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My primary (currently only RIF) LCT AIMS with real wood hand guard set. Never used the drum mag in anger, just think it looks cool. Internally just "upgraded" to be reliable/decent performance. No mosfet or electrickery. I also have the LCT AIMS-M4 buffer tube stock adapter, so this is easy to dress up in a tactical look with 1 screw on the stock and a change of the handguards.

I ordered a boneyard AK from Staffordshire militaria last year. Was shipped out in a polybag with minimal bubble wrap. That arrived "slightly bent" with the barrel poking through the packaging ?

Not sold in a while, but previously had to use email or WhatsApp due to running out of picture/media upload space to provide any potential buyers with more pictures via message. WhatsApp allowed an easy way of sending a video of the RIF/kit.

Rift is also holding a relaxed 48 weekend event, smaller scale than shift your rift. It is also on the August Bank Holiday this year. I think they're trying to entice some of the disenfranchised NAF goers. I sold as a trader at SyR this year and from what I saw can't fault much if anything of the organisation by Tony and the site team. Kind of felt I missed out by not playing a bit. Food is decent and fairly priced considering all players are a captive market, but you can get takeaways delivered to the front gate. The player numbers were in the few hundred and not as big as NAF.

If it is the S&T one, they're in stock new at Patrol Base for £359.99, so I guess he should be looking more like 60% of that, so about £215 - £220, especially as he knows little to nothing about it.

Considering Driver Wood is the only site I've been to where an argument between players has come to throwing punches, I'd say that it is unfortunately warranted. Albeit not for defending staff actions, but more so for potential footage of evidence or to back up the site banning a player.

Considering people are trying to get around £300 for smersh rigs on eBay, they're dreaming if they think a seemingly boneyard RIF is that valuable, "rare" model or not.

Got snapped ? at Imperium last Sunday. Mixed MTP/CCE and franken-rig DIY split rig (made of 1 x PLCE webbing yoke, 2 x Arktis side-pouch pockets & 4 x Techinkom 2 mag AK pouches). LCT wire folder AK.

The errant part arrived today, received a phone call from Dave himself yesterday morning, saying that the shipment had arrived. He even gave me free post, (I'd moved since placing my order and could no longer reasonably make it to the shop) I offered to pay the difference bit he declined. So, I would absolutely recommend or use DCA again in the future, but only for their UK in stock items. Unfortunately said item was an AK wooden stock, meant for a JG, with the part arriving being an SRC stock - no real fault of DCAs, they just get what they're given by the euro wholesaler, so it will require a bit of filing/trimming to fit. But it will finish the build. Matter resolved.

Braved the wind for the first skirmish day of the year at Imperium. Luckily the wind wasn't too bad with most of the chosen playing areas sheltered by trees/terrain. Low numbers for the site, at about 40 pax. A few father/son duos which is always nice to see. Relatively slow start to the morning, with the first game not starting until just after 10:30. Especially when the safety kicks off around 09:00. 2 games either side of lunch, and considering the wind and cold meaning more layers worn, hit taking wasn't too bad. With a few but not many complaints and not extra briefings from the Marshall. Good play with quite a few "kills" pushing positions or getting sneaky flanks. The only point of contention was the use of one player's 'riot' shield. It kind of unbalanced a capture the flag game. Especially with said player declaring they couldn't feel below the shield leg shots because of padding. And the shield seemingly impervious to pyro - it was briefed at the beginning to be bb resistant only. Overall good day, but as always I would recommend the "ground war" days at Imperium, mainly because skirmish days are like herding cats. The next ground war is on the 4th of Feb, may see some of you there.

Fair enough, didnt realise things can get held that long - my dad imports furniture, and the longest he's had is about 3 week hold. I'll wait a bit longer then. I'd have thought the euro-supplier stuff would be a case like you said every 2 weeks or however long they just put their bulk order in, or ship what's been ordered in the last 'x' period if time.

Hi all, ordered a single part - nothing too exciting or expensive, from DCA knowing it was from their euro-distributor (gunfire?) with the expected arrival into their shop of 15-30 days. Item ordered first week of November, with a notification they'd placed the order with the wholesaler 3 days later. Without hearing anything else for 30 days, I sent an enquiring email on the 31st/32nd day, asking after the item's whereabouts. On 12th Dec, told via email the whole order was being held by customs/border force but would be released 'soon' - fair enough, forgotten about and I enjoyed the xmas festivities. No further news until chasing up yesterday, 16th Jan, to be told today that the order was still with customs/border force. Just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat? Probably just going to request a refund at this point and move on.

I've got quote a few in my Steam library but the ones I actually play predominately are: Total War Empire / Attila Age of Empires 2 - childhood nostalgia S.T.A.L.K.E.R series (I need to try the Gamma/Alpha mods) DAYZ If you've never played them before, I'd recommend the METRO series- good single player games

They've not provided extra cover at least the last 3 years, since I first sold a RIF. Doubt they probably ever have. Any compensation charged at the counter by staff is probably due to ignorance to their rules or the generic questions they have to ask as to value. Personally I've always prepaid online and just dropped it off to be scanned. And had no dramas so far.

They will insure RIFs/Package items to their minimum insurance level for PF48 which IIRC is £150, any additional/enhanced insurance is null and void in the shipping of RIFs with them. Last time I read through their T&Cs they will only ship "Low Powered Air Weapons" using their PF48 service, so not sure how they'll respond to the use of PF24 etc for shipping. Below image from their T&Cs.