Scout/Figure 8 Alternative

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Concernicus

Discussion Starter · Feb 27, 2020 (Edited by Moderator)

Hello All and thank you for having this awesome forum. I am a relatively new shooter and am wanting to find a nice alternative to my current setup. So I started out with the Scout Gen 2 and recently made a figure 8 descender SS. I like and can use both of them effectively (8/10 on target shots from 30ft) but my hand cramps with the figure 8 and the Scout Gen 2 feels too big. Is the Scout LT a good alternative in that it is 20% smaller?

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Alfred E.M.

· #2 · Feb 27, 2020

I absolutely love mine. A friend said 'it's what the Scout should have been all along' ... I told him evolution takes a little time.

Suggestion - order the handle weight to increase your options.

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Concernicus

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 27, 2020

Alfred E.M. said:
I absolutely love mine. A friend said 'it's what the Scout should have been all along' ... I told him evolution takes a little time.

Suggestion - order the handle weight to increase your options.

Thank you Al, I will definitely look into it!

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Alfred E.M.

· #4 · Feb 27, 2020

Concernicus said:
Alfred E.M. said:

I absolutely love mine. A friend said 'it's what the Scout should have been all along' ... I told him evolution takes a little time.

Suggestion - order the handle weight to increase your options.

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Thank you Al, I will definitely look into it!

Also, welcome to the fun ... virtual handshake and all. I like your handle.

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Concernicus

Discussion Starter · #5 · Feb 27, 2020

Alfred E.M. said:
Concernicus said:

Alfred E.M. said:

I absolutely love mine. A friend said 'it's what the Scout should have been all along' ... I told him evolution takes a little time.

Suggestion - order the handle weight to increase your options.

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Thank you Al, I will definitely look into it!

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Also, welcome to the fun ... virtual handshake and all. I like your handle.

Thank you, sir. I have been browsing the forum for a month or so and finally decided I should create an account and maybe contribute something. I saw your avatar and handle on many of the posts that helped me get to where I can actually shoot with some consistency. When you responded with a nod to the Scout LT, I didn't think twice and went ahead and ordered it.

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SLINGDUDE

· #6 · Feb 27, 2020

Nice looking shooter! Welcome!

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Ibojoe

· #7 · Feb 27, 2020

Welcome from Fort Smith! Nice figure 8.

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raventree78

· #8 · Feb 27, 2020

The figure 8 descenders can be wrapped in paracord to give them more girth making them easier to grip, just my $0.02

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Concernicus

Discussion Starter · #9 · Feb 27, 2020

Ibojoe said:
Welcome from Fort Smith! Nice figure 8.

Thank you! I'm up in Rogers. Nice to meet a fellow Arkansan

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Island made

· #10 · Feb 28, 2020

Welcome to the forum!

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StringSlap

· #11 · Feb 28, 2020

Welcome!

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MakoPat

· #12 · Feb 28, 2020

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Welcome.

And yes, the Scout LT is great for my small arthritic hands. But...I strongly suggest getting some good eleastics and pouches and a bunch of treeforks to make a natty.

I got a few recently from Treeman and he made this one with a slight triangular shape on the front and the narrow forks are good for me (Narrow forks are not recommended for new shooters as fork hits do and will happen, friend)...but a rasp or pocket knife could make that fone handle is a hurry.

Bare with me and my pics. Okay, this is sutble to the eye, but a huge confort to my hand.

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Concernicus

Discussion Starter · #13 · Feb 28, 2020

MakoPat said:
Welcome.

And yes, the Scout LT is great for my small arthritic hands. But...I strongly suggest getting some good eleastics and pouches and a bunch of treeforks to make a natty.

I got a few recently from Treeman and he made this one with a slight triangular shape on the front and the narrow forks are good for me (Narrow forks are not recommended for new shooters as fork hits do and will happen, friend)...but a rasp or pocket knife could make that fone handle is a hurry.

Bare with me and my pics. Okay, this is sutble to the eye, but a huge confort to my hand.

That is a beautiful sling! I've been interested in a natty but some of what I read makes it look like a toss up between finding quality dry wood that's fallen or cutting it myself and letting it dry...forever

My son (8) and I may go fork hunting this weekend and see what we come up with. As for elastics, I have been getting tubing or buying pre-tied bb tubes and flatbands from SimpleShot and making pouches out of some lightweight faux leather I procured at Hobby Lobby. I set my son up with some #64 office bands and a DIY pouch and he is getting pretty good at hitting a beverage can from 10'.

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MOJAVE MO

· #14 · Feb 28, 2020

Welcome to the Forum! I think the Figure8 is a clever thought but I don't need it. I don't. I don't need it, I don't need it. I might want one, but no way need one. Maybe one, but I am sure that I've got enough frames to shoot, but not like one more is really going to overflow my toybox. Maybe. I bet I can find one on eBay for pennies, but then another project. An easy project. Durable frame too. Nope. Not gonna happen unless I am undecided. Geez.

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Concernicus

Discussion Starter · #15 · Feb 28, 2020

MojaveMoonshineMo said:
Welcome to the Forum! I think the Figure8 is a clever thought but I don't need it. I don't. I don't need it, I don't need it. I might want one, but no way need one. Maybe one, but I am sure that I've got enough frames to shoot, but not like one more is really going to overflow my toybox. Maybe. I bet I can find one on eBay for pennies, but then another project. An easy project. Durable frame too. Nope. Not gonna happen unless I am undecided. Geez.

It was super easy to make. Took me maybe 15 minutes. I put some 1842 tubes on it with a 1/4 inch steel in the end of the tube. I have found this combination to be a very accurate BB shooter with the 1842 tubing. It is a great pocket carry, just need to mod it for my pinch grip a bit more. Not that this will help with your temptation to get one, but I found mine on amazon for $7.98... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01914OV8M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Alfred E.M.

· #16 · Feb 28, 2020

Hey Mo, if it's going to cause that much brain damage, might as well go off the deep end and consider using the cutoff as a palm swell, lol.

https://slingshotforum.com/topic/96913-whats-in-your-cargo-pocket/

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MOJAVE MO

· #17 · Feb 28, 2020

Alfred E.M. said:
Hey Mo, if it's going to cause that much brain damage, might as well go off the deep end and consider using the cutoff as a palm swell, lol.

https://slingshotforum.com/topic/96913-whats-in-your-cargo-pocket/

Whoa whoa.... Wow, how clever is that Al... ???? Yup, thanks for the push..... it is gonna be a long weekend!!

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Concernicus

Discussion Starter · #18 · Feb 28, 2020

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MojaveMoonshineMo said:
Alfred E.M. said:

Hey Mo, if it's going to cause that much brain damage, might as well go off the deep end and consider using the cutoff as a palm swell, lol.

https://slingshotforum.com/topic/96913-whats-in-your-cargo-pocket/

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Whoa whoa.... Wow, how clever is that Al... ???? Yup, thanks for the push..... it is gonna be a long weekend!!

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Can't wait to see what you come up with, Mo.

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MOJAVE MO

· #19 · Feb 28, 2020

Concernicus said:
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MojaveMoonshineMo said:

Alfred E.M. said:

Hey Mo, if it's going to cause that much brain damage, might as well go off the deep end and consider using the cutoff as a palm swell, lol.

https://slingshotforum.com/topic/96913-whats-in-your-cargo-pocket/

Click to expand...

Whoa whoa.... Wow, how clever is that Al... ???? Yup, thanks for the push..... it is gonna be a long weekend!!

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Click to expand...

Can't wait to see what you come up with, Mo.

Didja click on Alfred's E.M. link?? Freekin' brilliant modification!

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Concernicus

Discussion Starter · #20 · Feb 28, 2020

Didja click on Alfred's E.M. link?? Freekin' brilliant modification!

Oh yeah! Genius mod and would make the figure 8 feel much more stable/substantial.

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