Rogerborg

Can you imagine what sort of amazing shooting range they must have in the basement at Border Force by now?

BASIC? With line numbers? Luxury! I code in JSFuck, on punchcards, and I have to get up before I go to bed the night before to start feeding them in.

I can't see how this was one of them though. Of course there's always the argument that when permission is refused, it triggers the condition that the evidence is likely to be destroyed or removed before a warrant can be obtained. Rather circular though. It certainly can, but how often does it happen? Can you provide some examples of where UK police have performed unannounced forced entry, without waiting to see if anyone opens the door, even with a warrant? I'm not actually advocating the "come back when you have a warrant" strategy, if you're convinced that no evidence of any criminality will be apparent once you invite the vampire copper in. However, how confident are you that you know every possible offence that you might be committing? Just for example, if you have a knife or sword with a curved blade over 50cm, that's now an offence to even possess in private.

Even BSD, sicko?

Yup https://defence-blog.com/ukraine-has-received-55-at105-saxon-armoured-personnel-carrier/ reckons "51 thousand dollars, taking into account all fees and transportation costs". Looks like we mugged them off, if so.

Before you explain it to me, first explain it to ducky.

I can't see anything specific for the CMF-16s. They do seem to have a lot of controls to get in the way of disassembly. It went together, it'll come apart. Any chance of a video showing the problem? You can often find a solution to a problem while explaining it.

Background nerdism: the Pinzgauer is presumably more competent than the 75 AT105 Saxons that we gave to Ukraine in 2014, which according to General Sir Richard Dannatt are "quite useless, semi-armoured lorries that should be nowhere near anyone's front line". Oof. They're using some of them as ambulances, at least when the Russians aren't capturing them.

Can't think why airsoft players were ripe for a tweaking.

PatrolBase reckons 309fps, Bespoke says 300-350, but know, airsoft, you get what you get.

I skipped the part about using a blob of Blue-Tac to secure a slightly over-sized spring on the hop unit as too-much-information, but every little bodge helps.

If you stick with airsoft, you'll soon build up a collection of small random screws which were apparently surplus to factory requirements. Alternatively, eBay or Amazon can provide boxes of small assorted screws, or you can stamp on some kids' toys and see what you end up with. Yes, ideally there should be something pushing the hop unit back against the gearbox. You've also going to start eyeing up things around the house as likely sources of parts, like biro or battery-box springs. You could also use a rubber o-ring over the barrel, or in extremis wrap a rubber band around it and see if that gives you the right amount of shimming.

Wut, full auto at 1.6J? You're right, that sounds like... Sorry, no idea. They shouldn't even be selling those in the UK.

Welcome, and I see you're a man of culture and distinction as well.

Ahoy and welcome. I'd emphasise that despite the odd bit of handbagging here, airsoft tends to be a super-welcoming hobby where folk generally enjoy helping new players out. Ask someone about their gun or gear and the problem will be getting them to shut up. So if you can't find anyone to meet up or go with, I'd still go along solo - it's really easy to get talking to people.

It's really just a strongly worded warning, for those who want to listen to it.

I also enjoy not learning from other people's mistakes and hoping for the best - heck, I'm using an Orion gearbox for a 1.8J DMR.

Perhaps unfair, but when I see Personalities at a site, my mind goes straight here.

There were rumours of it being stored on a stack of floppies and a Macintosh Colour Classic. So, granted, it's only vulnerable to being hacked by 1990s alien hive minds.

It bothers me a bit that UKARA is run by... never you mind. I can't see anything on ukara.org.uk, no general contact information, no phone number. The best I can find from what they're required to publish appears to be a farmhouse in Cornwall. https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Entry/ZA031959

Ignorantia juris non excusat, as the Klingons say. I can say it, I am saying it, I'm right, they're wrong, and I'm sure they know that they're wrong. The real question is whether there will ever be any consequences for it. Actually, my real real question is why they even bother. One retailer just makes you tick a "for airsoft and that" box, which I actually respect more than the non-defences. Noooo, not the "why can't real airgun firearms that are realistic imitations of real non-airgun firearms also be realistic imitation firearms" hand-bag fight again! 😱 But yes, this highlights that nobody really cares. You can buy a much higher powered CO2 steel-BB airgun that looks identical to either the airsoft RIF or real steel version over the counter with nothing more than ID (in principle), and nobody blinks an eye, much less loses it. The State clearly doesn't care, and it won't until some Daily Rant muckraker writes a BOMBSHELL article about how easy is to to get your hands on RIFs. We're actually quite fortunate that investigative journalism is a dying art.

And as I said, those aren't defences. This is relevant because the OP is asking how he'd verify a real one. Credible, but I'd suggest not actually needed. It's also pretty irksome for the shrinking number of retailers, like PatrolBase, who do actually care about staying on the right side of the law, because if the winds do change regarding toy guns, they're going to get punished as much as the rogues, and we'll all suffer for it.

Friday will become next Monday, then his dog will eat his crypto-wallet while he's rushing it to the vet after it gets bitten by a radioactive spider, or whatever other fantasy story he comes up with next. Any "proof" of postage he gives you is likely to be fake too, and in the unlikely event that you do receive any package, it's going to be a zip-lock bag containing empty promises and a turd. Sorry to be so harsh, I know you're the victim here, but I cannot see any realistic way that you'll get back what he's stolen short of having it seized by PSNI. I know this feels very personal to you, but this is nothing to him, he's a professional fraudster and liar who has mugged off his real life mates without hesitation or regrets, and is doubtless fobbing off a couple of other victims on the side as we're discussing this. This is just business as usual to him, he'll have heard this all before, many times.

I'd stress that as being the significant part, and I'd question where "gross" is coming from, since it doesn't appear in the statute and a brief (tee hee) search of https://www.bailii.org/ didn't turn up anything relevant for UTCA 1977 S2 and "gross negligence". The way I view it is that if there's blame there's always a claim. If there isn't blame (negligence), then it's a moot issue as there's nothing to waive. Rather a reductive issue.