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The most basic are spring powered replicas. They use a hand operated mechanism to pull a piston against spring pressure and lock it back, whilst loading a BB into the hop unit. The trigger releases the lock and allows the spring to push the piston through a ...

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s.36(1) Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 states that: A person is guilty of an offence if— he manufactures a realistic imitation firearm; he modifies an imitation firearm so that it becomes a realistic imitation firearm; he sells a realistic imitatio...

At present, the law places the responsibility onto the seller/vendor to ensure that you, the customer, are legally entitled to purchase a realistic imitation firearm. There are a few different defences/defence schemes that are available for skirmishes to use ...

No. s.40(1) Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 creates an offence for both the vendor and the customer in the instance that a minor has purchased an imitation firearm, realistic or not.

Probably. The question that needs to be asked is: are you someone who has played at a location that is insured for third party liability for the purposes of acting out law enforcement or military scenarios? (or rather – do you play airsoft?) If so, you can ...

Probably. Age is not a concern, all the other laws and regulations regarding manufacturing RIFs apply equally regardless of age. Please refer to the “Can I convert an IF to a RIF?” entry of our Legislation FAQ.

The Police and Crime Act 2017 has modified s.57 Firearms Act 1968 to define what is considered a “lethal barrelled weapon”. As such, these are the absolute maximum muzzle energies that Airsoft replicas must abide by: Locality Max FPS for auto Max FPS...

Eeek. The official answer to this question is of course “yes” – there is no law regarding exactly where one can play Airsoft. You can even play it in your back garden if you’re stupid enough. However, due to the fact that your back garden, nor your friend’s l...

If you’re selling an airsoft replica, then you’ll be in the same position as the retailer you originally purchased the Airsoft replica from, in that restrictions in place from the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 will apply to you. If you are selling an imita...