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Product Warning.. DO NOT BUY THIS !!

It has been brought to our attention from a concerned UKPSF member that there is a high-pressure air system regulator potentially entering the market or could already be on sale that we consider being dangerous. The regulator in question is from a company called FILLBA and looks like this: The above regulator has been inspected by a Paintball engineer and found to have several failure points and they consider this product extremely dangerous. An extract from the report reads: ‘There are at least two large and obvious failure points on this regulator, both of which would result in the internals (regular piston, springs, and pin) being ejected out of the regulator under 4500psi tank pressure. The tank would also become separated from the top of the regulator/marker and become a potential missile. I cannot, in good conscience, recommend or endorse the use of this regulator in any activity or scenario.’ Those are not the only concerns. We know that FILLBA are trying to find buyers for this
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The UKPSF have been working alongside the authorities over the last couple of months regarding the use and purchase of pistols used in the UK for Paintball games. There have been incidents that the authorities are not comfortable with regards to possession and/or import and sale of these pistols in the UK.  Luckily, the authorities have been liaising with the UKPSF rather than simply reacting to what to them is a very serious situation. 

We have been informed by the Police that a case against an individual that had purchased a 7.5 Joules version of a Snowpeak Defender pistol, has been taken to court. The incident was NOT at a Paintball venue. The authorities have tested the pistol in question and several others of the same model, with solid and Paintball rounds and the results have confirmed to them that the pistol breaks the law (6-foot pounds maximum for pistols). The UKPSF have been informed that the case against the individual was successful and just awaits sentencing. Possession of a Paintball pistol that exceeds 6-foot pounds holds a minimum 5-year prison sentence as the police are classifying them as a firearm.

In the case of the Snowpeak Defender pistol which is advertised and states on the outer sleeve of the packaging that they are 350 FPS the police firearms laboratory found that in testing they range widely out of the box with many shots being in excess of 400 FPS and as high as 440 FPS.

We have already written to Snowpeak to explain the situation and informed them of the UK Laws as well as the Paintball rules.

If you have purchased a Snowpeak Defender (also known as the Snowpeak CP300) we strongly advise that you speak to whoever you purchased it from and explain the situation as you may/will be in the possession of an illegal firearm. 

The role of the UKPSF is to keep the sport of Paintball safe and we will continue to do that to the best of our abilities. If you have any questions please feel free to email them to: info@ukpsf.com




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