Certificate of velocity?

Thehandviolent

Im getting sick of being asked for this when i order parts that have no muzzle energy. I recently ordered a new stock and its the same **** again. Anyone have experience of this? ive previously have had to get the supplier of the part to send me an email but redwolf are about the best at doing this, yet i havent ordered from them this time. I feel like going out dere and shouting into her face thats its a piece of plastic. :mad:

Inari

I can only assume that you're talking about customs? Believe it or not, they're not out to annoy the hell out of us - they just have a job to do, and odds are they are well aware of the new legislation pending enforcement, and so are just treading softly. They see the word airsoft, and remember the law surrounding it, and so ask for a certificate.

It is an annoyance, but part and parcel of ordering abroad. It's why if I'm ordering from Asia, I leave it until I have a substantial enough order...stops me from spreading the irritation.

If they have asked you for a certificate of velocity, surely just getting in touch and telling them that it is incapable of firing should suffice?

This does seem to indicate their clamping down on anything close to an RIF. Now I just wish we had a legal precedent as to what constitutes an RIF

Thehandviolent

Inari wrote: »

I can only assume that you're talking about customs? Believe it or not, they're not out to annoy the hell out of us - they just have a job to do, and odds are they are well aware of the new legislation pending enforcement, and so are just treading softly. They see the word airsoft, and remember the law surrounding it, and so ask for a certificate.

It is an annoyance, but part and parcel of ordering abroad. It's why if I'm ordering from Asia, I leave it until I have a substantial enough order...stops me from spreading the irritation.

If they have asked you for a certificate of velocity, surely just getting in touch and telling them that it is incapable of firing should suffice?

This does seem to indicate their clamping down on anything close to an RIF. Now I just wish we had a legal precedent as to what constitutes an RIF

Yeah sorry, its customs! forgot to say that important part!I have talked to the lady that deals with Releasing the items that its just a replacement part. i told her that asking me for a certificate of velocity for this particular item was like looking for the exhaust emissions for a car from a wing mirror. She then spun it, and said it was the rifle that it was being attached to that i needed the certificate for, which i did, then after all that, i had to get an e-mail from redwolf to specify the product and its muzzle energy, I HAD ORDERED IRON SIGHTS!!!

So this morning when i received a phonecall saying i had to produce a certificate of velocity for the stock i nearly flipped! I totally understand that all airsoft items have to be dealt with in a proper manner to stop parts that can increase muzzle velocity, but it seems to be this umbrella rule over all parts.

I also must say that when dealing with customs they understand im into the sport side of it and do inform me of what to do to release the items. i just wish they could tell the difference between an inanimate part of the rifle from the part that can increase Fps. i.e. a spring.

This probably wont happen but here's wishing.......

P.s. Theres prob retailers out dere Dealing with this day in day out, so i can only imagine the headwreck they suffer.:o

gerrowadat

Thehandviolent wrote: »

Yeah sorry, its customs! forgot to say that important part!I have talked to the lady that deals with Releasing the items that its just a replacement part. i told her that asking me for a certificate of velocity for this particular item was like looking for the exhaust emissions for a car from a wing mirror. She then spun it, and said it was the rifle that it was being attached to that i needed the certificate for, which i did, then after all that, i had to get an e-mail from redwolf to specify the product and its muzzle energy, I HAD ORDERED IRON SIGHTS!!!

So this morning when i received a phonecall saying i had to produce a certificate of velocity for the stock i nearly flipped! I totally understand that all airsoft items have to be dealt with in a proper manner to stop parts that can increase muzzle velocity, but it seems to be this umbrella rule over all parts.

I also must say that when dealing with customs they understand im into the sport side of it and do inform me of what to do to release the items. i just wish they could tell the difference between an inanimate part of the rifle from the part that can increase Fps. i.e. a spring.

This probably wont happen but here's wishing.......

P.s. Theres prob retailers out dere Dealing with this day in day out, so i can only imagine the headwreck they suffer.:o

First I've heard of it happning. Where do they suggest you obtain such a certificate?

Chuck the Buck

Who's delivering it, a courier or An Post?

Thehandviolent

gerrowadat wrote: »

First I've heard of it happning. Where do they suggest you obtain such a certificate?

From the retailer, in this case Redwolf. I've gotten this letter from them before and its worked, my advice for anyone ordering from sites outside ireland is to get a letter stating that the item hasnt any muzzle velocity from the offset to save the delay.

Chuck the Buck wrote: »

Who's delivering it, a courier or An Post?

Its a courier, TNT., basically what happens is i send the cert of velocity to them and they forward it to the courier to release it.