When asked what's in the package I tell them it's some electro-pneumatics parts, they usually say oh ok then that's fine. As always with paintball and the general public, don't say gun and you are all good.
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When asked I often say "it's an electro-pneumatic marking device", seems to cover all the bases.
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Vague descriptions when the item is prohibited takes the risk of it getting there or not. A false description and it may turn up
Or it may get checked - false and vague descriptions are part of the blame for why decompressed cylinders are now the prohibited
There is nothing wrong with a paintball gun correctly declared and posted
@Marc0
@Spookls
Vague descriptions when the item is prohibited takes the risk of it getting there or not. A false description and it may turn up
Or it may get checked - false and vague descriptions are part of the blame for why decompressed cylinders are now the prohibited
There is nothing wrong with a paintball gun correctly declared and posted
I have only sent a few markers never cylinders and have always said it is paintball equipment with no problems but it may be a good idea to tell them it is a marker if i do would they still destroy it or would it be returned
Well, I have a cunning plan.
I'm not going to tell them it's a nuclear reactor.
The tricky bit is getting it to fit inside a box....
Markers / guns can be posted.
When posting check the carriers restrictions and prohibited goods lists, making sure to check for that method.
If not listed then its OK, if they list something similar, such as air guns then paintball guns / markers would also not be allowed via that method.
You could and I believe you still can use Royal Mail Special Delivery
Send a prohibited or restricted item and it can be destroyed (and they have been) the sender is also liable for a fine.
Marker is used as a PC term to avoid use of the word gun.
Especially in the US, out there people do strongly swing one way or the other about anything gun related.
In the UK it has been used deliberately at times such as the Michael Ryan shooting, but we do not have a bad gun reputation for paintball. In general the popularity of paintball is to go into the woods on a party or stag do to shoot your mates with guns.
It has also been used to distance tournament paintball from the woods.
The origin of the term marker goes back to the original use of paintball markers to shoot marking paint at trees and livestock to mark them.
We are not marking items, nor are we using marking paint.
There can be pitfalls that are created when avoiding the gun word and saying marker, e.g. a false or unclear delcaration that results in an item being sent by the wrong method and getting destroyed, or having security / police finding a gun when you only told them about a marker because they had no idea what you were on about.
You can say marker thats fine, I say gun. I will use my language as I deem appropriate, and where some would say marker to avoid the word gun I will say paintball gun.
In the eyes of the law it is a gun, a legal gun.
I just quote the contents as paintball equipment or parts in the case of spares
That's not a false or unclear declaration - it's 100% accurate, and I avoid any reference to guns
The only hassle I've had was shipping a marker stateside. It's was stopped at a RM sorting office in Ireland and returned. Probably because it had a built in rechargeable battery in it. I won't ship to the USA any more because of this. Royal Mail said they could have destroyed the parcel without compensation. That would have been a total loss of a rare 2005 Racegun, which the overseas buyer had already paid me for
That's not a false or unclear declaration - it's 100% accurate, and I avoid any reference to guns
The only hassle I've had was shipping a marker stateside. It's was stopped at a RM sorting office in Ireland and returned. Probably because it had a built in rechargeable battery in it. I won't ship to the USA any more because of this. Royal Mail said they could have destroyed the parcel without compensation. That would have been a total loss of a rare 2005 Racegun, which the overseas buyer had already paid me for