Rogerborg

Well, me, and it is jolly impressive. Whether it actually projects airsoft projectiles is an entirely different question.

MODIFY Other than that, top notch answer, I 100% agree.

Prison guard, looks to have been their gun training officer. Seems not to have a carry loicence though, might be interesting if that charge makes it all the way up to Clarence Thomas. His side of the story: 1:30 in the morning in the Bronx, gets hit in the back from behind with unknown projectiles, sees a car with a couple of good boys who never did nothing to nobody pointing a gun-shaped thing at him, fired back. The family's story: the whole neighbourhood was having a consensual water fight in the early hours of the morning, boys will be boys. You can pick plenty of holes in either side, we'll likely never know. I guess the take-away point is: don't start nothing, won't be nothing.

I'd also like to hear the casus belli, since there there doesn't seem to be any thinking behind their peculiar limits. Since HPA is regulated it shouldn't creep up over the day. Contrast with propane or CO2 which are likely to do it as temperatures rise. But they don't limit those to 1J at pre-game chrono. They may have had some incident where an HPA player "nudged" their regulator, or they may just not like seeing Proton Pack guns, but are too indecisive to actually ban them.

Hmm, I did wonder. Personally I have no problem with summarily doming anyone using them on unconsenting targets, but then I apply that standard to littering, or abusing disabled parking as well. If you could stop Hitler before he got started, and all that. However, a blanket ban will just result in more twitchy cops responding to "firearms" incidents of kids playing consensually. I have a minor addiction to 'Murcan policy bodycam channels on YouTube, and even when the cops don't roll up already primed to Tamir Rice someone, it's astonishing how many suspects seem determined to escalate minor offences into "you'll never take me alive, copper". And having let that genie out of the bottle, I can see no reason why it doesn't cover Nerf as well. https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-6218 "It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer to sell or have in such person's possession any air pistol or air rifle or similar instrument in which the propelling force is a spring or air" That's the entirety of the statute definition. The case law is going to hinge on the word "similar". We're actually blessed with fairly clear description of what constitutes air-guns versus airsoft.

Yup, those are the other half of the comments.

They're quiet fairly clear about it in their published rules, although I do wish they'd knock off the legacy "fps" nonsense and start thinking and talking only in terms of Joules - and actually get the numbers right. Their "variance" jibba-jabba is unnecessarily confusing. All they need to say is: Electric, gas, CO2: 1.13J DMR: 1.49J, semi locked, 20m MED Bolt action: 2.31J, 20m MED Any HPA: 1J

Well, we're down the rabbithole now. I'm a zealous convert to minimising sugar intake for us sedentary Western imperialist pig-dogs. And anyone without an underlying health condition, in possession of any amount of body fat, and sufficiently hydrated, should be perfectly capable of turning fat into ketones and functioning fine. However, consuming carbs is just fine too if you're actively engaging in exercise. Citation: the Amazonian Tsimane tribe, who have superb cardiovascular health, a diet of almost entirely carbs, but are constantly active. tl;dr version - water + fat or food + water + a bit of salt + water and you'll be fine.

In before "u get wut u pay 4", anything with 2mm or so of polycarbonate is going to do much the same job for impact protection, and the production cost is just a few Yuan either way. Dropping big money on glasses isn't actually going to buy you transparent mithril.

Via their Failbook account. Their Supreme Court's ruling on constitutional carry seems to have sent NYPD deranged. Off topic because airsoft has apparently already long since fallen foul of their Antipodean antipathy to assault-style toys. I guess they already class those as air rifles, which they would be here too without our exception. Note that they don't mention energy levels, or projectiles, just "spring-loaded air pump" = air rifle = weapon = summary execution by gunshot to the head (or similar). What they apparently haven't noticed, but half the commentards have, is that Nerf uses a sprung piston, so should be equally as criminal. This ought to make for some interesting lawsuits. It did prompt me to wonder what the UK situation is with gel blasters. They don't enjoy airsoft's S57A exemption because they're not "designed to discharge only a small plastic missile". So if they can auto anything - and as the kids say, if it seats, it yeets - at over 1J then they're lethal barrelled and get bumped to Section 5, right? Unless they argue the apocryphal "frangible projectile" exemption for paintball markers that I've heard mooted but have never looked up. At this point it's just a game of who's going to be triggered into banning what sort of trigger-related fun next.

FTFY.

I've come to assume that he receives transmissions through his metal fillings.

The G&G CM16 / Raider guns used to be one of the default choices. There are now better guns in terms of feature-list-to-price, but for all that the G&Gs have a basic dial hop and no bells and whistles, they do seem to work very well, with no surprises. And performance on the field is much more important than features on the box. I'm also a fan of cheap red dot and reflex sights for airsoft. Unless you're running them on a blowback pistol slide, they'll hold enough zero for our purposes. Nothing wrong with Ali Express, they'll pay the VAT and duty (or at least mark it as paid) so the stuff should come through customs more easily. Delivery times aren't guaranteed, but with one exception, I've never had to wait more than a couple of weeks, top.

A chap trying to flog on a Nobrich Barbie DreamHouse Edition for £900 while it was still (ostensibly) in transit to him. He would be selling it as "new" (as distinct from "as new"). The droppiest of drop shippers.

One can love a thing too much.

The heck? £5 for dual pane goggles? Goes to show the markup on things like I-forces.

They're called hose, you peasant, and they're very comfy and practical and completely butch. 💪

It is baffling why nobody is manufacturing reasonably priced ones now given the thirst for them. Quoth the Gospel of Luke.

Is this fantasist melt trying to flip on some Collector's Edition toy that he doesn't even have yet? That's a new low. 100% chance that this geezer also has a stack of Dogecoin, and an NFT of a monkey waving a TAC-338, that he might be persuaded to let go for the right price.

Ripping the piss out of people who make poor purchases. Sadly, with a G&G CM16, you've left us very little to work with there, it's a very solid choice. Although... you wouldn't happen to have any Crye Precision gear, would you? (Also, ahoy, and welcome)

Yes, but if you're really concerned about gaps, then why rule out a Dye or equivalent? The I-force have decent seal and the dual pane works pretty well. The inner lenses are prone to some peculiar crazing. Mine didn't do that, but I replaced them with some cheap PETG anyway when they got a bit mucky and scuffed. I'd recommend them at the price as a default choice. Although bear in mind that Murcans tend to run at higher energies, and everybody loves a good "I nearly got turned into a newt" story.

Nothing worse than an unkempt French growler. Eh, every hobby has a few people with no other interests who take it all far too seriously. Add in a dab of adrenaline, and... <rant> Sensible sites list a maximum Joule limit and chrono with the ammo you're going to use. It's not rocket science, pretty much all airsoft chronos will show you a Joule number once you've selected the weight. Lazy sites chrono everything on 0.2g even though essentially nobody is using that any more. This ignores Joule creep, which refers to higher weight BBs picking up a bit - or a lot - more energy while they're travelling up the barrel, and holding onto it for longer in flight and hitting harder. If your local site is really still chronoing with 0.2g, you'll just have to grin and bear it. Chasing the site energy / fps limit isn't the be-all and end-all of competitiveness in airsoft, unless you're running a high rps BB hose and spraying and praying at extreme range. Shot to shot consistency is far more important for effective range. </rant>

Ahoy and welcome - as long as you're willing to acknowledge that your revolting colony owes its independence to the French. Now I know you're winding us up. I've watched plenty of airsoft videos from the USA, and it seems clear that the rules for face-shots are that you need to flip out and fight him in real life.

Reminder to self: don't be tempted to click on "Show this post", it will only remind you why you've got some people blocked for the good of your blood pressure and sanity.

That'll be a nice change, given that most times when someone signs up just to trash a business there turns out to be an entirely different side to the story. While their terms aren't enforceable, and you would ultimately end up getting your money back via your payment processor or a court claim, I actually appreciate their honesty regarding the fragility of airsoft toys, particularly gas blowbacks, and especially upgraded / "upgraded" ones. It would be nice if this wasn't true, but it is, and buyers should be made aware of it so that we have realistic expectations. https://www.milspecsolutions.co.uk/terms-and-conditions.html