Re: wind flags
piecing together a long range at my club this year and a full schedule in 2013, i searched the NRA / CMP matches for windflags, came up with this out of one of the rule books:
6.9 Range Safety Flag - A red flag visible from the firing line, when possible, will be displayed when firing is in
progress (Recommended size of range flags is 5 ft., 9 3/8 in. at the hoist, 18 feet in length and tapered the full
length of the lower edge to be 3 feet wide at the fly end and made of red cotton flag bunting.)
6.9.1 Wind Flag - Wind flags should be displayed at various distances between the firing line and the targets.
It is recommended that the flags be placed at 100, 300, 500, 700, and 900 yards.
trying to be looking like one of "the big ranges", i found the "ketchup and mustard" tapered pennant style flags at creedmoor sports. they are alittle pricey, but are the real thing.
http://www.creedmoorsports.com/shop/NYLON_WIND_FLAG.html http://www.creedmoorsports.com/shop/NYLON_RANGE_FLAG.html the tapered helps with twitching the tips in the slightest of breezes, tells you wind direction and a guestimate on wind speed by judging the angle in relation to the pole or ground.
for this year's trial event i ran out of time and money, so i got a red bedsheet from walmart, and cut 3 taper flags (5ft x 12" x 4") and left some material at the fattest end with 2 "ears".
i took the fattest end, attached them to a pole (piece of pipe) with small radiator hose clamps. then cut a larger pipe about 2" with one end angled (like a stake) and drove them into the ground. then slipped the flag pole into the staked pipe (removable).
total cost for 3 was under 25.00, you can see them in this crummy picture @ 100M, 200M, 385M. next year i'll add the yellow half.
more wind flag stuff
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2008/04/source-for-super-sized-nra-range-flags/ http://tlcgunworks.com/catalog1.1.html
