Rogerborg

Indeed. Surely even the humblest of shop workers would take down a sign saying "Order your fish here" if it were left up in a stationery shop.

I'd argue that strictly speaking they were illegal from the instant of determination that they're readily convertible. It's baffling why there was a delay on even starting the "amnesty", which as a policy should have no influence on policing the law as written and interpreted by courts. I'd get rid of them sooner rather than later - thanks for the reminder.

Quite astonishing that he pulled that stunt and then walked away, in London at that. I expect - I hope - some questions are being asked about that. Excellent, and the right charge. It's about time costards got prosecuted for these shenanigans. Pointing it at people crossed the line into criminality. Hmm. I wonder what that was. Hopefully not the RIF. They'll have turned his house upside down, and I expect found plenty of other spicy stuff, some of which may be on the specifically prohibited weapons list.

Some bloke is going to be livid when he finds that his wife's flogged it for what he told her he'd paid for it.

Awaits "Which thread adapter do I need?" thread.

Bloke's clearly not an airsofter, I'm not minded to help him get his hands on a RIF.

Ah, gotchya. Yes, the Edge 2.0s are fine, as are the Double Eagle M9xx guns with the Falcon FCS - just be careful to check whether they're plastic or pot-metal bodied, they do both.

I mean, I'm not saying that he's posted you a brick, but he's posted you a brick.

There's a plethora of decent M4s out there, so I'd suggest narrowing it down rather than expanding the search. If you like the Novritsch, go for it. One consideration is that Luke at Negative Airsoft does the UK support for them, which means that they actually have real support. Just checking: have you played yet? If not, we'd always, always recommend renting before buying, to check if airsoft is really for you. If you already play and have one or more guns, what is it that they don't do that you'd want a new one to do differently?

The perils of trying to make anything in the UK.

Ah, a very cunning rationalisation.

Not entirely unexpected given that "they" (where "they" is likely to be one bloke) do 7 colours of a low volume item, so there's almost inevitably going to be times when they're between batches, or off on holiday. S.W.A.T. were notorious for that with the VTGs, and have cut down to one colour now. But it's their problem, not yours, so don't feel bad about doing a chargeback. It's nothing personal, they've cut contact.

Stabber, because in space nobody can hear you scream "They don't like it up 'em, Commissar Mainwaring!"

Ah, no worries, we all have to learn this. It's the most important safety rule: eye protection on before you go into the game zone; and mags out, guns cleared[*], and selectors on safe before you enter the safe zone. If you're bringing your own guns rather than renting, then I'd listen out for a shout for rentals on your first day. Tail onto that, and listen in to the rules-and-safety briefing that they're given. If in any doubt on the day, just ask any marshal or other player - airsofters tend to be a friendly, helpful lot, if somewhat prone to magical thinking and wild mis-estimation of ranges. [*] anything that doesn't need a mag to fire, shoot it at the ground until you're sure there's nothing left in the chamber.