At Bomb Up Airsoft we take the safety of our customers very seriously. We want you to enjoy the sport of Airsoft, and we want you to be able to get the equipment you want. That's why we will primarily ask you for proof of your defence, in other words, proof that you are a regular airsoft player.

Obviously, if you are just getting in to your new hobby of airsoft, then you won't be able to provide a defence, and that's ok.

As long as you are over 18 you can buy any of our airsoft guns. All we will need to do is something we refer to as 'two toning'.

Basically this means we will spray paint parts of the gun in a bright colour, to turn it from a RIF (realistic imitation firearm), to an IF (imitation firearm).

This is the way airsoft purchases are regulated and is the same across the whole of the UK. That way, if you are intending to obtain an airsoft weapon for anything other than its intended use (playing a game), then the two toning will help to show people that it is not a real weapon.

Most retailers will charge you for this service, usually between £10 and £15, but we offer a free two tone service to all new customers, as well as giving you a choice of 6 different and vibrant colours. We offer the whole Montana Cans infra range of colours which includes purple, pink, red, yellow, green and orange! 

To buy an airsoft weapon in the UK you must have a valid airsoft defence.

This is not a licence, it is basically just proof that you intend to buy an airsoft weapon for use in airsoft.

An airsoft defence could be a UKARA or membership with the British Airsoft Club, and various other forms of defence.

You can only obtain an airsoft defence once you are over the age of 18.

To get an airsoft defence the law is that you should play at least 3 games of airsoft, and that you must have been playing for at least two months.

You can still buy an airsoft gun without a defence, provided you are 18 or older. If you choose to do this we would, by law, two tone (paint in a bright colour) parts of your chosen weapon. This is because an airsoft gun is considered a RIF aka Realistic Imitation Firearm, because they are so close to the real steel, whereas when you paint parts of it in a bright colour it becomes an IF aka Imitation Firearm. The reason being that the bright colours make it look less realistic to the public, and therefor less likely to be mistaken as real, were it to be used for any other purpose than airsoft.

When you order a gun from us you will need to add your defence details in the comments section of the cart. If you do not have a defence you will need to write the colour that you wish to be used for two toning your airsoft weapon.

Here is what's stated in the VCRA (Violent Crime Reduction) Act:

For airsoft skirmishing, the Association of British Airsoft is putting in place arrangements to allow retailers to check that individual purchasers are members of a genuine skirmishing club or site. The key elements of these arrangements are:
1. new players must play at least 3 (three) times in a period of not less than two months before being offered membership
2. membership cards with a photograph and recognised format will be issued for production to retailers
3. A central database will be set up for retailers to cross-check a purchaser’s details
4. member’s entry on the database will be deleted if unused for 12 months.
The defence for airsoft skirmishing can apply to individual players because their purchase of realistic imitation firearms for this purpose is considered part of the “holding” of a skirmishing event.