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Anyone shoot slingshots(catapults)?
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Last edited by jerp; 04-28-2020, 02:41 PM.
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Originally posted by curtintex View PostYep.....My sister is 44 years old and still terrified of sweet gum balls.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOriginally posted by Jerry H View PostChina berries made good ammo tooOriginally posted by Dale Moser View PostThey left a mark for a while too...Originally posted by SaltwaterSlick View PostYessir while green, and a lot cheaper than marbles!Originally posted by Jerry H View PostThe good old days
Nowadays, I have a cheap wrist rocket that I play around with from time to time at the Farm. Fling rocks at cans and whatnot. It's fun to piddle around with, but doesn't really consume me.
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That's pretty nice sling shot. My uncle made a very nice wrist rocket year ago, wish I could get my hands on it. The brace that went up over your arm was a lot longer than the store bought models. He used some extra heavy duty surgical tubing on it.
I have been shooting wrist rockets since I was a kid, got very good with them a long time ago. Used to think 3/8" hex nuts were the greatest ammo, they tear up beer cans pretty good. But I found for hunting, it's hard to beat 00 Buck, the steel shot is pretty good, marbles are ok, but 00 Buck is great. 000 Buck is possibly better, but I never got hold of any larger lead balls than 00 Buck, back when I was a kid, when I shot wrist rockets a lot.
My favorite shot as kid, was to set up glass bottles with the top of the neck facing directly at me, so I was looking down the top of the bottle. Then shoot a marble through the top of the bottle from 20 to 30 ft. and shoot the bottom of the bottle out. If you get the marble down the neck cleanly, it will blow the bottom out of the bottle, leaving the rest of the bottle in tact. I was pretty deadly on rabbits and other similar sized critters. Wrist rockets led to me shooting bows, traditional style, for many years, then eventually I started using pin sights, with a peep.Last edited by RifleBowPistol; 04-28-2020, 10:33 PM.
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I've shot them all my life and still carry one in every vehicle I own. I make my own but you can order real good ones from Pocket Predator in Waco. The guy is a retired Navy Seal and is a phenomenal shot. I make mine out of 3" pipe, either aluminum or plastic. The curve just settles in my hand better. The rubber strips I use are made in Spain, just for slingshots. It's rather expensive but shoots heavier ammo better and lasts longer than any other rubber I've tried.
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Originally posted by Draco View PostI've shot them all my life and still carry one in every vehicle I own. I make my own but you can order real good ones from Pocket Predator in Waco. The guy is a retired Navy Seal and is a phenomenal shot. I make mine out of 3" pipe, either aluminum or plastic. The curve just settles in my hand better. The rubber strips I use are made in Spain, just for slingshots. It's rather expensive but shoots heavier ammo better and lasts longer than any other rubber I've tried.
I really enjoy the one I got from you . I do need to pick we up some new bands .
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