Hey all...

Can anyone help me... I'm looking to buy a Thompson... but I'm not a UKARA member

If you can help please PM me.


All the best,

Martin

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Good luck Martin.

That's the main reason why I didn't consider getting the G&P kit from MAA.

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Martin 'Victim' Victory
A86/TQ3.4.49421E3
UKCM 13th Regt. 1st Batt. Freebooters


you can't take the PUNK outa Spunkmeyer

The sale, manufacture or importation of a 'RIF' is illegal.

Gifting of a RIF, however, is not.

Also, if you repainted an 'IF' M1A1 to look like a real M1A1 without having the legal privilege to do so you might get in trouble. If you ever told anyone that's what you did.

*ahem*

wolf armouries will paint any gun you want bright colours, enabling you to buy it without UKARA membership
www.wolfarmouries.com

alternativly, just go airsofting 3 times! fun fun fun!

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M/SGT Rich Hyatt-Dowling (Retd)

UKCM Black ops

Thanks for the help lads... I do want to head off skirmishing... not a driver myself and it's a bit of a trek to the nearest. Want to try and get one without paying out any more money (and time) on airsofting just yet.

Sixty how do you mean 'gifting'???


Martin

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Well if memory serves (it's been a long time since I had to use or look at any of the legislation) you can be given ('gifted') a RIF as long as no money or other compensation changes hands... As technically only the 'sale', 'manufacture' or importation' of RIFs is illegal without use of one of the various defences.

I could have that mixed up though; Scapey runs a site and should be able to give you a definitive answer if he's about.

I was in exactly the same boat, I don't drive and my nearest site is nigh on a hundred miles away, but I was skirmishing for years before this ridiculous law came into play.

It's worth it, even just to grab a couple of friends and nip off for three or four games to get registered, it's good fun.

combat south is just down the road from winchester! and you'd get to laugh at me trying to be tactial clunking around in marine armour

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M/SGT Rich Hyatt-Dowling (Retd)

UKCM Black ops

maybe this is a solution:
you could order it from HK and tell them to paint the wood in a bright color
that way you can avoid the "illegal" repainting...cause you wont repaint it..just unscrew the wood

would this count, or does the whole gun has to be colored to not count as RIF?

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NO BRAIN NO PAIN

Zero One Airsoft in Bournemouth not only have the cheapest Tokyo Marui M1A1 I've seen online... they also offer free two tone painting for non UKARA members.

What I'm worried about is how they go about spraying it... I don't want to receive it with bright green paint hazardly splashed across it including the metal parts.

May well have to skirmish then... just can't afford the time or money atm.

Wish someone would 'gift' me one!! lol

Thanks for your help boys... may have to head down to Combat South!!



Martin

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If you want a non working thompson use these guys:

http://stores.ebay.com/Marui-Parts-Show ... idZ2QQtZkm

That's where I got my Thompson parts from and had not problems with customs

51% of the external surface area has to be coloured for it to be an IF.

Also, putting a Pulse Rifle together is technically manufacturing a RIF... But hey, nobody here would do that without being legally entitled to, right?

okay so paint the whole barrel
stock, fronthandguard, grip
i think it could be more then 51% well nevermind..was just an idea...

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NO BRAIN NO PAIN

Martin I can relate to this one, I am far too busy atm to get involved in skirmishing,. What bugs the hell out of me is that I used to own all kinds of airsoft stuff when I was a teenager... grrr


Anyway heres wishing somebody smiles on all the unarmed UKCM and gifts them a Thompson.