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We had a tree surgeon on the team, very handy when mid event some clever clogg decided to launch my vintage 90s Addidas sports bag full of prop ‘drugs’ up into a tree* All great when he shot up and down like a squirrel, not so great when he called to say he was on site and fell out of a tree doing a favour with a quick trim of a branch * It ended up lost again before the end of the day. This was a February event, and it contained very suspicious looking packages of flour. It was later found during the pheasant season by beaters (October to February) so between 8 & 12 months festering in the bushes. The beaters were spotted by the farmer while they were discussing whether to hand in, sell or snort the contents He took the bag off them saying that he knew who it would belong to, and I received a call from the site asking if they were my ‘drugs’ or if he should be making other phone calls ? I opted to have the bag back and that the farmer could do what he wanted with the contents

What’s the medic rule that they run? **** up front declaration - I occasionally run events and I collect rule sets so that I can see what I fancy trying or modifying Elimination, respawn and medic rules can make or break a game/mission format By zombie type game are you referring to zombie experience full days, zombie missions or magic respawn trees?

There is a point often missed that real life weapon design is based on function. Stocks traditionally are as close as possible to being aligned with the barrel straight from front to back due to the physics of firearms and the force of recoil. They have the steadying function of a solid hold to assist in accuracy and in minimising lift and keeping the barrel on target. They also contribute to the ergonomics of the weapon. There is always a compromise between these and other functions. In gameplay as opposed to real firearms the physics differ, but part of the appeal is to look like real firearms so you get the variations between speedsoft ergonimics and skirmishing looks. In real firearms technology changes, with various calibers and propellant mixes plus other elements of the firearms design. Thus you get oddities like dropped stocks appearing in real firearms as the balance of physics and ergonomics changes

The ultimate solution to not losing reusable grenades is to use disposable grenades Tethering a grenade will get caught with branches etc If you were to put something on a reusable grenade then a ribbon etc would make them easier to spot and pickup

Make sure the email is genuine and that the money is showing as held within your PayPal (without following any email links) But PayPal do genuinely hold money sometimes https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/FAQ3297

I was last there many many years ago. If I recall correctly there were a few areas with stones close below the surface (wear decent knee pads if you are inclined to kneel) ….. and there was one particular mini bunker that smelt rank when wet & muddy. Whenever I mistakenly found myself in there I would try to balance with one foot on each side of a tyre and be very pleased to get shot out

Most likely the digital frequencies. You will need to programme them to the frequencies you intend to use. Note that you can’t legitimise the 888s by using a lesser aerial or due to the site having a licence. They are capable of going outside of PMR frequencies and power levels so are not PMR legal, and you only fall within the sites licence if you have permission and programme to their frequencies However the odds of getting caught are virtually nil

The sender is supposed to on the basis that they are doing the labeling, and are the one making a contract with the carrier so are required to declare by the carrier. In this case the carrier is more concerned about whether or not the package complies with their terms and conditions such as restricted and prohibited goods. A package crossing international boundaries will be required to have a customs declaration. As far as customs are concerned the importer is responsible for the content of the declaration. It is you as the in country buyer / importer that they deal with. This is the current line of responsibility affecting you If you can establish for certain that the sender did not declare or made false declarations then that supports your claim to charge back If you are just assuming that then unless customs provide you with the full details then the package may have been fully declared and showing your UKARA reference all as instructed to the sender but customs have chosen to seize. In such case the sender bears no responsibility and has successfully performed their side of the bargain of delivering to this country, and your claim would be a challenge to customs

The sender is supposed to correctly declare, but the importing recipient gets held liable for what’s found

I see so many BB RIFs or attempted paint jobs that are due to either ignorance or possibly cheap / surplus coloured shades of plastic

Ditto I can see uses for it. It doesnt strictly have to be belt mounted, it could be rigged on a vest, or a belt & yoke etc I wouldn’t be holstering as the standard way of carrying, but clip on and you can carry by steadying with one hand and placing weight on the body Or go temporarily hands free, standing around waiting, grabbing or operating a prop, picking your nose ……. Many uses I wear a full frame DSLR and 300mm lens on a clip on holster - I don’t run around with it like that, I may steady with my hand and run, I also don’t holster to the belt that’s holding my trousers up I can fill my face with a burger and quick draw for a photo opportunity - and I have done so many times

On the basis that the original post was considering just the easy option of claiming a PayPal refund rather than respond to the seizure then I would opt in the retailers favour - its an import, for which the importer (buyer) is responsible for the border. It could be simply resolved by responding that it’s an airsoft RIF, with a legitimate VCRA defence, the UKARA details should be marked on the packaging and if not then here they are. It may be an actual seizure or not (depending on the wording, and temporary or not) The retailer has correctly managed to get a package to the UK, complete with contact details for the importer PayPals default option is to side with buyers, but it does side with sellers as well - or even does no fault compensation leaving neither buyer or seller out of pocket There is of course also the insurance that comes with the postage depending on what options the retailer has and what option the buyer took

Corrected by the others, but UKARA is purely designed to protect the retailers The legislation is the VCRA which doesn’t explicitly need UKARA, but sets out the different offences on sale, import, manufacture & modification

Note that when within the EU we were paying the VAT of the other country - the UK were among a handful of the countries with the lowest VAT, a lot of airsoft gear came from Poland so we were paying their higher rate of 23% If you were to buy from Poland today under the other non Brexit changes and it fell within the threshold then you would now pay the lower UK 20% to a Polish company registered with HMRC, and no further import fees would be required ( they would incur the extra admin costs which is why most will just refuse to handle that ) Outside of the threshold it does mean all the import costs apply - which means it would be better to support UK retailers who can import via their supply chain If retailers don’t list something in stock then ask

You may be right there …

Please note that for radios there are two legal types: PMR446 operates on the UK legal frequency range. You don’t need any licence etc. They work perfectly well at the normal distances played in airsoft Baofengs should be operated on a licenced frequency, so you need to buy a licence. They are commonly programmed to illegally operate in the PMR446 range - they are overpowered and can be programmed out of the range so are not legal to operate unless you purchase your own licence or programme them to operate on someone else’s licenced frequency with their permission The description for other linked handset does not identify its frequencies, but its maximum power exceeds PMR446 levels. So it also needs a licence, and needs to be able to be set to the frequencies provided to the licensee The simple answer is PMR446. Any make, any model. You just need to try to stick to a similar generation as throughout the years the frequencies have been slightly expanded upon. Buy a pair of a current model and you can talk to each other plus the majority of PMR users if you wish (There are plenty of primary and sub ‘channels’ available if you just want to communicate between the pair of you and avoid others) When choosing a model check the battery options. Supplied rechargeable battery packs will last the day or a weekend for most people But if you’re very vocal, when they start to get old, or if you forget to charge them then it’s very useful to have ones that you can pop out the battery pack and put in some AAAs etc

….. or xxxxx who used my gun with a camouflage paint scheme and lost most of my magazines in the first game of the day (because they are camouflaged) Then spent the rest of the day reloading one magazine, and at the end of the day hunting the lost ones again, roped in others to help him look for the lost ones …. and finally when telling me they were lost and going off together for a last look around —— “Where did you start & where did you go for the first game?” ”I ran over to there, sat by that bush, shot some players then went over to….” ”Do you mean that bush over there? The one with a stack of magazines beside it?” (Dare I mention that this was an urban game with few spots of green which should have reduced the number of places needing to be ‘searched’ as camouflage stands out a bit on grey concrete)

It turns out that all the newbies coming on here talking about getting their licence are right based on the original proposals put forward by industry during consultation while the VCR was a bill: https://www.popularairsoft.com/news/ukasgb-ukara-aba-proposal-vcr-bill The Scheme would involve the following: The ABA would undertake to issue Player Licenses. This would result in recognized players. The UKASGB would undertake to register, monitor standards and regulate itsmember sites. The sites would either register with the police or the local authority. Not all sites are members of the UKASGB for varying reasons. However, we feelthat this should not preclude them from forming their own body and then applyingfor HO recognition. UKARA would undertake to register dedicated Airsoft retailers and provideguidelines and standards for their operation. We also propose that dedicatedAirsoft retailers be registered with the local constabulary so as to provide an audittrail that is transparent and clear for examination.

‘Originally originally’, further back in time, magazines were fixed giving greater capacity than one shot, and there were some rifles that had a single removable magazine on a wire to avoid soldiers losing them. Today they are relatively a lot cheaper, but still need a fair bit of work to produce a magazine making them much more expensive than stripper clips etc, but logistics remains a key issue as well as the cost of disposable magazines.

C/L class don’t necessarily mean it’s use & dump. A C class is a consumable - use until it’s used up (consume), don’t repair it or assess it at end of life, etc and there are no other special accounting & storage rules such as all the nice stealable kit. So you could be expected to hang onto your C class for some time, but shouldn’t be on a charge for dropping (an empty) one in Salisbury Plain Theres the other matter of resupply. No big problem on the Plain, and also no big problem to pick them up on the Plain Bring back empty magazines and you can reload them, don’t and you need a constant supply of them Out in the sunny places patrolling, if you just dump them then go back to the FOB someone has to keep sending in more magazines. Using up space, weight etc and making the RLC, AAC etc do more trips at risk of being shot at.

Ally-ness saves lives

It may depend on if the shops local to you, and if there are extra postage costs but if you shop around other retailers you may find it without the price rise

Both @Grootand @Druid799are right But I don’t agree on ‘being used to buying at below what it’s worth’ ‘Worth’ is a widely changing variable - what is X worth for Fred to buy, and what is C worth for Bob to sell? Somewhere amongst that is ‘market value’ The market value of X could be less than Bob is willing to sell at. So the supply in the market drops (or Bob lists at his price and refuses to sell below) The market value of X could be more than Fred is willing to pay, so the demand drops Supply and demand fluctuate all of the time. Certain RIF designs are everywhere —- M4s etc, and other RIF designs less so. The materials, build quality and internals could be identical but two ‘identical’ RIFs in different body styles will have different desirabilities There will be seasonal variations - in winter it’s cold, wet & miserable and you have to buy aunt Enid a Christmas present - slippers would do, but if you throw in a case of Babysham too she’ll slip a few extra notes into your card. Sell last years RIF before Christmas and you could get back more via Enid to buy this years shiney RIF So the pre-Xmas market gets flooded and prices drop, followed by Boxing Day shopping and prices begin to rise. Wait until your birthday in Spring and you get more cash just in time to get back to playing - another potential rise in the market when the sellers see how desperate the fair weather players are in the wanted ads as they now have no guns.

This is very nieche, and is sought out by the few who may use one, but will be a very expensive and very limited ‘weapon’ in a game. Anybody using one in game is going to be shot a lot more than they are going to hit anyone. There was the AirRow now a few years back and was sold for a very short time. Existing ones are closely held by those who own them and I’ve seen a few that have considered selling but quickly fall through as they won’t let it go The AirRow was primarily sold for paintball but had airsoft and lead pellet versions, and was approx £500 complete with bow or about half that for the fittings excluding bow, but as in the thread below someone bought just the kit thinking they would get a ‘better’ bow for the money, but spent the same overall for an equivalent and the shop staff spent hours getting it all set up together Someone who’s experienced and has an existing bow would find it easier https://p8ntballer-forums.com/threads/thinking-of-getting-an-airow-gun.158448/

Correct, it is from China. Enola Gaye have their own factory out there