Hi, folks! I've been lurking a while, and thought I'd post up some of my humble efforts.
I found out about this site from Zombie Squad, where Jorg has been wowing us with his wild machines. I came over here to see what others were doing, and if a slingshot could be used as an effective survival hunting tool.
So far, the answer looks like "Yes, but not without a LOT of practice."
Anyway, I made a couple slingshots, and I think I've caught the bug.
This first one is, well, the first one. The bands are too long, and I have since learned it's pointless to make a butterfly style shooter out of tubular rubber. I've also learned the proper way to attach a pouch, and that this pouch is too big. I do, however, really like the fork, so I'm going to redo this one in a few days.
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Yes.... that's a stickshot.
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Not a lot of power, but fun for days, and nice and compact. I can tuck this into my shirt pocket or wherever,
and have a blast. It's great for work, as I often end up out on some gravel road with 1/2 an hour to kill.
The more traditional one is for my son, though I think I'm going to change the band attachment method. It's a great little shooter, and probably the one
I'll be practicing my hunting with. (When I can pry it away from him
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(I cut it out of a cedar 1x12 scrap left over from a father son project where the boy and I built a sled. I made him drive all the screws and do some
rasping and filing while I handled the circular saw chores.
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The sled worked okay, the slingshot works better.)
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This last one I started right before I hurt my elbow (just had surgery, expect to be 100% in a month), and haven't put a pouch on, so haven't got to shoot it.
I think I'm going to switch out the bands to some light chained rubber bands, and just use it for BB's and other light ammo. It's only 1/8" aluminum, so heavy bands are out of the question.
I still need to put a wrist lanyard on it, thinking of 550 cord with the center taken out, to reduce bulk.
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Ugh, that thing's all crooked. My arm got hurt before I finished the filing, so I need to even it out a bit later on.
Anyway, that's all I got for now! I know there's some issues, primarily band and pouch attachment methods, but I'm learning. I also know I need to get
a hold of some decent bands if I want to take the next step, but for now I'm just enjoying myself. Thanks for this awesome forum!
I found out about this site from Zombie Squad, where Jorg has been wowing us with his wild machines. I came over here to see what others were doing, and if a slingshot could be used as an effective survival hunting tool.
So far, the answer looks like "Yes, but not without a LOT of practice."
Anyway, I made a couple slingshots, and I think I've caught the bug.
This first one is, well, the first one. The bands are too long, and I have since learned it's pointless to make a butterfly style shooter out of tubular rubber. I've also learned the proper way to attach a pouch, and that this pouch is too big. I do, however, really like the fork, so I'm going to redo this one in a few days.
Yes.... that's a stickshot.
and have a blast. It's great for work, as I often end up out on some gravel road with 1/2 an hour to kill.
The more traditional one is for my son, though I think I'm going to change the band attachment method. It's a great little shooter, and probably the one
I'll be practicing my hunting with. (When I can pry it away from him
(I cut it out of a cedar 1x12 scrap left over from a father son project where the boy and I built a sled. I made him drive all the screws and do some
rasping and filing while I handled the circular saw chores.
This last one I started right before I hurt my elbow (just had surgery, expect to be 100% in a month), and haven't put a pouch on, so haven't got to shoot it.
I think I'm going to switch out the bands to some light chained rubber bands, and just use it for BB's and other light ammo. It's only 1/8" aluminum, so heavy bands are out of the question.
I still need to put a wrist lanyard on it, thinking of 550 cord with the center taken out, to reduce bulk.
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Ugh, that thing's all crooked. My arm got hurt before I finished the filing, so I need to even it out a bit later on.
Anyway, that's all I got for now! I know there's some issues, primarily band and pouch attachment methods, but I'm learning. I also know I need to get
a hold of some decent bands if I want to take the next step, but for now I'm just enjoying myself. Thanks for this awesome forum!
