Tommikka

The other point of view that complains about new members is that the new member starts up a new thread instead of searching the forum and finding a relevant thread So if Newton Knight posted up that they wished their was an airsoft Martini Henry then either they get slated for not searching for the previous thread or the same discussion is repeated from 7 years ago By ‘necro posting’ the information from 7 years ago is tied into the topic Isn’t this the purpose of a ‘forum’ as opposed to trying to discuss topics on Facebook ?

What the word means and what it gets used for a very different things. What the word means: 1. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use tactical to describe an action or plan which is intended to help someone achieve what they want in a particular situation. 2. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun] Tactical weapons or forces are those which a military leader can decide for themselves to use in a battle, rather than waiting for a decision by a political leader. Definition 2 relates to the difference between tactical & strategic. I work in an environment where the place I work and my management are at the strategic level, but I am also in long term development to provide capability to the tactical level. My day to day business and primary role is to support and respond to long term strategic planning & decision making, but I regularly talk with those down the chain who support the day to day on the ground in accordance with the strategy. What the word is used for: When you see anything in airsoft called ‘tactical’ they usually mean either ‘tacticool’ or ‘all the gear no idea’ A tactical shotgun is a shotgun designed for ‘tactical’ needs of a combat task. The first would be WW1 trench shotguns - to give a good short range wide blast in a confined area and still function with rapid fire. Probably a pump action with a short barrel and a heat shield (so the user doesn’t get burned by the barrel in repeated rapid fire) Fitting rails to anything tactical is intended to give the option to modify it as required for the task in use. But just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. The ‘tactical’ thing to do is very often to not fit anything, unless it adds to the role it is used for, otherwise you are adding extra weight, slowing you down and reducing your capacity to carry something else you may need. There is a conflict between strategy and tactical: The ancient soldier had heavy equipment but was relatively light, with no or basic armour, their personal weapon, some food & drink and perhaps their bedding. The rest was carried behind on wagons or obtained along the way. A modern soldier has better/lighter materials, but carries more of them. They have a form of armour, personal weapon, ammunition (and ammunition/equipment to support team weapons), some food & drink and bedding/shelter depending on mission. Leaders on a strategic basis can see that soldiers are carrying too much weight slowing them down and in the long term destroying their bodies. They set doctrine on what should be carried for the type of mission: Whether full, partial or no armour should be worn - the balance between soldiers being injured or killed because the body armour affects their movement & slows them down vs the fact that they will be hit anyway and the level of protection it gives them High tech body armour is developed so that the same protection is provided for less weight - but then weapons and ammunition are developed requiring stronger body armour What weapon mix should be in each type / size of unit & it’s mission, and how much ammunition should be carried The strategic view and doctrine seek to lighten the load for the soldier. But as the load is lightened, at the tactical level the commander and the soldiers carry more up to the same weight again

Two tone is a generalised term. The legislation (VCRA) requires the IF to be either clear or >50% one of the specified bright colours: The aforementioned Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Realistic Imitation Firearms) Regulations 2007 specify the following dimensions and colours: a height of 38mm and a length of 70mm. An imitation firearm with dimensions less than this is to be regarded as unrealistic transparent bright red bright orange bright blue bright yellow bright green bright pink bright purple https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-commencement-no-3-order-2007-firearms-measures

Ultimately it is always your responsibility as an importer. If VAT is not detailed by the retailer when you checkout then they aren’t charging it in the first place. The context of not paying VAT to the carrier on goods below £135 is based on the retailer having already handled the VAT. https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad Page 2: You pay VAT when you buy the goods or to the delivery company before you receive them.

If it was under £135 AND the overseas retailer has registered with HMRC, charges you UK VAT, marks the package with the reference numbers & declarations, and will then pay HMRC on a quarterly basis. If not then you will get a bill No. It’s a change to how imports are handled from anywhere

There is no change to Hong Kong imports due to Brexit Changes to import processes is separate from Brexit Buy something for under £135 and the foreign seller is now expected to register with HMRC and charge you the VAT. If this occurs then you don’t pay it at the point of entry, only pay the VAT amount, and don’t incur carrier handling fees - ultimately you pay less Brexit & Covid have affected resources and backlogs

Ah, gridwalls....... he says in a reminiscent manner. I haven’t touched any for over a year! Brand new they could get pricey for a few or for the various fittings. But keep your eyes open on local facebooks, and eBay pickup and they can be picked up very cheaply often with selections of fittings from shops that close or redesign. We use them for shows which expands space in gazebos and contributes to making them more substantial against the weather, and run them around the walls. We’ve cut extra slots in some of them to align with gazebo struts Sometimes we put 3 together as a triangle tower, and a couple of times 4 together making a ‘table’ We don’t bother with feet as even when indoors we construct around something making a stable wall. Feet and wheels are options, but even at home as a wall system I’d probably recommend the wall hooks. Other grids are available but as @Lozartpoints out gridwalls are way beyond what you’ll find in most DIY shops for storage

Not necessarily - you get the drop on a group and shoot then you get one of them before the rest hear your AEG motor kick in, or just the shooting. Tap your hand on a shoulder and you can get two or three pretty easily, more if everyone’s looking the other way. If I create a mission to capture and return an object, you sneak your way around behind the lines, spot the object with a group ‘defending’ it who are paying no attention as they hear the firefights far away. Tap a couple of shoulders and you can pick it up and walk back the way you came, fire one shot and you’ve wasted all your effort

The Palmer link above should still be the same for the old classic sodastream threads Nice Bejam price sticker

Is that £145 goods or goods + postage ? The valuation for charges includes postage 20% import VAT on £145 is £29 So you’ve incurred £33 extra There’s the potential of import duty as well depending on the goods classification, and you will definately have incurred the carrier handling fees There is also the possibility that declared valuations aren’t accepted and the goods are revalued They should give you a breakdown on the charge

What kind of handsets (even better if you know the models) were you using and were you using any headphones/microphones? With headphones/microphones the plugs and sockets might look alike and appear to fit but may not be compatible, and also some may only work when pressed in hard (in which case the plastic on the plug can be shaved slightly) There are multiple analogue and digital PMR frequency’s, with 16 original analogues, 8 then 16 digitals and then a newer set of 16 to 32 digitals If you mix and match the different versions then it should not work as the actual frequencies differ There is also scrambling, but if enabled you should not hear anything if you cannot unscramble And with the very old cheap versions of digital PMR - a cheap one would only have 8 channels and a fully featured one would have the 38 sub frequencies within the channels. E.g. channel 3.00 would be different to 3.01 But the cheapest ones would transmit on 3.00 but be able to hear every sub frequency from 3.01 to 3.38 Someone with a handset that supports sub frequencies could only hear true 3.00 and would ignore 3.01 to 3.38. I used to like to hang onto these types when running games to monitor multiple sub channels https://kenwoodcommunications.co.uk/files/file/comms/uk/pmr446/PMR446-White-Paper-V6_18AUG2016_JT_KB.pdf

There are multiple reasons: Changes to VAT and duty processes = not Brexit Crossing the EU/UK border = Brexit Staffing = Covid, numbers of staff available and staff vs distanced capacity (and perhaps also Brexit if EU staff left, or EU occasional staff left) Border stop/starts = Covid & Brexit Then if you add NI into the loop then you have the combined mess of Brexit, Good Friday Agreement .... and drug traffickers who get caught out by a virtual border Every carrier has had problems relating to the combination of paperwork & process changes, shortages, throughout capacity etc. A minor problem easily turns in to a backlog with more items coming in all of the time, and unless you can put out more then is coming in then you have the situation compounding itself. UPS has had the worst problem, and it may also relate to a particular depot

These would be red flags, and are methods of evading & working around VCRA defences. Split packages are a way of bringing yourself to the attention of HMRC for smuggling The OP has a valid defence by virtue of being a re-enactor (and a better defence than airsoft skirmishers as reenactment is within the original VCRA legislation

The alternative is to talk to retailers. Their stock is imported, a friendly retailer can get other RIFs brought in via their importers / distributers as standard business Then they sell based on your defence

The UKARA system is a central database collating the membership lists of sites. The number of games comes from guidance and collaboration between government and the airsoft industry. This establishes that Timmy is a ‘skirmisher’ as opposed to turning up for a one off party etc A business with multiple sites can therefore run their membership across the sites. Theoretically different businesses could stamp a card and ultimately sign you off as a member of one of them (but as businesses, why should they?) The Southampton University society were able to establish themselves as a UKARA ‘site’ enabling them to count the events attended by members at different businesses.

A follow up video to the FMA goggle lens test: This new video gives a repeat of the FMA 1, new test of the FMA 2, plus tests of VForce Grills with old and new lenses Bottom line is don’t use eye protection that doesn’t meet the standards or use unreliable sources. Also check the condition of your lenses, particularly as we have not been able to play for some time

Gone down for me ..... my doctor doubled the quantity on my prescription, which turned it into half price I also suffer from free shit syndrome, and find my pockets stuffed full of freebies

In general English, antique goes for 100 years, but can vary. In legislation these terms get a definition, and should be referred to within the legislation. For Canada an antique firearm is a rifle, shotgun or handgun manufactured before 1898, and also meeting specific criteria on the ammunition within each type: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-98-464/FullText.html In the UK under the VCRA it is pre 1870 design https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-commencement-no-3-order-2007-firearms-measures

Please note that strictly legally speaking there are no ‘abandoned’ locations. (There are places that are disused, but they belong to someone and are typically held by a developer or a landowner waiting for the right time to come for development) If you play on one of them then you would be trespassing and potentially committing a firearms offence due to not having permission. Unusual locations like this are occasionally used by established sites & organisers - either as one off games or a site is established until the landowner / developer uses it

This lot, 2 Rifles covered by Michael Yon

You guys don’t want to be looking at my eBay sales history!!!!

If it’s turned up in your PayPal then it’s real, if would only be a fake payment if you’ve been messaged with a link or picture that ‘show’ the payment

I concur with never throwing back, ((do as I say, not as I do)) The pictures below are a team mate - he’s not throwing back, but had a faulty Mk9 where the factory had contaminated the striker fuse with grains of the detonator. Instead of the fuse burning down it blew as soon as it was ignited. Due to quality gloves he only ripped his gloves apart instead of his skin (I don’t think that brand exists anymore, or if they do then there’s been a name change) You never know how long a grenade has to go If it’s a mk5 or mk9 then it’s made up of layers of paper that will mostly direct the bang for noise and flash ‘vertically’ (depending on orientation), if it’s a reusable then it’s the ‘exhaust’ and if it’s smoke then it’s probably going to get hottest after the smoke has finished.

In a minor element of her defence - hair glue is a hair product, just not the same type as Gorilla glue