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They could be either: Made of glass Hard material for breaking glass targets (windows etc) (Note that the advert does not specify airsoft - it’s selling ball bearings. On a legal basis in the UK it’s a matter of what you do with them In an airsoft gun my interpretation is that if you load one of these then you now have an air rifle / air weapon - and it might be an offensive weapon For a paintball gun I know that if you load something like this then you have either an air weapon or an offensive weapon. The Home Office recognise gelatine paintballs and First Stirke brand ‘shaped projectiles’ as legitimate for paintball (as a retailer paid for the approvals testing of First Strike in the UK) There are many things like this sold around the world in paintball sizes marketed as less than lethal / home defence Which is illegal here in the UK (other than authorised police and military use) The eBay seller is in China so it’s a matter of eBays worldwide rules and whether they are targeting the UK for eBay.co.uk for its rules The easy solution is to just report to eBay.co.uk

On legal specifics - no one cares unless an offence occurs or you come to the attention of the police for some other reason Possession of a RIF is not illegal, (possession in certain circumstances could be an offence - such as possession of land balaclava and a RIF in the bank) Under the VCRA the paint mattered at the point of sale ’wear’ would be some worn paint and it no longer covering >50% (Bearing in mind there appears to be a lot of two tone pistols with only the top coloured then they may not be VCRA compliant in the first place) A clean RIF is highly unlikely to be the result of wear - but I wouldn’t throw you in the dungeon for tidying up excessive wear For thread diversion ‘funny’ stories on motorbikes, I used to wear a full face helmet with flip visor open and ‘biker’ wrap sunglasses On a few occasions I would get stuck at a particular junction, it’s now replaced by the roundabout at the Stonehenge visitor centre, but it used to be part of the route used by long convoys of USAF transports either carrying something of interest or just a diversion/exercise. A police roadblock would appear and I’d be stuck for half an hour to an hour for a few parts of the road to be closed, the convoy to pass through and for them to have cleared far enough away Depending on what I had at the time I may have been on a ‘proper’ motorbike or on a bright orange Suzuki FZ50 with a granny basket on the front and Snoopy Red Baron stickers on the sides The basket typically contained a bottle of Polish pure spirt (no longer sold in civilized countries but can sometimes be found in home brew versions if you know the wrong people) I would then be sat waiting around with either the police or RMPs also waiting bored …. And looking at me & whatever I’m carrying One night the police decided to ‘observe’ my black wrap sunglasses and consider how effective they are in allowing me to see at night, and beginning to consider whether polish pure spirit could contribute to my night riding skills …… just as the barriers were being removed & I’m waved off

The precedent is there with Southampton University Society having previously registered themselves under UKARA, therefore if you attended the appropriate number of airsoft events organised by them then they could register confirmed UKARA status without the need to attend a single venue, and therefore members could purchase from retailers For painting the offence is the modification of an IF into a RIF If your intent is to play at insured venues then you meet the basic criteria of the VCRA

This can be a key distinction: Basic maintenance or technical work? The original question points towards ‘technical work to fix manufacture faults’ and should be pointless —— go back to the seller on what is not fit for purpose Users should be capable of basic maintenance - which may or may not apply. It could be high maintenance super special —— so if you can’t maintain it then don’t buy it, or decide you do want to and throw the money into someone competent to do it for you It could be low maintenance - basic adjustments, cleaning, lube —- ideally learn to do it, or waste money and peoples time It could be zero maintenance (including not bothering to conduct low maintenance) —- just go out and play until something doesn’t work

Correction - Russia do a thing knowing the risk & not caring

I blamed aches & pains on being old That is a contributing factor - but by drinking water or with hydration tablets/powders such as SIS or High5 I was cured It was abuse of my body rather than just a part of being old that must be accepted

I bet that Pops Yoshimura never bought from BBguns4less then stripped the gun down to rebuild it

If it doesn’t work out if the box, then take that up with the retailer Buy from a UK retailer then you have come back on it being ‘fit fit purpose’ They are manufactured/assembled to a standard - probably that ‘it works out of the box’ Not the most efficient or optimised for range, velocity, etc If you want it optimised in a manner then that’s what you want tech assistance for You could call upon a retailers ‘extra value’ service with proper techs, or a manufacturer approved tech Are there many of them in the world or UK for airsoft? Or you could learn yourself, get to know how your RIF is built & works and then know how to solve problems Unlike a team mate of mine with a particular gun (paintball): He bought it, it ran fine for one day, kept breaking down the next game day. So he used another gun and sent his back to tech. Ignoring our cries that it old outdated, heavy & unreliable mechanical tech. If he’s not able to easily diagnose then he needs to change to a modern reliable easy maintain gun It came back with no problems found but a service It ran fine for a day, and then broke down the next game Repeat At a major event he sees an alternate model of the same gun in the bargain bucket and buys it. Takes it out to play and it’s fine for 5 minutes then keeps failing. The tech desk is there, he takes it to them They throw his Poundland battery out and give him a decent one It works

Under firearms act definitions airsoft guns would be air weapons, thus an air rifle, air gun or air pistol. But section 57a raised an exemption if an airsoft gun is compliant F157AException 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.] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/57A

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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