[Tombo]

This rubbermaid plastic bin has been through a few iterations - initially it was stuffed with a similarly sized cardboard box, and I dangled cans with stainless safety wire wrapped around the tab. Rounds go through the cardboard, and retained inside. This was fine, but eventually I blew the bottom out of the box, so I kept replacing the bottom. When it was time to sort the ammo, it was always extra work picking out all the cardboard - but that system was great, and added to aural experience, and showed you where you were missing. Helped a lot when I was figuring shooting out!

This is probably the third iteration, and I think it's probably going to stay about like this. The backup is a beach towel folded 4x thick, and set 4 inches off the back wall of the bin. Two spring clamps hung by paracord to secure a pair of cans or hold a single paper or flipper/clapper etc. Two spring clamps clamp a 2" strip of cardboard across the bottom to catch bounce back, and if I hit it, the ammo is retained instead of returned (ask me what happens if you do the same thing with the towel material, or a sheet. It's sacrificial, and sometimes I'm forced to shoot through it to hit the bottom of a dangling can (which is pretty fun, it's like shooting through a wall!)

The photo from afar shows my field of vision from 40 ft. Any further in my backyard, and I'd have to be standing in my kitchen (and I do sometimes, haha.)

I collected the shooting from M-F today, and the green bowl is what collected in my catchbox since Monday. Any guess at how many shots are in that bowl? It's primarily 3/8 ammo, and I have counted, but might be fun to hear guesses. Best guess without going over wins 2 free set of bands made by yours truly mailed to you! I will reveal the number next Friday, October 9th.

Happy Friday - and please share your home range photos!

 

[skarrd]

oh boy,picture time,lol, will take some pics when the sun comes up and post tomorroh/today. my guess would be 327

 

[Cjw]

Mine.

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[High Desert Flipper]

No space for a range at home. However 10 min away from unlimited space, including a lot of open BLM land, to hang a tarp or drop a catch box at. Not as convenient as stepping out the door, but I manage to make it out most every day and enjoy the heck out of it when I do.

 

[SLING-N-SHOT]

Mine, but in the basement.....if I back all the way up to the wall

my lathe is on, I have right at 50' to shoot from.

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[SLING-N-SHOT]

No space for a range at home. However 10 min away from unlimited space, including a lot of open BLM land, to hang a tarp or drop a catch box at. Not as convenient as stepping out the door, but I manage to make it out most every day and enjoy the heck out of it when I do.

WOW....I don't know how you focus on the catch box and target with that scenic background

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[SJAaz]

This rubbermaid plastic bin has been through a few iterations - initially it was stuffed with a similarly sized cardboard box, and I dangled cans with stainless safety wire wrapped around the tab. Rounds go through the cardboard, and retained inside. This was fine, but eventually I blew the bottom out of the box, so I kept replacing the bottom. When it was time to sort the ammo, it was always extra work picking out all the cardboard - but that system was great, and added to aural experience, and showed you where you were missing. Helped a lot when I was figuring shooting out!

This is probably the third iteration, and I think it's probably going to stay about like this. The backup is a beach towel folded 4x thick, and set 4 inches off the back wall of the bin. Two spring clamps hung by paracord to secure a pair of cans or hold a single paper or flipper/clapper etc. Two spring clamps clamp a 2" strip of cardboard across the bottom to catch bounce back, and if I hit it, the ammo is retained instead of returned (ask me what happens if you do the same thing with the towel material, or a sheet. It's sacrificial, and sometimes I'm forced to shoot through it to hit the bottom of a dangling can (which is pretty fun, it's like shooting through a wall!)

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The photo from afar shows my field of vision from 40 ft. Any further in my backyard, and I'd have to be standing in my kitchen (and I do sometimes, haha.)

I collected the shooting from M-F today, and the green bowl is what collected in my catchbox since Monday. Any guess at how many shots are in that bowl? It's primarily 3/8 ammo, and I have counted, but might be fun to hear guesses. Best guess without going over wins 2 free set of bands made by yours truly mailed to you! I will reveal the number next Friday, October 9th.

Happy Friday - and please share your home range photos!

580 for me...

 

[Stankard757]

My little backyard range. Target stand is 1 in. PVC just over 5 ft tall and just shy of 3ft wide. With my back to the wall of my house is 28 ft.

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[vince4242]

Here is my standard setup. The smallest one is the 30mm titanium spinner and the white catch box.

Cheers.

 

[MathisSlingshot]

I keep it simple. Just a cardboard box with a bit of mesh fabric, a kitchen towel and Paracord.

 

[Ibojoe]

Here’s the one I’ve been using lately. It’s got the best shade tree.

 

[High Desert Flipper]

No space for a range at home. However 10 min away from unlimited space, including a lot of open BLM land, to hang a tarp or drop a catch box at. Not as convenient as stepping out the door, but I manage to make it out most every day and enjoy the heck out of it when I do.

WOW....I don't know how you focus on the catch box and target with that scenic background

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Everywhere I have been has it's ups and downs. The open spaces and climate here do their best in trying to make up for low pay and frustrations at work. Probably ahead because the people and enchiladas here are awesome!

Also fortunate that my alternate ranges, (Gila National Forest, Leopold Wilderness area, Lincoln National Forest) are all a bit under two hours away from the end of my driveway. Have been isolating by backpacking there a lot. Thankfully a slingshot and couple days ammo fits in the pack without any problem.

 

[Tombo]

@high desert flipper - you've got me so jealous! I'm usually out on my motorcycle or bicycle and camping all over during this time of year, but for a variety of reasons, I'm pretty well locked into my local area for the time being.

 

[Tombo]

Mine, but in the basement.....if I back all the way up to the wall my lathe is on, I have right at 50' to shoot from.

Dang man! That's an impressive basement! And really like your Slingshot zone - but the ability to shoot any time without nothing anyone without leaving your house is pretty awesome, especially with the times we've been having this year!

 

[Reed Lukens]

Well... when I'm home like today, which is for a few weeks here and there in the summer, this is it.

Then here's what the first set of bands you just sent to me did a few minutes ago

Here's an old video of home, we are in the small cabin these days after giving the bigger 4 bedroom house to my niece for a bit.

We're just finishing up gold mining for the year and this is where we spend most of the summer tent camping on my gold mining claim usually about 3 months straight, but covid kept us busy this year, so we were only here for a couple months, but it's only an hour from the house.

 

[Tombo]

Reed - great to hear the bands made it to you OK! And that's a pretty impressive speed! Was that at your roughly 35" draw? .44 clods? And those three wider or narrower (at the pouch end)

 

[High Desert Flipper]

I feel very fortunate to live in such a cool place. Still envious of those who shoot in their yard or basement. I shoot every day I want but have to go a couple miles to do it. My dreams come true and I'll retire at Reed's place or somewhere similar.

 

[Reed Lukens]

Yup, full draw with 44cal clods with the 38/30 bands. I haven't put your other bands thru the chrono yet. It came in yesterday, I bought it used and had to tweak the frame a bit to get it working right, it had a short learning curve getting the front and back sighting mirrors lined up evenly with the can... The aluminum bars that hold it together need some cross bracing, but it does work fine.

I found out that I was pulling on the Axiom Ocularis bands a bit hard... to say the least... I got one at 370fps last night, then 298 & 317 then I pulled it back for another shot and the stock Simpleshot pouch tie broke... So I put on a new set from Simpleshot today, pulled it back... and it broke the same way on the first pull... store bought bands... So, I put on a 3rd set and ran 303 to 307fps and you could feel the plastic stressing at the forks at a 600% pull ratio... but that was just a test of the Simpleshot bands. They proved themselves to work fine at 500% or less stretch

The real surprise was my old Wrist-Rocket. It's got the heaviest pull by far and only came in at 189fps with the stock Saunders tubes. It averaged between 180 - 207. The other slingshots were all in the 240fps range, and it was a good day
Reed

 

[skarrd]

Mine, but in the basement.....if I back all the way up to the wall

my lathe is on, I have right at 50' to shoot from.

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Nic eset up

 

[skarrd]

No space for a range at home. However 10 min away from unlimited space, including a lot of open BLM land, to hang a tarp or drop a catch box at. Not as convenient as stepping out the door, but I manage to make it out most every day and enjoy the heck out of it when I do.

WOW....I don't know how you focus on the catch box and target with that scenic background

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Everywhere I have been has it's ups and downs. The open spaces and climate here do their best in trying to make up for low pay and frustrations at work. Probably ahead because the people and enchiladas here are awesome!

Also fortunate that my alternate ranges, (Gila National Forest, Leopold Wilderness area, Lincoln National Forest) are all a bit under two hours away from the end of my driveway. Have been isolating by backpacking there a lot. Thankfully a slingshot and couple days ammo fits in the pack without any problem.

Wow! Beautiful areas