Tommikka

You’ve done the obligatory invite then ….. and going out at the weekend having a laugh and shooting people, in a non permanent manner is perfect father / son time * * plus uncle/aunt/nephew/niece/ anyone

The dogs move upstairs I’ve bought my own presents pretty much forever. Most people give up attempting to buy me ‘proper’ presents as they know that I’ll buy one myself the day before Im given it. I get surprised by what people come up with for me Buying her a RIF is a good idea - either ‘the present for me with your name on it’, or encouraging her to take part in something that can be enjoyed as a family. We have a few wives & girlfriends come out with us, sometimes as extra hands when running something and sometimes coming out to play. One couple are regulars together - but they are best friends that happen to have married each other. For one of our guys though that’s an absolute no - he sees it as his time

I wouldn’t

Highly responsible of them to use their hazard lights

You might be showing your age there

There’s a challenge As a scenario paintball organiser airsofters used to tell me that they wanted to play the game formats, and they were “well into all the missions because airsoft is about realism” So with a simple game format running I then got told “This is far too complicated, airsofters want to just have a simple shootout” The truth is - people want to play games the way they like to play games Some want to pose, some want to tinker & chat in the safe zone, some want to shoot people, some want the adrenaline of possibly getting shot, some want to run around like demented idiots, some want to sneak around, some want to sit and take potshots, some want to find objects, some want a super special mission, some want to watch and laugh at everyone else around them At a regular site the games played are a combination of what the regulars like to play every week/month At an organised event it depends on the organiser and what they think people will come and pay to play At an event organised by us it is a collection of ideas we have taken from others, missions/games that we want to play, ideas that we have had and fancy seeing how people will play them Our most popular theme was based on the battle of Takhur Ghar / Roberts ridge, and then spun off to numerous sequels bringing in Columbian drug dealers & somali pirates Our most popular format was intended to be a one off mini game version of Battle Royale intended as a laugh and a method of bringing in a competition format to bring one person on stage and win a bag full of sponsors products

How did the £50 charge breakdown ? Was it the cost of forwarding, inclusive of UK VAT by the forwarding ‘sender’ or charges at border?

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.