An old deer hunting buddy called me up to ask about “BB-guns” so I invited him over to shoot a couple of different airguns.
His first comment on seeing all the wind-indicator flags on my range was: “We’re having a parade?”
Being a centerfire guy used to sub-30 yard shots in heavy brush he never had to consider the effects of wind on his bullet.
After a bit of practice shooting 1“ spinners, he was totally impressed by the accuracy and the power of airguns (he no longer calls them BB-guns). He liked my HW50 and Crown so I suggested researching the Weihrauch springers and getting used to them before considering PCPs.
It was breeze and after a morning shooting various airguns out to 50 yards he had a real idea about wind drift and an appreciation for the flags.
The wind-indicator flags are quick and inexpensive to make. A coat hanger, 18 inches of flagging tape, 3 inches of 1/8” bead chain and some thread is all you need. Nothing fancy, the only thing is that the bead chain should not be able to reach the vertical wire to prevent tangling and that all the bead chains and flags should be the about same size and weight. I use a bit of thread and some lacquer (nail polish) to secure the flagging tape to the bead chain and once a season put a couple of drops of oil on the chain.
Anyway, I thought I would share my design for those who want to stage their own parade.
Cheers!
His first comment on seeing all the wind-indicator flags on my range was: “We’re having a parade?”
Being a centerfire guy used to sub-30 yard shots in heavy brush he never had to consider the effects of wind on his bullet.
After a bit of practice shooting 1“ spinners, he was totally impressed by the accuracy and the power of airguns (he no longer calls them BB-guns). He liked my HW50 and Crown so I suggested researching the Weihrauch springers and getting used to them before considering PCPs.
It was breeze and after a morning shooting various airguns out to 50 yards he had a real idea about wind drift and an appreciation for the flags.
The wind-indicator flags are quick and inexpensive to make. A coat hanger, 18 inches of flagging tape, 3 inches of 1/8” bead chain and some thread is all you need. Nothing fancy, the only thing is that the bead chain should not be able to reach the vertical wire to prevent tangling and that all the bead chains and flags should be the about same size and weight. I use a bit of thread and some lacquer (nail polish) to secure the flagging tape to the bead chain and once a season put a couple of drops of oil on the chain.
Anyway, I thought I would share my design for those who want to stage their own parade.
Cheers!
someday!
