I recently ordered half a metre of green 0.8 GZK flatbands to try with 8 and 9.5mm steel balls. I followed some advice I found online of a 22-15mm taper for the 9.5's, and upon fitting the bandset and testing it, the power I got was incredible. From about 15 metres away, I sniped a tin soup can filled with water, and the ball went straight through, knocking it a good 4 feet up in the air, without slowing down that much behind. The shots that missed the can embedded themselves about 1-1.5 inches into the rotting birch log below. Since I still had 8mm steels left, I made a bandset with a 15-10mm taper, excitedly plopped it into/onto the frame and gave it a go. Again, straight through the tin can, although they lacked the satisfying wallop that the 9.5's give. Great adaptable elastic!
I'll maybe get some footage of the 9.5mm setup either tomorrow or on Monday. I tried again tonight, and a shot made a mess of the side of a ketchup bottle filled with water. Cracked it right up to the middle and blew it open.
@Kalevala Cheers! They're aluminium, not sure about the exact thickness, but they're fairly sturdy. Filled them both with water as well, to add some resistance.
Sounds like lead's the best bet for that, although I don't actually know what tapers would suit it as I've never weighed the small amount of the stuff that I've shot (don't like handling lead if I can help it).The amazing thing about slingshot shooting is that everyone's always learning. Not far off 2 years ago, I thought that the thicker the bands were, the faster the ammo would fly :rofl:, I now cringe at that.
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