Rogerborg

I've been unable to find anything on http://www.bailii.org/ The closest case law that seems relevant (that I can find) is Cooke vs CPP, about the Police Act, impersonation, and the sale of police equipment. The justices took a very broad interpretation of lawful purpose, up to and including a "fancy dress party", and held that mens rea (guilty mind) must be present in a criminal case. https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2015/3312.html&query="fancy-dress+party" However, they also criticised the law for being vague as to the burden of proof, and the VCRA, the subsequent 2007 amendment, and the anonymous Home Office explanatory note cover in some detail a defence scheme that is essentially the UKARA process. tl;dr version - dunno, it could go either way. I'd be happy for either Fat Bobs or AirsoftWorld to be test cases, given that they both openly sell without a real defence.

Sadly, on the way back up again. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/offencesinvolvingtheuseoffirearms/yearendingmarch2019 Not primary due to "air weapons", but they include any report of an assault-toy related objects in there, and we're a very soft target to get that total down.

Agreed with the above, although the AAP-01 is the new full auto GBB darling. Forget electric pistols, they're big, bulky, heavy things with a tiny cylinder volume that need considerable work just to get them up to "barely adequate". The only advantage is that they work just as well (i.e. poorly) all year round. If you tell us what you're trying to achieve, we might be able to make some suggestions. If it's a sniper secondary for woodland, and you really want full auto, I'd note that the Galaxy G5K MP5K is back in stock at... urgh... BBguns4less, and can be strapped onto a leg panel and forgotten about.

Because the DVLA stopped doing all commercial tests for 3 weeks to help flatten the curve, 79 weeks ago. People have paid for training and are gagging to get started, but can't get their piece of paper. Oh, and now the examiners are going on strike after being asked to do more tests per day to deal with the backlog. Despite, not because of.

Sorry, I don't know the dimensions, but if you do end up having to buy a spring, https://springsandthings.me.uk/ are pretty reasonable for small lengths of small springs.

Ahoy and welcome.

Plus, they unliterally added that VCRA 2006 S37 (2) (g) defence of "Cuz they want it an they saved thier pennies mister".

And another one for the "Things I'd never even considered, but now have to run out the garage to try." list. [UPDATE] Stupid sexy 3-point slings, there's no way to thread them through. Two point / single point, OK, I get it, that's pretty secure. However, I prefer the flexibility of being able to sling around to the back, or take it off entirely.

God trying to smite a P90 owner, but He was probably drunk.

And that's your three strikes. Bit of a trigger-issue, but we don't have licences, just a way of showing site membership, whether by UKARA, one of the equivalent schemes or... just site membership. The significant difference is that a licence alters what you can do. But it's not and never has been an offence to buy, attempt to buy, or own a RIF. The offence is being committed by the seller, and you're providing them with a defence. </soapbox>

Nope, those are my two staples. Site seating tends to be minimalist, I prefer my own chair to a splintery bench or the cheapest possible plastic seats.

I'd take that offer, I think it's the only realistic option left at this point.

Most things on an airsoft gun are an easy fix, after you've spent hours and hours trying all the fixes that don't work, and are lucky enough to stumble on the one that does, if you don't run out of parts to modify. So I've been "assured". Well, kudos to him for being that honest, I'm sure he won't make that mistake again.

Sorry to hear that, but I'm glad that you got your money back eventually. I mean, I sympathise with TG, it's not their fault. But it's even less your fault, it's the jobsworths at Border Farce and HMRC being awkward buggers for the sake of it. Trade happens despite governments, not because of them. It's understandable why EU sellers have given up on individual orders now, and the ones that haven't will likely follow along soon enough once they've had a few chargebacks.

Shortly after the first reported burning of a Kicking Mustang patch.

Like as not. Also, I think that pistol already sold, unless @Andy M has stacks of them for sale.

Nice job, I hope that holds up until you find the unicorn part.

Only if the battery is currently limiting what the motor can draw. That's not a situation I'd like.

Exactly what a spambot would say! Just make a few more posts and you'll pass the meat-filter.

I should really keep this bookmarked, but I turned up several references which reckoned that PLA takes 6 months to degrade in an industrial composter at 60C, but hundreds to thousands of years just lying around. Granted, we're using small pellets with a large surface area, but even so, I'd really emphasise the slightly in PLA vs ABS. Hopefully landowners will never do the same research and will be placated by green bags and "BIO" labels. They're right. But bear in mind that just about everywhere that we live, travel or (mostly) work used to be woodland, and it's been covered not just with plastic BBs but with concrete and tarmac. The total size of all airsoft sites is fairly minimal in comparison.

Higher C is better, and should stay cooler. The limit should be the sink (motor) not the source (battery). Sight unseen, I'd suspect the motor, if for no better reason than I've just had a motor short internally and get finger-burning hot, and also heat up the wiring and battery. I'd pop it out see if it's causing heat anywhere when running under no load.

<eye-twitch.gif> Smart move. Bear in mind that your rental package is buying you BBs as well, so it's not all flushed money. Those 8 weeks can feel like an eternity, but it'll save you messing around with a two-tone. That said, other options are available. I bought a two tone, but I never played with a two-tone. Your defence for turning an IF into a RIF is the same as your reasonable excuse for having an IF or a RIF in public - that you're playing airsoft with it, or on your way to or from a site. And UKARA (or equivalent schemes) are the most well defined way for a seller to adduce a defence, but you may find that some sellers, commercial and especially private, aren't that fussed, or just want to see some evidence that you've played and intend to play again. It's entirely up to the seller: there's no offence of purchasing, or attempting to purchase a RIF, and in practice, it's what you do with it that matters. There's no right or wrong answer, and you can punt on most guns, although two-tones can be harder to shift.

As far as I can see, that only leaves a barrel swap. Is it a particularly wide or narrow bore in there?

Loads of folk, there's a massive backlog. If you know what UK courier is going to be carrying it (e.g. UPS / Parcel Farce) you can try chasing them up, although that might be a somewhat Sisyphean task. Best of luck.