Tommikka

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

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.

I can assure you that if I’m screaming like a madman, waving my gun around and demanding surrender ...... that it’s highly likely to be empty Its worked a couple of times though (((Unless I come in making some speech about a lucky punk - in which case it might be empty or I’m tripping on adrenaline and the prospects of a customised revolver kill))

For the new normal post Covid should we be considering Lance kills as an alternative to knife kills?

I’m framing this thread as an area for discussing general and site specific rules It could follow on from recent discussions of representative bodies and standardisation. The specifics of this one is what happens here between about 1:10 & 1:50 Apparently the person outside the window thinks they can claim an elimination - on the basis that they grunted a noise. Can anyone explain how that grunt can be considered ‘surrender’? Next - the fact that she had left the room before he grunted, unless perhaps her back was still passing through the door as we only have fish eye action cam footage. So at best he grunted at an empty area of the room whilst catching a glimpse of her in peripheral vision The surrender rule: Whats your surrender rule? I absolutely hate an absolute surrender rule. It just produces arguments I am a great fan of rules for sneaky people (not cheats) and my version of ‘dont shoot eliminations’ comes in two parts 1) Surrender: You ask someone to surrender, offering the opportunity to not shoot them. They can accept or decline. Accept and they walk (it could be a whole group that surrenders) Decline and let the guns sort it out 2) Tag / knife / rubber chicken / fluffy bunny etc: You tap someone on the shoulder etc with your hand, a rubber knife or other object. You probably need to say or whisper ‘tag, you’re out, got you’ etc just to make it clear This is an absolute elimination - and more importantly a quiet elimination. The victim should leave the area etc as normal. It allows a sneaky person to get the benefit of having snuck around finding themselves outnumbered behind enemy lines Unless circumstances dictate there should not be a minimum engagement distance that enforces ‘surrender only within x metres’ It causes these arguments (Just walk away people. As a Marshall I’m making decisions from what I see, and as an organiser of the games I’ve marshalled, probably every argument I’ve encountered fell into the “Have you read the event pack and did you listen to my brief?”) Good reasons for an absolute minimum are for safety purposes such as a pure rental game or young players, and particular weapon/RIF types. Proper ‘skirmishes’ should be an environment of ‘grown ups’. (I’m not restricting that to adults, but including reasonable younger ages) Without being dickheads players should expect to be shot, dress appropriately if they don’t want to be shot on skin. (I often like to play in a t shirt - that comes with awareness that a close up shot on my forearm is going to hurt more)

It’s customs fraud Unless it is a genuine commercial sample, being sent to a business, the sample is unusable for sale (marked as a sample, parts removed or drilled out etc) It has been standard practice for certain Hong Kong sellers etc to mark declarations as zero value, custom sample etc - and then include a copy of the original invoice / delivery note. In many cases it’s pointless evasion on low value goods below import thresholds.

You don’t for airsoft to exist But for formal sports recognition airsoft does, and for tomorrow’s step 1b of the road map airsoft does

Not entirely - the original roadmap guidance stated the requirement to follow governing body guidance. Without a governing body airsoft sites were on a sticky wicket ....unless dual airsoft/paintball and following UKPSF guidance —— if it could be safely claimed that the site could open under paintball and also run airsoft The latest update appears to be a clarification on the position of airsoft

For purchases you ought to be making the appropriate declarations and taxes/duty due. Getting picked on a random inspection for them would imply you’ve been smuggling and evading duty So if in doubt use the ‘declare’ red channel As long as things are legal each country that is passed through, declared at borders, you have documentation etc then things should be good Useful to have an airsoft print magazine in possession, and attitude left at home For travelling with gear to play, then ensure everything is legal in each country you pass through, is appropriately packed, have appropriate documentation, have ‘informative’ things such as an airsoft print magazine etc Ensure that you can prove prior ownership if applicable (that you had it with you on your journey out and still have it when returning) Also be aware of the policies of any transport company - airlines, ferries, channel tunnel etc

Could be quicker, could be slower Its a lottery, a lot is held up exiting and then arriving, if things come by ship then they are also held up at the docks waiting for unloading crews Theres the multitude of delays due to the UK being a border from Europe post Brexit, (previously only looking for illegal imports) staffing levels at every stage due to Covid and handily with distancing due to Covid etc

Standard practice is you get a letter with a declaration form in the line of : there is a package which may contain a RIF, and you respond declaring: It’s not a RIF It is a RIF, I have a defence & here are the details If they get sufficient info on the package then you save the ‘delay’ of a letter & declaration. But currently it’s going to be delayed anyway

They don’t need UKARA details, you need them - you’re the importer so it’s your problem. Where possible add it to your delivery address and/or comments. If it’s marked on the package then customs can see it, if not then you get contacted asking about your justification to import

Your Instagram is empty https://instagram.com/speedx.official?igshid=1fbxa0kjinazm It will be worthwhile to post up something about what you intend to run. ’Around the UK’ is vague

I was wondering whether it was worth mentioning that the 2nd amendment to the US constitution doesn’t apply to Canada Whereas there appears to be some in Canada who think that it does https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/05/canadian-man-furious-that-liberals-infringing-on-his-second-amendment-rights/

The fees are likely to be on a percentage rate or sliding scale, as in the examples linked below: Royal Mail £8 DHL minimum £11, or 2.5% https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-55734277 https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jan/27/anna-customs-duty

Not necessarily a ban of airsoft, there’s the velocity limit (500fps) which would possibly mean a drop - but compare that to the 1 joule limit, and the realistic element There isn’t an outright ban on those already owned, but it will depend on what existing owners are allowed to do (whether or not they are just allowed to possess RIFs and cannot take them out) The good thing is the various flavours of shooting communities coming together, and seeing what outcome they can get with the bill

Over £135, so ought to have been picked up on entry It’s either managed to get through due to the quantity going through, or there are a couple of companies who have retrospectively charged after delivery in the past

It depends on how strict they are on the definition of ‘brokerage’ on the form. Brokerage could cover other elements of handling an import, either specialized services for large shipments or the handling fees we would normally expect. https://www.ups.com/gb/en/shipping/zones-and-rates/additional.page Ideally that’s all you’re going to end up paying. £90 would be the VAT on a £450 purchase Duty could be £0 depending on the item category Carrier handling fees can vary and may be a percentage of the value when thresholds are crossed

Multiplication has been one of my favourite versions

Note that £133.76 to £110.59 is a 17% reduction, but that doesn’t indicate the percentage that had been previously added to the base price £133.76 less £110.59 is a difference of £22.17, and that is both 17% of the £133 and 20% of the £110. (Approx) To reverse calculate 23% you have to treat £133.76 as 123% £133.76 / 123 * 100 or £133.76 / 1.23 The base price excluding Polish VAT was £108.75

It’s now irrelevant as to what the Polish VAT is. Last year we were within the EU, so if you paid in accordance with local VAT rules then that was that. Now we are not, so an EU seller doesn’t charge their VAT for export (or they charge the same price and don’t have to give their tax man a cut. Our UK VAT is due on imports, either the Polish seller registers with HMRC for UK VAT and charges you then pays HMRC or they don’t charge you and it becomes due on point of arrival It depends on the level of the sale: 1) up to £135: The overseas seller registers with HMRC, charges you with UK VAT included, puts all the details on the customs declaration and you pay no more on arrival 2) over £135: The overseas seller doesn’t have to register, they don’t charge VAT The parcel arrives at customs, you owe import VAT and they decide if import duty is due, you get a bill including a handling fee 3)up to £135 and the seller hasn’t registered: The parcel arrives at customs, no VAT declaration. You get a bill for VAT and a handling fee for their time

If you’re doing a warranty/repair etc then you won’t owe any vat/duty on the item (you might on services/parts) But customs won’t know unless it’s declared. When you send it overseas to be serviced/repaired then you need to stick a customs declaration on it - (call it a warranty repair etc) and the same applies when they post it back Of course if we buy from UK dealers then you would then handle your warranty with the UK dealer

Sales valued up to £135: Import VAT is due, and should be handled by the overseas seller registering with HMRC. In which case you just pay the VAT and no extra fees Sales over £135 will be handled as normal, you just pay their export price Then on arrival in the UK you get a bill for import VAT, import duty and handling fees We can try contacting UK retailers about items that we want but aren’t listed. Most often they can then get them via their suppliers If we never do that then we are cutting them out of the loop and having the ‘unknown’ charges plus take the personal risk of an item crossing the border A UK retailer can make a trade import, saving on postage of individual packages etc

The 30 December Sweden example should have been handled as a pre Brexit sale unless it was processed post Brexit Its been treated as post Brexit, so the £71.74 gets 20% import VAT (£14.348) plus the £11 handling fees and have been under charged by 1p due to bad rounding. The recipient has a case for reclaiming invalid costs (unless it wasn’t exactly as they have described. (Odd for them to have added quotes on supposed free postage) If it had been a post Brexit sale then ideally the seller would register with HMRC, handle UK VAT and show all the details on the customs declaration The Italian trainers at €490 for two pairs, and £131 in charges: They are sad that nobody told them there was the possibility of import costs, did they tell the Italian retailer that they planned to try both sizes and send one pair back for a refund? €490 is £433.05 on my converter So import VAT 20% is £86.61 Take that off the £131 they were charged £44.39 as duty and fees 16% duty quoted would be £69 Something is wrong in the article The ‘consumer rights’ element about extra charges is a red herring, they wouldn’t have applied when within the EU pre Brexit and ‘consumer rights’ don’t put the onus on a foreign seller to warn an importer about their country’s requirements. The new arrangement that foreign sellers are to register for UK VAT to handle sales up to £135 makes it equivalent to an internal UK sale (and can actually make it cheaper then a pre Brexit sale as other EU countries often had higher VAT rates then the UK