Tommikka

What he said Changing any of the elements involved in launching a projectile can and will change the way it performs I’ll turn to paintball mode as that’s where my knowledge lies….. HPA is regulated, and therefore is ‘consistent’ if you don’t change any of the key factors. The can be cases where the first shot of a burst differs from subsequent shots - so you chronograph with multiple shots. If you fire long bursts and the inline regulator cannot refresh quickly enough then you lose operating pressure and lose energy - a ‘modern’ low pressure internally regulated paintball gun is much less effected by that then a high pressure mechanical one operating at the cylinders full regulated output If you change a spring, (or adjust it, or the internal space - as per the chrono adjustment of mechanical paintball guns then you change the power/velocity) If you change barrel then it affects the power & velocity. My X7 would be used at standard 280fps events and CQB 250fps events. I could happily just switch barrel between the usual and a 3” (of which most of it was the ‘muzzle break’ so effectively a 1” barrel) This was a very inefficient barrel as there was no space for the ball to accelerate, but would reliably drop the 30fps - I needed to go through chrono but didn’t need to adjust An excessively long barrel would also lose efficiency If you use a gas that’s affected by heat then it will cool/warm during the day and also cool/warm as you shoot which will change its performance CO2 in paintball is affected by atmospheric conditions - usually cold in the morning and velocity increases during the day. With long bursts it will also drop temperature, potentially go liquid and drop or increase velocity depending on the gun design - in extremes the barrel tip will snow Change the balls during the day and the physics down the barrel will change - to a degree paintballs distort under pressure which changes their efficiency & performance down the barrel With airsoft having plastic this isn’t the case, but different balls could bounce, float on a cushion of air or resist against the barrel under friction Bring in shaped projectiles and it’s a whole different situation. First strikes in paintball retain their velocity and energy for much further along their flight, and suddenly drop A first strike is half a paintball with a fin on the back - it hits ‘harder’ as it retains energy Add backspin and you also change the physics of flight - risking losing energy if you’re hitting a physical element, but a good backspin will aid the balls flight. A well maintained gun will be more consistent than a poorly maintained gun, and a if the owner/operator is confident in what they do then they may happily adjust to the top of the velocity / energy limit knowing that they will reliably be site legal (Unlike my X7 which received virtually no maintenance but was fully reliable) Site rules and chronograph regimes should take into account all types - and the staff should know how to enforce them There’s nothing wrong with HPA in airsoft, it should provide consistency and tagged to enforce

She will be seething inside with her loosing a piece of control Keep up the good work & play the system

If you’ve customised and replaced a compete upper or lower then you will have bought parts and would be selling parts - not selling a complete pistol in two halves You wouldn’t need a VCRA defence to purchase the parts, and again wouldn’t need to ensure your buyer had a VCRA defence to sell the old parts Unless you have upgraded triggers RIF replacing every component and resulted in a complete set of spare components

I would be suspicious on the wording of the question, if it had been worded about selling the parts of a pistol then I would be less suspicious, but asking about selling in two halves sounds like an intent to work around the law, such as selling to two people who are going to reassemble back into the one piece. This is similar to the old Hong Kong sellers that would send RIFs in multiple packages to smuggle through customs to evade both VCRA and import duty Truely separate sales would just be parts. ……….. However the work around may not be required in the first place. UKARA is just an extension of site memberships as a method to document a buyers intent to use a RIF for airsoft skirmishing and to protect the retail industry from the VCRA As seller it is up to you about what you accept as the buyers intention to play airsoft rather than chav activities

Try telling that to James (formerly*) of Enola at Paintfest/Airfest when I had prepared a revised format for the killhouse game on the first morning. Traditionally Enola and mornings do not go well unless they are snowboarding I had a good idea on my needs for smoke, as this hangs well in the kill house, so that was an easy one - I’ll have those for setting atmosphere, some of those and some of those Bangs were a different matter, with early morning zombified James and me trying to work out “We went through x before with y people, but I’m also planning to do this and might do a bit of that….” James hands me a case and tells me to go away Some of the pyro gets handed out to players, but most is for game atmosphere & manipulation (eg forcing players around the CQB maze towards each other) James then panics on the £s he’s just given away, freaking that at any minute I’ll send a runner over for more, plus the fact that we have another days sessions to follow …. Am I going to turn up for the same again? If you look up ‘relief’ in the dictionary you would see a photo of James face when I return late afternoon with a case of flashbangs, most of the contents still there, and even better when I tell him “I’ve hung onto a few which should last for tomorrow - I’ll send one of the guys if we run out” * ‘formerly’ being unrelated to this, he left Enola voluntarily for other pursuits (Unless the general stress of Adam and my event pyro ideas got too much)

On trust of course, once preceded by an intent to do what may be illegal then the education of theoretical skills turns its direction. But you have covered the matter that you intend to be a licenced Baofeng user, and could therefore operate outside of the PMR restrictions. I’d still veer towards just buying a Baofeng antenna which would be easier and cheaper than the parts to self assemble. But as you have the parts then that’s of course in effect free, and can be a fun project and learning experience If you Google ‘baofeng antenna upgrade’ and/or ‘baofeng antenna length’ then you ought to find all the answers

Under new regulations if an overseas seller registers with HMRC they can charge UK VAT, and it just becomes a slower delivery across borders (They declare appropriate references on the customs documents and pay HMRC) If not then they charge you their sale price and overseas postage, it arrives at the border via a carriers handling centre, the carrier check the declarations and send you as importer an import VAT bill of 20% of the item valuation (which may be the invoice amount or may be revalued for the UK) plus the carrier add their handling fee (which could be a fixed fee or could be a percentage) There is also likely to be VCRA validation of your defence to import a RIF Customs/Border Force may inspect, but most items just get handled by authorised carriers

Note that for legitimate PMR the antenna should be fixed and not replaced. In doing so this can increase the power and enable the handset to work outside of PMR specifications. You can however work on licenced handsets - which should be operated on licenced frequencies instead of PMR

If you use full face goggles, then both the goggle and spare lenses need to be protected Many ‘premium’ goggles come with their own soft bag, I’ve also made a few microfibre ‘bags’ with large Poundland microfibres. Just fold a large microfibre in half, sew all but one side and add a carry loop. Then I have a soft cover for goggles whether they are in a gear bag or on a car seat, and a handy cloth to wipe off Particularly when I was photographing events having this microfibre bag hanging off my belt ready for a lens wipe (goggle or camera) and when off the field I could also hang my goggles off my belt and in the microfibre bag

A few like mine are: Poundland laptop sleeves: Sniper mat/case (Mine folds out more, giving a pleasant surface to lay on and shoot if you were inclined) Hard guitar case (note off centre handle position - it could of course be moved) Stanley case (Note that mine is old school and a lot better quality then the current Stanley range. Nowadays a Fat Max would be needed for equivalent quality) Snowboard case and rifle bag

At its most basic you want something that will store & allow transporting your gear, whilst keeping it safe, secure and organised. You can opt for something specific, or general luggage. (That can also mean both an item designed for the purpose and/or that you will only use it for the purpose) I am in the paintball world so most of mine are the ergonomic/compact designs and are easy to accommodate, but I do have a few long rifle types which are less easy There can also be other purposes that you don’t think of, when I began to play events quite a few were run on sites with basic safe zone facilities, or would be attended by many times their routine numbers. I have a Stanley roller toolbox, which as well as a lot of load space provides seating or a maintenance work surface (and of course rollers) I also have a wide assortment of luggage from basic holdalls, backpacks, briefcases, flight cases, peli cases etc to ‘proper’ gear bags. The ‘proper’ gear bags are compartmentalised, which means everything can be organised, but they aren’t necessarily designed for airsoft/paintball and the compartments might not be right - for example I have an archery case, hockey bag and other sports among them I do have a lot of guns, and many live in zip up laptop sleeves. In each will be the gun & dismantled barrel plus spares/maintenance kit. This way I can pick one (or a few) and drop them into whichever case or gear bag is coming Some come with their own case and live in that. Long guns pose a different issue, so they live in cabinets or cases. (An archery case for example) I will typically then carry the long gun or guns in one of the cases and the rest of my gear in a holdall or backpack etc One soft long case is a sniper mat/bag which will take one or two. (And I’ll add a Shemagh etc as a wrap to avoid scratching etc) Another is a snowboarding case, which is just a long soft zip up sleeve. I have a cheap basic Hong Kong gun bag with a broken zip. Slip in a couple of guns, close it with some Velcro strap and drop them into the snowboard case A good but slightly annoying one is a rectangular guitar case. Great for holding a rifle, but the handle is very off balance - it’s offset to carry level with a guitar It’s carriable, but is a little awkward with its off balance. So it’s mainly used for storage and if taken on site stays in the car unless the staging is very close, otherwise comes if I can unload and sling a rifle on my back in the carpark

I think that this answers many questions about the whole situation It could be time to consider what actual value RIFs have against your own health

There is no need to have ‘reasonable justification’ to possess a RIF The only directly relevant legislation for RIFs is the VCRA - she has not manufactured, purchased or sold (If she does put it up for sale then that becomes a different matter on her ‘permanently depriving’ him of his property Currently there is nothing to establish that it has been stolen, only that the OP has not been able to recover his property during a dispute. Softly softly is the order of the day, with the advice above

In theory you’ve fixed the problem with the card swap You might be able to resolve the first card by reformatting and doing some test runs with it sat at home to be sure that it will record/delete/record - or not bother if you may no longer trust that card If you’re happy with the setup now then it will do the job, but without too much expense you can get a newer camera and run multiples for extra angles and halve the risk of a failure The typical two camera setup is a barrel cam plus a head cam: the barrel cam shows what you’re shooting at, but also gets a lot of ground/sky footage and can also be quite bouncy on the end of a barrel when running etc the head cam is steadied by your brain when running, but will flick left / right as you glance all around. But it will show where you are looking except for when obstructed by gun sights, trees, walls etc (Typical head cam placement is often to one side of goggles or helmet which is clear of your gun but obstructed by half of your cover, an option is your forehead or top of a helmet but makes you easier to spot popping out of cover) Other good options for a second (or third) camera is a rear facing gun camera (then you can edit in you as the hero of footage stalking your target) or stuck to a telescopic sight (you can then play back the hits amd edit in all the glorious SFX with hitcounts and clickbait)

With just printed markings that have worn away I’d be inclined to leave it But you could go for red & green dots if you wanted a visual reference - which would work but not be ‘real’ Art skills would work to be more realistic. A car type paint would be among the longest to last, but will still be subject to wear

There are many ways An easy solution is a paint pen. Just like a marker pen, but filled with paint An alternative to that is painting with a brush Both of the above assume the markings are raised. If they are engraved etc then you can do almost the same, but would be filling the engraving which is bound to involve overspill, so you would only do so if you can either mask it well around the markings or can clean it off with an appropriate thinner without affecting the rest of the finish Depending on the paint it can be possible to clean off with a damp cloth before overspill begins to dry

Dye goggles are known for their ventilation, including their small size in comparison to others The blocking of tip venting is one factor and the wrapping of the head with the combined helmet / goggle is another We are all different and we all affect goggles in different ways with our breathing and general ‘head heat’, sweat etc A fan will assist if there are issues (or even ‘air conditioning’ which I’ve heard of a few times in recent years) My concern with this would be the straps with the comments about removing helmet straps and using the goggle strap around the helmet body. I would want to see assurance with regard to security of the face protection on the head, my compromise would be to require use of the chin strap

You’re old

Nobody* is going to care that a child is wearing badges, particularly of an operation that ended 8 years ago * Or nobody who’s opinion counts Badges are a bit of a topic in airsoft, but the issue is walting/making false claims. Airsoft is a hobby/game that has a high level of dressing up - of which ‘realism’ is the justification for RIFs. If people get too vocal about the dressing up part being ‘too realistic’ then they are also calling for the revocation of the skirmishers RIF Defence I had a lovely pair of very comfortable desert trousers and would often wear them in any environment. Along with any shirt or temperate DOM shirt I was often told how bad my ‘camouflage’ was and that I would stand out, and my response was about the level of effectiveness/ineffectiveness of a camouflage pattern on its own. It was more dependent on what I was doing Later in the day I would get complimented on how well my desert legs disappeared against the ground (usually dirt) and my upper against bushes - Still a no from me, they couldn't see that I’ve disappeared if I’ve disappeared. They could see me because I was running across the open ground Tell him to put his arm band on the right way up next time

Sad news for a paintball site, but an opportunity for airsoft…. The following has been posted on Facebook by the owner of ‘OnTarget games’ regarding their Callington site in the PL7 postcode area Further details are below in italics quoted from Martello, but the jist of the situation is that the paintball market in the area has dropped, it’s not sustainable as paintball only. They have two opportunities proposed as either a partnership or to fully transfer the site over. Part of the video below gives an overview of the Callington site, but the rest of the video and play list are about building one of their other venues A sad day... We have had to make the horrible choice to close our Callington venue to paintball. The pandemic was a struggle, after lockdown we were as busy as ever, but the cost of living seems to have driven the kids birthday groups away. The catchment area can't provide enough paintball bookings to keep it going on its own. We have briefly spoken to the landowners who could be open to expanding the area available to make it better for airsoft if anyone was interested in taking it on. But unfortunately I don't have the time or investment to make this happen on our own at the moment. It has permissions for wargaming activities from the council etc, seems such a shame after all the hard work. But that's life... Our Newquay venue is still going thanks to stag parties ?. I'm open to offers to take it on as a partnership with someone else as an airsoft venue or they can make an offer for the site as it stands. But we can't continue as it is on our own. Pm me if you are interested. I will start to dismantle in the next few weeks. The first link below may or may not work due to Facebook permissions as it’s to his personal profile, there are the site & magazine links, or I can provide some contact info https://m.facebook.com/100001400763362/ https://m.facebook.com/100057686490648/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintballMag/

UKARA licence theory test perhaps

Definatley …… and you never know even with failed crowd funding, (except for the ‘pay me to develop my idea’ as opposed to ‘pay up front to get production going’) the videos show that at least prototypes were made and they could ultimately find their way out to the world and eventually sold on For a not actually bouncing ‘bouncing Betty’ there is/was the RAP4 series, and a couple of other brands. These did make production, still not a lot as a niche product and over a decade ago, but they could be about. Spares could be harder to find, but the one with just a round seal is probably findable as a rubber grommet I can’t find footage of the ones we used here: A real benefit for use is they can be buried rather than just flicking leaves around, however for that event we used our ones plus a stack on loan from RAP4. All good, except when it came to digging them all up. We were short, and it was loan ones that were missing (potentialy sticky fingers as ours had markings and the loan ones were clean and fresh anonymous from the box) or sunk into the mud We had a few follow up sessions with metal detectors, and also over a few months the site were finding them. I think we ended up with all of them or a couple missing All original placements were photographed and Geotagged, but we made the mistake of sending other people to reset and didn’t entirely remember where they were placed —- it’s buried on the path near a bush across from a tree It was a 12gram powered one that we used, pop in a 12 gram, some powder and a leprechauns condom. Step on it and a pin punctured the 12 gram, the tiny rubber condom built up some pressure before bursting a spout of powder The videos I can find seem to be using refillable cartridge valves like 40mm shells Traditional ‘plate’ styled mines: These are similar to the ones we used, but actually has a better safety. A pin locks the pressure piece so it can’t be triggered when setting up (I mentioned the potential lack of safe disabling on the bouncing Betty, but our original RAP4s could be unscrewed and rendered safe even without a safety pin) But a safety pin when setting up would be useful - on our first use one of the guys asked ‘how many turns should I do?’ Just as he made a twist and blew powder into my chest …. ‘One leds turn than that’

It was a crowd finding product a few years ago, and with being a niche complex product that seems to only be on the internet in promo videos it probably didn’t get very far. Bad signs are complexity, it can’t be fully buried, it looked like it could not be disarmed (triggered by radar or activated by remote) unless it’s a bad translation the ‘disarm’ mode is to fire it off Ideally that’s poor translation, it’s fair enough that the gas is charged and would need to be released but you don’t want the only way to deal with projectiles to be firing them. I would want to be able to disable the radar and to be able to pop in a safety pin or remove the top.

In that case the answer to your original question is yes You will still be under 18 so cannot qualify for UKARA and cannot purchase Your parents can, and as a gift is permitted to give it to you (and scrub my university comments, didn’t read ‘college’ properly

What @Rogerborgsaid You’re an existing player, who has played at a site or sites for over 2 years. UKARA is a central register based on site membership. On your 18th you are eligible for UKARA and a site can happily use your under 1& games as qualifiers as the intent of the UKARA is to confirm you play / intend to play airsoft Another option is to see if your university has an airsoft society ….. or whether you can form one. Soton university were able to establish themselves as a ‘UKARA site’ enabling members who played at their events on a selection of sites qualified without having to go to only one for the qualifying period