Airsoft International  |  Vol 12 Iss 11
I AM THE LAW!
Welcome to another issue of Airsoft International! 2017 is going along at a hell of a pace and right now as we are closing this issue the big news on the block is an impeding change in the law here in the UK, governing airsoft guns and their power output. For those not familiar, airsoft guns are regulated as Replica Imitation Firearms or RIFS and as such there aren't any defined power thresholds in UK law. The closest guidelines and regulations govern air rifles which are allowed to fire metal pellets at up to 12ft/lbs or around 1300fps on a .20g BB in airsoft speak. The two worlds simply don't collide as there is no scope for them to overlap, not least because the difference in ammo.
The new bill that is slowly coming into force means that airsoft guns will be have a defined upper power threshold of just over 370fps for a full-auto capable gun and just over 500fps for a single shot gun. An airsoft gun with the capability to fire harder then this may well fall under stricter firearms laws in the future. At the moment, it's unclear how these limits will be applied to guns with a variable power output like gas or HPA systems, or indeed how it will apply to guns with customisable trigger control systems.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Airsoft International Vol 12 Iss 11.