Lozart

Welcome to airsoft!

Looks at thread title. "this sounds like bait" reads thread

I'm definitely Meal Team 6!

I have the TMC clone and for the money it's really good. It ONLY comes in small/medium type size so it's a bit small for me. The licenced Z-shot ones come in two sizes but cost more like £300. Still cheap compared to real ones!

For some reason I thought you were the guy that was looking at a £200 order! Yeah, that looks too low.

No, the "government charges" are your VAT and Duty. Those brokerage charges are steep, but it's one of the things UPS are known for. The fact that they've shown an exchange rate calculation at the bottom of the invoice suggests that the PLZ to GBP rate has shafted you a bit too. What did you buy? That will affect the duty rate.

This. All day long. @lukeB asked for an idea of cost, I made an educated guess based on what he has and how much they usually go for second hand. Is it expensive for airsoft? Absolutely. Is it expensive for a genuine second hand AVS? No, no it isn't. Honestly if it's in decent enough condition and someone really wanted it you could probably get more for it.

+1 for the E&C. I built a MK12 with one and it's laaaaaahvley!

What kind of condition is it in? Do you have pictures? Assuming it's all in decent nick, you're looking at about £1400 retail for that lot so £8-900 wouldn't be unreasonable.

There's a free estimator here https://www.shippo.co.uk/faqs/what-duties-and-taxes-will-i-have-to-pay/ it doesn't include the carriers brokerage fees though so their estimate comes out at around £52 in duty and VAT.

What was in the order? The duty will be different according to what they've put on the CN22 form! If it's a gun then you're looking at 3.5% duty, plus 20% VAT (which is calculated on the item cost plus the shipping plus the duty), plus the UPS fee which will usually be around the £10-£13 mark. Probably looking at about £280 ish

Hopefully to clarify, the BF-888 is not UK legal due to power output, but the BF-888S/BF-88e PMR Version are 0.5W and come with a fixed antenna (hence the name change to BF-88e). There are different versions of all the Baofeng radios which have very subtle changes to the model number but significant differences in functionality! As for legit PMR446 - Motorola TLKR is the the go to.

I'd run a search on the forum for Swat VTG and read some of the threads before you settle on that one.

https://ferroconcepts.com/collections/hardware/products/m-lok-qd-sling-mount The Pharaoh's head is the Ferro logo.

It's all about the physics and while there are a large range of variables in play, it's entirely possible to quantify why gun A outranges gun B. It's impractical to try but it's entirely possible. Sometimes though it's pure user error.

Personally, I'd take it apart and spray the bits you want to spray separately. If you're after the "field expedient" look then just go for it.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/29272/ofw432.pdf You want the "Simple UK" option for an individual. Fill in the form, pay the money, get a licence. Also you should understand that this licences you for a given set of frequencies.

You pay TG the cost plus the shipping. You then pay the rest to the carrier.

The price on TG is ex-vat. You buy it, they ship it, you pay the carrier the VAT, duty and handling fee. Basically it used to be Cost price + Polish VAT + Shipping. Now it's Cost price + shipping + UK Import Duty + UK VAT + fees.

Here's a thought - do we know if the UK sellers that TWG supply might have asked them to not apply for UK VAT thereby placing the £140 minimum order into effect? That way they keep the UK sales and TWG get the wholesale without the hassle of applying for UK VAT registration (along with the fees it incurs).

I'd say the main reason there aren't many full size vert grips about is that that particular style of grip is less popular. With the growth in popularity of C-Clamp stances etc the old school vert grip has given way to stubby grips like the Tango Down and the short BCM ones.

What sort of vert grip do you want, there's loads of keymod and MLok out there. As for whoever told you they haven't taken off - they're talking out of their arse. All those fancy rails from Geissele? MLOK. You can't go to an airsoft event without tripping over MLOK and Keymod stuff! Anyway - https://www.weapon762.com/grips/968-fma-keymod-standard-vertical-grip.html

Just had an email... Just spotted the posts above mine. As you were.