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[@sublime1900]

I forgot to mention that Tim Wells aka "The Slock master" has just come out with a .625 specific Blowgun laser sight called the Red Eye Dead Eye. In my opinion it is worth the price considering what it costs to purchase a mount that will fit a Blowgun and the laser separately.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

I just saw that Slock Master laser sight announced. Unfortunately my video was basically completed at that point.

[@dustinh4175]

The card sight is a great idea

[@stephendamon04P71]

Thanks for adding my idea to your video. The card sight is what got me over the 186 hump in competitions.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Sorry for not commenting sooner! It's a great sight and the one I use most when target shooting. Great innovation!

[@MrPatrick7777]

Thank you, friend. I have been shooting slingshots seriously for about 4 years. I have been shooting them on and off for a few decades. Great community of folks worldwide. However I just damaged my frame holding hand and can no longer manipulate/hold the frame except for wrist brace models. Which have features that make them less desirable. Blowguns are another low cost versatile option... shooting indoors or outdoor and quietly. Of course being a kid in the late 70's and 80's I have had a .40 cal 36" model laying around. I am aware of the heritage of the Iroquois and Cherokee Nations using blowguns. I am an Appalachian American and your freely shared and well preeented knowledge and experience has helped me greatly. Much appreciated. PS- slingshot tournaments are held at 10m (11 yards) with some shooting at 15m and 20m. We, too, hope to be an Olympic shooting sport someday.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Thank you for your positive comments, and glad you found the information helpful as you overcome your obstacles! Good luck, and good shooting!

[@LucasNicklaus-i4y]

Hey i have a question ​@theblowgunchannel3250

[@bonilsson6349]

Thank's for VERY clear and pedagogic instruction!!!

[@dustinh4175]

A bi pod is actually pretty effective on a blow gun too. The laser and the bi pod is a good combo.

[@justinpreacher8137]

Red dot sights are used with both eyes open. That's how pro shooters shoot with pistols. It's very easy to do

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Agreed; the point being made here is that one eye does need to be looking DIRECTLY through the red dot sight for it to work, and that's just not possible on a blowgun. Also note that a lot of red dot shooters actually are more comfortable and shoot better using only one eye.

[@sublime1900]

I will try the card sight out as well. This was super helpful.

[@vincentlivoti4184]

John just finished watching another one of your great and informative videos. Well done. Your videos are always worth waiting for John, you do such a great job covering every little detail which I very much appreciate it can't wait to see the next video keep them coming and keep up the great work. Definitely the most informative blowgun channel on the internet.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Thank you for the kind remarks! I love blowguns and I love teaching, and I'm glad that comes through in my videos.

[@nicksweeney5176]

Wow. I must confess, I'd never thought of anything even remotely similar to the card sight. It's absolutely brilliant, and the zeroing ingenius. I'm not gonna use it, but that's no indictment of its practical ingenuity.

[@canvandal4503]

I am just now getting into blow guns. I’ve been devouring your content and just want to say thank you for taking the time to explain things. You have saved me a lot of money! New subscriber!

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

You are more than welcome, and glad you found the information helpful! There is some information out there, but much of it widely scattered. I've tried hard to collate the most important information in one place.

[@sublime1900]

Thank you for making this video John. I have laser sights mounted on two of my blowguns. I have yet to sight them in properly. As of now they are just decorations. You have inspired me to sight them in today. Thank you.

[@rosseryn8216]

Having cut a lot of plastic. I would add that the drill bits pictured work very well and are my personal choice. However, they MUST have the little cutting tips on the outside edge to work. I say this because many on paddle bits for sale do not have that little cutting tip, they will not work at all. Very good video.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

That's a great tip on the drill bits--I guess I've been lucky with the ones I have always bought. I'll keep that in mind!

[@LKH9Channel]

Love the card sight, I need to make it!

[@cesurkarakus209]

Oh, hey. ^^

[@k.o.skeeponshooting235]

What a great video! 👏Very informative thank you sir 👍🏻

[@miahgeorge99]

I love your work. Sharp, concise and to the point. Keep up the videos sir!

[@johnlockwood7527]

Very informative and well presented. Thanks for keeping your videos coming.

[@samarasbasilios5207]

Thanks for all information.....very helpful

[@PsyMush8]

Great channel with great info!

[@timnosgirg7017]

Tried one of these before and they helped me when a beginner but overtime I didn’t need them anymore because my instinct shooting is good but I think these are great for beginners.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Others might find they don't have need of a sight, and that's perfectly fine. Sights really helped me, and continue to do so.

[@timnosgirg7017]

@@theblowgunchannel3250 Yeah for sure, sights can help some people who prefer to use them and that’s totally fine.

[@rickgrimes931]

I have no idea if you are still active or not, but I would love to see a video on the red and blue guns you built.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

A "Homemade and Custom Blowguns" video is in the works--I will probably create a couple other videos that I feel are more important first but it is on the list. FYI it was stock aluminum tubing purchased locally, but I had to travel to the next county over to find a metal shop that could anodize something so long!

[@ellobo1326]

Good tutorial. Thanks

[@cristianalejandrobotozis5351]

great videos, thanks John!

[@johnmillerjr6744]

Very well done video. Going to make my site in a few minutes. Looking forward to future videos.

[@deepVAroots]

Great video! I just ordered my tactical rail mount and laser sight. Thanks for the great information!

[@trailbossx2]

Informative, and super helpful,,,thanks,,,,😎

[@acscotttthefirst]

I have used a few of these The laser sight certainly makes difference Though I enjoy instinctively finding my targets But that probably comes from forty years of shooting lol

[@guerreirosdosopro]

Great explanations. Congratulations Blow Warrior. Although I am dedicated to custom blowguns made especially to shoot harmless darts for children's use (the nerf or marshallow darts), I am also interested in evolution, which will take an adult to participate in competitions. One more entry won. Sorry. I do not speak English. I used the Goggle translator.

[@Eric_Smith2662]

I actually made a sight by bending a wire so it's off center and I use my left eye to see through it, sort of like an archery sight

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

I have seen such sights pictured on the forums, often including a bead on the end of the wire or with two wires. There are some creative options out there. A caution with the wire sights is to not let them get bumped and out of alignment.

[@libertyrogueoutdoors7369]

Great channel! just getting into blow guns...got my sub! your very informative, well done!

[@michaelmello9510]

Nice work

[@Alexander.Punguino_939]

No animal were harmed on the video. After the video the rat was history ☠

[@ottisthomas2490]

Just found you. Good!!

[@Sickofitall-76]

Could you please link to the pistol laser and flashlight you used in this video? I like this combo and also like the look of your setup. I already have the Venom rails, just needed more info on this exact setup! So thank you!

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

I actually ended up having a lot of trouble with the lasers and would not recommend them, but there are a ton of options out there. Just pay very close attention to the reviews as a lot of the cheaper ones have issues. The tactical green light was by Monstrum and they had several models that were much smaller than the others I found, which I felt would be best on a lightweight blowgun.

[@Sickofitall-76]

Thanks a lot for the reply! Really appreciate it! It was particularly the green light that captured my interest, as it’s nice and compact. I found a few options of laser dots that I’m going to give a try. I really liked your display of the mouse/rat at night and how it seemed unaffected by your setup. Looking forward to trying this myself! Thanks again!

[@shermanhofacker4428]

Good to see another using stuffed animals as targets! The kids I teach increased their practice time dramatically when I hung a teddy bear in front of the backstop! That's with bow and arrow. I'm not comfortable letting kids not family use blow pipes even with my anti-inhale device installed.

[@shermanhofacker4428]

The greatest benefit of a sight on a blow pipe is in keeping the same orientation of the tube. Adding a bead to the tip is the simplest and most effective nearly free increase in accuracy.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Even before I started using a sight, I had a small sticker near my mouthpiece so that I always oriented my blowgun the same way. I'm sure that helped, but adding a sight still made a noticeable improvement for me. If the blowgun has a slight bend, I always orient it to bend up.

[@shermanhofacker4428]

@@theblowgunchannel3250 My testing shows little to no relevance between absolute straight and accuracy as long as the curve is oriented so that the tip is up!

[@benthere8051]

The O.D. of my blowgun is 0.750". I would like an all-metal mount for my laser pointer. I don't want plastic anything. What mount would fit my needs? I like the card sight. I've never seen that before. Someone should turn that into a product.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

I'm not aware of an all-metal mount for blowgun lasers that's as secure as the Venom Blowguns tactical rail. You might look at shotgun rail Picatinny mounts but the ones I've seen are too large and will need to be shimmed.

[@benthere8051]

@@theblowgunchannel3250 Thanks, I appreciate your reply.

[@stephendamon04P71]

If you look at the first card sight shown, you’ll see that the hole is off center. That’s because I pull to one side when shooting. My four foot 50 caliber sights are tall but with my five foot 625 and stun darts at 20 yards I line up the bottom edge of a sight that hangs low on the barrel. How hard you shoot also affects the final shape of the sight.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

@@stephendamon04P71 Thank you Steve for weighing in. Your card sight has been a real innovation for me.

[@curtbutterfield1966]

wheres the hunting dart video???

[@curtbutterfield1966]

im sorry just watched the ballistic video and seen the darts were in there....i was expecting a separate video about it....can you do a video about hunting with a blowgun from your experiences and again recap the darts

[@bubbacoleman5098]

I don’t understand the card sight I just see the double pipe like normal what did I do wrong?

[@Resident2ranches]

So question. Thoughts on a Attn night vision or thor scope. They are digital so dont require the 1 eye in line use

[@aleontecristian9260]

I only have one eye...How am i supposed to aim?I cannot aim guns or bows, even slingshots cuz my right eye gone

[@hope4ourfallen]

If your serious I can try to help ya♥️ I am pretty sure I can use my background to find a way to come up with a method or rig that will help even on slingshot/ blowguns..

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Hello Aleonte, I empathize with your situation but be encouraged that there is a solution. The laser sight will work for a blowgun or any other weapon that you can mount a laser on. With such a setup, you will only need to adjust elevation depending on the distance. I sight my lasers in at 10 yards, and aim the laser dot slightly lower for closer targets.

[@rahimi420fr]

The cold steel blowgun it's not the same as the cold steel 5ft blowgun ?

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

The Cold Steel blowguns are all the same caliber at .625 (except for the .357 Magnum which is much smaller at .375 and no other darts work with it). However, they come in 4' standard or 4' Pro (thicker barrel), or 5' two-piece (including the 5' two-piece "Tim Wells Slock Master"). It gets a bit confusing as the Slock Master website no longer sells the "Tim Wells Slock Master," but does sell their own 5' two-piece "Slock Master Viper" .625 blowgun which is a bit different. Sadly, my personal favorite the Cold Steel 5' one-piece blowgun is no longer available.

[@davidsnoddy4591]

Awesome thanks for the info

[@rfnrgj]

I thought you had given this up! Such a Long between videos! How did you get on with the pulling through with dry lube to see if speed was increased?

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

The videos are a LOT of work LOL! I haven't had a chance to test the dry lube but it's on the list. It will probably be covered in a later video on making or modifying blowguns.

[@rfnrgj]

@@theblowgunchannel3250 cool beans! Just a quick question thought... What is the Optimal length and weight for darts for the standard calibres of pipes?

[@vincentlivoti4184]

John I have used the Super Lube brand of dry lube. I spray it down a clean bore, and run a shotgun patch wet with it as well. I don't have a chronograph to measure the effects, but it seems to help.

[@tarsiswilliams3186]

Wow 😮

[@frankkeltch5260]

When are you going yo make more vids. I enjoy your information. I know life can get in the way but you have big gaps in between videos.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Agreed, along with a lot of other projects going on at the same time! I'm working on several different videos right now and hope to get them out quicker. I'm also going to be doing some video "shorts" that will get smaller bits of information out more quickly.

[@gadrr]

Helo,very good thanks.Where i can buy for shipping in FRANCE 🇫🇷 ? "The Slock master" .625 specific Blowgun laser sight called the Red Eye Dead Eye.😊

[@thruthescalesbowfishin6271]

what laser and green light did the one blowgun have on it??

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

The tactical flashlight was the smallest I could find, Monstrum brand. It's not very bright but at blowgun distances it does just fine. I can't recommend the laser I ended up with so suggest that you check reviews and pick your own. Make sure the laser itself has a Picatinny rail so you can piggyback the light on top of it unless you want to mount the flashlight separately.

[@johnstewart2794]

Would love to try this type of hunting but it’s illegal in Canada… kind of confusing if you ask me… here’s what I found In Canada, the blowgun is classified as a prohibited weapon and is defined as any device that "being a tube or pipe designed for the purpose of shooting arrows or darts by the breath". Any imported blowgun must be deactivated by either drilling a hole or by blocking it. Tell me that isn’t confusing cause it’s ok to use a slingshot but not a blowgun…. Guess a persons breathe is a legal weapon … maybe I should use some mouthwash…fucked up or what

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Unfortunately you are correct about the illegality of blowguns in Canada. It is up to all shooters elsewhere to "Blow responsibly!" and not provide cause for more restrictions in the U.S., and remove any bad reputation of blowguns elsewhere so they can be made legal again.

[@syitiger9072]

You don’t understand red dot sights they act as a laser sight u need to have both eyes open for it to work properly

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

Hi! The point being made here is that one eye does need to be looking DIRECTLY through the red dot sight for it to work, and that's just not possible on a blowgun. Also note that a lot of red dot shooters actually are more comfortable and shoot better using only one eye.

[@danhaywood5696]

Poor Kuala 😰.

[@theblowgunchannel3250]

😉

[@jaysonxxx6971]

Great video greetings from El Salvador.

[@austinfisheroutdoors]

Is there an email address I can contact you at?