G'day All
Wondering if anyone knows where to purchase decent wind flags for rimfire shooting.??
I know the BRT ones are available but at $140 each its a bit steep.!!
Maybe there is someone out there that knows of a place that sells something a bit more economical.!!
Regards
native
Wind Flags.??
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native hunter
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Simpson
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Re: Wind Flags.??
If I am reading this correctly, you could try making your own.....http://www.ausvarmint.com/forum/viewtop ... =45&t=5630
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Ron Goulding
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Re: Wind Flags.??
Hi NH , try Benchrest central under classifieds , theres some nice ones there and cheap too + freight will still be cheaper than BRT. Cheers Ron
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LoneRider
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Re: Wind Flags.??
about a 3metres of silk [2 colours] a couple meters of stainless rod and someone to sew triangles together = $feckall
check it out mate....
check it out mate....
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SnipeWench
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Re: Wind Flags.??
NativeHunter,
Great to meet you at the RBA Nats on Sunday!
The BRT flags are quite expensive, but there's a lot of R&D behind them. I know that they certainly helped me on the weekend.
For instance, there were times when the vane was showing either about 4:00 or 2:00 wind direction. On a normal cloth flag, you'd never know whether it was 4:00 or 2:00, but by looking at the colours on the prop, it's possible to determine the direction, simply by glancing at it. If it's showing red and white, it's 2:00, and if it's blue and white, it's 4:00.
The BRT flags are all ball-raced, so the vane swings freely in the breeze, and the prop spins in the slightest breezes.
WIth that said, in TRA smallbore shooting events, we can't use the BRT flags, as the flags are supplied, are cloth, and are placed at 10 and 30m. You do eventually work out what the flags are doing, but it takes time to get used to them.
I think the TRA flags at the Jim Smith range were in two parts - a tent peg stake with a hole drilled in the top, and a bent piece of wire with the scrap of cloth strip attached to the end, which goes into the hole in the top of the tent peg. It'll rotate quite nicely in the breeze. You can see a few small yellow flags in the piccie above, interspersed amongst the various models of BRT flags.
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Great to meet you at the RBA Nats on Sunday!
native hunter wrote: Wondering if anyone knows where to purchase decent wind flags for rimfire shooting.??
I know the BRT ones are available but at $140 each its a bit steep.!!
The BRT flags are quite expensive, but there's a lot of R&D behind them. I know that they certainly helped me on the weekend.
For instance, there were times when the vane was showing either about 4:00 or 2:00 wind direction. On a normal cloth flag, you'd never know whether it was 4:00 or 2:00, but by looking at the colours on the prop, it's possible to determine the direction, simply by glancing at it. If it's showing red and white, it's 2:00, and if it's blue and white, it's 4:00.
The BRT flags are all ball-raced, so the vane swings freely in the breeze, and the prop spins in the slightest breezes.
WIth that said, in TRA smallbore shooting events, we can't use the BRT flags, as the flags are supplied, are cloth, and are placed at 10 and 30m. You do eventually work out what the flags are doing, but it takes time to get used to them.
I think the TRA flags at the Jim Smith range were in two parts - a tent peg stake with a hole drilled in the top, and a bent piece of wire with the scrap of cloth strip attached to the end, which goes into the hole in the top of the tent peg. It'll rotate quite nicely in the breeze. You can see a few small yellow flags in the piccie above, interspersed amongst the various models of BRT flags.
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Re: Wind Flags.??
Damien I hear what you say with regards to the price of the BRT/Edgely flags but..........................................they are good........full stop!!!!.I have mucked about making my own and with a glue gun and some coreflute you can make some reasonable indicators.
A mate and myself went halves in a set of 5 BRT's and purchased another complete flag so that we had three each and seeing that we usually shoot the same matches it worked out alright.
I ummmmed and ahhhhed and couldn't justify spending over $120 odd dollars on a single flag .....................until I checked one out,noted the quality and realized how much money I was prepared to spend on everything else involved in the sport but wanted to skimp on one of the things that has made the biggest impact............flags.
I also got some Orlando flags out of the states around twelve months ago and they worked out to be about $37aus each...............basic... yes,could be improved on.......yes better that a ribbon on rebar...............sheeeeeeeet yeah......did I get what I paid for........yes.
Mate with a little care a set of flags will last a long time and I would rate them well ahead of getting a tuner for my rifle and numerous other bits and pieces for accuracy improvements...................just my thoughts.
Regards Chris.
A mate and myself went halves in a set of 5 BRT's and purchased another complete flag so that we had three each and seeing that we usually shoot the same matches it worked out alright.
I ummmmed and ahhhhed and couldn't justify spending over $120 odd dollars on a single flag .....................until I checked one out,noted the quality and realized how much money I was prepared to spend on everything else involved in the sport but wanted to skimp on one of the things that has made the biggest impact............flags.
I also got some Orlando flags out of the states around twelve months ago and they worked out to be about $37aus each...............basic... yes,could be improved on.......yes better that a ribbon on rebar...............sheeeeeeeet yeah......did I get what I paid for........yes.
Mate with a little care a set of flags will last a long time and I would rate them well ahead of getting a tuner for my rifle and numerous other bits and pieces for accuracy improvements...................just my thoughts.
Regards Chris.
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SnipeWench
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Re: Wind Flags.??
Completely agree with you there, Chris.
If you're looking for wind flags, you're probably also thinking about your scores and how you can improve them. If you can afford these flags, get them. They will mean the difference between a 10 and a 9 (or even an 8 or worse) in wind, especially with a rimmy round like the .22.
For an idea as to why flags are good, and sometimes necessary for accuracy
jump onto the BRT website (www.benchrest.com.au), click on "Tips and Tricks" in the menu, and then click on "Tips for Benchrest Shooters".
On that page is a compass rose illustration, with holdoffs for each wind direction. Check out the holdoff for the wind direction from 12:00, and then from 1:00. Note the large deflection change? If you weren't watching the flags, and seeing the wind shift from 12 to 1, you'll get a 9 if you aimed centre...
If you're looking for wind flags, you're probably also thinking about your scores and how you can improve them. If you can afford these flags, get them. They will mean the difference between a 10 and a 9 (or even an 8 or worse) in wind, especially with a rimmy round like the .22.
For an idea as to why flags are good, and sometimes necessary for accuracy
jump onto the BRT website (www.benchrest.com.au), click on "Tips and Tricks" in the menu, and then click on "Tips for Benchrest Shooters".On that page is a compass rose illustration, with holdoffs for each wind direction. Check out the holdoff for the wind direction from 12:00, and then from 1:00. Note the large deflection change? If you weren't watching the flags, and seeing the wind shift from 12 to 1, you'll get a 9 if you aimed centre...