Tommikka

For question 1 - self contained air powered shells remain illegal, and existing Brococks remain only lawful to the owners who obtained certificates when the law was introduced, and have no legal method of passing them on Which is contrary to the availability of other systems such as 40mm shells etc Be very careful with where you get your advice and how you act on it. You could be in danger of taking a legal rifle due to obsolete calibre and loading it with an illegal self contained system (actually the opposite of what caused self contained air cartridges to become illegal - modifying to fire ‘real’ ammunition)

Transiting in the mail is permitted However it can depend on how customs declarations have been completed Or there was an over zealous depot in their handling of transiting items For travelling through Germany (and other countries) there are transit declarations such as this for Frankfurt airport transit: http://www.frankfurt.de/mitnahmeerlaubnis Be aware that there are also other restrictions, such as they must be securely packed in transit, there may be restrictions on attachments (no tactical lights or lasers) A report of someone’s experience could be due to additional factors than just transiting - eg not locking it in a case, lasers being found with them etc The odds are slim of being stopped while passing through a European country, but can happen due to any random reason. eg foreign cars stand out, groups of lads stand out. And very importantly drivers in different countries behave differently which means a foreigner may catch the eye of the police, even something as simple as raising your hand to signal thanks when someone lets you change lanes - in the UK that’s something to be thankful for, in many European countries it’s the default and waving at other drivers is some form or warning or threat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_in_airsoft

There are no routine borders checks within the Schengen zone, but they can appear at any time Under Covid they have been reinstated by some countries under travel restrictions You can of course be stopped by the police at any time If they are aware of airsoft or paintball events in Germany or around Europe the German police do check travellers Travellingthrough a countries with airsoft guns that don’t comply with their regulations is a risk. To travel through Germany any airsoft guns carried should bear the F stamp. (They should also comply with the legislation covering the F stamp - but that’s another matter)

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Backpack options are quite bulky, and they can have the cylinder bouncing around if you don’t fill the pack or secure the cylinder It’s personal preference whether you like to carry your gear in a backpack An alternative is a cylinder specific pouch, and they are available in various colour schemes and vertical or horizontal MOLLE systems Have a Google search for ‘HPA pouch’ and you will find lots of them from airsoft and paintball retailers

Just go for it and create a thread. Game formats can work well or badly depending on venue, the underlying rules and the people playing - including whether they listen or don’t The worst thing to do is to pick an online game and try to play those rules - two reasons 1) It works online due to the mechanics of a computer controlled game 2) Not everyone has played that game, let alone understood the format rules & if I played “Domination” in one game a decade ago it could be very different rules to “Domination” in last weeks top game of the year But outline a very rough plan or a fully detailed rule set and the organisers on another site can apply it to their site with any tweaks to the rules. If they can’t work whether a game and rule set will need tweaking for their venue* and players then they can’t really design one from scratch * We had a game plan set for an event in Drakelow tunnels, the game was cancelled. A few years later we ran the ‘same’ game plan at a much smaller urban site on a smaller scale with a few tweaks to each mission to fit the site and number of players It’s also great fun to experiment with rules - it’s one of the things we have done many times. If it doesn’t work then change it (ideally not mid game, but that can be possible). Every one of our early games was made up of either ripped off rules & missions from other organisers, or a variation that we had a twist to try out.

It depends on context as to what is the criteria for ‘best’ If I can walk into a shop, find what I’m looking for, check it as to whether it meets my needs and walk out with my purchase straight away then that’s best If I can search online without having to find a convenient time to drive to the shop, I can get the relevant information on the item such as sizing (and condition if second hand), order it, it arrives at my doorstep and it fits etc then that may be best But best could be a car boot sale to get it for 50p, or even better an auction with a bundle for £1 or under £10 whereby I get lucky with the item I want and a net profit by selling on the rest ((If it’s a DPM bundle in the auction then I’d like to know where the guys are selling it, due to the prices they will pay up to)) Every method has its advantages

We shall continue to agree to disagree until there is case law I do however have the Home Office statement on Magfed paintball guns - that by being a low power air weapon renders them a firearm and excludes from being an Imitation or Realistic Imitation - they of course qualify that as their interpretation at that time until subject to being tested in court. This does contradict the Association of Chief Constables earlier fact finding visit to a magfed paintball retailer some years before where their interpretation was that everything in stock could be a RIF (including the non magfed classic A5s etc) I’ll say that Home Office guidance being newer and higher up the food chain trumps the Chief Constables, but all of them acknowledge that a court would carry the clout - and it’s clear that interpretation can be from the point of view of the individual concerned along with their fine comb crawling of the legislation I’m very happy to continue to disagree without a case proving either way https://m.facebook.com/UKPSF/posts/532643633518379 https://p8ntballer-forums.com/threads/paintball-and-the-law.171875/post-1560782

Both are legal, neither are replicas The Milbro is a firearm in its own right - it’s a low power air weapon, though it does also look like a ‘proper’ firearm Your airsoft MP5 is also legal. But for its sale there are legal implications of valid VCRA defences for the ‘need’ to have a realistic one (RIF) as opposed to an IF It may or may not be legal to fire either of them within the boundaries of your garden, depending on specific surroundings (eg how close you are to a public highway, and whether anything escapes your boundary There is not ‘every chancel’ of you getting shot based on their looks. It would depend on whether or not you put yourself in a situation of being observed with them in an inappropriate manner to end up with the police involved, and how you act at the time

The lenses are held on by magnets This is an absolute no for impact protection

To be pedantic - no it is not NOW a criminal offence It’s dangerous driving, and has always been an offence If he’d caused an accident and injury then he’d be facing up to five years, and death by dangerous driving would put him facing up to 14 years You should not do any manoeuvre on the road that depends on somebody else to act. If something happens then your actions may not be illegal but the balance of blame, and liability to your insurance tips your way complete with loss of no claims and higher premiums Commit a motoring offence and the levels of severity vary Add on consequences and you can be facing criminal charges, custody and also living with the guilt of a stupid mistake Your final summary is spot on: Don’t be a dickhead on the road Assume every other road user is an idiot Unless you need to stop to exchange details, give assistance or report the incident then move on with your life, have a little moan with your mates and laugh it off

I used to dance up amongst the speakers, I was there for the peak of walkmans and preferred in ear headphones, I’m fond of blowing things up Im not deaf, but my hearing is very selective

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There is something to be said for this. I don’t know how well it would apply to airsoft as you’re firing a plastic ball which will randomly spin unless it has some backspin applied etc Airsoft physics will be close to musketry In paintball there can be a degree of compression in the barrel depending on paintball quality, and it’s arguable whether or not rifling has any benefit. A particular company did market their range of size matched barrels which were available in smooth or rifled bores. Their user instructions advised to: Use paintballs of a suitable quality Size match paintballs to the barrel (There are arguments to support matched bore, undersize and oversized bore) Adjust the internal regulator to the velocity as per site rules Test fire against a target at desired range Adjust velocity down until the optimum target grouping With 280fps being the general standard for recreational paintball the optimum consistency of a bore matched quality paintball could often be around 260-270fps If you then change to first strike paintballs which are half a sphere up front with fins at the back. The fins cause spin in flight, and some people prefer a rifled barrel to impart spin inside the barrel They are lighter so the air pressure needs to be dropped to maintain the correct velocity in FPS, but the different physics of the first strike maintains its energy making it fly further and hit harder at range despite being lighter With underbore in paintball you sacrifice efficiency by surrounding the ball with a cushion of air while it’s in the barrel With underbore you compress and force the ball through a smaller barrel, risking barrel breaks if the ball is too delicate or the batch is inconsistent

Trigger locks aren’t much of a solution - for the exact reasons you’ve given in the example It can’t be fired but he can get into all of the trouble before the lock is found The opinion of the police as a control would be to locking it up away from children Following the death of a child with an airgun legislation was brought in for the new offence of not securing air weapons if there is any potential access to the building by minors. (£1000 fine if a minor gains access) Police recommendations are to use gun cabinets, but this isn’t a requirement as long as it is secure. Eg in a locked case/bag Airsoft RIFs are no longer air weapons so the £1000 fine may not apply, but the intent of the law to prevent avoidable tragedy is the same https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-offence-keeps-airguns-under-lock-and-key https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-weapons-a-brief-guide-to-safety-jan-2011/air-weapons-a-brief-guide-to-safety#preventing-children-from-accessing-air-weapons

Based on what? The only RIF defence for the military is the defence under para 37.2.f: the purposes of functions that a person has in his capacity as a person in the service of Her Majesty. This does not mean a member of the services may purchase a RIF. It means that someone may purchase a RIF due to their employment - eg QM 1st Blankshires can tell his staff to purchase some SA80 airsoft guns for some drill/familiarisation. (Though if he did then it would often make sense to buy two tones anyway so that it is clear that they are IFs and not the real ones) Potentially Private Smith might want to buy a RIF SA80 to ‘practice’ at home and use the 37.2.f defence to justify that. His SNCOs might decide to keep an eye on him for that for ‘over keenness’

Many years ago on New Year’s Eve after closing Salisbury Vodka bar the owner slept in the bar overnight The next morning he parked up outside to load up various decorations and his fancy dress - including comedy inflatable AK47 He was joined by Salisbury’s response team after reports of an armed robbery at the Vodka bar

To be pedantic - UK compliant airsoft guns no longer fall within the firearms act. Airguns, low power air weapons, and paintball guns are all firearms under the act, with different elements of the act applying depending on specifics. F28157AException for airsoft guns (1)An “airsoft gun” is not to be regarded as a firearm for the purposes of this Act. (2)An “airsoft gun” is a barrelled weapon of any description which— (a)is designed to discharge only a small plastic missile (whether or not it is also capable of discharging any other kind of missile), and (b)is not capable of discharging a missile (of any kind) with kinetic energy at the muzzle of the weapon that exceeds the permitted level. (3)“Small plastic missile” means a missile that— (a)is made wholly or partly from plastics, (b)is spherical, and (c)does not exceed 8 millimetres in diameter. (4)The permitted kinetic energy level is— (a)in the case of a weapon which is capable of discharging two or more missiles successively without repeated pressure on the trigger, 1.3 joules; (b)in any other case, 2.5 joules.] In practice the response will be the same until the details are established A very different outcome took place in 1999 Harry Stanley was shot dead by police following reports by the public for possession a table leg in a carrier bag and an accent. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Harry_Stanley This can parallel with the VCRA definition that a RIF is a RIF if anyone thinks it is unless it is too small, clear or >50% designated bright colours. A table leg in a carrier bag looked like a sawn off shotgun, and when accompanied by a scottish accent was reported as suspected IRA at the time of mainland UK bombing campaigns

Something like spitfire tracers is fine - it’s just a light Players using blank firers in a game are an absolute no. (Even if they are UK legal with sealed barrels etc) I don’t like the slippery slope trope (ban this today and they will take everything) But for airsoft skirmishing the ‘realism’ factor is the only reason why the skirmisher defence was added, establishing skirmishing as a level of ‘playing reenactment’ Stating that we don’t need any realism means there is no need for RIFs Definitely no to flame flashes out of a barrel, yes if you want it with light up flashes, yes to appropriate recreational pyro and yes to suitably managed ‘display’ pyro

There’s the moral element, the legal element, and also whether or not there’s any knowledge of what’s on camera. (Particularly with fish eye lenses on action cameras) For the OPs question they would be wearing a video camera. Safe zone footage from head cams is very boring. If it’s uploaded raw then it’s likely that few people will watch long enough to see If edited then even at the minimum it’s likely to have safe zone footage cut out in preference to game footage. But you do get videos of a days ‘story’ that could have safe zone footage. For battery life it’s common to get into the habit of switching on & off to avoid wasting power and card space on the boring stuff If you don’t want footage or pictures of your face out there, then help people out with that by letting the site know (they are the authority on what people are allowed to film/photograph on site) If a camera is around you then a polite mention makes it clear My interest in photos is different. I do like good action shots, but the majority of the best pictures I’ve taken are in the safe zone. I won’t be asking permission to take a photo - I’ve then lost the ‘real’ moment of that picture. I’ll lift the camera, allow for that moment of a ‘no face’ and snap the shot. You still have the option of saying you have an issue with it (I’ve had that I think on only two occasions - and both of those were people who weren’t supposed to be there, they only asked that I don’t publish those photos but I deleted them as an unusable photo is no good to me and it also avoids accidental publishing) However - I would be taking those on the basis of ‘officialdom’ and you would have already consented that photos are being taken. Candid safe zone photos are the ones that I have sold most often - so they can give a nice photo to their mum, or new profile photo. The rest would have to have caught a particularly interesting action shot, or the full set of a team etc My pictures also go to my general use, they may be for the site/event, Facebook galleries, portfolio and also photography competitions some which have gone to art gallery exhibitions. If I’ve taken the photo legally then it’s my property to use. In street photography there’s the same situation, there’s no disclaimer with the small print giving consent. It’s just the shot being taken, I’ve had some refusals but most of the time there’s no issue.

The relevant part of the legislation is section 36.1.b of the VCRA 36Manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms (1)A person is guilty of an offence if— (a)he manufactures a realistic imitation firearm; (b)he modifies an imitation firearm so that it becomes a realistic imitation firearm; (c)he sells a realistic imitation firearm; or (d)he brings a realistic imitation firearm into Great Britain or causes one to be brought into Great Britain. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/36 The offence is committed as soon as you change the parts. But the ‘defences’ under section 37 apply to the section 36 offences. If you purchase a RIF without one of the defences applying then the retailer commits the offence (sale) If you import, manufacture or modify then you commit the offence It should be noted that there is no airsoft defence in the legislation. That comes under a statutory instrument as an additional defence, and it doesn’t actually require UKARA membership / registration. Your intent must be to use the RIF for ‘airsoft skirmishing’ at an insured site. Dont be a dickhead with it, be sensible and no one will know or care how you ended up with a RIF

There is no requirement to give consent to be filmed If in a public place (which a site isn’t) then it’s fair game to film unless it affects the reasonable right to privacy (upskirting, nudity, topless etc) Unless there are other bylaws in place In a place with public access (which a site will be) then permission is via the site owner / operator etc This may be explicit or implied Explicit - it’s understood by those involved what is allowed Implied - eg walking around with a camera and no one objects. If told to stop then stop Site disclaimers that no one has read before signing is likely to have covered photography / filming, and may not be explicit as to who is allowed to conduct filming/photography (they may intend to write it as customers consent to photography and use by the business, but the black and white details generally don’t say that others can’t film/photograph For the use of material there’s also little legal control - I can go on a site, take photos and sell them. I can’t use them for commercial advertising without getting sign off, but I can take your photo and sell my photo of you Someone might not be happy with being filmed or photographed, and if they say so then fine

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It’s not part of the UK, it’s in the British Isles and is a Crown Dependency GB = England, Scotland & Wales UK = GB + NI British Isles is geographic = UK, Eire/ Southern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands You would be exporting from the UK to Jersey & will need more investigation on what any implications may be in jersey For declaration purposes you will need something descriptive that doesn’t end up being picked up as a problem later https://www.gov.je/Travel/InformationAdvice/ImportsExports/pages/index.aspx https://www.jerseypost.com/media/1442/guide-to-prohibited-and-restricted-goods-aug-2017.pdf

New items may be subject to import VAT etc and must be declared A lot will depend on how EuroTunnel classify airsoft & replicas and how it sits within their terms. In some older threads a few years ago there are some indications of them being treated as firearms due to the appearance of replicas and therefore should be declared in advance and declared to security for inspection on arrival https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/legal/conditions-of-carriage/