[jazz]

Recently I made two slingshots, one from a fork, the other a board cut for a friend who was delighted to have them. Then couple of days ago I met him and he said: you know where are your slingshots now? I said no I don't, then he said: I landed them to a friend who is a hunter and he now he hunts pheasants and other birds exclusively with a slingshot, he seems to put gun aside..

I am not sure how much of truth is there since I made slingshots with larger pouches to accommodate marbles, but to a point it might be.

So I decided to make a slingshot a bit better suited for hunting (I am not a hunter so all I know about it is what I heard here in the forum, occasionally). I cut 2 bands of Precise Green which showed good results when I put them under test some time ago (https://slingshotforum.com/topic/119172-tbg-vs-precise-green/?hl=%2Bprecise+%2Bgreen) with a pouch accommodating 10 mm lead balls, and I cast about 50 of them for him until he makes his own mold, of course, should he stay with slingshots at all. I will ask him for a feedback.

I think the wood is oak and I carved it a little bit and then coated it with the mixture of BLO, Turpentine and Beeswax.

So here she is:

I hope you like it.

cheers,

jazz

 

[MakoPat]

Holy Pheasants in a Pan! That is a great tribute to the classics and just fun to look at.

PS- That is a perfect hunting pouch for sure. Great attention to the necessaries of huntung features.

 

[AKA Forgotten]

Beautiful craftsmanship, I love it

 

[StringSlap]

Outstanding!

 

[SLING-N-SHOT]

Very nice, love it

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[Island made]

Beautiful my friend!

Sense the age of 12 I've hunted with slingshots ( terrorizing pigeons and squirrels earlier than that)
I've taken way more small game with a slingshot than with a rifle/shotgun.

And that sling I would be proud to hunt with. Great job

 

[M Mars]

Dude that is beautiful!
I would love to hear more about how you did that handle wrap.

 

[Ibojoe]

You bet ya! I’d hunt with that one for sure. Well done my friend.

 

[SJAaz]

That looks to me like a no nonsense hunting rig. Very nice job.

 

[SLINGDUDE]

That's a great looking shooter! Nice work!

 

[jazz]

Holy Pheasants in a Pan! That is a great tribute to the classics and just fun to look at.

PS- That is a perfect hunting pouch for sure. Great attention to the necessaries of huntung features.

Thanks, MakoPat, such a nice comment!

Beautiful craftsmanship, I love it

Thank you, AKA Forgotten!

Outstanding!

Thanks, StringSlap!

Very nice, love it

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Thank you SLING-N-SHOOT!

Beautiful my friend!

Sense the age of 12 I've hunted with slingshots ( terrorizing pigeons and squirrels earlier than that)
I've taken way more small game with a slingshot than with a rifle/shotgun.

And that sling I would be proud to hunt with. Great job

Thanks, Island made, I will certainly tell him about this!

Dude that is beautiful!
I would love to hear more about how you did that handle wrap.

Thanks M Mars! I glued the beginning of the paracord (from which I took the core threads out so not to be too thick) with the fast glue then started to wrap around to the bottom of the handle where I used another thread to tuck in and under the wraps the end. Usualy I would coat the wrap with fast glue using a rubber glove but at this moment I has none..

You bet ya! I'd hunt with that one for sure. Well done my friend.

Thanksm lbojoe, this means a lot to me!

That's a great looking shooter! Nice work!

Thank you SLINGDUDE, I am so glad you like it!

cheers,

jazz

That looks to me like a no nonsense hunting rig. Very nice job.

Thank you SJAaz, very much indeed!

 

[gunslingster]

Now that is some nice work.

 

[jazz]

Now that is some nice work.

thank you, gunslingster, very much!

 

[Hulla Baloo]

I'm loving the fork angle and the way you prepped the tips.

Working man's rig right there.

Well executed sir. :thumbsup:

 

[jazz]

I'm loving the fork angle and the way you prepped the tips.

Working man's rig right there.

Well executed sir. :thumbsup:

Hi Hulla Baloo, thank you very much. I make fork tips this way almost always, simply like the shape..

cheers,

jazz

 

[TriggerHappy]

That's really neat. Very nice work, I'm digging the green with the natural fork

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[jazz]

I'm digging the green with the natural fork

I bet you do, TriggerHappy, and am glad you like it!

cheers,

jazz