Tommikka

For someone of the Walkman era, followed by gigs, festivals and clubs prior to playing with pyro (we’ll gloss over having Salisbury plain as my play ground and hunting dropped blanks to play with and blow stuff up) my ears are a lost cause If you are young / have good hearing then keep it that way Therefore use some form of hearing protection will help preserve hearing - (even the most basic foam will take the edge off) Be more careful indoors, open your mouth whenever near something about to go bang Avoid sites that will let people use high powered pyro indoors. When I began to play the norm was mk9s. But mk5 is perfectly fine, and if you cant hear that then your hearing is worse than mine Do bear in mind that the design of a piece of pyro contributes to its sound effect. Enolas Dr John can do very clever things with designing the chemical mix for explosive effect on how quickly / slowly it bangs, and then couple that with how packed the grenade is / how it directs the blast through the ‘tube’ and one way / two way blast A ‘lesser’ explosive can appear to pack a harder punch, and indoors is very different to the woods - not only being open / enclosed but also hard / soft surfaces bouncing or absorbing the blast/noise

Private or from a commercial business retail customer ? Though your ‘not sure if they knew’ would imply even via a business that they were sent in standard post, without markings etc as opposed to a limited authorised method with markings

Multi purpose, fit all head shapes ‘helmets’ are: wooly hat baseball cap headband (with or without headwrap)

Veni, vidi, discessi

Some people want themes, some want gadgets, some want a basic shoot out, some want to sneak about, some want to gain kill points, some capture points, some find random parts to compile as a super weapon, some want that super weapon to actually function Some want to dress up, some count the stitches, some throw on some surplus, some wear jeans & a t shirt Some want to spend four hours crawling to a bush, then hide in it until the whistle blows Some want to run around the woods, some want to rope into a warehouse, some want to sneak around the back service corridors of a shopping centre You would think that the common factor is to go out and shoot people, but some people just want to hang around for a chat and tweak guns

Shooting on a range will be fine At 10 he won’t be able to play at standard sites, but there could be local sites that have junior play, perhaps with laser for min impact etc. Or they may be happy for visits on their range Shooting in your garden may or may not be fine One risk of home shooting is being overlooked ‘with a gun’ and getting reported resulting with an armed response Another is disturbing neighbors and reported as antisocial (not illegal, but continued acts can result in ASBOs and the breach of an ASBO is an offence) Talking to neighbours deals with that - and stopping if they aren’t happy The remaining is the discharge of an airweapon within proximity of a road, footpath etc. Those would be an offence None of the above relate to your encounter, so just decide if garden shooting is suitable Now ‘prevent’ Being reported does not mean anything is wrong Prevent is to enable minor individual factors to be noticed which could add up to a risk, such as being open to radicalisation etc You have given the flags in your post: ADHD - this may make an individual more at risk of being targeted and influenced (It could also make those less likely depending on the individual) Interests of history and war - pretty normal - but could be flags and exploited Politics is a bit more niche for an 10 year old, but a fair interest to have and also could be exploited (Be wary of having fathered the next William Hague - he was a speaker to the Conservative conference at 16) There is nothing wrong with his interests. But he is young and these give areas that someone could exploit and push to radicalise. (History and politics as interests can also result in self radicalisation) None of the above, nor a report to prevent mean anything is a risk to your son, and does not mean you are radicalising him. It means that someone felt the need to make a report. That is most likely to come to nothing more than being spoken to If a concern of being more open, then forms of counselling can be available to balance away from radical areas https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-help-if-youre-worried-about-someone-being-radicalised#what-happens-when-a-person-is-referred-to-prevent

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According to parliamentary questions, they have: 125 thousand L85A2s, 40 thousand L85A3s, 1620 L403A1s on order …. And a handful of Ares under tender https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-discloses-uk-military-rifle-numbers/

Avoiding a lifestyle that attracts a police raid helps too I had a lot of mine at a mates for sometime (locked up), and the local bobby was warned off to be aware in case an AK47 hit the streets as a result of a burglary I have once had a police stop and opened with telling them what was in my car boot - which turned into an interested positive chat

I have the HDR50 (and HDR68) It is (they are) fun - I do like revolvers and due to there having been only a couple of old school retail and custom revolvers so when a 3D printed kit came out I converted an airgun to paintball. Then an original old school paintball revolver became available so I bought that too ….. and then Umarex brought out the HDR50 - a non standards paintball calibre and I’d have preferred a 68 version but as there wasn’t I had to have it ….. and then they brought out the HDR68 ….. I do like revolvers and I’ve got quite a few The Umarexs are not adjustable, and as originally produced for ‘Home defence’ they pretty much run as the CO2 12 gram will let them. Two (or three) editions are available in most of the Umarex HDR ranges - the mid or lower power rated ones are the maximum for the UK If used as paintball pistols with frangible paintballs then (under current Home Office guidelines) then they are UK legal up to 12ft lbs If used as air pistols with any other projectiles (rubber balls etc) then they need to be within 6ft lbs My HDR 68 shoots hot on a fresh 12 gram (330fps - which could be within the legal energy limit depending on paintball weight, but well in excess of playable velocity, and dropped to 115fps before drastically falling as it empties) Its not trustworthy enough to be playable (280fps or 280fps would be playable velocity limits), and if loaded with rubber balls etc well exceeds the airpistol limit of 6ft lbs) The HDR50 would be paintball playable depending on site rules, (the lower mass meaning less energy per FPS, but rules are likely to still be 250-280fps) I haven’t noted down my test velocities to be able to say where it would be as an airpistol (Note that the full design standard for paintball goggles not only covers lens impact but also sets that any part of the goggle/any direction of impact is up to 300fps - site insurance will require adhesion to standards, therefore a site that allows lower calibres to use a higher velocity may not be paying attention) @TackleI know that you won’t need to be told, but for the record and any others who read this …… Never have a paintball type gun in an accessible manner with solid projectiles and/or CO2, and especially not in bedside drawers. The police get excited when they find those

https://www.findforcesjobs.mod.gov.uk/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-ext/brand-4/candidate/jobboard/vacancy/3/adv/#

Unless of course some clever dick sells them GBBRs with chargers pending a contract amendment uplift for green gas to make the GBBRs work

There won’t be GBBRs, and no sudden surge of new releases to the airsoft market. (and the L85A3 remains the standard infantry weapon, not the L40A3 which is the ‘alternative infantry weapon’ in use for two units, one of which isn’t in the Army - the replacement of the L85 will be identified by Project Grayburn with at least a year to go for contract award) Its a 3 year contract tender to supply complete firing range and targeting systems - similar to that already in use by “Engagement to recruit” thus is likely to include a number of sets for recruiting teams Project Title 714083450 - Provision of Airsoft Engagement Systems Project Description Airsoft systems have been used throughout Engage to Recruit and have proved highly effective at attracting the Main Target Audience (MTA) and has a strong positive affect on Army image and recruiting. The current Airsoft system is one of the most effective engagement assets being used to support EtR. This capability needs to be expanded and grown. The AIRSOFT systems comprise multiple, interdependent, components as follows: Electronic Target systems. Airsoft L85 A3 systems. Airsoft ancillaries – loader, pellets, secure cases, sights, grips, chargers, batteries. Display equipment – 24’ monitor. Safety equipment – backstop, netting, eye protection, barriers.

That certainly appears to be the opinion of some sites. But there is a duty of care with the site - the disclaimers do not remove any duty of care. This channel has a good series of site safety / insurance videos. Its from the land of litigation and focuses on paintball (and flags implications of multi activities) but covers the issue of waivers being worthless if you don’t think ahead and assess/mitigate/minimise risks It could be taken as implied - but ‘buyer beware’ is a valid legal argument, headline titles may or may not be taken as a safety claim Not to mention overseas goods not falling within domestic legislation - and the importer being responsible for imports Not much help when you don’t have an eye (Back in the days of a long gone US forum there was a member who went by the name OneEye - his story was pinned to the safety section)

The thing is though - the post stated that they are not marked, and having found it on Temu, they are not sold as PPE Only the spammed listing title mentions paintball, the activities don’t have any impact related activities, the product details call them ‘decorative glasses’ and the safety statement has no safety claims They aren’t sold as PPE - buyer beware …… and the buyer should certainly have ‘bewared’

Which annoys me too There’s no official standard for airsoft face protection other than impact, whereas the paintball goggle standard goes into the various components / parts of the facemask including up/down via vents etc

Another set of non compliant goggles / eye protection identified by site staff I know that I’m preaching to the converted, but keep your eyes out for new players with their ‘nice cheap’ Temu/AliExpress/eBay goggles Observant site staff noted these ones https://www.facebook.com/share/12CBYwpEZa8/?mibextid=WC7FNe

@The_Lord_Poncho Note @Rogerborgincluded a health warning about eyesight Making your own mesh eye protection will not result in meeting safety standards. Sites should not be letting players use home made / modified eye protection In addition, if making mesh lens inserts they aren’t necessarily going to remain in situ when hit

I’m not the right person to help with glasses type such as the Blocs as I hate them as a protection - impact is fine with glasses, (as long as they are designed for inpact). But they have to fit, be worn properly and securely (I’ve seen so many BBs get in via the side etc - which seems OK when the energy is lost on the way, but that’s a failure) Glasses types should not be fogging internally (If it was just with that type I’d be suggesting to consider also whether it is external - try them then do a finger wipe) The cause will be air flow due to all the additional factors of mesh guards etc Try wearing your different options in different conditions. Eg if you just sit down inside in ambient conditions, not being active - you should have zero fogging with glasses alone as you aren’t generating extra & trapping your breath Then move on to moving around and heavier breathing. If you have fogging without excess breathing then you’re either a very heavy breather or a heat source Once you’ve ideally cracked getting fog free glasses try again with your mesh - again with no activity, moving to mild and stronger activity - the difference would be the extra air flow problems / air being forced into the glasses/goggles

That’s a fair assumption, but I less inclined to say it’s morons Morons will always be morons I’m more inclined to say that it’s irrelevant as to whether a sites underlying membership is free or paid - I am of course reading between the lines as @veylo has opted to message the site asking about renewing three seperate times - either they are impatient or it implies to me that they might not use the site, because otherwise they could ask when there They of course might be playing the site but don’t play enough in relation to the newer paid membership. In this case it’s the sights policy now to have paid membership, and UKARA is a central registry of site memberships Even when sites process membership and UKARA validation for free, it’s not just their admin time but they have to maintain site membership themselves at a cost The UKARA was born out of a need to cover the retail industry under the VCRA, but also to hopefully give the participating sites a regular customer base - if that worked for the site then it’s probably worth a free membership scheme, if it’s no longer working then they can choose other options such as paid membership

Ventilation is usually the main issue. Dye goggles are typically good for ventilation. Are your Wileyx just the goggle element ? In which case ventilation shouldn’t be an issue because your nose and mouth wouldn’t be exhaling into an area trapping your breath So what else are you doing? Wearing a scarf, snood etc and trapping the hot/moist air? Using a seperate face guard ? Are you restricting the air flow? Wearing a helmet ? Is it close to the top of your goggles and restricting flow from top vents? Another cause is your hot head - making a heat source inside the goggle, sweating etc After market coatings should not be used as a first choice - any manufacturer coating can lose its effectiveness Fans etc can aid moving the air, but if it’s trapped and not flowing then you’re just moving hot air

I like the way that you think, using the depth rather than laying things flat with miles of foam deep below

All (legitimate) paintball goggles are suitable as full face airsoft goggles. As mentioned an alternative for airsoft is a combination of eye protection plus face shield Dye became the go to goggles in airsoft, perhaps partly due to looks & speedsofters, but perhaps also because their designs tend to be compact Thet work better with small heads, eg I had i3s but the i4 left out my chin, and pretty much the bottom of my mouth Some features loved by airsofters and attributed to Dye are the equivalents that are found in all premium paintball goggles - better air flow, soft rubber bodies (aids getting your chin into your stock for sights), and dual pane lenses took some time to come as default with the budget/rental grades My personal favourite (that can be bought) are GI/VForce Grills - these also have handy slots in the foam for glasses users Number one is eye protection - I will always point away from glasses types of eye protection and try to direct to a goggle style even when not full face (eg snowboard / ski style goggles) Number two is your head - what fits comfortably and works for air flow with one head doesn’t with another If you can then try goggles on. If you’re lucky enjoy then go to a bricks & mortar shop where you can ask and try some on, failing that ask other players about theirs - everyone loves to talk about their gear, most will let you try on their goggles Spares are less of an issue - the main brands usually have a range of lenses so you can choose clear for common use, a tint for open sunlight etc. But when it comes to the lenses getting old the goggles are probably getting a bit tired so you may want a fresh strap - add those together and you’re usually pretty close to the price of replacing them Main brands do however usually provide other spares right down to replacement foam and clips The grills were popular and didn’t change their core design for many years, opting to bring out colour variations - I therefore often bought a new set every year at discounted prices as the new seasons pretty colour mix came out This means I change goggles rather than changing lens for a sunny / dull / indoor / outdoor game - or my bright marshalling set

As @Austeyrhas advised - always assume there will be an import cost First make a valuation based on the item cost plus the postage cost. This gives you a guide to the valuation, particularly as customs can include postage - this does not always happen, but plan for the worst case and also they may reject the declared/invoice valuation and estimate a market value Start with VAT - assume you will be charged 20% But that means there is admin at customs, and the carrier at the port of entry handles that - so you get a handling fee on top. This varies and may be a fixed amount or a percentage of the valuation It is very unlikely, but overseas retailers can now register with national tax offices to handle domestic VAT. If they did then your checking out on the transaction would include VAT and they detail that on the declaration with their HMRC registration - if this occurred then you would not get a charge on import and therefore no carrier handling fee However, NI sits in an exclusive position following Brexit. You continue to have a land border with Europe and a complex agreement in place to minimise trade friction across Ireland If you import from Hong Kong etc then charges will be due, but if you import from an EU airsoft retailer it could get interesting and you could benefit from the Brexit mess

Absolutely I’m very fond of sneaky players (as opposed to cheating players) The ones who will walk around ‘non aggressively’ until the perfect moment to get the ideal kill or grab a hard to get objective. This is bad enough when players get butt hurt that one of the opposition got in and shot them first, after the sad player assumed and didn’t challenge It does of course mean an eliminated player may get shot walking through so obey the rules and put your hand up/call out (or even better adopt the rarely seen airsoft dead rag rule). Stupid rules make more problems, and advertise that the sites/organisers are likely to have more problems We play games that involve shooting people, and in playing them (plus running them) we accept that we will be shot too (but there are far too many who don’t understand that) Laser tag and nerf exist for them