Rogerborg

Classifieds -> never keen skirmished -> shoots like a laser.

The B6 works fine, but is old tech now. The SkyRC S65 is a newer generation (it will handle Li-ion and even LiHV) and is pretty good value for money, e.g. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/438918 You'll want an XT60-to-whatever-your-battery-has connector for it.

Ahoy and welcome. You may have picked a good time to get into it: as the weather turns, stocking situations should improve and you might find folk selling stuff on.

It seems bleedin' obvious with hindsight that said incel-mong shouldn't have had his cert back. Although taking a cert away doesn't take collectively licensed shotguns away, it just makes them illegally held. Whether it was obvious with foresight is another question, but you can't fix mong with some farcical psychobabble about hugging your inner unicorn. Fortunately, the response seems to have been fairly measured: tell Farces to apply the current system better, rather than imposing more prohibitions that will only really punish the non-mongs. Surprising, but welcome.

And another thing, if you do turn up with your Captain Sergeant-Admiral stripes on, don't expect anyone to even know what you're pretending to be, let alone care. The only rank insignia I can recognise are from Star Trek, and nothing beyond Voyager.

The most recent incident that springs to mind was that incel mong going postal with a shotgun, I infer a 3-shot pump or semi-auto on a shotgun cert. It's surprising that shotgun certificates are still "shall issue", and not much harder to get than a RIF, er, "licence". Application, monies, secure storage, "not a mong" declaration (even if you are a mong), and you can collect as many as you like.

You could at least have blurred my face.

Wow, that's some talent you've got there, being able to judge the muzzle energy of an airsoft gun by sound, or feel, or using the Force. And no, you can't tell from comparing ranges either, given the difference that BB weights and having the hop spot on make. You're not special, and if you aren't interested in playing by the same rules as everybody else, please find a different hobby.

I dithered over whether to buy another one before mentioning they were available again. Looks to be out of stock though. It's quite a lot of magazines more, and I believe it's fair bit heavier. Claimed weights are all over the place, but worst case is 3kg loaded. The joy of a plastic fantastic is that you can just strap it on (fnar fnar) and forget about it. Still, any MP5K is a good MP5K, and at the moment we have to take whatever we can get.

Just between us lot, I'm not really from the 40th century or using a laser gun. Anyone who's at a site to play with toy guns should have their expectations set firmly to silly and frivolous. If you're offended by what you see, you can have a quiet, friendly word about it, and explain your fee-fees. If the response is a shrug or hostility, then either suck it up, leave, or take it to the site if you think it crosses a line. First person to rage loses, and should find a different hobby.

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.