Airgun v Airsoft v Blanks and The Law

[@wilfredosoto2722]

Very interesting video. As a firearms instructor, I do on occasion use blanks to help beginners who are frightened of the noise and kickback of the guns, to determine if they’re going to be viable shooters. For example, I had a young lady who was thinking about joining the police or the military but had never fired any type of gun. Not even BB guns. So I took her to my backyard range and had her shoot several air guns and rifles. She was actually doing well, but initially she was actually flinching before squeezing the trigger, which she also yanked/pulled a few times until I showed her the difference and effect each had, along with proper marksmanship techniques. So I graduated her to actual firearms and we met at the range, and I gave her a .22 caliber bolt action rifle loaded with blanks. She fired the first shot and had closed her eyes. I let her continue to shoot and she closed her eyes for almost every shot! I had her reload the rifle and she was shocked to see that she had been shooting blanks! I asked her if she wanted to try shooting actual live ammo and she said that she did. So I let her load the ammunition and then shoot when ready. She kept her eyes closed on the first shot and of course missed the target altogether. She opened her eyes and asked what happened. I told that she had to open her eyes to shoot. So she tried again and this time hit paper but missed the target, so we worked on her aim and technique and she was actually doing very well. I moved her up to 9mm handgun, then back to rifle but this time an AR-15 with .22 conversion, then .38 special handgun then the AR-15 back to 5.56, then .357 handgun and a .45 pistol, and finally a 12 gauge security shotgun. She had fired about 100 rounds through each firearm, and had done very well. She said that it was the most fun and best workout she had had in a very long time. She came to practice several times with me and one day said that she was enlisting in the US Air Force and feeling really ready to shoot there. About 9 months or so later I received a call from her that she had earned her marksmanship ribbon and was the best female shot in her training flight. I asked her if she had kept her eye open and she laughed and sheepishly said yes.

[@josefkooper8573]

Great story, thanks for sharing, and congrats to you for being a good instructor and to the young lady for being a good learner and excellent shot.

[@wilfredosoto2722]

Josef Kooper it’s a pleasure teaching people who want to learn and put trust in you. Their trust is very important especially when dealing with firearms. When they see that I’m not a “gung ho” swat or military type of instructor, despite being an Army Veteran and thorough, they relax enough to learn and enjoy the experience.

[@wilfredosoto2722]

Mark DeLabette I guess you missed that she enlisted in the Air Force. She is actually a Security Forces Airman, and that’s the Air Forces Military Police. She’s been in now going on her fourth year in service. She is planning to stay in and make a career out it and then when she retires she’s planning to go into Law Enforcement. From what I’ve seen of her now, she’s better qualified and prepared than a lot of male police officers. She would most likely be able to take you on, seeing that you’re most likely just a keyboard warrior.

[@Xtreme_Airgun_Slugs]

So you guys banged... Right?

[@grantm6514]

@@Xtreme_Airgun_Slugs And then "She opened her eyes and asked what happened."

[@angrygnome4304]

The blank gun shoots a fireball straight up into your face by design, amazing.

[@hdexotic1914]

it only shoots a fireball at your face if you’re aiming it at your face

[@siraff4461]

@@hdexotic1914 Imagine someone breaks in and you give a "warning shot" aiming up. Then you have to ask the crim to help you put your hair out.

[@evanharden]

@@siraff4461 wouldnt be enough flame to set your hair on fire

[@siraff4461]

@@evanharden Try lighting hairspray and get back to me on that.

[@kentvonseverin1257]

You could point that exhaust port at the bad guy!

[@CallofOdin580]

Hey I’m one of those crazy people that shoots other people with airsoft guns lol. Nothing better than spending a Sunday at an airsoft site. Great show by the way.

[@ianmills9266]

Or a Friday evening before a couple drinks in the pub

[@_Burrito_]

Lol

[@yaphi999]

You don’t have to be crazy just childish

[@EfftupSmith]

@@yaphi999 yep/ But it's great fun.

[@Funzmart]

me too

[@talset5824]

I’m a pretty big gun advocate and seeing somebody from the UK enjoy and respect fire arms makes me happy.

[@pvmchrisy]

99% of us take gun ownership very seriously and will only treat these things as tools instead of weapons. we rarely get shootings by fire arm certificate owners over here. its mostly criminals or people with newly developed mental health issues :) I only own air rifles and I'm happy as they do what I want them too. i have mental health conditions so ill never be able to own a fire arm and that's okay with me because other people are safe because of it.

[@mauserman8mm1]

@@pvmchrisy And see that’s exactly what the founders of America warned us about. You Trading everyone’s False sense of “SAFETY” for Freedom and in the end you’ll have neither when you pick safety. People kill people,guns don’t! Doesn’t the UK have like One of the Most stabbings or deaths from blunt objects ie bats,clubs,hammers?

[@thecryptooptimist3479]

Why not ban guns in general. Safe for all. Americans can't imagine this as they are beyond the point of no return and the bad guys are well equipped already. Here in Germany gun laws are super strict and shootings are a rare phenomenon. It takes quite a lot for bad guys to get a gun. Feels quite safe..

[@themib6747]

@@thecryptooptimist3479 Maybe because the government can do what they want if population has no guns.

[@thecryptooptimist3479]

@@themib6747 They can still do that, except more brutally. See US, the police brutality and military dominance

[@KingTrump2024]

The replica Eagle jams like the real thing.

[@richardhowells5804]

Hahaha

[@TheTruth-sd8ey]

@Matt Herman it only jams on weak ammo

[@SwedishWarthunderPlayer]

So does the glock

[@Gundumb_guy]

Home defense downside: they hear the loud bang but they see the muzzle flash shoot out of the chamber and they assume a misfire blew your face off!!

[@realPromotememedia]

Not when shots 2 and 3 follow !

[@roadtrippin1753]

If they assume a misfire blew in your face they will probably think you are injured

[@Gundumb_guy]

@@roadtrippin1753 then what? You play dead and maybe go for the sneak attack? That might work 🤷‍♂️

[@roadtrippin1753]

@@Gundumb_guy I never said it was a good thing

[@roadtrippin1753]

They assume you are injured and attack while you are supposedly injured

[@theexpatgunner]

I’m a native British guy and was living in England until summer 2018. Since moving to Northern Europe I’ve discovered the joys of firearms ownership and pistol IPSC sports shooting and currently have 3 Glocks and a CZ Shadow 2. No going back for me.

[@sebwilliams4677]

Where in Europe did you move if you don’t mind me asking mate?

[@theexpatgunner]

@@sebwilliams4677 Baltic states, Estonia 🇪🇪

[@alphabloodhawk]

@@theexpatgunner Do you speak Estonian

[@patkearney9320]

I’m an Irish guy and guns if wanted are there for folk who look.

[@badgerrrlattin35]

Good man! Do the best with what you got.

[@samuelmathieson249]

"built solidly, no rattle" shakes it, hears rattling

[@BionicRusty]

😂🤣 I heard that 😂🤣

[@nocooldudes7614]

From the magazine

[@DjentyDjamie]

​@nocooldudes7614 that was the slide and outer barrel. I own the exact same model (just a newer iteration) according to my American friends, their glocks do the same thing, but is significantly less pronounced. Alas, it's not the best Glock 17 replica in terms of looks, and doesn't get above 300fps using red gas on a warm day (18 or so °C) using 0.2g BBs. And most use green gas on a day like that. And you'd be looking at about 270 FPS. For the most part these WE glock replicas are based on the tokyo marui (TM) glock replicas, including the power output. Which is lower in Japan than it is in the UK. And all TM replicas are built to comply with Japanese law. At the end of the day, even a 200fps airsoft gun will hurt a bit. Weaker airsoft guns feel like a strong flick on the ear. Higher powered ones, like bolt actions, which can shoot at up to 2.32j at most airsoft sites (I believe law is 2.5j) is like a punch from a child but the point of impact has a size of an ant. Which does hurt quite a bit, which is why most sites have minimum engagement distances (MED) with those specific kinds of replicas. I myself own a DMr, which my local site allows to shoot at 1.88j, but mine, 1.1j, which is under the limit for most airsoft guns, but as it looks like a dmr (old school m16 stock, and "sniper" scope and is locked to semi auto) they ask me to abide by the MED for semi locked dmrs, which is 15m. Idrc bout this coz I work there too, and I know it'll stop people complaining about me not sticking to the MED, which isn't fun to talk to people about sometimes

[@JerryDoe]

The Retay one is actually a modified traumatic ammo gun, they come from Turkey. In my country they sell exactly the same model with the barrel unblocked. they shoot 9mm gunpowder propelled rubber bullets. I use them as self defense and for sport. Usually they require Turkish ammo either from the brand "Rubber Ball" or "Ozkursan" they tend to block quite often duo either the brand of ammo, or lack of lubrication. You need to clean them after 50 shots for sure. I have the Retay s2022 best used with ammunition "Rubber Ball", "Ozkursan" works too but the charge is too heavy and might blow up the barrel or block more often. The barrel of these are specially threaded if you try to use normal bullets instead of rubber bullets it would lock up the barrel and explode the chamber.

[@snailsaredumb9412]

Uk: "yeah, it doesn't shoot, and it discharges from the top" Us: "haha blank gun go brrr"

[@pauljones9746]

US: real gun goes brrrrrrr

[@baylessnow]

@@pauljones9746 A10 tank buster goes Brrrrr

[@richardhowells5804]

Haha

[@starsoldier3643]

So buy a front firing blank gun.

[@sstalder5]

Fun fact: All three of those replicas are illegal to import or sell in the US thanks to our strict intellectual property laws. Umarex currently holds the only license to sell Glock replicas in the US. It would be far easier for me to go to the store and buy a real Glock than it would be to purchase any of the replicas shown here.

[@bobatesomemayo]

yeah, but airgun and airsoft companies just go make the world's most similar design, but remove all branding or replace it with their own company

[@dark12ain]

You must live in California then?

[@thatguy4311]

That makes absolutely zero sense 😂 I f*cking love America 😎

[@dreadheadrastah]

🤣🥲😂😂

[@testname4464]

I mean, nothing stopping other companies from making very similar designs and then just calling them something different

[@anthonycelona7634]

This makes me realize how lucky I am in the USA, being I enjoy guns and air guns

[@sylvadob1229]

1977kops you see America is a great place for me being a black man there’s a lot of opportunities for me and also surrounded by people like A.K.A. blacks and people that aren’t totally racist I just wouldn’t be as welcome in Europe because I’m black and they are not as much black people in Europe so I would except to get some stair from the locals that are not used to people like me being there

[@sylvadob1229]

1977kops the only countries I would consider living in besides America would be Canada or the uk

[@tacodrew4786]

@@1977kops taking guns away wont change that prick

[@tacodrew4786]

@Jeff more guns= less deaths. Its proven so stop thinking with your feelings

[@matthewmorris4076]

Guns kill people and so do knives therefore both America and UK are just as bad as each other. Seems if people want to kill they will find a way. I don't know what would be worse... being shot or being stabbed as both sound terrible to be honest. Both can make you bleed out. Guns are loud ... knives are quiet. 🤷‍♂️

[@matthewmorris4076]

Do you feel awkward when you tell people that you've been firing blanks? 😥😂😂 I couldn't resist sorry

[@Tizzandor]

quick tip regarding the ear defenders; if you don't want to spend a lot of money on a decent pair, then you can always double up so to say. earplugs plus over ear capsules are quite brilliant at saving your hearing

[@borisdimitrov4201]

Great video, crossbows are also legal to purchase in the UK and can cause the most harm out of the lot, they also have no strict regulations regarding their purchase.

[@whitehorsemilitia]

Yep, I own a crossbow, no license needed, you literally can buy only and they deliver it, no regulations or restrictions of any kind, just have to prove you're over 18.

[@J4K33L1T3]

Erm... you should read the crossbow act because crossbows are restricted

[@whitehorsemilitia]

​@jamh1998 the restrictions are minimal, just like any weapon, can't carry I public without a valid reason. Can't use for self defence, or for hunting, but these apply to virtually every other weapon. What are the specifics of the act are you referring to?

[@MrHabushi]

That may well change in the future though, the previous government were reviewing the law following several high profile incidents, and the current Home Sec has said she'll consider the same.

[@saintac31Northernsoul]

Made a full 33 inch cross bow at school in 1977 wentbstaight thru 2 car Doors zephyr old one metal work shop wooden door straight thru that carried straight good 40m . In the mud bank .mr patterson was a huge chap he looked & ian did see that gleefully yes we need telescopic site we will build a rail mount 343 yards it went staigh penatration steel 1970ts dustbin good 3mm thick

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

Laws banning things get made in reaction to newspapers or police pressure, this is called responding to public concern. None of it makes any sense but it makes Home Secretaries appear as if they're tough.

[@Xaccers]

Exactly, the restrictions on realistic imitation firearms (airsoft) came about due to several articles in the Sun reporting that kids had taken an MP5k into school and waved it about, a chav had waved an AK at some people at a bus stop, and kids were running around markets with cheap springers that they'd bought shooting each other.

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

@@Xaccers I know of a certain ex RN officer who went into teaching, confiscated a 1911 springer then proceed to shoot up the staffroom, kids aren't as bad as adults a lot of the time.

[@danielross5292]

Yeah Us Australian's Can't Even Have Realistic Toy Handguns without Getting in Serious Trouble for it Too Crew!😟

[@julianshepherd2038]

Australians with guns did so well in the world wars I guess you would have to restrict access outside war.

[@raatu1219]

In finland we have really realistic airsoft guns

[@jmmjjmmj8994]

Same here. Even paintball is illegal.

[@RajatKumar-cw5id]

Same in India. Even blank guns need a license which takes anywhere between 6 months to 5 years to get

[@orlandex4762]

Here in US you have to be 18+ to buy an Airsoft gun,airgun or a real gun but that law it’s not that serious cuz im 15 and i always buy Airsoft guns and airguns in the local store

[@charlieporch3181]

Nothing in U. K.makes any sense.I lived there 4 years. Beautiful in the country. Not going back.

[@chasc301]

nothing?

[@MrTrydent]

I've been here 20 years, and when you said "beautiful in the country", I was going to ask you wear until I see your corrections, the place looks like where living in a Harry Potter scene lol

[@jgjg5182]

Don't worry, people who use airsoft aren't pointing loaded guns at each other, they're pointing toys at each other.

[@ammoalamo6485]

Pointing toys and pulling triggers to send a projectile downrange to achive a kill hit on another human. We were better off in the 50s-60s with our Mattell cap guns, because we could holler "missed me!", and "Did not" back and forth until our roll of caps ran out, and nobody argued about missed shots after. Pretending to kill humans is the pre-pubescent way of getting your rocks off, now enjoyed by incels everywhere.

[@erikolgberg7727]

I'm waiting for the UK to pass a law that requires you to wear a padded helmet whenever walking outside because you could fall on your head and get a boo boo. Oh UK... how the mighty have fallen.

[@adredy]

:)

[@ericwilliams2317]

Its a strange thing. During lockdown I was thinking about getting a airsoft 'sniper' style rifle to use in my back garden for trigger & breathing control. But was told I couldn't have one unless it was in some stupid bright colour, or that it was under something called IKARA or whatever its called (???) Where I 'pretend' to be a soldier running about in the woods playing war games! - something that I used to do when about 8 yrs old, but not so easy when you're 60 with a bad back and knees. I wanted to keep my trigger & breathing control in practise while my main range, Bisley in Surrey was closed during Covid19. Because thats where I regularly use my" fullbore rifles" for practice and competition (.308 / .284 / .223 & 6.5 Creedmoor) So even being a Firearms Certificate holder of around 25 yrs, and owning the above rifles, I still have to have some proof of being some soppy wannabe soldier!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless its in bright pink or something similar. But virtually anyone over 18 can buy a proper 12 ft lbs air rifle that is a lot more powerful. WTF! Only in the UK.

[@garyrowe58]

And where I live, not far from you, these are sold in shops alongside fishing rods!!

[@DoktrDub]

I find it funny how you can buy a plastic shooting gun but need it coloured like a kids toy unless you have a UKARA. But you can buy a fully aesthetic perfect replica that shoots steel balls and has much more power no problem.

[@colinb8327]

Sadly Tony Blair and his cronies decided that Airsoft guns could be used to rob banks, so needed to be taken off the market. They argued they could be converted to fire real rounds (laughable as they would blow up), or simply used to intimidate (who’s going to be stupid enough to try that, when they could be shot by armed police if caught). As a result, the various vendors clubbed together to come up with UKARA, as a means of keeping them out of the hands of people using them to intimidate, and in the hands of the regular players. No UKARA means a brightly painted two tone for the general public, in order to distinguish it from the real deal.

[@greenmc9339]

@@colinb8327 as stupid as the airsoft rules are, there are criminals who used airsoft guns to rob places to get around armed robbery with a fire arm in the us as the charges are a lot more if you are found to have a gun on you, they guy did almost get shot in the head though on one of his last robberies

[@Kodaiva]

@@greenmc9339 maybe he shouldn’t have tried to commit armed robbery

[@greenmc9339]

@@Kodaiva read it again

[@trentspears8373]

@@colinb8327 "They argued they could be converted to fire real rounds" As an amateur gunsmith I don't even know where to begin on how stupid that assertion is.... you'd be better off starting from scratch like Luty

[@biggie_slav7006]

No american is “shocked and confused” we are simply laughing in AR15

[@emptychamber544]

im confused why the airguns arent the most restricted, theyre the most immediatly dangerous, aside from the sound of the blank gun ofcourse

[@Greasy__Bear]

We have stupid law makers here too, so its not so hard to understand, but fourtunently we still have a second amendment.

[@ASB117]

you mean shooting schoolkids with them?

[@emptychamber544]

@@ASB117 look out everyone we got a woke dude here, dont reply to him with anything except "america evil" "cops evil" or "Orange man bad" or he'll bite you

[@Greasy__Bear]

@@ASB117 as opposed to running them over with a truck or setting off a fertilizer bomb.

[@richardrich5749]

I run a sports team playing airsoft as a military simulation and a skirmish game. I thought you brilliantly explained the airsoft side, and found it informative about the other two types :) Thank you Andy :)

[@mendo707savmrb8]

Did he actually suggest using a blank replica as a home defense weapon??? Reminds me of the scene from Snatch. Yours says Replica down the side. Mine says desert eagle .50

[@rykehuss3435]

@@BizlaC Dumbass. You pull this replica gun out and start blasting, and if the intruder also has a gun, a real gun, he will pull it out to defend himself and kill you. Good job. A fake gun (whether its BB, air or blank) is incredibly dangerous TO YOU if you use it for self defense. Dont ever use it in a situation like that.

[@GamingBoTv]

@@rykehuss3435 Calm down bud. Don't need to call people dumbass at the start of your comment because you disagree with them.

[@TresTrefusis]

@@GamingBoTv I agree, no need to call names, however Rykehuss is also 100% right with the substance of his reply. Even if the other person has a knife and you fire a blank at them they will go into fight or flight. Maybe they run, maybe they charge and carve you up while you can do nothing because it's a blank gun that discharges out the top. If you at least had the discharge out the barrel at point blank you could do some harm, even kill, but I'm not so sure about the top discharging ones and it would require some odd aiming while someone is trying to stab you to death to get it positioned correctly to hit them even if that's the case. You'd be better off answering the threat with a small sword or machete. You might not have the range, but in the UK they probably don't either and at least you have a lethal alternative should it come to that.

[@GamingBoTv]

@@TresTrefusis Oh I agree with him, I just also understand the other guys view and to be honest, I would probably shoot with a blank too(Though that's not going to happen because I'm quite well armed in this house, and I don't own any blanks). I have the level of confidence that in the area I'm in right now the criminals would run and not stay to figure out if it's a real gun or not.

[@TresTrefusis]

@@GamingBoTv True enough. When I lived in California I slept with a Katana by my bedside, but then I trained to use it in Japan hehe. Nowadays I got my AR15 and being that it's the same model as the one I shot expert with 3 times in the Marine Corps, pretty sure I can handle whatever comes my way hehe.

[@FreemanBgTV]

The UK Law are very strange ....

[@julianshepherd2038]

Maybe, but the homocide rate is normal for the west. USA has twice the homocide rate of albania which is barely governed

[@julianshepherd2038]

@Leathley I dont agree with your analysis but whoever the bad guy is, they will bet a gun and have the advantage that they will start the fight. You have a theory and I am observing the world as it is.

[@julianshepherd2038]

@Leathley and how do you do that unless you have a gun in your hand before the mugger or housebreaker. Clint Eastwood is am actor, it's not real life. I've had knives es pulled on me and escaped. I cant out run a gun. I've also lives round immigrants in london, Amsterdam and Bristol and they seemed no better or worse than the locals. I'm certainly not scared of them.

[@julianshepherd2038]

@Leathley I think you maybe be suffering from paranoia, no one wants to kill us off. Ok North Korea might but that's it.

[@julianshepherd2038]

@Leathley Homocide rate uk 1.1 per 100000 Homocide rate USA 5 per 100000 Arm the rioters says you. You are a racist bigot and a halfwit

[@Cobalt-Jester]

We were working on a short film and we bought numerous blank fire guns. We were able to get them in non 2 tone colours due to film and TV producers are allowed. This was many years ago, about 15, so the law might be different now. I no longer work for that media company and All I do know is that I am now stuck with a H&K Blank fire pistol that I can never ever use legally, nor can I even sell it to someone who is legally able to use it.

[@goodcitizen3910]

I kno somebody who'd be intrested in one

[@vogonpoet5860]

as an add on, if i am walking down the street with my 4ft ash unlicenced, uncontrolled, painted whatever i want, totally legal 2lb+ walking stick in right hand and my colt 1911 replica requirin checks and club membership, in my right, if i decide to attack you which do you think you should be more worried about, the 6mm plastic ball thac could raise a whelt, or the 4ft 2lb+ club that could kill you ?

[@vogonpoet5860]

@albert fish caefull before you have to have a licence to own hands.

[@demoncore5342]

Are you trying to get the walking sticks banned?

[@brock0789]

For the 4.5 mm airgun, the reason it is shooting low is very easily fixable, you just need to adjust the hop-up

[@dobbo4596]

It does not have hop up on that particular model , I have 2 of them and it’s not implemented, the 6mm airsoft does however 👍🏻

[@ryanelger07]

I wasn't aware you could get blank firing "guns" like this. However, I've always found it mad I can't pop into an airsoft shop and by myself a pistol without the relevant UKARA membership etc but can quite easily buy an airgun. It's madness.

[@alanmullock381]

Sanity? Parliament? Not usually mentioned in the same sentence! 😲😲😲😲😲👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@hatemeok2005]

"mad crazy people shoot each other with these" ...yep, perfect description of airsoft "and they're all consenting adults" riiiight.....

[@lemonaid8678]

noobie we used to shoot each other with them for the hell of it. Go home with little welps all over us. Ahh the fun days of being kids.

[@veke05]

im 14 tho???

[@hatemeok2005]

@@veke05 nobody would care, at least from where I'm from. played with an 8 year old.

[@Scylla1008]

I had airsoft pistol back 1990s for 5 dollar. And we shoot it in the school after class. We waited instructor left the classroom, and we have more than 10 kids have airsoft pistol, and it’s a massive shoot after the class. We did it couple time

[@TheAsianOfChaos]

noobie 16 here I am actually employed as a tech and trying to start my own business I work on marui gas systems mostly but also do work on WE and vfc rifles.

[@deanmoncaster]

I love the fact that Mrs aar looked down the sights as she shot the blank weapon.

[@zappa916]

UK: "We have the worse; insane gun laws in the world." Australia: "Hold my beer"

[@williamstewartbuchanan5299]

Thank you Andy for a well presented video, very informative too just as it should be. Top marks. Unfortunately i had a run in with law, nothing major but because I had a Shotgun certificate my guns were impounded and my license revoked after having been a nurse for 30 years, and held my certificate since the legal age of ownership! now its all gone. I was a clay target shooter and shot competitively. Cheers again for a brilliant article.

[@ammoalamo6485]

Time to either go colonial or move to where your ancestors wrote the US Declaration of Independance, and acted accordingly. While not perfect, there are plenty of states here where gun ownership is still treated as a right.

[@hartwellkyle1234]

I'm very happy that I'm surrounded by my real guns with real bullets and full size mags

[@waynesmith4612]

One of the best reviews/vlogs I have ever seen. Yes gun laws in the UK are totally insane, as others have mentioned in the comments, crossbows, bows and catapults can be really deadly and yet more easily obtained.

[@marlonwest6045]

I really feel for our UK brethren! CHIN UP!!!

[@sevenshooter2987]

@Viscous Shear it's the stupid laws that apply to airsoft and airguns that are ridiculous

[@julianshepherd2038]

We would vote to arm civilians if we wanted but we dont. Been a parliamentary democracy since the Bill of Rights 1689 ut thank you for your concern.

[@arjanwilbie2511]

@Viscous Shear what about treated ptsd from sexual abuse? Been depressed bordering suicidal in Holland but had a .22 enfield and .38 Victory revolver in a gun safe in my room. Never did more than clear my head at the range, shooting is like meditation.

[@PaulMauser]

@Viscous Shear Even in California you can still buy an AK or SCAR at least and no one has to come to your house to check safes and whatnot. It's pretty easy to dupe the laws in CA too like just saying your 100 round drum is grandfathered. Some states like Maryland I know ban AK's by name, but you could still get AR's.

[@PaulMauser]

To be honest, the UK has very low firearms crime because of strict Island laws. Somewhere like America couldn't reduce crime because there are more guns than people, but the UK has so few firearms that it still makes sense to be strict.

[@BinCrasher]

Can confirm we are mad crazy people that do shoot each other and we all accept that. You're 100% correct mate.

[@spookyactiontv3822]

Who cares if blanks cost a bit, you'll never shoot the thing. Not like you're heading down the range with your blank firing pistol. 50 rounds has got to be a life time supply. Ear protection not needed either, home defence situation rarely gives you time to get on your safety gear. Just buy the thing, put it in the top draw and done. How many times you planning on being robbed?

[@Peasmouldia]

Considering a bit of rubber can launch a projectile at lethal velocity (hi Jorge!), none of these regulations make much sense... Ta.

[@rob86trott]

and catapults can be bought very cheap off eBay. I can destroy cans at 35+ yards

[@julianshepherd2038]

And does that happen in the real uk. I never heard of it.

[@caliginousmoira8565]

@Howard Black American slingshots and "glass" ammo

[@timothyterrell1658]

Britton's should more than anyone understand what can be done with a piece of wood and a string.

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

Totally. A sling shot with a steel ball would do way more damage than any of these guns. Those are totally legal.

[@koroshiyashinigami]

This is what I've been searching for the past few days, thank you for posting this videos, Andy.

[@davidcharles4636]

Do u know where i can buy the first gun?

[@stevesuttle6453]

Wow, I am stunned by the UK laws. And we thought we had crazy laws in California 😂.

[@jizzmonkey9679]

You do have crazy laws,especially regarding suppressor purchase and mag capacity

[@julianshepherd2038]

Reactive not crazy. Homocide rate uk 1.1 per 100000 Homocide rate USA 5 per 100000 End of.

[@archangel9727]

@@julianshepherd2038 ok. Yet the UK banned most firearms yet you still have homicides. Maybe because a gun isn't required to kill someone?

[@jizzmonkey9679]

@Солнцевская Братва london does not have a higher murder rate than NYC, those figures published 2 years ago were for 1 month ,for the whole year NYC had double London's.

[@TheNinja691]

@@julianshepherd2038 USA has 5 times the population size of the UK you pillock!

[@AnonAnonAnon]

I served in Belfast in the 90s and carried a Sig Sauer P228 as a personal protection weapon for three years. It was like losing a family member the day I handed it back in and left Northern Ireland. Fast forward nearly twenty years and my Mrs asked me what I'd like for my birthday? I replied 'a replica of a Sig Sauer P228 pistol please'. She spent a number of weeks chasing this before giving up. The closest she came to a replica was a deactivated one, but the seller wanted six hundred quid. The one I wanted to get requires proof you have a UKARA licence! The funny thing is, the local open market has a stall run by Abdul and he has on display a load of different plastic BB handguns and rifles, one of which is a mighty impressive Franchi SPAS-15! That is until you pick it up and reality kicks in. He also has a P228 and again, picking it up and holding it you realise that it is just a plastic toy, looks real from a distance, but is just a plastic toy. I bought it from him, a fiver. Strange how something that looks the part from a distance you can buy from a market stall!

[@breathright2704]

what brand is your shoes "Time 1.37" @AAR - Andy’s Airgun Review

[@ianevans67]

I'm in the UK and I've got pump action shotguns but if someone broke into my home and I threatened them with it I would instantly lose my firearms license. So I find a baseball bat or a crowbar is a safer bet for a bad guy or my mrs with no clothes on would scare the living daylights out of an intruder at night 🤣

[@strictlyyoutube6881]

ianevans67 😂😂😂

[@caliginousmoira8565]

that is why knives are my go to... my firearm(s) i 2nd.

[@TheKenchi01]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jjfav2231]

Caliginous Moira too bad they banned knives too lmao

[@jackcarr177]

@@jjfav2231 NO KNIFES! WHAT!?

[@Aweber87]

I feel I just lost a piece of my soul... Blanks that shoot out the top 😢 I Live in Alaska

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

About 20-30 years ago they used to fire out the front in the UK, but a lot of criminals were using them to do armed robberies in UK as easier and cheaper to hold of from any highstreet sports gun retailer...and some even managed to convert them. The law was introduced that made blank firing guns treated the same as real guns if you commit a crime with the same sentencing. That wasn't enough though clearly, Blair banned all handguns and introduced this top-firing and orange end/coloured rack BS stuff. Ironically, blank firing expelling from the top makes them more dangerous for users.

[@joelhancox218]

Im from anchorage and boy do we love our guns

[@froozenzitroone3915]

Feel u

[@stuartperris7822]

@@joelhancox218 would u agree that alaska is the best state in the whole USA and best place in the west I'm English and have said if my dream career does not lift off I will move to alaska

[@DarkstarPyro]

@@paullangton-rogers2390 I’ve read that you can still possess a front discharge blank firer if the have a “defence” - IE: a good reason. I’d like on for film use, but I can’t find enough confirmation of that rumour to risk bringing one in from the EU - particularly post Brexit!

[@Arthurzeiro]

Looks like those blank firing guns malfunction quite often.

[@PieAndChips]

The 8mm PAK cartridge has a hell of a bang but they are incredibly dirty and do have a tendency to jam

[@arjanwilbie2511]

@@PieAndChips or not strike the primer hard enough.

[@PieAndChips]

@@arjanwilbie2511 I've never encountered that problem. Most of the problems that i have encountered have been due to misfeed problems caused by the magazine.

[@WeskerBioHazard]

they dont i have the same deagle blank gun in austria shoot about 500 to 600 times with it not a single malfunction at all its just the stupid brittish laws where the gunmakers have to make the gun shittier for brittain so it cant be modified to a real gun by the way the gun is called retay eagle x (sry for bad english)

[@2s4in28]

Probably cause they discharge out the side

[@funkycowie]

Electric Scooter Vs Car - one has a huge amount of regulation and safety the other is just illegal because there is no regulation and safety.

[@calebwitherbee5499]

To fix the low shooting you have to adjust the hop up in the gun so it has spin to make the bb fly right

[@albazar]

That's the British for you, we are quite mad you know.cheers.

[@kadonisawesome]

Reasons I can’t move to the uk. I need my ar15 and .357 s&w

[@jesusduck358]

I love how he said “ ear defenders”

[@johnmcallister2701]

Mrs AAR getting more confident with every round watch out Andy

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Could you give details on the airgun version of the pistol here. I’d like to get one and not sure of its full name etc. Thanks for any help.

[@Molotov_Milkshake]

Is any sort of license required for blank firers and buying blank ammo?

[@natrelacoustix]

Blank fire pistols seem to have ejection fault's and with both models doing it, it looks like poor manufacturing not just an isolated glitch.

[@TheVigilantShepherd]

I thought the same, I think they're probably made shoddily deliberately. Every blank replica I ever owned did the same thing, you were lucky to fire a whole magazine without several jams or ejection faults.

[@lesrogers7310]

These things are made to a low price-point and mainly from cheap magnesium alloy. Little or no emphasis is placed on them actually replicating the semi-auto action properly.

[@noeyedeer4227]

the reck beretta (miami 92) works perfectly 👍🏻

[@lesrogers7310]

@@noeyedeer4227 I may be wrong, but as i recall the Reck 'Miami 92' was made in Germany and was/is considerably higher quality than most others.

[@limkimly]

The top ventilation design hurt the cycling action, I live in Thailand and we have front vent blank firing. They cycle flawlessly.

[@czechthisout2768]

Thank god I left the UK for the Czech Republic. We can carry two pistols and most people do. In fact in the 20 years I've been here I don't know anyone that doesn't carry a gun.

[@Pidalin]

Most of people with gun license don't carry gun, you must be in really weird group of people. :-D

[@rich7447]

The UK people screaming about the US homicide rate never mention that the Czechs have gun rights and a lower reported intentional homicide rate than the UK (about 1/2 the UK rate in fact). I won't put much faith in reported homicide rates until there is standardized reporting between countries.

[@davenewman4596]

Excellent review and at last a sober well informed opinion on our gun"laws"

[@man-h5y]

may I kindly correct your error when saying that you cannot hurt anyone with blank rounds. You can. With blank rounds, they can still kill someone with them. If you look on an SA80, you may notice a yellow magazine and barrel attachment? that is for blank rounds because on some weapons systems, it will release incredibly hot gasses when fired, that can cause 3rd degree burns if you even stand too close to it.

[@Mihail2204]

It has that yellow magazine because the magazine was meant for blanks, so you could not put live ammunition without modifying the magazine as an easy way to differentiate between a real magazine and the one loaded with blanks, the yellow muzzle attachment is a blank adapter because it needs back pressure to cycle, so you can either drill the barrel and permanently weld pins in the barrel to make enough back pressure or temporarily attach a muzzle device for it to cycle

[@HappyHoboRecovery]

I always feel sympathetic to gun enthusiastics across the pond. Ironically, I live in NEW England , where gun ownership is as Common as owning a 4x4.

[@dr.inkwell1070]

"I just have this thing in my head, You dont point a gun at ANYONE", Oh my god. This poor man has never had a squirtgun fight.

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

That was superbly written and presented, quality 😎

[@johndivit5869]

Another excellent video Andy. It's not so long ago that Co2 powered guns were only available 'On-Ticket'! Maybe sanity will prevail - Eventually!

[@Falney]

You could put your License your scooter through the DVLA and legally ride it where ever you like. Also wow.. The blank firing one is so realistic it even jams.

[@Cobalt-Jester]

I've just into Airsoft. Most of the guns have a "Hop Up" control. Depending on the weight of your BBs you need to adjust this. It's an inbuilt system that applies backspin to the BB. It varies on every gun and for every weight (some brand) of BBs. If your pistol is shooting too low then you should give the bb more backspin to keep it level.

[@G58]

Any burglar would probably wet themselves laughing if you fired the blank firer at them. The legal position on all of these is utterly ridiculous

[@kallumbuxton6811]

Most are opportunistic pykies that wouldn't know it was fake and would probably run away. Burglars aren't big bad tough criminals, the reason they burgle rather than take by force is because they're not big tough blokes. Most burglars would be scared off by a shout and a bright torch.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

😈 If you are a totalitarian leftist, and you plan on implementing oppressive Marxism/communism on your society, the last thing you want is for your society to be able to oppose your tyranny! So they feel that ALL forms of effective self defense MUST be BANNED!! 😒 I'm starting to think that the corrupt leftist politicians and bureaucracy here in America are at least partially responsible for supplying the criminal gangs with the ILLEGAL weaponry they use to murder the majority of their victims with. Mainly because they ARENT buying them legally from gun dealers, but they are still SOMEHOW able to easily acquire LOTS of illegal guns(which the left then use to justify disarming law abiding Americans)! 👉 That's not to mention Barack Obama's INTENTIONAL arming of Mexican drug cartels during operation "Fast and Furious", by ALLOWING criminal straw buyers to procure weapons from legitimate gun stores, then ALLOWING them to transport those guns across the Mexican border to the cartels!

[@eabaw4wrw3rqf72]

Not unless you point the muzzle aka the top side of the gun directly at their face

[@destroyeryt-iz9dj]

are you joking? theres absolutely no difference between a real gun and a blank gun against any remotely sober burglar

[@Prem_hall_713]

@@eabaw4wrw3rqf72 you’re still gonna mess their face up. Blanks can go gnarly damage point blank

[@johnwaites6803]

Andy tell the missus your supposed to keep your eyes open when shooting

[@RogueMI6]

Unfortunately, most law makers doesn't even know anything about guns.

[@bangersnmash4856]

Ive always thought its mad that you can buy an air pistol but not a 6mm bb without a ukara even if you have a fac

[@mathiaslunde5915]

Is it possible to use 4,5 mm in a 6mm mag?

[@BIGBIRDSAIRSOFT]

Lol great video! It was like listening to one of my rants. It took me less time to get my shotgun cert than UKARA. I bet I could get my FAC with a phone call.

[@AAROnair]

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[@isaiahduran4114]

We’re did u get that 50 cal dessert eagle replica

[@lucaheather7869]

Where did you buy the first gun?

[@davidcharles4636]

Where can i buy the first Gun?

[@Funzmart]

paintball hurts more than airsoft paintball players are more crazy (said by an airsoft player)

[@davidcharles4636]

@@Funzmart When u play long enough bro None hurt.

[@taliawtf6944]

The more I learn about the laws in the UK the more I'm thankful I'm an American. :P I do think it's not fair our Brit friends can enjoy the same toys though... Rim fire is tons of fun!

[@julianshepherd2038]

Guns are tools not toys Homocide rate uk 1.1 per 100000 Homocide rate USA 5 per 100000 End of.

[@julianshepherd2038]

@Howard Black that probably works at school but it is not an argument based on facts. Talk to your teacher if you need more explanation

[@julianshepherd2038]

@Howard Black well you have no excuse then. Maybe you can try sport, you dont need a coherent argument there.

[@chad9166]

​@@julianshepherd2038cool now break down both countries stats by race

[@Adam-nf8hk]

Thank you. Been looking for an answer to this. Competely baffles me that air guns are so much easier to obtain than airsoft.

[@triggreid2948]

Another sure if it has been mentioned already but in scotland you do need an air weapon licence to purchase the airgun

[@thechuckennoris5751]

I saw alot of jamming in the Blank Firing Gun

[@sgtcrabfat]

Drapers , great shop, been there a few times, my old stomping ground, they know their stuff .

[@dlondon1144]

A bit of a correction for those of us living north of the border: in Scotland, you must possess a valid Air Weapon Certificate (costing about £76 and issued by Police Scotland) to own or possess the air gun version. Thank you, Scottish Parliament.

[@redcatmat]

A couple of questions: are the airsoft BBs biodegradable and what's the gas used - compressed air?

[@Raven86_]

is there no hopup system on an airgun ? Airsoft guns have a hop up that gives backspin to the bb so that it can travel further. also if you use a .25g bb you can have better accuracy outdoors. Pretty much everyone who plays outdoors will use a .25g or higher bb for that reason and .20g are good for indoor use and are cheaper per kg

[@DarkstarPyro]

Those Retays look to jam rather often? Giving the ammo a light coat of a lubricant such as Tetra Gun will help 👍

[@echochambers8418]

I live in Upstate New York and Gun laws and regulations are completely different from NYC.Trying to buy guns or knives on Amazon is a crapshoot.I can buy a .177 colt commander blowback airgun no problem,or a Crossman .177 AR15 style or Sig Virtus,MCX,MPX Airguns etc.BUT,I can’t buy anything AirSoft or anything orange tipped.This makes no sense to me.I can’t even buy a replica(Non Firing)Colt Navy. And knives???Gravity knives are legal Upstate but Amazon won’t ship them as they follow NYC Knife laws.I can’t even get a Benchmade,cold steel or other top assisted opening folder,yet I can get similar Lesser quality,such as Gerber folders.

[@NEHappyCamper]

the problem isn't the law. its amazon, Umarex bought them out so that they cant sell any high quality airsoft gun that isnt owned by them

[@GBLeatherAndUpholstery]

I like this guy, he reminds me of Richard Hammond! Very interesting and entertaining video.

[@MonkeyMane-jp2if]

The blank conversion are gonna go crazy👍

[@spiliarakos]

Did you adjust the hopup of the airsoft gun before shooting? Giving a back spin on the BB is how you make it shoot straight, all guns adjust this by the hopup unit.

[@FreemanBgTV]

In Bulgaria the blank guns are front firing . And are fun xD

[@thamas_420]

The laws are so ridiculous. Especially the blank guns. It defeats the main point of blanks. They are used for films or scaring people. You cannot do either of those with a blank gun in the uk.

[@ejicon3099]

Great video. Mrs. AAR needs some eye protection the next time she fires those 9mm blanks. Safety first 👍

[@timothykiniris1724]

I know u said there is no 12g co2 to use but u are able to buy an adapter that let's u use them instead of green gas which I assume is what u have in the video

[@fgm1197]

why those "top-blower" guns i don't get it? i have several blanks guns. the barrel is kind of blocked with a metal rod but not completely blocked off. it's just there to prevent people from drilling it open. the gas leaves the barrel the "normal" way. never seen a top blower before....

[@nightsecurity4003]

Dude I’m sure you got that back to front. Air soft you can literally buy anywhere in UK. With just proof of age. The blank how ever requires all the necessary licences, age , law enforcement, reenactment society Or fire arm licence

[@Harmless69]

Nope. He's right. The only thing he's abit out about is that UKARA is not necessary, but you do need proof that you are a regular skirmisher, which you could get from a site, but UKARA is a recognised scheme to that purpose. You have to bear in mind that airsoft and be from springers, to semi auto, to full auto powered by gas or electric motors or HPA systems

[@stevenbobbybills]

You can get a two-tone airsoft pistol without any of that, though.

[@wdtaut5650]

2:17 "I realize the guys in America will be looking shocked and confused at this point." If only... In fact, our laws for air guns, replicas, toys and blank pistols are at least as varied as yours. The nearest big city, four miles south of where I live, has just established an ordinance so complex I would not carry any of those there, except in a locked box that does not look like a gun case. 11:10 Get Mrs. AAR some eye protection. There could be particles in that fireball and the spent case goes anywhere.

[@ericbengford8401]

Other than for training purposes where you actually fire at a person there is no reason for a blank gun.. Although my drill sergeant didn't care for me firing 2 rounds in his direction after he wouldn't identify himself. As I was on night watch.. I knew it was him but he didn't follow protocol.. I was glad to show him I follow protocol..

[@wdtaut5650]

@@ericbengford8401 I think the official name for a blank gun is 'starter's pistol'. They are/were used to start races. I used mine to train my dogs to get used to gunfire for hunting.

[@samueladams1775]

It depends on what state you live in. Texas for example doesn't have any laws against air rifles, airsoft, or starter pistols. We also can have high capacity magazines for semiauto rifles.

[@geezerp1982]

@@samueladams1775 we in the uk also have NORMAL capacity magazines however we cant have semi auto centre fire except for shotguns ! long barrel .22 rim fire pistols and long barrel revovlers of any calibre are legal

[@geezerp1982]

@@samueladams1775 we in the uk also have NORMAL capacity magazines however we cant have semi auto centre fire except for shotguns ! long barrel .22 rim fire pistols and long barrel revovlers of any calibre are legal

[@cantbearsedmechanics]

You should of included replica non firing guns like denix and deactivated guns that is where it gets crazy

[@elcanorodriguez9514]

Where do all the solar panel go to? When they no longer work? Exact where do they get the material to make this batteries?

[@BushidoBrownSama]

I wonder if you can put a G17 auto sear on the blank shooting gun to make it a fully automatic blank shooter

[@davefromdevon]

Thing is if we argue with the stupidity of these laws then they may just blanket ban all of it 🤷‍♀️

[@austinholt6027]

Air soft are allowed to have fully automatic guns and they shoot each other so why not all air guns the law is nuts lol

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

Well air soft don't do the damage BB and lead pellet air guns do, that's why people shoot each other for sport. There's a big difference. Why the government chose to regulate the airsoft guns and leave CO2 alone though is strange, maybe it's just down to legislation catching up and they will eventually I expect. All it will take is someone to be killed by a CO2 gun or some to start be using in a few street crimes and the government with legislate on them... so buy one now unrestricted while you can!

[@cannondaleman1]

Don't let Beto O' Rourke know you have those! He'll come after those, too!

[@julianshepherd2038]

No he wont. Not ruled by the usa yet and you didnt finish Iraq, Afghanistan or Vietnam

[@cannondaleman1]

@@julianshepherd2038 Relax Buddy. It was just a joke. I know Beto ain't really gonna try to take those. It was a joke. Good or bad. But stay safe, my friend.

[@deepwebcowboy6681]

@@julianshepherd2038 I feel like you are really fun at parties. But not gun parties where dozens of Americans gather around a campfire and shoot into the night shouting at the moon and praying to their right wing God. Because you don't have guns.

[@julianshepherd2038]

@@deepwebcowboy6681 nor a murder rate lime yours, not a problem with mass shootings or riders accidentally shooting Pepe. We have lots of guns. Shot guns and hunting rifles. You can even have a suppressor but you can't be a criminal or mad. Firing off guns at random would see your guns taken away. Same with cars. You can't just do what you line with them. It works.

[@deepwebcowboy6681]

@@julianshepherd2038 I feel like you don't understand satire but okay here goes. In America it is illegal to fire into the air for no apparent reason. I am not sure what you mean by "riders accidentally shooting pepe" and as I doubt you mean Pepe the pig or ghost rider I am just going give that one to you and call it a typo (we all get them) that I can't figure out. In the united states if you are a convicted felon you are not, almost ever, able to legally own a firearm. As for the "mad" part, we got that too. If you have ever been admitted to a mental institution you are not able to legally own a firearm. As far as mass shootings go, America is not even on the top of the list with Norway, Switzerland, and Finland taking the cake on that one. Also, "Mass Shooting" Isn't even a legally defined term so it is VERY relevant as to who is using the term. and away from "Mass shootings" the murder rate is not all that high for guns with 80% of gun homicides being drug related (gangs shooting other gangs) so if anything we have a gang and drug problem. On top of that, it is hard to compare a country that is the size of one states to the whole of America. So all in all I am not sure what exactly sure what you are going for there, especially since you have a few typos that I can't figure out, specifically I am not sure what you mean by *riders * or *lime*.

[@dacentabaal]

So is there no way to clear out the barrel space in the blank to even push a single BB down the barrel to try?

[@theshark2931]

Where do I buy the blank gun ?