission. The players didn’t know why I was there, the first player through showed me his empty magwell - then everyone in turn showed they were safe & clear or stopped to remove magazine and fire off the last BB in the chamber - and then due to my presence a few remembered they had a holstered pistol to clear as well In just a few minutes I learned the airsoft method for clearing before exit, and some of the peculiarities of different RIF types * we always run events in in collaboration with sites so did have real marshals to do that side - not only because we have a paintball background vs airsoft specifics, but I prefer a clear distinction on the primary roles - everyone should be looking out for safety but I feel that the game marshal should be focused safety first that rather than us who are running the flow of an event and hopefully spotting safety issues

A barrel blocker / barrel condom (properly fitted) will prevent accidental discharge Removing the magazine and firing to ensure there’s nothing left in there will mean there’s nothing to be shot

Correct Regulator fill nipples have an internal valve which will not open until the fill station pressure exceeds the bottle pressure A compressor or dive cylinder based fill station will exceed your cylinders pressure and open the valve. A stirrup pump fill will need some pumps to get started Note that there will be a small amount of air lost when purging the fill line after filling, but the cylinder will not bleed back when connected

That will do the job When you fit it don’t use any products such a thread sealant, loctite etc, and don’t use any tools to screw it on - do so by hand - and ideally finally tighten it with a torque wrench If instructions are included consult them, otherwise use the Ninja standard instruction https://www.ninjapaintball.com/_files/ugd/3e81ed_faa639e0b9a94c5f93bd5a509d26cea8.pdf If you can use a regulator tool to safely grip the regulator and aid with tightening Many different designs are available - some with and without the ability to use with a torque wrench Ask at your local site and someone may have one

In principle, any HPA bottle regulator will do. However they do come designed for use with either a 3000psi or 4500psi source cylinder - the obvious difference being the burst disk fitted, you have a 4500psi capable cylinder so you should use a regulator designed for 4500psi cylinders As airsoft gets governed by a subsequent inline regulator you can worry less about the specifications of the cylinder regulator. The cylinder you have bought is supplied without a regulator as that lets the owner choose their own, which is common in paintball to meet personal needs (It also means that the seller isn’t posting a pressure vessel) Here the Cat 5 is designed to accept an input pressure of 300psi to 1000psi: https://www.wolverineairsoft.com/files/documentation/STORM Category 5 Owner's Manual.pdf Feed it over 1000psi and things are going to fail, feed it below 300psi, and though the output is 80psi to 180psi you could experience refresh problems This is a basic 4500psi regulator, with a designed output of 900psi. But take note that even though the Storm could take that, the retailer doesn’t recommend it for most airsofters. (These days most paintballers would avoid such a high pressure) But It is cheap and cheerful (If you don’t want to spend much more at the moment you could call to check it would be OK https://shop.super5ives.com/shop/item/113567/standard-bottle-regulator-rated-45k.html For not much more £ there’s the Dye throttle, though these a typically still high in output around 850psi https://shop.super5ives.com/shop/item/100493/dye-lt-throttle-regulator-4500psi300bar.html Put up the budget a bit and you can get regulators designed to be adjusted, not only changing shims for the output pressure but also potentially adjust the position that the fill nipple sits (if using as a bottle on configuration to avoid stabbing wrists) Check the capabilities as that SHPs default would probaly blow your inline regulator, but the SLP would be the low end pressure for your inline https://shop.super5ives.com/shop/item/14010/ninja-pro-reg-v2-slp.html https://shop.super5ives.com/shop/item/12922/ninja-pro-reg-v2-shp.html

…. Cue me checking my Vinted listings …. Turns out that I have only put assault vests etc on eBay, but I do have uniform hats/peaked caps listed on Vinted - and a check of the rules does say they aren’t allowed It’s possible to get away with rule breaches, but you may or may not get listings pulled. On listing it depends on any key words or AI recognition of images, and then subsequently can be reported by other users (especially other sellers) I listed some disposable coats, but these weren’t the typical festival smock type but a hoodless button up lab coat - and immediately rejected due to the laboratory / medical words I did use Vinted as my default for selling clothing and some of the few other categories that they allow as the different way they do postage meant I may make more of the sale rather than full eBay fees. But then fortnightly fee discounts, and currently zero fees made ebay the better option I don’t tend to bother with Vinted now, just leaving existing items there if I can’t be bothered to relist on eBay - and there’s a couple of things that I have a few of so I keep a listing on both eBay and Vinted Vinted does annoy me with their ‘will you sell it for £x’ process which doesn’t result in sales when I accept someone’s ‘offer’ - and people want to heavily under cut the asking price Premium stuff from UTG I sold my old UTG urban MOLLE for about £15

Wittering is a ‘well found centre of specialism’ as a ‘support enabler’ to the RAF and Defence objectives, that’s why it still exists and presumably will continue to do so ……. Either that, or due to potential military ground contamination, land value (or lack of land value), potential/lack of potential for housing/commerical development and the very important thing that ruins plans to dispose is as you have pointed out the terms under which sites went to government. Under BDES, which I have thumbed through in hard copy and electronic copy many times ….. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f6344b18fa8f5106b23aa86/Better_Defence_Estate_Dec16_Amends_Web.pdf ….. Defence have two key targets to dispose of 30% of the estate and in doing so to facilitate the enabling of land release for housing development of 55,000 new homes. They go hand in hand, except that sites no longer required for modern defence needs aren’t necessarily where people will want to live - especially if the site that would be closed is the main employer in the area. That’s before someone confirms whether or not government can sell the land, so the valuable land turns out to be required to be given back to the previous landowner rather than being used to facilitate the replacement site development Or the environmental cleanup Or the local MP complains about losses of employment Or the planning of expanding site B to rationalise what was in site A to close down won’t pass planning because that means putting buildings onto the open green land next door to site B Next let’s wait for someone to have the idea again of selling off the lovely Wiltshire land at Porton Down

They valued it that much? Gone are the days of Chinese packages worth 1p

With Brexit it’s now quite clear that everything crossing the border is an import so there’s much less chance of something just slipping through, and certainly a decent sized box as a RIF There is now the potential that an overseas retailer can register with the destination tax office to pre-process VAT (Highly unlikely for the nature of our hobbies as it is not worth the registration costs and administrative work for the small amount of business) If they did then you would see UK VAT being charged on checkout, they declare on the package declaration documentation with their registration details and it flies through the customs element. (A VCRA RIF defence would still be required) But in practice you will get assessed for VAT on arrival. Starting with the customs declared value & invoice, including the postage cost - in the overseas currency They may reassess the value based on a UK market equivalent so don’t count on it and allow for a higher charge (They might not include the postage cost in the valuation, but are permitted to do so - and by including that in your calculations you are preparing for worst case scenarios) Take the total amount you paid including postage, convert that to £s (at the current rate which may differ from the rate at the time of payment. Work out VAT at 20% Then add on a carrier handling charge, which varies between carriers - it may be fixed at £8, £20 etc or it may be a percentage of the total On $294.70 I was charged £45.73 VAT (20% of £228.65) sent by USPS from the US and handled by Parcel Force here, for which they took a £12 handling fee Ask your local / preferred retailer and even for items not stocked they may import on your behalf. You would pay a UK retail price, but would have a better idea on the final cost rather than waiting for an extra bill

The typical minimum age for both airsoft and paintball is 12 This is mostly in relation to insurance against the wider risks of controlling younger children - previously the limit dictated by paintball insurers was 13, but as much of rental paintball is for organised groups, and for children that was birthday parties sites were being asked to let in 12 year olds for their classmates 13th birthday and site insurance dropped a year to cater for those. The introduction of .50” paintballs (or more precisely reintroduction of .50”) was due to industry marketing to sites as low impact paintball. The smaller size and lower mass had some marketing to permit higher velocities still within legislations energy levels, but it was the low impact that won sites over (and to a degree the smaller boxes which caused quite a few sites to fully convert their rental equipment to .50” This low impact version of paintball brings me to the relevant point - insurers will allow cover for sites to reduce age limits to 8+ For general impact, airsoft BBs are smaller and have less energy in them, which means they have less impact when hit. But they aren’t designed to break on impact, which with paintball absorbs some of the energy Rental paintballs tend to be a lower quality than those used in tournaments and larger events. This is a deliberate design choice for rental sites as it prolongs the life in storage and simplifies storage requirements but makes a rental / recreational paintball hit harder than a fragile tournament grade paintball Keep skin covered to absorb the initial point of impact whether it’s a BB or a paintball For venues general woodland is better for young and new players with the openness rather than the up close environment of CQB & urban Ground is rough and uneven, but if you are lacking awareness of woodland surfaces then indoors is less forgiving - not only likely to be concrete floor or at least hard floor but the random things around the old buildings used for urban / CQB Then add slippery paintball gel or lots of BBs luring around on a hard floor (I played the infamous paintball game in the Reading Mall which left slippery residue for weeks/months - when ‘cleared’ the walls and ceilngs bled out some more BBs and paintball shells can be swept away, but the gelatine will remain - it’s going to need washing down, ideally by pressure washer I recommend a 10 year old waits, but low impact .50” will satisfy the itch for a year or two - and ensure that they are addicted if they continue to upgrade at 12

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