Bands

I set up some frames for some kids a while ago and for air soft ammo I just used 1 #64 office rubber bands cut and opened. Shot them surprisingly fast.

Something, with extremely light bands and small pouch. Maybe .4mm thick, taper 8-5mm would be plenty of speed I believe (haven't actually tried)

Also consider TBG cut 1/4" (6mm) straight.

I would also use #64 office bands.

Let me add to the chorus for #64 office bands, cut open, one per side. A chain of #32s offers similar performance, as do sections of 117b.

If you have flat latex on hand, 1/4 inch cuts work with most, and leave them 1/4 your draw length or longer.

For round latex, I favor 2mm solid band tying material.

Could anyone please post a pic with those #64 office bands please ?

Thanks

Me too!

Can't go wrong with rubber bands. And Alliance Advantage have been good for me. I get mine on Amazon.

SJAaz said:

Me too!
Can't go wrong with rubber bands. And Alliance Advantage have been good for me. I get mine on Amazon.

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I buy my 117b bands from Amazon but I get Alliance Sterling. Sterling has a higher rubber content than Advantage.

I occasionally experiment with #64 but I just grab the Alliance Advantage at Wal-Mart.

Grandpa Grumpy said:

SJAaz said:

Me too!
Can't go wrong with rubber bands. And Alliance Advantage have been good for me. I get mine on Amazon.

Click to expand...

I buy my 117b bands from Amazon but I get Alliance Sterling. Sterling has a higher rubber content than Advantage.

I occasionally experiment with #64 but I just grab the Alliance Advantage at Wal-Mart.

Click to expand...

Shoot... I didn't know that! thanks

SJAaz said:

Grandpa Grumpy said:

SJAaz said:

Me too!
Can't go wrong with rubber bands. And Alliance Advantage have been good for me. I get mine on Amazon.

Click to expand...

I buy my 117b bands from Amazon but I get Alliance Sterling. Sterling has a higher rubber content than Advantage.

I occasionally experiment with #64 but I just grab the Alliance Advantage at Wal-Mart.

Click to expand...

Shoot... I didn't know that! thanks

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The Gold has the highest rubber content but I have read that it doesn't retract very fast. Sterling has the next highest content and Advantage has the least.

https://www.rubberband.com/about-us/rubber-bands-size-chart

Thanks everybody.

Just today, I tried out 1cm wide, 0.45mm thick bands for shooting 6mm plastic BBs. They work fantastic indoors! I can hit little bottle caps as far as 7 meters. They are strong enough to create a straight flight, but they are light enough to not cause turbulence. See them in action in the video below: