Shooting With My Beautiful Egyptian Sling

mattwalt said:

Thats a sweet sling.

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Greetings Mattwalt!!

Thanks for watching, my friend!!

In the world of slings, I think this one is a Rolex

Beautifully crafted and very functional!!

Now I'm going to prepare an accuracy video very soon.

Best regards ...Q

Tag said:

Enjoyed the video

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MANY THANKS, sir!!

I'm glad you've liked it!!

Cheers ...Q

treefork said:

It's amazing how fast you reload . I can't even see it happen .

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LOL!! Treefork, you made me laugh

A bit of editing for the boring parts. Besides, the less I show my ugly face, the better

The main star here is this SUPERB sling!!

Hope you're fine, my friend!!

Cheers ...Q

treeman said:

I imagine those whistling rounds would be incredibly intimidating in mass quantities. Fantastic video my friend.

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Exactly Treeman!!

One of its purposes was psychological warfare, on top of the damage they inflicted.

I'm always surprised by the sheer power and simplicity of a sling.

Thank you for watching, sir!!

Best regards ...Q

Port boy said:

Looks like a little bit of a work out . I made a couple from paracord but never tried them out ! Just picture myself knocked out in the woods

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From all of the ancient shooting implements that I know, the most difficult to master must be the shepherd's sling.

Yet, it is very easy to launch a projectile with it. The accuracy is the main problem.

But with practice, it takes a couple of years to achieve a somewhat acceptable accuracy. With an almost daily basis training, that is.

Give it a try, you'll find it very addictive. And it is hard to knock yourself out with it, as it is to hit a target

Cheers ...Q

Pebble Shooter said:

Slinging must truly be among the hardest skills to master....well done! Cool video ! I gave it a try once while well out between some large fields with rounded rocks...well, 360 degrees is about how accurate I was, hmm.

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Thank you so much, sir.

This is actually the easiest part. To hit a target consistently, that is hard, as you've mentioned.

Now I'm planning to do a target shooting video, as soon as I can.

Cheers ...Q

Ibojoe said:

It amazes me how talented some folks are. That weave on that sling is awesome. Who figures out how to do that? People with amazing talent. You're truly blessed to have that sling.
Enjoyed your video my friend.

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MANY THANKS, sir!!!

Redthorn is an AMAZING craftsman, besides being a great friend and very wise man!!

I can't even begin to fathom the amount of dedicated work to make a sling like this.

When I first met him in the Web, I saw one of his slings in display. That's when our friendship struck. Then, I gather up some courage and asked him if he wanted to make a trade with me, being the Tut sling one of my purposes.. He simply said "no problem, very glad to do it!"

Just OUTSTANDING!!!!

Best regards ...Q

mattwalt said:

I must agree thats a Rolex. The amount of handwork in that is stunning.

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Or an Omega, for that matter (my favorite watch brand)

If the World had millions of slingers, Redthorn would open a sling shop and get rich in no time!!

Cheers ...Q

SJAaz said:

Q.. that was a cool video. I made and used them a lot in my younger days. Never got so I could hit anything twice in a row. Your sling is much better than the ones I used to make. I wish I was there to hear them whistle! Awsome,, wonder if different sized holes would change the pitch?

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THANK YOU SO MUCH for liking this humble video!!

I do have a certain amount of accuracy with a shepherd sling, but nothing too special in comparison to a slingshot or blowgun.

I takes indeed a lot of practice. Nevertheless, the sling is such a fearful implement. Perhaps you didn't noticed on the video, but I was shooting very heavy projectiles (the lighter of them had 50 grams). They were flying like marbles. Their force of impact was huge.

Regarding the hole size, I've thought the same thing. Perhaps different sized holes would make different sounds. Makes perfect sense. I think I will experience on that on my next clay batches.

Best regards ...Q

MOJAVE MO said:

That sling looks so fine and comfortable too! I heard the whistle of your ammo! I'd hate to hear it on the battlefield though!

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LOL!!! That's what ancient slingers did.

Psychological warfare during a siege must have been terrifying in those ages. Imagine hundreds of bullets launched continuously, making that death whistle everywhere inside the castle area ...you're not invincible anymore

Thanks for watching and for your positive feedback, my friend!!

Cheers ...Q

ghost0311/8541 said:

I used to have a Egyptian sling but it walked off I sling under handed and was pretty good with it.

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Oh sir... What do you mean with "walked off"??

Did someone stole it??

I did some underhand shots in the video, but you can't tell because I've edited some boring parts

As far as my sling styles go, the underhand it is the one who shoots the projectile farthest

THANKS for your feedback, sir!!

Cheers ...Q