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Good points there on insurance It is a two way street - Insurers dictating insurance requirements into site rules / policies Site rules / policies set based on risk assessments and mitigations Or they could/should be a two (or multi) way street ……. Best practice bottom up from sites, through a representative body to insurers and then from insurers to sites The principles will be the same - airsoft is a game of shooting people with little plastic balls using suitably designed airsoft guns in an appropriate environment That environment ought to have controls between safe areas, playing areas, and without the general public strolling along Woodland, urban, indoor, etc are all different with their own complexities Individual sites vary as well Does a site and its staff understand why things are in the insurance/risk assessment/rules, or did they just purchase insurance? …… and therefore do they put the processes into practice or give them lip service with a waiver form?

If it has not been chrono checked then it should not be used If secondaries are not checked then no secondaries should be allowed When I began at scenario paintball events there were long queues at the chrono and air fill stations At the chrono people were checking, adjusting, checking, adjusting etc at a limited number of chrono points. I bought my own handheld, chronoed myself and then went to the official chrono - it would be slightly out. If I was a little below then I didn’t squeeze out adjustments for a few FPS, if high I would adjust and rechrono. I also chronoed as soon as possible rather than dithering and chatting - the queues were always at their worst when the organisers were trying to herd the sheep to get games started Sites brought in more chronos so players can get through more quickly & tinkerers can tinker to one side, they standardised limits between events so players didn’t keep upping and lowering each week, players learnt that if they didn’t get their act together they were going to miss game on A similar thing with air fills. I began events with a 3000psi system, the big queues were at the 4500psi fill points. When I ‘upgraded’ to 4500psi, rather than stand in the morning queue for 4500 I could get 3000, chrono and come back while others were still queuing Sites would then start up the fill stations earlier, bring in an extra air specialist for large events etc. Players also learned to avoid queue bottle necks Airsoft in the UK existed when I began paintball, there are seemingly more regular airsofters than regular paintballers - it should be better organised Either we don’t talk about the ‘good’ ones and the ‘bad’ ones don’t care / have not learned the lessons yet

Back in the olden days, paintball co2 was generally intended to be used in its gaseous state - it would go liquid in the cylinder and the gun would ‘draw’ a measure of CO2 gas. If the temperature dropped or you fired too rapidly then you would draw in liquid co2 Its been forgotten in the mists of time that some paintball guns were designed to run on liquid co2 (particularly in cold regions of the US & Canada) To aid this ‘syphon’ tubes were often fitted inside the cylinder - a pipe weighted with a bolt etc to always sit on the bottom and draw liquid Conversely ‘anti syphon’ systems were fitted with a solid metal pipe bent upwards - If correctly fitted they would ensure co2 gas was drawn As the years went by new players had no knowledge of the original difference ‘syphon’ and would ask for a ‘syphon’ tube to be fitted when an ‘anti syphon’ was required 12gram bulbs are obviously much smaller and less likely to be as variable to a larger co2 cylinder, but it’s been know to happen. I had a particular hard time with one pistol once which was giving very illegal velocities

I would assume it’s because CO2 is unregulated and inconsistent HPA is literally regulated - and consistent (that doesn’t mean that other factors don’t introduce inconsistency) In scenario paintball many years ago a collective UKSPC (UK Scenario Paintball Community) along with a ‘standard’ set of minimum rules The first event we ran in 2009 was the first UKSPC compliant event. Within the rules the maximum velocities for an outdoor event was HPA=280fps, CO2 260fps (If my memory is right) The reduced 260fps velocity was to allow for spiking between shots I don’t think the rules fully defined chronographing and any penalties, but my rules are for a number of shots, and you must chrono CO2 within 260fps to begin the game. If chronoed over on a spot check I would judge with an allowance for spiking - all over then I’m grumpy, one over then I’m nicer

This thread should help: I don’t know enough (pretty much anything) about the workings of gas operated airsoft ……. But in theory if the magazine normally holds an appropriate gas, then you ‘just’ have to replace the magazines existing gas fill valve with a tap & HPA fitting, then connect to an HPA source regulated to the right pressure. To switch magazines you’ll need to have the right mixture of on/off valves In theory if you tap the magazine with a self sealing on/off nipple (such as a bottles fill nipple) ….. and that the self sealing valve is stopped from blowing into the magazine …… then you could disconnect the remote line whilst retaining air in the magazine - but the pressure will drop with every shot As a paintballer, personally I don’t see much benefit in an remote line HPA fed magazine to a pistol. If you’re going to change magazine then you need to switch both the magazine and detach / attach the HPA source For certain paintball pistols they work best with 12 gram co2 capsules in the magazine, then magazines can just be switched. Whereas if the tap can go into the pistol body a remote line gives ‘unlimited’ air and the magazines can be swapped with no impact on the air

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‘Unsettled’ is a new one

I can think of a couple of reasons for why he taped the grip: He's been watching too many gangsta films Its previously been broken He's no Ronnie Pickering

Its within sentencing guidelines and higher than the minimum sentence, so not a soft touch. He had previous convictions - but did they have any relevance? If not then they cannot be taken into account in this sentencing. He plead guilty, and was therefore eligible for a reduction in sentence (but not less than minimum) Firearms – Possession with intent to cause fear of violence – Sentencing (sentencingcouncil.org.uk) From the sentencing guidelines, I would place 'culpability' in category c, and 'harm' in category 3. A – High culpability: Intention falling just short of intent to endanger life Conduct intended to maximise fear or distress (Intent to cause fear/distress, but not maximise) Sophisticated nature of offence/significant planning Leading role where offending is part of a group activity Firearm or imitation firearm discharged Prolonged incident06 B – Medium culpability: Firearm or imitation firearm loaded or held with compatible ammunition but not discharged (Pellets were found with the gun at home, but no confirmation of whether or not it was loaded during the inc0icent) Significant role where offending is part of a group activity Some degree of planning Other cases falling between culpability A and C because: Factors are present in A and C which balance each other out and/or The offender’s culpability falls between the factors as described in A and C C – Lower culpability: No intention to cause injury to persons ( I can believe that there was no intent to cause injury, just to threaten - produced a BB gun, an air weapon, and placed it to the window and made threats to the complainant, causing him some concern.") Lesser role where offending is part of group activity Little or no planning or unsophisticated offending (it was certainly unsophisticated) Firearm or imitation firearm not produced or visible Conduct limited in scope and duration (From the report I would assume this was short with Walker showing the pistol then continuing his manoeuvre to drive out of the jam) Category 1 Severe physical harm caused Severe psychological harm caused Category 2 Serious physical harm caused Serious psychological harm caused High risk of death or severe physical or psychological harm High risk of serious disorder Category 3 Alarm/distress caused made threats to the complainant, causing him some concern." All other cases not falling into 1 or 2 So with C3 and referencing table 2 for an imitation firearm I would be coming up with a 'medium community order' or between 6 months and 1 year. Possibly increase it if previous convictions are relevant and reduce a percentage for the guilty plea. The judge was more severe than me, perhaps treating it as loaded for B3, starting at 18 months and reducing to 16 months due to the guilty plea

It’s a stretch, but gain could sit on either side - managing to get a RIF without a defence, making a sale without confirming a valid defence, and loss being the risk of an invalid RIF sale fine. But that’s all moot, nobody is ever going to find out ……. Unless one of the parties confesses on the internet ….

On the matter of ‘other defences’, reenactment is a valid defence for RIFs. But just buying reenactor insurance doesn’t make someone a reenactor, nor does it make a modern RIF suitable for period reenactment. Theres also cosplay insurance mentioned above. As many of us know there is not a VCRA defence for cosplay, and if you’re in the know for which retailer takes cosplay insurance as a defence then you may also know that they ‘partner’ with a comicon organiser who does not permit RIFs in their cosplayer rules. (There is one valid form of cosplay for RIFs - the professional cosplayers who get paid for personal appearances at comicons etc are performers and may qualify under the theatrical defence) Under the VCRA a retailer that accepts a ‘nudge nudge wink wink’ defence is committing the offence. However a purchaser who uses reenactment / cosplay etc as their option when purchasing without the intent to reenact or cosplay etc is taking part in the deception and committing fraud. As long as your intent when purchasing a RIF is to play airsoft skirmishing at an insured site then you are VCRA compliant, all you need to do is sufficiently persuade the retailer - which is most commonly via the UKARA route It’s best for all to wait and follow the UKARA route (it also inspires a tiny bit of confidence in the trustworthyness of a retailer if they aren’t bending the law However if you have a good search around of UK retailers and the forum then you could find one or two that will sell on the basis of your intent to skirmish as opposed to fiddling with other activities

You can build a ‘regulator tester’ with a gauge and a couple of air fittings in a similar manner to these Most build demos show a tester designed to go directly onto the source bottle (because that’s what they are building) but the principe remains the same at different stages along the air line, you just need the right fittings and an appropriate pressure gauge for the expected air pressure. You will want the following: Correct fitting for your regulators output On off valve (Optional but recommended to purge the tester) Gauge Suitable fittings between each component Aim for a gauge that has a maximum of double the expected pressure you’re expecting, and the dial to be as large as possible making it easier for you see the increments If you’re keeping it simple to check the difference between your Balystik & Wolverine then just build a one off piece, if you’d like to check any point in your air system then think about it being modular with quick disconnect fittings between the parts and assorted gauges (Don’t be buying random home DIY shop fittings as mentioned in some American videos - use proper air system fittings)

If an overseas company is required to register with companies house for UK trading then the application fee is £20 If they are only required to register for VAT then the application is free, but starts with a 14 page form so you have at least the administration time to fill that in, need all the records to hand on your turnover etc. You are then required to maintain UK VAT accounting and subsequently submit periodic records to HMRC in an approved electronic format - that means accounting software including VAT handling and usually a subscription cost each month. If they are running an online store then they are likely to be running accounting software. But it’s not absolutely certain - they could be running their accounting in many ways If they are getting decent sales then they will be required to be VAT registered domestically anyway. If not then they have to keep an eye on their accounting for when it gets triggered A UK business is required to register for VAT if their taxable turnover is over £85000 in 12 months (The last 12 months). That’s actually not a lot of business, I sell some things in a ‘collective’ shop. If it was a standalone business then they would have had to be VAT registered long ago, as it is owned/operated by 2 sole traders, has approx 50 sellers, they account for every trader individually and run their holding accounts for traders money they (currently) don’t need to register for VAT. The historic 12 month threshold would have made the business itself close to registration - if not for lockdown closures then even with their seperate statuses then one or the other partner would be heading to the threshold at different times When you’re doing that sort of trade the accountancy software subscription is just another overhead - not to forget an accountant An overseas trader doesn’t have a trading threshold. Just one sale to the UK under £135 and they are on the radar needing to register with HMRC, maintain electronic accounts, fully document and declare packages, retrospectively pay HMRC etc Refuse to sell to the UK or only over £135 and they may ‘lose’ a sale but don’t gain high levels of administration to a different countries tax office Do they really ‘lose’ a sale or just don’t get an ‘extra’ sale?

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Early 50s, extra lockdown padding, unfit, screwed knees, wonky ribs, multi directional spine, cracked skull, only occasionally smoked socially decades ago (and others would benefit from the free leftovers of the pack at evening end) Shooting people & getting shot is fun and a lot safer then other things I’ve done in life

No, just situation normal with the withdrawal of notes from circulation. The paper £20 & £50s are both current up to 30th September 2022 https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/20-pound-note https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/50-pound-note As of 1 October 2022 they will be withdrawn but can be still exchanged at the Bank of England Exchanging old notes 30 September 2022 is the last day you can use our paper £20 and £50 notes. After 30 September 2022, many banks will accept withdrawn notes as deposits from customers. The Post Office may also accept withdrawn notes as a deposit into any bank account you can access at the Post Office. And, you can always exchange withdrawn notes with us. https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/exchanging-old-banknotes They still all retain their face value, and the replacement to paper notes are the polymer ones Digital currency is a different matter, it’s recently been going around the internet that there are plans to introduce digital currency, and also a conspiracy to track benefits etc, but it’s only under review with recommendations on a trackable element which could be used instead of vouchers. https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/research/digital-currencies

Hence the warning from @AirSniper If you can explain it then you’ve plenty of time until the end of next September to change it at the bank, or can still send it to the Bank of England afterwards But if you’re going to have problems explaining your stash then get started laundering it into newer notes now

You could get that moment when pricing up resale value …… “Thats almost as much as you paid for it new” ”Errr, yes, we got a great team sponsorship price”

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Partly correct They will have expired, and shops are unlikely to accept them (They may or may not be accepted depending on the person behind the till) Banks will be unlikely to accept them for exchange, but your bank may accept them as a deposit The post office may accept them for exchange The Bank of England will continue to accept them https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/exchanging-old-banknotes If you have large quantities of them and don’t want a record for the tax man or police to be able to trace then get spending them quickly The paper £20 & £50 are ‘current’ until 30 September 2022, and will be ‘withdrawn’ from 1 October 2022 which is when they officially cease to be accepted. But no shop is required to accept a specific note today As time gets close there will be less options to spend or exchange them https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/current-banknotes

@Zedward As you understand the issues then you have no problem with a secondhand IF, and for a RIF the seller ought to only sell to you if they are willing to paint it into an IF etc The ultimate answer would be to go out and play a few games when the site opens, enabling you to sign up under UKARA or whichever scheme they use (Note that UKARA itself isn’t a legal VCRA requirement but it’s the ‘best established’ / most recognised one produced by retailers)

The first 4 in the link are all British woodland DPM My point being that there have been many changes, and also between each garment - jacket (which normal people call a shirt), jacket (that is a jacket), smock etc and intended environment (UK/Europe, tropical jungle etc) there are also differences Then just different contractors and different production runs The primary colour difference in your photo isn’t due to fade. Though genuine DPM that he has used will be surplus and could be issued or unissued Issued stock will have gone through many washes and will show on the edges of stitched areas such as pockets etc, unissued will have been sat on a QMs shelf mostly in a dark storeroom until it’s sent back The Army issues 3 sets, so even a soldier who is in barracks does a wash run twice a week (unless they have stocked up by giving storemen extra haribo or raided the drying room if Pte Smith hasn’t put their name and number on the label) Attached is a genuine jacket with a similar colour to yours, it is used and in the closeups you can see the fade, but it was never as dark as your other one Both of yours are genuine but different ‘editons’

That doesn’t loom ‘faded’ to me, but a different set of DPM The colours have changed over the years, can vary by material and also may be a lighter or darker design such as ‘basic’ European DPM, jungle, etc https://www.kommandoblog.com/2018/03/06/expedition-into-dpm-variants/