Uk/Eu/Us/Asia Retailer Lists

[Will-CS]

UK

https://www.CaffeineAirsoft.co.uk

https://www.ascensionresearch.co.uk

[Zarrin]

On 16/06/2023 at 12:15, Will-CS said:

UK

https://www.CaffeineAirsoft.co.uk

https://www.ascensionresearch.co.uk

Sorry for the delay, I don't think I got the notification for this 😶

Both added to the UK retailer list 👍

[The_Lord_Poncho]

I've had very good service recently from this outfit - https://www.18airsoft.com/

 

Presumably asia based - super quick postage (7 days door to door both times), prices have been keen compared with many of the more established asian shops, and the postage costs were relatively speaking quite low. Can't recommencer them enough based upon my last two experiences.

[Zarrin]

58 minutes ago, The_Lord_Poncho said:

I've had very good service recently from this outfit - https://www.18airsoft.com/

 

Presumably asia based - super quick postage (7 days door to door both times), prices have been keen compared with many of the more established asian shops, and the postage costs were relatively speaking quite low. Can't recommencer them enough based upon my last two experiences.

Yeah would appear to be Hong Kong based: https://www.18airsoft.com/pages/ordering-information

Will add it on

[AttackBunny]

Replying only cause I would like this thread saved for future reference; there’s some amazing stuff on here thank you all! 

[Amokura]

3 hours ago, The_Lord_Poncho said:

I've had very good service recently from this outfit - https://www.18airsoft.com/

 

Presumably asia based - super quick postage (7 days door to door both times), prices have been keen compared with many of the more established asian shops, and the postage costs were relatively speaking quite low. Can't recommencer them enough based upon my last two experiences.

Yes. I had ordered a 5KU 1913/20mm Picatinny stock from 18airsoft and was extremely surprised with the delivery time for a SEA retailer.

[Zarrin]

@The_Lord_PonchoYeah looking through 18airsoft now, and they actually have some great prices and parts...  16 quid for an E&C QD v2 shell with spring guide, not bad at all! 

They have a full range of both brushless and non brushed Solink motors.. I've had their 39k brushless for about two weeks now testing in a boneyard m4 and it's absolutely awesome, makes a 7.4v 25c run like an 11.1v. Anyway, I had no idea they made so many different models. 

Will try 18A out!

Edited January 19 by Zarrin

[AttackBunny]

Just placed an order at 18Airsoft; stuff I really didn’t need and will have to tell the other half they’re essential maintenance but will update based on my experience  

[_K4MF_]

15 hours ago, AttackBunny said:

Just placed an order at 18Airsoft; stuff I really didn’t need and will have to tell the other half they’re essential maintenance but will update based on my experience  

 

[AttackBunny]

Ordered from 18 airsoft on the 20/01. 
order confirmed on 23/01 with an email stating one item was out of stock, they can change it to an item of same value or PayPal any difference. 
item changed and goods sent, arrived by post today. So a total of around 13 days from start to finish. 
 

they communicated well and were quick to come back. I’ll be shopping there again soon! 
 

I did get the dreaded email from Royal Mail about customs, but no charges! 

[Mad dog 49]

Looks like fatbobs has stopped selling. Their webpage is defunct and the one linked here in the UK section just goes to their YPC site for playing rather than buying.

[Zarrin]

1 hour ago, Mad dog 49 said:

Looks like fatbobs has stopped selling. Their webpage is defunct and the one linked here in the UK section just goes to their YPC site for playing rather than buying.

Yeah looks like they packed up about a year ago according to a reddit post from that time... will take them off the list for the time being.

[pyromancer6]

On 19/01/2024 at 16:57, The_Lord_Poncho said:

I've had very good service recently from this outfit - https://www.18airsoft.com/

 

Presumably asia based - super quick postage (7 days door to door both times), prices have been keen compared with many of the more established asian shops, and the postage costs were relatively speaking quite low. Can't recommencer them enough based upon my last two experiences.

Have you ever ordered anything rif flavoured from 18A? I've had my eyes on the E&C glocks as they're metal slide, have full trades and apparently have steel internals - and for the absolute pittance they are on 18A I was wondering if there's a catch - either tax isn't included in the price, or shipping is a pain, or there's some sort of customs charges etc

Any info would be appreciated! Lots of good stuff on there but I've noticed as you add weight the shipping price goes up pretty steeply so multiple seperate orders might end up cheaper than one big one

[Zarrin]

https://www.sixmm.com/ added, used these guys a few times over the last couple years, surprised I hadn't added them before now.

Also, I was going through some links and realised there are some dead ones, will do some spring cleaning when I get a minute. I also want to be sure they are actually permanently gone as opposed to just temporarily down.

Looks like gunnerairsoft may be having problems, kinda sad if it's gone as it's one of the og ACM RIF shops, not that i have actually used them inside the 2010s onwards

[EDcase]

I've used https://ast-gun.airsofttaiwan.com/ a few times with good results

 

 

Edited April 2 by EDcase

[The_Lord_Poncho]

On 21/03/2024 at 11:53, pyromancer6 said:

Have you ever ordered anything rif flavoured from 18A? I've had my eyes on the E&C glocks as they're metal slide, have full trades and apparently have steel internals - and for the absolute pittance they are on 18A I was wondering if there's a catch - either tax isn't included in the price, or shipping is a pain, or there's some sort of customs charges etc

Any info would be appreciated! Lots of good stuff on there but I've noticed as you add weight the shipping price goes up pretty steeply so multiple seperate orders might end up cheaper than one big one

Afraid not - I've ordered a front end for an SR15, M4 body, Pistol Grip, and buffer tube in a single order  (but as separate parts) - i.e. everything that is a Rif bar the stock - and it got through customs fine, packaged nicely, and arrived after a week or so.  But I've not ordered a full Rif before from there. If you decide to, let me know how you get on!

[Zarrin]

16 hours ago, EDcase said:

I've used https://ast-gun.airsofttaiwan.com/ a few times with good results

 

 

cool, added to the Asia list

[TrooperX]

Has anyone used https://airsoftmania.eu based in Italy?  I can’t find any previous mention of them.

Edited October 22 by TrooperX

[Cooperman26]

On 22/10/2024 at 20:22, TrooperX said:

Has anyone used https://airsoftmania.eu based in Italy?  I can’t find any previous mention of them.

I emailed them to ask if they would accept my “sportsman’s association” membership in replace of UKARA. I’ve not used them just yet so unsure of the delivery times etc but I got the following response;

 

“

we have no difficulty in accepting your request to send a RIF as a member of this Association if it is considered a valid defence in the UK. 

We have already accepted other defences other than the UKARA and have had no difficulties with UK customs. 

We do not have a complete understanding of what is and what is not accepted in your country as a valid defence, but if you feel that your membership of this association justifies the purchase of a RIF then I encourage you to proceed with your order. 

We will prepare all the documents to send your order enclosing the correctly completed RIF defence.

 

Kind Regards

 

Danilo”

 

Hope that’s some help!

[Zarrin]

Funnily enough going on to their website I see I had an item in the shopping basket with them. Not actually purchased anything, however their shipping page is comprehensive and well put together with clear indication they have no problems shipping to the UK - Added them onto the EU list 👍

[38super]

On 02/11/2024 at 07:02, Cooperman26 said:

I emailed them to ask if they would accept my “sportsman’s association” membership in replace of UKARA. I’ve not used them just yet so unsure of the delivery times etc but I got the following response;

 

“

we have no difficulty in accepting your request to send a RIF as a member of this Association if it is considered a valid defence in the UK. 

We have already accepted other defences other than the UKARA and have had no difficulties with UK customs. 

We do not have a complete understanding of what is and what is not accepted in your country as a valid defence, but if you feel that your membership of this association justifies the purchase of a RIF then I encourage you to proceed with your order. 

We will prepare all the documents to send your order enclosing the correctly completed RIF defence.

 

Kind Regards

 

Danilo”

 

Hope that’s some help!

In the last update from Sportsman's Assoc there was mention of Border Force accepting membership as 'valid defence' which surprised me. I wouldn't have thought they'd know about it.