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Republic of Ireland Metal RIF Notice

What is this notice about?

It has been bought to our attention that there have been some delays with full metal Airsoft Replicas (RIFs) being delivered to customers in the Republic of Ireland. However, all the orders affected have eventually turned up without any problems, just taking longer than normal, up to 4 weeks in some cases.

Who does it affect?

All Republic of Ireland customers purchasing a Airsoft Replica (RIF) that has largely metal construction.

What is the cause?

From what we've been told, this happens when Air based postal methods are used for posting metal Airsoft replicas. They are then X-Rayed before boarding an Aircraft and then flagged, usually being down graded to Surface Mail, which is a slow 1-3 week ground only method. This is of course a security measure that Airports use to make sure that no gun shaped metal items, regardless of what they are board Aircraft, which we are sure you can understand.

What can we do?

We recommend that customers purchasing metal Airsoft replicas that are being shipped to the Republic of Ireland select Royal Mail International Signed For Surface mail to begin with, which will save you some money over the Air based methods. With this issue both Surface and Air postal methods should take the same length of time to reach you. Secondly please be patient, as long as you are aware of this issue we see no reason why you shouldn't purchase should you be willing to wait.

Are you working on a solution?

Yes, we are currently looking into non-Royal Mail international services, however most couriers either don't allow RIFs or charge ridiculous amounts for international items. So for now Royal Mail still offer the best solution.

I would like more information...

If you feel this notice has not explained or answered a question you may have then please get in touch using the Contact Form and we will be happy to help, getting back to you as soon as we can!