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By not giving us a referendum ?

There are a few issues. There’s worldwide Covid logistics, last minute Brexit confusion and the combination of those with lots of stay home internet shopping and Christmas Following the Brexit deal there are changes to imports into the UK and the handling of VAT, duty and tariffs. Import something for under £135 and the foreign seller now has to deal with customs. There is going to be a period of disruption where many are just going to avoid the problem, and after that things will normalise but with a higher admin load for foreign businesses to trade with our market - including direct to individuals. A thing we can do is to support the UK retailers, let them have the business, make it viable for the importers and distributors and get UK after sales support More info is in the thread linked below:

I know little on the specifics, but as @Adolf Hamster has mentioned and as per the video link below, for CO2 you fit a conversion kit (inlcuded) and the 12 gram Co2 cartridge just sits in the magazine. It’s punctured when the magazine is inserted and has no seal. That means that if you play with a different weight BB than is chronoed by the site, or need to remove the magazine when leaving the game zone, etc then you will empty a whole co2 cartridge every time you insert and remove the magazine. 1) no idea. For minimum visits to dive shops a large capacity 4500psi cylinder, such as 68ci or bigger (if you can get 4500psi fills) will last longer, but will be big and bulky (and will cost around £150+) An aluminium 3000psi 48ci cylinder is the best value for money (around £40) and is a reasonable size to wear A compact aluminum 3000psi 13ci is even easier to carry, costs a similar price, but will give you about a third of the capacity. (These compact aluminium’s are also legally exempt from hydro testing in the UK, so can be used ‘forever’ as long as it’s in decent visual condition. Note some have hydro test schedule is marked on the cylinder in which case sites should abide by the markings) 2) I recommend a branded remote line rather than an unknown random Chinese one, and definatly not the thin microbore ones that sometimes turn up on eBay. A remote line with an integral on/off slide check allows you to disconnect without having to reach around to the cylinder and turning off the remote lines screw Cheap remote lines could have poor machining quality resulting in an on/off slide having rough edges causing o-ring damage and leaks etc As the Tippman has an internal regulator you don’t need an extra airsoft inline regulator so can use ‘normal’ paintball remote lines 3) a decent remote line intended for airsoft or paintball will survive game play. If you want then you can cover it, but if it’s uncovered then you can always see if there is any damage 4). There’s no problem with what way up an HPA cylinder is. It’s just compressed air (at very high pressure) so it doesn’t care what direction it goes 5) no idea. Check the manual and browse YouTube etc for peoples experiences with it

As @Panama says, push then connector in firmly. That may fix the issue or only help whilst pressure is applied If the latter then trim down some of the plastic on the pins

Yes, reported it as spam

Looks like English is not Tyler’s first language and so badly worded - if airsoft hurts so much and will cause internal damage, then why the advertising link to buy airsoft guns ?

No permit or licence required. However it’s ‘realistic’ and as a seller you are responsible under the VCRA to be reasonably confident that the buyer is over 18 and intends to use it for one of the permitted activities. The UKARA is a membership scheme that is the most commonly recognised route for a buyer to show their ‘defence’

The £135 figure is a magic number under post Brexit importation regulations. (Note that this link is pre deal, but it made the seller liable for direct declaration and payment of VAT to HMRC for goods under £135) https://www.avalara.com/vatlive/en/vat-news/uk-to-leave-eu-vat-regime-31-dec-20200.html Whether or not tariffs apply there is a greater requirement for paperwork. Gunfire (and other retailers) have opted for avoiding sales under £135 The free trade deal means there are no additional tariffs and no quotas. However there are controls on goods. If the original item or parts came from outside of the EU or UK, then tariffs and quotas may apply. If the ‘minimum standards’ are not met then free trade may not apply. Eg I would assume that the EU still requires the UK to send goods that meet EU safety standards, so if our UK manufacturer drops those standards then the transfer won’t be permitted. EU trading standards teams would be seen seizing sub standard deliveries. But if we bin working conditions and bring back workhouses and child labour at 50p per week, keeping the product and safety standards then the goods could be accepted but a tariff gets applied to compensate for undercutting EU manufacturers. The seller cuts costs, the EU importer pays a tarrif and the local EU taxman gets some extra euros. Airsoft guns & parts typically come from Asia so the item could be liable for tariffs under the trade agreement. (This may tie in to the existing 3.2% import duty that sometimes flags up on non EU importing bills already) Currently under EU arrangements, if EU VAT has already been charged at the country of origin then there is no double tap, so no UK VAT to pay. That VAT goes to the local taxman Free trade does not necessarily mean that still applies as VAT/sales tax differs from border tariffs. I haven’t read enough detail on the agreement with regard to VAT. It will depend on the specifics of the agreement whether the exporting country treats it in a similar manner to current EU cross border VAT (pay once), whether it is treated as VAT exempt export (and charged by the receiving taxman), whether there is a possible double tap of EU and UK VAT, etc

Take the invoice total including postage as the valuation. (Note that Border Force can disregard declared valuations and declare a value in the UK market) Expect to pay 20% import VAT, possibly import duty (depending on item classification - could be 3.2%) Then for the holding of the package pending payment and handling of fees the importing carrier charges their fee which can be anything from £8 to £20 E.g. you pay £100 on the purchase, then get a bill for £23.20 + handling fee The final cost being between £131.20 and £143.20

You can check with these guys as a wholesaler for options on obtaining parts / suitable retailers https://www.bisley-uk.com/product.php?i=UMGL17G4A&c=718

Nice offer, someone’s bound to take you up. Venues aren’t queuing up to give meeting space to teams. You’re in the wrong part of the country for me, I’ve had team meetings in homes, pubs, offices, sites, and at a wedding. The most significant discussions have taken place between two or three of us in a car journey and with me and a site owner in the McDonalds half way between us. Be wary about allowing testing / firing range and certainly about a mini skirmish. The most sensible people with the best intentions might not think ahead. The best case is that all BBs don’t get swept up and they appear under tables and in corners, a bit worse and you find cracked mirrors at the bar on Friday afternoon before a busy weekend. (When you have a good relationship with some guys there are ways of managing a clearable range, I would not recommend letting someone skirmish in a working business, but you could get to the point of letting a small group have a couple of limited CQB sessions) On another matter, if this was your club and she’s still working for you then say Hi to shot girl. The presence of any red shield or unicorn sticker bombing elsewhere in the Wolverhampton area is purely coincidental and nothing to do with any of my teams, but sticker bombing of ‘shot girl’ and ‘guy falling asleep’ are entirely down to me

There were two military ‘standards’ of 20mm rail - Weaver & Picatinny which moved on from basic dovetails and there have been more variations plus you get generic rails. Picatinny is more defined than weaver with the rail spacing part of the design standards. Is the problem the horizontal piece not fitting into a slot? Amazon have a decent returns policy, so if you’re not content then you can request a return based on the specs (or lack of specs) and it not being suitable for your 20mm rail. With this policy the seller accepts your return request, you print a label and Amazon refund you once the tracking progresses. Alternatively as happened to me a few months ago with a Hong Kong seller, they dont approve, messages go back and forth with them asking the same question (have I put batteries in it) then Amazon close the request with a refund. (I hadn’t picked up that it was a Hong Kong seller when ordering, so was a bit hacked off to discover the extra delay in delivery then getting a faulty item) Alternatively if it is the rail & slot specifications then if you are willing they can be filed back. Back in the day I filed down one of the rails on a paintball gun body to allow precise alignment of a horizontal feed - it wasn’t perfect but I had my own customised version of a piece from the US designed for a different body, the manufacturer saw my mods and asked me about the details. Their version 2 was then adjusted, though I didn’t end up with a freebie!

Yes They are well established as a paintball retailer

First prize goes to @Steveocee

Personally I would still advise against it. The filter may be fine, but they still aren’t designed for high pressure use. Site compressors run to breathing air quality as they are the same as scuba compressors and for uncontaminated safety under high pressure. 8 bar is a little over 115psi. I’m from the paintball world and that’s half the operating pressure of most paintball guns so would shoot but at a pathetic range and velocity. In airsoft with lower operating pressures you could probably get some shots off (Noting that this is really an advert for an airgun shop) This is the Tom Kaye ‘shoebox’ brand of shoebox compressor. It was for a niche market and is now discontinued. Other similar ones are available from Hong Kong etc but I can’t make any recommendations Note that he refers to only topping up his 4500psi cylinder - he’s an airgun user so won’t be drawing off much air in a days shooting, and he can top up in 30-60 minutes, a complete fill would be much longer My top recommendation is to use the sites compressor (but in airsoft you might not always have that option) Rather than a compressor, if you need self fills then the best recommendation is a scuba cylinder filled at a dive shop and a full station adaptor. My next recommendation would be a high pressure stirrup pump (again with filter) This will give you plenty of exercise and muscles, but if you use a stirrup to fill a small 13ci to 3000psi it’s doable in a reasonable time. Normal advice for self filling from scuba’s etc is to top up a little and often (to maintain the source pressure for longer), but with a stirrup you could argue the subject either way: The stirrup operates starting from atmospheric pressure (0 psi on the gauge) so you have to pump up to as much as your cylinders pressure before you are achieving anything. If you stop and disconnect then all you have done is some muscle building and released the air back to atmosphere. You can top up ‘little and often’ - less pumps per session, but more pumps before you are actually filling Or you fill ‘lots and rarely’ by using as much as possible which means you have a lower pressure in the cylinder and you need less pumps to open the valve - but you then need to pump as much as necessary to achieve your required pressure. The ‘benefit’ of this is you’re achieving something from your effort earlier and can stop when you want a rest. (If you stop to rest and leave connected then thats not a problem - come back in half an hour and continue from where you were Whatever method you are using, when anything gets hot stop for a break and let it all cool down. Both for safety and as hot air expands if you get a hot fill then the pressure in the cylinder quickly drops again when it cools Have a quick read of the UKPSF air safety HPA1: https://m.facebook.com/nt/screen/?params={"note_id"%3A796094531191401}&path=%2Fnotes%2F{note_id}&_rdr Note that the lifetimes for cylinders is a bit out of date: An aluminium 3000psi cylinder actually has a 10 year lifecycle between fills in the UK, not 5. But not all sites will let you fill an aluminium after 5 years without testing, and if the markings state a 5 year test cycle then sites ought to stick to that A small (13ci) 3000psi aluminium cylinder is exempt from testing in the UK so can be used forever. (If it’s in good condition) Again if the markings say it is subject to a 5 year cycle then that should be complied with A new ISO standard allows for fibre wrapped cylinders that have an unlimited lifetime - they can be used worldwide, do need a 5 year test but if it’s in good condition does not expire at 15 years. If it’s an ISO cylinder and still has a final date then the date does apply and the cylinder will expire Back to your original question on fittings, ‘standard’ air filling fittings are the male/female quick disconnect and 1/8” NPT screw fittings. A male nipple on the cylinder or equipment and a female from the fill station:

What sort of compressor have you bought? Does it go up to 3000psi? Is it filtered? High pressure cylinders and dirty air are dangerous A ‘domestic’ compressor such as a tyre compressor won’t cut it A workshop compressor will get higher pressures but they are rarely clean, can cause oil contamination (which can lead to a flash fill explosion at a later date once you achieve full pressures) A ‘shoebox’ booster compressor can be used in conjunction with a workshop compressor but takes hours per fill - and is liable to overheating Compressors used by sites cost thousands

Isn’t it obvious? It’s a Spock hat. Also available in Kirk

And for persistent offenders ....

If you do send then ensure it’s packed very well, fully tracked and insured

As sender you are responsible for ensuring it is within the carriers terms and conditions, not on the prohibited list and compliant with the restricted list For the recipient as an importer they are responsible for the item being legal in their country and any importation rules

I watched it on the original showing. The PM picks their favourite spin doctor and appoints them as advisor, calls them a civil servant and takes their influence. Ministers attempt to make their mark and are advised / influenced by their departments Permanent Secretary. Their whims are going to get nowhere during their appointment (especially when a PM is shuffling ministers out regularly) If it was all down to Whitehall telling the PM what they can do with Brexit then there have been a few fast changes along the way with Boris at the helm. Whitehall is a long way from the civil servants who will implement the outcome of Brexit of course, Boris and friends need to tell them what it is - whether that’s from the politicians or rubber stamping what their SCS tell them they’re allowed

.... and of course after the politicians make their minds up about what the civil servants are to do

When fitting the new one use low strength loctite to keep it secure but easier to get off https://www.henkel-adhesives.com/uk/en/product/threadlockers/loctite_222.html

What fittings do you currently have, and what is discharging? Air fittings are available with and without valves. e.g. on the male end, a nipple with valve or a hollow one piece nipple and on the female end either a basic coupler or a coupler & on/off slide In paintball if using a remote line we would use a slide check on the remote line so that airflow can be turned off at the hose. And on the gun we would have a hollow male nipple so that the ‘charge’ of air was deliberately lost. This means that a mechanical gun is cleared of air and becomes safe, and on a regulated gun that only a small number of trigger pulls could fire Nipples with valves are normally just used on the fill nipple of the cylinder so that it remains sealed. If a nipple with valve is fitted on the gun end then it seals on removal of the hose and you have retained the air for a small number of shots The check valve picture from left to right shows: Black slide pulled back to the left (airflow is off) Small holes are visible, then an oring Push the black slide forward to the right and it releases air into those holes The reddish element is the female coupler, with a male nipple in place Cheap poor quality slide checks have been known to have edges and can damage the oring and leak.

I was about to mention dead rags. Legitimate non aggressive ‘dead man walking’ is a valid tactic. Cheating at faking by raising your hand etc to bypass and then appearing alive is not. There is the standard signal for dead players, which is a raised hand. We all drop our hands when going for some distance but can reasonably raise it or call ‘dead player’ when passing others etc. If there is a need to climb obstacles, jump river beds etc then there’s time to challenge the non aggressive player rather than gun them down Dead rags are an established option, not so regular here so don’t seem to be well known and not everyone will have them or want to buy them. (Funny that as a paintballer who remains unfamiliar with all the rules and terms of airsoft knows about dead rags but many airsofters don’t) A site can stock up on a length of cheap fabric and chop up some rags - and tell players the rules. It’s hardly rocket science and would solve the majority of issues I’ve seen in games due to different players assuming different rules There are often common indicators showing the difference between a dead player and a non aggressive player. People don’t pay attention to the non agressive player. In the same game once in Drakelow tunnels I was the Gabriel, head of the fallen angels and wearing black wings, with respawn in the centre. In one game I was able to stroll past the opposition, all the way to a lit up tunnel, into the unattended respawn, steal ‘lost souls’ that had been collected and walk back out. After switching ends I tried to walk in again in a dark respawn area and gained a swollen forehead and mild concussion for my cheekiness once someone noticed my wings being lit up behind from a few feet away. (I was also approaching very suspiciously - tucked to the side of the wall, trying to hide my glow stick, had my gun at a low ‘ready’ etc) Dead rags show a player is out of the game, other options if you have a well managed and enforced arm band system the dead players can be shown by removing their armband (or ideally armbands on both arms) By default I allow dead man walking when writing event rules, and both in the game pack and morning brief. Though there are times that I don’t permit it, due to the game format, field layout etc