Tommikka

Other than not touching with a barge pole there are two follow up actions: 1) Forget about it 2) Notify the police / RMPs From the information there are two likely possibilities - nothing exists and money will disappear, or there is an open door at the back of someone’s armoury The RMPs would be interested in the 2nd possibility

It should bounce / funnel into the back and down the pole Of course reality might not always occur

The simplest answer is to just get what already exists for the task, and will probably also be cheaper than making an alternative with PVC pipe An airgun pellet catcher is under £15: https://www.amazon.co.uk/pellet-catcher/s?k=pellet+catcher Or you could build something similar with a drain hopper which will cost less, at £10 or less, but it’s made of plastic so will end up getting broken at some point, and doesn’t have the in built angles in its design to reduce the risk of bounce back https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-universal-hopper-65-68mm-black/13847 To save a plastic system from being broken, and also to cut the noise of any material including a ‘proper’ pellet catcher is to line it with foam, material etc Other systems with varying levels of ‘temporary’ will be a box or bucket lined with something to absorb the unpack

He was also up to his tricks in paintball, which I’m sure was quite a long time ago One particular forum he had a go out no longer exists, but on another he is one of the people responsible for the implementation of certain rules. I can see some rule changes in 2018, but also references to rule changes as far back as 2014, 2013 and 2011 I’m going to hazard a guess that his activities dated back at least as far as the 2013 & 2014 ones - and I’m inclined to say that 2011 was an early attempt also related to him The only thing that makes me unsure was that there was also the ‘Sutton Coldfield triangle’ as opposed to NI Behind the scenes moderators between forums were keeping each other up to date on suspicions etc and Glennie was a frequently occurring name that still triggers the hairs on the back of my neck PPS. If you Google his name you can find mentions and a photo

Are you me in the past? 30+ years ago an account was being signed over to me. Flicking through the pages, good, good, good ….. pistols ? Why do we have pistols? We don’t Why do we have pistols that ‘we don’t have’ on an account? Where did they go, when? Prove it …

It gets seen as a grey area, but the law affects the purchase / sale to over 18s only Possession / ownership isn’t covered by that so it is seen as legal for an airsoft to be gifted to you before you are 18 There must be no payment or other ‘compensation’ otherwise it wouldn’t qualify as being gifted Though gifting is seen as a grey area, in a slightly unrelated / semi related situation recently in paintball the UKPSF (recognised representative body for paintball) have consulted a barrister on legislation and ‘gifting’ to under 18s was seen as legal PS I trust that you are / will be over 14? There could be other legislation that could affect possession if you are under 14

This is setting the scene for free advertising when the papers pick up the story. The original post in a paintball forum dropped the name of a paintball site owner who was going to make all the arrangements This site owner is responsible for gems such as “job vacancy for paintball bullet tester” on a (pro rata) salary of £40,000 Which translated to zero hours contracted gopher who gets their photo taken being shot to be sent to the Daily Mail under the next headline “Student gets £40,000 job as paintball bullet tester” However to answer the original question - yes, airsoft hurts a lot less than paintball A suggested next route would be to enquire if the Gel blaster community is big enough yet to have a forum, then the Nerf tournament community

@Johndaniel4863will probably be a good help here. I would be inclined to tick for ‘RIF parts’ but stress the parts element for shroud only, and avoid too much in the UKARA /Defence area other than making it clear that it is for parts only which don’t require a defence Its interesting that the paintball section only refers to making a velocity compliance statement, and the airsoft skirmisher section is UKARA specific. Whether or not a paintball gun can be a RIF or not is a different discussion - a Home Office letter on that exists, and isn’t entirely conclusive

You had me worried there My ‘attachment view’ is still working, and I’m at about 78%

If both radios are tuned to the frequency’s within the licence then they can talk to each other

Don’t say the words ‘readily convertable’ Those are bad words. But of course it’s what the police may find something to be capable of, which doesn’t specify what projectiles are used (which is of course part of the point in the legislation) On your key point, I agree - I don’t believe that ‘joule creep’ is actually a thing, but that the equipment ought to be tested with the projectile. And that gives the relevant velocity / energy The underlying science is the same in relation to the energy put into a projectile, then there’s all the numerous effects of acceleration, friction etc Much simpler to fire a BB of x grams within the appropriate velocity that fits within the power limit

A bit of a call out - I know someone, who knows someone, who needs help at an Airsoft shooting gallery Is there anyone on here in the Weymouth area who likes the sound of helping run an Airsoft shooting gallery ?

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Is that current or old? If current protect it at all costs and have it looked over I had one many years ago and took forever to get around to seeing the doctor, I just in time for an infection to properly kick off

You learn how in lesson 2 of the underwater knife fighting course

There is a reasonable need for various types of supplies People might not be comfortable with ‘combat kit’ etc, and the main Ukraine forces don’t require them but many of the volunteers do & it could ‘assist’ to a degree to have some ‘proper’ kit to legitimise them as a unit as opposed to getting their pictures taken for propaganda purposes as a civilian with a gun In the longer term that could get resolved with international support For humanitarian support use your preferred known charity, however currently on the border I know a couple of guys if you’d like to see where your money is going on a day to day basis For example they have been providing supplies to the volunteers helping refugees as they cross the border and also are transporting refugees from the border to a processing centre They are both well known through paintball, and run airsoft events as well https://www.facebook.com/1410474989200829/posts/3136065433308434/?d=n

A little tip that will be most helpful is to ensure there are no badges, and ideally if items originally came from surplus check if the original users name is on it - if so scribble it out with marker pen

I recognised the price structure ….. but to be fair that is a rental price structure intended for the occasional day out, as opposed to an own gunner who would ideally be paying a slightly higher green fee and buying their balls by the case load. Such as £25 entry and options of BYO or a case of 2000 for £30 of good fresh balls - (approx £55 for a day out) as opposed to basic rentals with free or cheap entry plus a rolling price structure against various quantities of basic quantity balls. (If planned ahead probably £50/£60 for a day out with half as many balls but slower shooting or around £100+ without researching the price structure or going in with fat wallets) Each type of player would expect to be separated to different dates or different areas of the site - and expect staff to be paid rather than volunteers / player Marshall’s In airsoft the situation may vary between sites but it appears that the trend is for regulars to be mixed among rentals unless it’s a large group / exclusive booking, and as noted in the thread isn’t very viable in contrast to the overheads of running a site In paintball the sites exist due to the primary business of public rental paintball and then add walkons with other pricing for encouraging repeat custom from own gunners as they get more serious I equate airsoft to a cross between walkon & scenario paintball, and to be viable sites need a good turnover of players to cover the costs of the site, staff etc

….. and on closer inspection the writing on the side tells me exactly what it is: TM M3 Super 90 Which appears to be a springer not gas, and therefore in theory should only need a shell (I’ve self reported the thread to have it moved out of gas guns) Nothing in the grip which fits in with my misidentification and it probably bring spring operated I’ll deal with plugging the rogue hole to minimise the random gaps - either a proper plug or making something Thanks all

This conversation has gone on a few times in the forum The majority of members will not endorse ‘defences’ that appear to be evading the law (We know that it’s possible to buy with inappropriate ‘defences) In this thread though, the original question is how can a private seller validate a valid defence

Cool thanks - and CQB helps (The likely format that I would put our guns into is at CQB range) …. And even more helpful on the battery I thought that it was going to be some special connector for the charger, but that search has shown that they still have suitable charging cables on the other side. I didn’t think of that !

Where’s his killcam & what’s his YouTube channel? Kicking Kenny?

There’s a good reason why you can’t see pictures ………

We can say they aren’t legitimate defences Under legislation the only defences are : Museums theatrical performance Film making / TV (proper filmmaking not being a YouTuber) Crown service (For real duties, not just being a civil servant or soldier) Note that airsoft is not one of them. It’s an additional provision by ‘statutory instrument’ and covers ‘airsoft skirmishing on insured sites’ General shooting, collecting & wall displays are not approved in the law (You can do them with airsoft guns once in your possession but they are not defences under the VCRA) For general shooting you could in theory have no defence required - just sell an airsoft gun with the velocity too high and sell it as an air weapon, for which no defence or licence are required (at least in England & Wales) In which case a shooters membership isn’t needed to validate the sale, but shows the shooter to be a bit responsible Cosplay is also not a valid defence - this is compounded by the retailer who offers it partnering with s comicon that bans entry with RIFs (just like every UK comicon / cosplay event) Note that ‘professional cosplayers’ come under the theatrical defence https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/37 37Specific defense applying to the offence under s. 36 (1)It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 36 in respect of any conduct to show that the conduct was for the purpose only of making the imitation firearm in question available for one or more of the purposes specified in subsection (2). (2)Those purposes are— (a)the purposes of a museum or gallery; (b)the purposes of theatrical performances and of rehearsals for such performances; (c)the production of films (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)_see section 5B of that Act); (d)the production of television programmes (within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)_see section 405(1) of that Act); (e)the organisation and holding of historical re-enactments organised and held by persons specified or described for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State; (f)the purposes of functions that a person has in his capacity as a person in the service of Her Majesty.

I’ve bought some pieces in an auction bundle, which includes this TM breacher I believe that I have a partially complete shotgun, other than a dry fire it’s untested There are no shells Questions would be: What am I missing up front? (eg just a cap, or a full assembly) Without that assembly / with a bit of DIY, could it still be functional with a shell? (Or would the BBs/CO2 spray out on loading ?) Any advice would be appreciated As many of you know, I don’t play but occasionally run games. My options are; Get it up & running and use it for a ‘pick up gun’ for one of our event formats Do nothing and keep it as a dry firing prop Offer up for sale for somebody else to sort out