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Their offence, their risk. Although the cons I've looked at recently explicitly prohibit RIFs as past of costumes[1], so I assume - I hope - they've knocked that on the head now. Cosplay is accepted as a reasonable excuse for FA S19, but not (I'd argue) for VCRA S37. [1] And RIFs are now typically prohibited precisely because of absolute melts like this. He walked away from it though. https://cogconnected.com/2017/04/birmingham-airport-cops-stop-cosplayer/
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And that's how you create a duty of care and a liability where none previously existed. Bicycle lid? Seems to be quite a few of them in their pictures, also folk not wearing lids, including marshals. "Safe" zone, or ballistic bifocals? It never fails to amaze me that so many airsoft sites seem determined to document that their rules are more what you'd call guidelines.
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Mmm, it's really just a £20 surcharge on new players that don't want a 2-tone.
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Milspec Solutions - Communication questions
Rogerborg replied to MortalEngine's topic in Places to Buy
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Milspec Solutions - Communication questions
Rogerborg replied to MortalEngine's topic in Places to Buy
Haha, what? The thirst on this bloke. 😆 -
They're also rather flexible with defences, so you might not even have to wait for membership / UKARA. Worse case, you can say "Cosplay, mate" and bung them an extra £20 for a bogus "defence". Normally I wag a finger at this naughtiness, but it's their problem, not yours, and I doubt you'll do anything nefarious with a RIF.
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Milspec Solutions - Communication questions
Rogerborg replied to MortalEngine's topic in Places to Buy
Steady on there, tiger. We're agreeing that you're right in principle, and in practice we know what airsoft retailers can be like. I have a track record of advising buyers to just fire in with a chargeback ASAP, the moment goods are late or otherwise than as described and they don't get a complete and instant resolution. However, I'm also getting the impression that you've taken this personally, and have turned a minor business transaction into a casus belli for a protracted spat. Is it really worth it over some toy parts? -
Honestly, I think it is that. There's no real reason why shotguns and firearm possession are conditional-on-ammunition offence when the same very broad "reasonable excuse" could apply - and I think should apply - whenever you have one in public, shootable or otherwise.
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Oh, the cap that holds the spring in place? So they've both sprung into hyperspace?
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Sadly, rebuild kits don't seem to be much of a thing in the UK. And I wouldn't throw much money at a Raven: it's Nuprol's budget brand, which is saying something. If we're talking about the main recoil spring, you can get "upgraded" ones (for airsoft definitions of that word) which might work, e.g. https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/cowcow-rs1-recoil-spring-tm-hi-capa-1911-gbb . If that fits but turns out to be too springy, then you could lop off a coil, stretch then flatten it. A handy site to bookmark for springs and things is... well... https://springsandthings.me.uk/ Sorry, no idea about the end cap.
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Agreed, I actually regret getting the metal slide AA R17 rather than the plastic version. Decent kick, but as you say, not so clever in our September to May winters.
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Oh, we've had plenty of rants here about that. Our firearms-and-firearm-looking-things statute book is a patchwork Frankenstein's monster. The one that really does my head in is S19, which seems absolutely back-to-front in terms of rationality. Carrying firearm in a public place. A person commits an offence if, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse (the proof whereof lies on him) he has with him in a public place (a) a loaded shot gun, (b) an air weapon (whether loaded or not), (c) any other firearm (whether loaded or not) together with ammunition suitable for use in that firearm, or (d) an imitation firearm. Caught with an undersized bright orange toy in public, get the jail vs "It's OK, constable, it's a real firearm, but I left the shellazines at home." 😕
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£100 comes in under TM money, so you're going to be compromising. I'm fine with a cheap Army Armament R17 mock-Glock as a woodland hip-hanger and occasionally indoor use. Avoid Raven, it's some random Nuprol rebrand that even Nuprol won't gamble their, er, "reputation" on. The AAP-01 got a lot of love when it came out. Glock mags, gas efficient, full auto. Then they started breaking, quite a bit - trigger or hammer, I think. Maybe not an issue if you're planning to replace parts anyway, and you can't really argue with the price if you buy today: https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/action-army-aap-01-assassin-gbb-pistol?pv=14741
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There should be some sort of spring pushing the hop unit back against the gearbox. I mention this because they're easy to lose or forget when reassembling. I only use Maple Leaf rubbers now because they have long feed lips so should get a good seal. If they mis-feed (tested by dropping BBs up the inverted feed tube to rule out magazine issues) you can trim away the bottom lip as necessary.
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Looking for electric rifle recommendations!
Rogerborg replied to The Joke's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
It's reassuring to know that he's doing the warranty work for them in the UK, and particular that they get sorted under warranty. -
Basics first, did you replace whatever's tensioning the hop unit against the gearbox?
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Looking for electric rifle recommendations!
Rogerborg replied to The Joke's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
I'm fine with Novritsch guns. Sure, you'll get some lemons, but he does seem to put some actual effort into upgrading replacing stock internals in much the same way as any bedroom tech would do, for the same or even less money. -
Yup, if he's shooting it at his field's bolt action power levels then you can <ackchyually> rules lawyer it all day long, but let's be honest, he's breaking the first rule of airsoft, and nothing else matters after that. I'd be OK with it being used with next-level-down rules, whether that's DMR power and rate of fire, or regular AEG levels if the site doesn't allow DMRs (and I don't think sites should because they're also super exploitable).
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Looking for electric rifle recommendations!
Rogerborg replied to The Joke's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
= CYMA. However, the current range at PatrolBase doen't seem to have any PDW / short carbines except in the 5xx series with really nasty external plastics, or the Platinum range at £300+. Specna Arms offer plenty of shorties, but honestly I can't keep track of their constant range-rebranding or where the QC is on them at any point in time. I'll say that my 2021 Edge has been fine run as a DMR with an M140 spring, and has decent factory radiusing and none of the rough finish that they were turning out for a while. The Edge 2.0 range with the GATE ASTER mosfets offer decent value for money. Anything in airsoft is a gamble though. -
Looking for electric rifle recommendations!
Rogerborg replied to The Joke's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
The question still applies though: what do you want your new girlfriend to do that your old one didn't? I'm not being trite here, just trying to come up with concrete preferences that might point to one make and model over another. -
£10 more than brand-new and in-stock from justpaintball (lies! (their name, not the price)).
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Looking for electric rifle recommendations!
Rogerborg replied to The Joke's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
What are you wanting it to do that your CM16 Raider doesn't already do? Bearing in mind that all airsoft guns are basically the same, or can be made to be, and how vague your requirements are, the answer is - really - whatever you want the most. Folk are just going to pitch our personal favourites. So I'll pitch my go-to of a G36C plus an M4 magwell adapter. Jing Gong, CYMA, Specna, whatever you fancy, they're all basic and robust. Compact with the stock folded, 247mm inner barrel is enough for woodland accuracy, or you can hide a longer one inside a suppressor silencer. One minor consideration with V3 gearboxes is that that you can wire in a mosfet like a Perun AB++ without even opening them up as the trigger tabs are on the outside. -
Tactical Holdall recommendations please?!!
Rogerborg replied to dagga333's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
Quoted for truth. Ignore these poors, if you don't have enough toys to overflow your storage, buy more, then just stack them in your boot. -
Seller looks OK, to be fair, and not a throbber. But that's not the sort of money that I'd want to gamble.
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Sending someone funds that you can't recover for a gun that they're "really reluctant to sell": what could possibly go wrong?