What is reasonable wear and tear for an airsoft RIF?

[Cannonfodder]

Having seen the way some players abuse their kit (me included) if I were a retailer I'd probably laugh at you for wanting a refund after 6 months of use as well

 

18 hours ago, Rogerborg said:

So: Which law says 12 months?  Which Act?  Which section?  What case law?

This. 

 

18 hours ago, Tactical Pith Helmet said:

Side kicking the door in and casually spinning a set of nunchucks as you enter may adjust the bounders attitude considerably.  

And get you a nice little chat with the police, meaning you'll end up with a broken gun and a criminal record 

[Rogerborg]

2 hours ago, Cannonfodder said:

This. 

 

Citations?

 

[Tactical Pith Helmet]

4 hours ago, Cannonfodder said:

And get you a nice little chat with the police, meaning you'll end up with a broken gun and a criminal record 

[Jaylordofwaargh]

Wait, so I should be thankful my aeg is still good after 10-12 heavy outings without shitting itself? Damn

[BigStew]

6 hours ago, Jaylordofwaargh said:

Wait, so I should be thankful my aeg is still good after 10-12 heavy outings without shitting itself? Damn

Pretty much. AEGs and GBB are generally much more mechanically complicated than their real steel original (giving many more points of failure) and in their country of manufacture are dirty cheap and made of low strength  materials. Partly because they are cheap and partly to make sure they can not be made to be actually lethal other than beating someone to death with one. In the end we play with toy guns who's original design was only intended for plinking and not for the abuse they suffer just being used in game. It would be fantastic if we could expect the same reliability standards as real steel but economies of scale means we would pay a fortune for our guns. We just have to accept that sooner or later our toy guns will break.

Edited January 31, 2022 by BigStew

[Tactical Pith Helmet]

Being serious for once, I clocked a new S&T SMLE at the weekend.  Now... RS SMLEs, when hard used, are starting to get failures with the bolt.  A weapon designed as disposable in the real world gives out after years being abused by squaddies, a few more by cadets, and then has to endure scores of years stalking in all weathers and/or repetitive target work before its pressure bearing components fail.*  

 

The S&T was damned nice and really did seem solidly built for an airsoft bolty, but I doubt that they will have a century of use life.  It wont outlast a Weihrauch costing far less either.  It will outlast a £10 spring pistol though.   You have to accept the odd hit pushing something beyond its design limits however decent a rep the manufacturer has.  

 

*Totally off topic bore wear rant swerved at last second.  

[The Waco Kid]

On the six months and consumer rights.
 

You are still able to complain to the seller and typically after this time products should be assessed as the value will have reduced over time so this may mean a partial refund or credit toward repair/replacement.

 

How you prove you case is tricky. As has been said communicate with them in writing. If you believe you have a case suggest getting the AEG examined by a third party tech or returned to the manufacturer. Hopefully they will see you as serious and make you a counter offer.

 

Another option is a consumer resolution service/ADR if they use one or Financial Ombudsmen.

 

Money claim online (small claims court) isn’t hard but there are fees so you need to cost it out.

 

For a budget RIF may not be worth it.