Range Flags

[StephenPerry]

Range Flags
I have had this idea at San Gabriel for a couple years now. Saw some at the 2002 Midland Nats. The idea is to make Range Flags as an addition to the flags shooters already set. Since we have a 100 yd range I was thinking 3 on each side. The poles would be aluminum that could extend to say 8' to clear the berms. My flag maker could help us with the poles. We will use 3# coffee cans with a long bolt through the bottom with a aluminum tube set in cement. The cans would be buried in the ground so the flag poles could be slipped on/off.
For the flag I want long steamers no blade to start with. The streamers themselves would act as the directional indicators. Done this before on my stands. Probably go with red, white, and blue to match our bench faces. Maybe by the end of the year. A lot depends on our situation at San Gabriel.
A little off the subject another project for San Gabriel. In the
Winter months if we can get the use permit I want to buy a couple of smoke bombs probably red and blue and set them off at say 50 yds and give our shooters a treat watching wind push the smoke around. I am a believer that goes on on your bench might not be what goes on on either side of you. Each bench can have it's own wind dynamics. We tried to do this at the 2004 San Gabriel BR School but couldn't get the permit.

Try not to look like a Renaissance Faire but anything that will help the shooters is good for me. You are only limited by the ideas in your head and the friends you keep. Shrek.
Stephen Perry

 

[StephenPerry]

Any comments on what you shooters have seen on range flags. Any discipline. What does long range allow for range flags. Does the range provide the flags or streamers.
Stephen Perry

 

[NeilNE]

At the Iowa 1K they have a two large flags on the west side, one at 500 yds and one at about 750 yds,I think. They also have two on the burm by the targets. Some people put there personal fags about 25 yards in front of the fire ring line. The range runs North to South.

 

[dreever]

We have a large yellow flag permanently mounted on top of each berm at 200/300/500 meters for our Ground Hog Matches. Since wind flags are not allowed at our matches they are better than nothing.

Danny

 

[anyrange]

Here is an interesting wind flag.
http://www.winddirection.com/

This design might be only good for direction only.

I made some 1/3 scale flags of the normal or Offical wind flag using sport nylon which seem to track wind speed similar to the larger 18 foot flags.

 

[StephenPerry]

Neil & Danny
That is what I was after. I have heard some LR ranges do not allow shooter wind flags but have placed some of their own on the sides. At San Gabriel they do not allow flags at the 200-300 yd Shoots for the LR guys that compete at 600-1000 yd other places. I would assume the 600-1000 yd ranges these attend have range flags. If things work out I am going to build range flags for San Gabriel BR. Might seem like overkill for a 100yd range but a lot happens between the bench and the target at any range.
Stephen Perry