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  1. @RogerborgI think that @Hazzamight need to ask the site about their rules …. @hazza As a combination of the fact that I’m a paintballer, being familiar with the medical history of an American who goes by the name of ‘One eye’, and having both witnessed and heard many tales of Marshall’s getting BBs either wedged into the side of their glasses type eye protection, or getting inside the eye area and also having seen the result of ‘high jinks’ of dry firing with co2 blasting dust into the eye …….. I’m always going to recommend full face goggles. As an alternative in airsoft I’ll then recommend a second option of ski goggle type eye protection, provided it meets impact standards and also seals around the eye area. As you want to wear a helmet look at low profile goggles such as Dyes, which are designed for small profiles (But as with all goggles depends on your head size & shape - youngsters may have small heads which render the Dye family as ‘standard’ rather than small But ultimately - ask the site that you intend to play at, as everyone’s rules vary
  2. As long as it’s put together properly, and depending on the type of strap A full on, multilayered, thick MOLLE strap will pretty much stay put as soon as it sees the base, but will bring on swearing to cold fingers attempting to get some movement in the strap to attempt a weave. But a cheap chinese airsoft / paintball MOLLE strap will float away at the slightest breeze, and the uneducated will be seen with flapping pouches due to the failure to weave —— unless they fly away after meeting the first bush All these systems are just that, a load carrying system. The best could be a well stitched purpose built rig, configured for the individual and role. (Cue tailoring shops around all garrisons in the UK constructing/securing custom webbing systems) But that relies on the role staying the same, or multiple rigs ready for each role. Cue the change of name from webbing to load carrying system, and ALICE being one of many steps between old school slip on pouches with belt & yoke webbing rigs to (almost) full modularity under MOLLE - until the next systems
  3. That ‘free’ options gone then, and with a quick search around ….. under new management, associated to a site and both airsoft & paintball web shops closed
  4. The ‘law’ doesn’t say that under 18s are to specifically wear full face protection. Site rules and their liability insurance require full face protection. Safety standards in require compliant eye protection, but in airsoft that is the minimum standard and sites/risk assessments & mitigation and insurers are allowing over 18s a level of self responsibility In paintball there are long established standards which went from “this is a new thing and there is no safety standard, but we don’t want to be sued, so you must wear eye protection and try to avoid shooting heads in case it comes off” to attaching face shields, and ultimately setting international standards of paintball protective goggles which cover the eyes, face & ears and chin straps Your question should be directed to the sites that you play at …. And be prepared to get one answer in advance and to get a different answer when you turn up and try to play
  5. There is no major drama - all you want to do is play, and you are entitled to do so. No retailer would be committing an offence in selling to you. Purchasing is not an offence JustCos is dodgy, but that’s their problem, and it’s a major stretch to say that the retailer would get caught and bring you into a conspiracy charge. Personally it’s a waste of £20 of your money to pay for JustCos in order to buy something that you can legally buy Do a Google search for airsoft guns to find more UK retailers, choose your weapon and try to check out. I’m not going to tell anyone what one, but (the last time I looked) one retailer has a tick box where most others would have a box for you to type in a UKARA number etc
  6. All of the following assumes that you are over the age of 18 1) You won’t be breaking the law as a RIF purchaser as your intent is to play ‘airsoft skirmishing as an insured site’ 2) JustCOS is a made up scheme. It costs you money to sign up, and it claims to provide liability insurance to Cosplayers Liability for what? Their site does not go into detail or provide copies of the policy The retailer that offered JustCos aligns/aligned with a Comicon who’s Cosplay rules forbid RIFs Cosplay is not a legitimate defence under the VCRA. However ‘professional cosplayers’ are more likely to qualify under the VCRAs theatrical defence - they get paid to turn up to comicons, and (to the best of my knowledge are a business or society carrying liability insurance, which has to be shown to the organisers*) An airsofter that cosplays can legally use their RIF for a costume, but won’t comply with comicon entry rules 3) A retailer that sells under JustCos is commiting an offence under the VCRA … UNLESS the buyer is a legitimate ‘theatrical’ cosplayer in which case they don’t need JustCos 4) An airsofter who buys JustCos to buy a RIF is commiting fraud, and potentially are conspiring with the retailer However, ultimately nobody in any power cares - until a situation occurs But members of the airsoft community care that the situation could backfire on airsoft. To date the ‘situations’ that have occurred have not been dealt with as a VCRA offence JustCos has existed for years, some retailers have been doing dodgy ‘defences’ - which is their problem if they ever get pulled and gave to produce the documentation to validate RIF sales Theres actually a different retailer in the UK that provides a tick box when you purchase - the buyer just declares that they intend to play airsoft skirmishing at an insured site. No fraud (unless the buyer lies) Complies with the wording of the law It’s the retailers problem if they are ever held to account and need to justify due diligence on their side * a while back a cosplayer came on here asking how they could buy a particular pistol as a RIF. Primarily the answer was that they can’t under cosplay status But I eventually put 2&2 together linking their posts to an celebrity impersonation / entertainer ….. they are a business, do professional appearances etc and have all the relevant business & liabilty insurance - they were able to just buy under the theatrical defence
  7. Yes, it works for me (However I don’t think that I had the problem in the first place)
  8. As there were no inflatables in the previous picture, have another one
  9. Yep - Nerf ‘laser’ infra red It will be a ‘Nerf Laser ops Pro Deltaburst’ https://youtu.be/RlseDWS2u5M I know this because a short while ago I picked up a pair of the pistols at auction in a bundle, and gave them to a friends nephew - then a couple of weeks later I picked up a bundle of more pistols and a couple of the rifles. For a bit of run around laser tag fun they are very good, and can be used independently or with an an app and Bluetooth - then you get to keep scores (as long as the Bluetooth keeps connected) Southampton University Paintball & Airsoft university used laser tag fir some freshers experience days … Tournament style isn’t my thing, but for a few years I became a series photographer as a result of supporting some buddies ‘once’ which turned into ‘regularly’, and at the freshers day photographed above I was due to play my first competitive tournament so between sessions I was out in the inflatables with last minute practice. I wouldn’t want to encourage someone into becoming ‘one of those’ types of speedsofter - but I would always recommend having a go, bring the best parts of all mindsets into your game
  10. I know what you have there. Let’s allow everyone else to work it out
  11. …. And knock off goggles Perhaps after recent years with dodgy imported lenses being exposed the Chinese have a surplus goggle mountain that’s being offloaded to Russia
  12. 6, 7 & 8 Rifles are the Reserves 6 = South West / Exeter 7 = London & west of London 8 = Midlands and Northerners If he was there up until 2014 he was TA, from 2014 Army Reserve
  13. As others have said the GoPro is the market leader, but as you’ve said it also has the price to go with it Your underlying problem that I’ve taken from your post is that you have lost trust in reliability of your current camera. Were you able to get to the bottom of the original failure ? Eg did it just record the next time with no change, or did reformatting / changing the card fix it? Is there a possible mismatch between the camera and the remote? Eg you had hit record on the remote and it indicated that it was recording, but were unaware that the camera was showing an error instead ? 1) see if you can resolve and regain trust in your current camera 2) I can’t recommend any current cameras, being out of date. But 1080p is good enough to you, as others have said you would notice a difference with better sensors/chipsets etc, but you would probably find it harder to restrict yourself down to 1080p on action cameras now - aim for 4K, and potentially choose a lower setting for your ‘optimum’ of file size, compression, processing speed etc - other factors will affect quality of results such as performance in light vs dark and whether you’re moving between environments 3) if you have accessories already then consider those for a similar body, battery etc 4) if you’ve resolved the recording failure but you’re still lacking in trust then relegate your current camera to number 2 as a barrel cam, and get another as a head cam etc - more angles, less chance of zero footage, but also more editing time
  14. There is a ‘real life’ 9 bang stun type grenade: Possibly what was used here: Is used here: Somebody could have acquired one, or someone could have developed one. …. Just because something isn’t meant to be on the civilian market it doesn’t necessarily mean a civilian hasn’t got hold of one …
  15. Presumably this video which is also on Youtube No captions to translate, but he doesn’t sound too impressed. He may be directly or indirectly referring to airsoft, lack of quality or just the lack of any armour and just mag pouches ….. which may or may not fit issued magazines Its not surprising though, with the kit donated to Ukraine from around the world and for Russia the combination of kit lost over the last 7 months and the sudden major conscription.
  16. That’s a girlie …. Unless I assumed gender wrongly
  17. Cosplayer spotted at UK CGFs Exeter Comic Con & gaming festival This monster of a weapon can’t be an IF under the VCRA due to the non compliant colour scheme. But is it a RIF?
  18. Very strange, as you say the offence was the same no matter how it’s classified …. And now we effectively have precident
  19. As the desired effect has taken place, and the OP is a ‘youth of today’ and may not have had the benefit of an education in quality music by a knowledgeable mentor ….. Two tone is both a generic term for a genre of music and the primary record label responsible for nurturing British Ska bands and bringing in the occasional resurgence of the genre https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Tone_Records The black and white branding was cheap and cheerful, as well as symbolising a firm British Ska value of black & white integration. This was based on Jamaican ska music arriving in the UK with 1950s Jamaican migration to the UK (and also merchant sailors bringing it home), Jamaican ska in the UK merged with local genres such as punk, new wave etc and also entwined reggae & ska The UK flavour gained further popularity with 2nd generation Jamaican immigrant and their British peers. It was particularly popular with the skinhead movement (which does not equate to the National Front types wearing the same fashion) At a ska gig you would find black & white skinheads, (plus the odd NF skinhead who may ‘tolerate’ the blacks at the gig, but kick their heads in the next day) This is England illustrates the taking over of skinhead styles by the National Front, with scenes between main characters referencing their younger days as close friends sharing parents Jamaican Ska then falling apart with the rise of the NF Here’s some two tone ….
  20. By ‘two tone people’ are you asking about VCRA compliant IFs which are generally called ‘two tone’? just the contrast of two different colours? or are you seeking the opinion of airsofting Ska fans? Black and Tan won’t qualify as VCRA two tone as the law specifies a set list of brightly coloured tones to be used as >50% of an IFs body Black and Tan would fit as ‘two contrasting colour tones’ Ska two tones would need to be black & white in perfect harmony
  21. It’s not all about range & velocity, and if you go down that road you’re trapped in a rabbit hole of tweaking parts to increase x, further tweaking to do so consistently and then turning it down to try and hit the target you pointed at Usually the better way to go is to get closer, find alternate routes instead of the big long range stalemate in the middle of the field If most of it is long and open then that implies you can flank. If a game zone is just long and open, without at least sporadic cover then it’s a poorly designed site. If it does have a wide open area plus alternative routes then it’s a better designed site to cater for those who will exploit the design
  22. To add to ‘sniper tape’, there are two to three types: 1) Camouflage patterned sticky tape This varies in quality and can be a good finish or a sticky mess Any level of quality will leave sticky residue so is on a practical basis a ‘permanent’ solution unless you want to spend time cleaning up gunky residue when / if it gets removed 2) Cohesive bandage which only sticks to itself and also gives good grip This may be marketed as a sniper / hunter wrap tape in a few camouflage patterns (which often gets price markups) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pinsheng-Reusable-Camouflage-Self-Adhesive-Non-Woven/dp/B09GY4WTKK/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2RPUYXJQX147Q&keywords=camo+foam+tape&qid=1664883118&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjIzIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=camoform%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-3 or as vetinary / horse tape which can be had at a reasonable price if you can find a good ‘country stores’ or a friendly vet. This is available in very wide ranges of bright & dull colours, pretty patterns and camouflages …. And both via the internet https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cohesive-elastic-bandages-SUPERIOR-camouflage/dp/B07CHXBCJQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=37VILCLHU6KMC&keywords=equestrian+vet+wrap+green+camouflage&qid=1664883360&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjAxIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=equestrian+vet+wrap+green+camouflage%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-4 3) British Army sniper tape in ‘ally’ green which can leave nasty residue. This can be sourced from some army surplus shops (especially near barracks etc) at varying price levels and at uplifted prices on eBay etc when accompanied by the description ‘SAS sniper tape’ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fabric-Webbing-Scapa-Genuine-British/dp/B00HBTYC7A But …. More importantly, keep your parents on board They may dislike guns, but are showing a good point of view in supporting you with playing the hobby. Attitude is the winner - if you are responsible, don’t act like a gun nut, do act like a hobbiest who plays consensual activities of shooting friends in a safe environment then you can enjoy this for years / decades The colour of an IF/RIF has no bearing on its capability If someone on a game day thinks you’re a silly kid with a bright toy BB gun then let them think that and shoot them all day
  23. Note that the VCRA requirement for airsoft is that RIFs are sold for the purposes of airsofting at an insured site. The UKARA scheme sits on top of site memberships, and the 3 game requirement is to demonstrate the player actually wants to play If your father was to turn up then leave then a site should not endorse those appearances as they make a mockery to the UKARA scheme and the sites membership of a scheme designed to protect their industry It’s down to each individual seller. Some may stick to UKARA or another valid defence, some may not care at all and others may accept a buyers generalised history of playing airsoft
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