Air Pistol Safety Flag

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Chamber safety indicator flag for use with an air pistol. To show there is no pellet loaded and there are no barrel obstructions, a flag which goes the full length of the barrel an protrudes from both ends should be used. The tube itself is 250mm long and 3mm wide which should work perfectly with the majority of over lever break action air pistols. I have included a (Flag With Cutout.stl) file with the text cutout instead of raised, which may be prettier. To print on build plates such as the Ender 3 V2's it will need to be rotated up to 45 degrees in the slicer. My inspiration was ISSF General Technical Rule 6.2.2.2: "...To demonstrate that air guns are unloaded, safety flags (safety lines) must be long enough to extend through the full length of the barrel. ...". Many people use strimmer cable but I wanted something more solid and less annoying. If you do print it, remember the rule also states a flag should be "constructed of fluorescent orange or a similar bright material", so try to use a bright obvious colour.