Windflags ?
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I don't think airgunning will work beyond 50M on paper rings. Anyway ordered a pack from amazon and I have to see what these will do.Made these two in about 15 mins.
Model 1 is foam board , model 2 is plastic board (used for advertising)
Stands are carbon arrows. One of them is direct in the arrow and the second I used a brake line to test which will react best to wind.
Used plastic Color beads and glue gun to secure the 16 ga metal stem to the wind flag.
Tails are trail marking tape secured with steel ring and fishing swivel.
The both react nicely to the wind.
F56BEE03-4C53-4B6A-A6B0-A6DF589E3AB1 by fljp, on Flickr
BC3A56BD-3654-4643-B35F-964D68EF7819 by fljp, on Flickr
Model 1 is foam board , model 2 is plastic board (used for advertising)
Stands are carbon arrows. One of them is direct in the arrow and the second I used a brake line to test which will react best to wind.
Used plastic Color beads and glue gun to secure the 16 ga metal stem to the wind flag.
Tails are trail marking tape secured with steel ring and fishing swivel.
The both react nicely to the wind.
F56BEE03-4C53-4B6A-A6B0-A6DF589E3AB1 by fljp, on FlickrBC3A56BD-3654-4643-B35F-964D68EF7819 by fljp, on Flickr
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not too shabby 2002
study the various designs on rimfire boards and ads
then design your own or copy them
made 9 sets of 2 before deciding the short range centerfire guys had ale=ready done the work
having said that made some elephant sized ones for 200 yards that worked better as my old eyes could see them better
and if they were balanced they worked well
study the various designs on rimfire boards and ads
then design your own or copy them
made 9 sets of 2 before deciding the short range centerfire guys had ale=ready done the work
having said that made some elephant sized ones for 200 yards that worked better as my old eyes could see them better
and if they were balanced they worked well
Wind flags do better with direction than with speed.
The best wind speed range instruments may be wireless wind sensors. Apparently some models can transmit over quite a long range. But they aren't inexpensive. See, for example, h ttps://wirelesswind.com/hitting-the-target/
A plain flag or tape can give an idea of general wind strength. Perhaps more effective are wind devices such as the "Windicator" which can give a better idea of wind speed without user calculations. These also aren't inexpensive.
For economy a rod with surveyor's tape can be satisfactory for many shooters.
Windicator and similar devices below.
The best wind speed range instruments may be wireless wind sensors. Apparently some models can transmit over quite a long range. But they aren't inexpensive. See, for example, h ttps://wirelesswind.com/hitting-the-target/
A plain flag or tape can give an idea of general wind strength. Perhaps more effective are wind devices such as the "Windicator" which can give a better idea of wind speed without user calculations. These also aren't inexpensive.
For economy a rod with surveyor's tape can be satisfactory for many shooters.
Windicator and similar devices below.
Those windicators are awesome, as are the up/down indicators for downdrafts and updrafts.
My local range's rules will not allow metal stands for wind flags. So we can only use wood or plastic. One of the guys at our range who is a genius with making stuff, made some windicators with the 180 degree arrow gauge, all out of PVC pipe, wood, and plastic parts, and they work great. But they are more fragile than the metal designs and some have been broken as they are moved around in and out of storage.
My local range's rules will not allow metal stands for wind flags. So we can only use wood or plastic. One of the guys at our range who is a genius with making stuff, made some windicators with the 180 degree arrow gauge, all out of PVC pipe, wood, and plastic parts, and they work great. But they are more fragile than the metal designs and some have been broken as they are moved around in and out of storage.
I used my homemade one just the other day, worked great. It’s best to make them a bit “lazy “. Need to have the tail end move but not be twitchy. My flag tape is attached to the tail as well.
This is what I made the tail from.
http s://www.rona.ca/en/product/em-...ypropylene-red-8-ft-l-x-4-ft-w-14472-10435012
Just fix the link. Comes in white and blue….maybe yellow as well.
This is what I made the tail from.
http s://www.rona.ca/en/product/em-...ypropylene-red-8-ft-l-x-4-ft-w-14472-10435012
Just fix the link. Comes in white and blue….maybe yellow as well.
I made several size and shapes, and so far this is a combination what I like the most.
The red painted fin is 31 gram and the black corrugated plastic is 11 gram, all the other parts identical weight. The lighter (black for now) fin moves very active to slightest air changes, I think I like the heavier painted more. On the floor there is a dual fin, way too heavy, I have no weight for it to counter-balance, but seem to me the most accurate.
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I will be mounting the WeatherMeter on the painted/printed fin, that is heavier and moves slower.
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Also, the left meter (the blue, still in the original box) is up for grab.
I got that one first, but that unit need a compass in the phone. But at the range I am using my Samsung tablet (for radar and Strelok) and this tablet doesn't have an internal compass.
I had to order again, the brown brown meter (right side) which has an integrated magneto-meter.
The red painted fin is 31 gram and the black corrugated plastic is 11 gram, all the other parts identical weight. The lighter (black for now) fin moves very active to slightest air changes, I think I like the heavier painted more. On the floor there is a dual fin, way too heavy, I have no weight for it to counter-balance, but seem to me the most accurate.
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I will be mounting the WeatherMeter on the painted/printed fin, that is heavier and moves slower.
View attachment 628399
Also, the left meter (the blue, still in the original box) is up for grab.
I got that one first, but that unit need a compass in the phone. But at the range I am using my Samsung tablet (for radar and Strelok) and this tablet doesn't have an internal compass.
I had to order again, the brown brown meter (right side) which has an integrated magneto-meter.
