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  1. It boils down to fairness and gameplay balance, which should be a balance of risk vs reward. Otherwise it becomes similar to blind firing: shooting without presenting yourself = risk free shooting = cheating. And for a game that is played by untrained and unskilled civilians, the ghillie suit is in effect too OP because often it functions principally as an invisibility suit and gives too much advantage (aka pay-to-win). If one day the invisibility suit is invented, it will become the new meta because it removes all risks of being seen and/or shot at, therefore is not balanced and probably not very fun, and not good for the sport either. That is not to say stealthcraft and clothing innovations should be removed, because it is of course very essential to the hobby, but for gameplay reasons it should be nerfed. Because this is not a war, this is a game, where balance matters. I would suggest there should be a minimum visibility requirement, for A. capping the risk reduction achieved by clothing and B. team identification, similar to how EN ISO 20471 defines hi-vis clothing in amount of m2 of certain materials to be visible. The exact amount of m2 of team colour / which colours / placement is up to debate. The usual armbands (or tapes) over the invisibility suit is a practical solution. But I would argue this rule could be expanded to both the shoulders and forearms/wrists should be taped. Because that is what is being brought forward when you present your weapon. I would even go on to argue, as you present your weapon, you should also present a visible m2 equivalent to the C zones of a IPSC / USPSA target, so that your risk and reward is balanced against your opponent's, should you choose to engage. The C zone of the USPSA target is about 0.15 m2 which is roughly equivalent to the requirements for reflective tape on a class 2 hi-vis vest, which I think if distributed across your arms and shoulders and head areas i.e. "the shooting stance silhouette" (because as you present your weapon your torso will be mostly shadowed by your RIF or carriers and so on) this should become a reasonable risk profile even for the best of ghillies. And this will future proof the sport for the invention of invisibility clothing, and will be a first step towards evolving into a spectator sport for Olympics.
  2. Core is plastic receiver Edge is steel receiver
  3. The line is drawn at the site's duty to make "reasonable adjustments" under Equality Act. To sue for discrimination the claimant will have to convince the court that there was a >51% probability that "failure of reasonable adjustment" had occurred, but because you cannot reasonably adjust the site rules to allow any aggressive behaviour to happen and compromise safety of others, it is pretty much impossible that such a claim would succeed. It is not discrimination to not adjust the site rules for a disabled person if they are being a safety risk to themselves or others as it is going to "fundamentally alter the nature of the service".
  4. You actually don't need short stroking, the "over travel" actually increases your FPS because it accelerates the piston before it goes into the compression zone as opposed to accelerates from within the compression zone, so the overall compression happens faster i.e. there is actually gain in air pressure from the "pre-travel" Also try putting on the tappet delayer chip on the sector gear to see if it improves feeding, if there is any feeding issues
  5. Your entire outer barrel is dipping down because the barrel nut is probably not solid enough, try this to align the whole assembly so your hop unit is coaxial to the nozzle so it chooches properly But the real culprit is your new hob rubber
  6. Supposedly that is what the public liability cover is for Zurich has a nice PDF explaining each type of cover (see Part F – Public liability on page 55) And reading more about it, it should only cover an employee/volunteer working for Just-Cos while under direct control or supervision, so I don't know how this works with a cosplayer club Although if someone's tail injured someone at the convention, it could be the convention/event organiser's responsibility (supposedly they are keeping the cosplayers in check with rules and protocols and so on) so it would be the convention's insurance to pay out, rather than Just-Cos, because they are not the organiser
  7. Buying and selling under 18 = illegal Owning and playing under 18 = legal Gifting or being gifted under 18 = legal So the solution is ask your dad to buy it, then gift it to you, as a gift, buy he will only be able to buy an IF (two-tone) without a UKARA so that is what you can get for now When you are 18 and get your own UKARA you can buy anything you want
  8. That's the thing, I'm not sure those are "qualifiers", but again, without the full documents nobody can say for sure (could be just some cost calculation document) -- https://www.zurich.co.uk/charity-insurance/public-liability Not sure why they say it's an extra bit, because the events don't even add up to 12 -- For the purpose of VCRA, cosplay is surely not "historical re-enactment" (see VCRA 2006 definition) because it is not historical, so the only route of defence for cosplay is via "acting out of military or law enforcement scenarios for the purposes of recreation" i.e. a "permitted activity" under the RIF Regulations 2007. Which triggers the requirement for public liability insurance, which is covered here. -- I don't think they are necessarily bullshitting, I can understand what they say and I think it is possible they have all these covers and limitations sorted, but again, without the full package of documents, nobody can say for sure. If they could stop cosplaying batman being all stealthy and secretive and just upload the whole package of documents they wouldn't have caused such levels of suspicion.
  9. From your conversation with them, my understanding of what they are saying, the cinema visits cover is additional to the base cover, it is an extra bit, and the 4 visit limitation is only for this extra bit of cover, and does not apply to the base cover. Re VCRA they are also saying it is another additional bit they've added. On top of the base cover. But without seeing the full package of policy it's impossible to check...
  10. https://docs.gravesham.gov.uk/PublicAccess_Live/Document/ViewDocument?id=7A985E64E7B111E28EBB180373E3D9C5 First and second floor It's not big at all, judging from their website it is more like pretending to play airsoft rather than actual airsoft
  11. probably similar reason the police wear them, to make it a deterrence for trouble, and marshals not doing their job properly
  12. Don't use lasers in airsoft, it is completely unregulated and you get unknown emitters with unknown output from everywhere, nobody's got time for retina damage
  13. Shortstroking does not reduce torque requirement much at all, yes it affects long term power consumption because it reduces torque requirement at the end of the cycle, but the peak power usage is at the beginning, so the peak power requirement (surge current) is unchanged (which is why you need higher TPA motor) About the piston I was more worried the guiding rails on the sides, rather than the teeth Also there is the question of AOE
  14. SHS high torque is not high torque because it is just 16 TPA, I suggest getting 19+ TPA for 13:1 with m100 I would also inspect the gearbox for damage from the previous piston explosion Could be shimming Could be motor height Could even be battery Could even be new piston not sliding smoothly because it is aftermarket so the dimensions is a bit off Could even be the grease or how much Really need an inspection
  15. UKARA Limited is the UK Authorised Representatives Association apparently
  16. UKARA is run by aliens using the GCHQ dishes as relay I'm telling you! But seriously I agree they should be more transparent about who are the actual officers of their secret society non-profit unincorporated association
  17. To import you will need a defence, although most overseas shop probably don't accept anything other than UKARA to avoid problems There is also the problem of customs, they are (probably) used to checking UKARA but not any other types of defence
  18. I suspect the trigger might be dodgy, and not the Perun
  19. you need to hold the trigger for 2 seconds for the reset
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