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Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 06:17:08 No.886726 View View Reply Original Report

no idea if this is the correct board

>do you bring yours while out?
>Bands or Tubes?
>do you make your own?
>marbles,lead, or steel?
>huntin?

post em, im curious if anyone on this board uses them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 13:02:22 No.886807 Report

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>>886726
When I was a kid, my dad and I used to hunt geese with slingshots. I had a pretty good one, it was tubed with a nice malleable piece of leather for the ball bearing.

Wish I knew what happened to that thing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 13:49:38 No.886821 Report

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>>886726

I use to. I rather bring my 22, just dick around with that all day

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 14:37:17 No.886847 Report

Quoted By: >>886929

>>886807
It always makes me sad when you lose relics of your childhood like that. Especially things that brought you closer to your friends and family.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 14:42:08 No.886851 Report

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Was thinking of investing in one to do small game hunting while I'm out. Much easier to use than obtaining a gun permit and waiting for hunting season to roll around.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 15:41:06 No.886878 Report

Quoted By: >>886950 >>886969

Do you know where can i buy a decent one?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 18:05:23 No.886929 Report

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>>886847
That feel

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 19:00:51 No.886950 Report

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>>886878
rambone by joerg sprave.
dirt cheap yet awesome.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 19:26:39 No.886969 Report

Quoted By: >>887047

>>886878
dankung.com
flippingout slingshots
simpleshot.com

i like dankung myself. really fantastical designs

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 20:22:42 No.887007 Report

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anyone got any good pickle designs? i plan on making my own, but no idea what wood i want to use.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 20:39:47 No.887012 Report

Quoted By: >>887045

I use

>tubes
>.440 cal lead for hunting
>.30 cal steel and 15/16mm marbles for targets
>homemade and production forks

I mostly just plink cans; it's fun

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 22:16:02 No.887045 Report

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>>887012
nice
pics?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 22:26:37 No.887047 Report

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>>886969
I wanted a slingshot, but what I got was fetish gear.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 22:37:24 No.887055 Report

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>>887047

>not having a slingshot dom fetish

why are you not cucking rabbits anon?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 22:58:29 No.887065 Report

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>>886726
Illegal here in NJ. The whole state gvmt is like a huge HOA.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 23:15:26 No.887076 Report

Quoted By: >>887094

>>887047
I think my wife used that kit on me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Nov 2016 23:31:48 No.887094 Report

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>>887076
...do I even WANT to know where the hooks were used?

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 00:54:38 No.887155 Report

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bumpin witn dankung and hogan castings

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 00:55:47 No.887156 Report

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>>887155

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 00:58:22 No.887157 Report

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>>887156

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 01:02:04 No.887159 Report

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>>887157

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 01:17:14 No.887166 Report

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>>887159

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 01:21:56 No.887171 Report

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>>887166

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 08:01:40 No.887302 Report

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I made ten or so. Most of the quality of the slingshot depends on the bands and pouch being cut and assembled well. For this reason I made myself a tying jig.

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 08:13:55 No.887309 Report

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The efficiency depends on a light pouch and bands to match the thing being shot. I made this tiny little pouch to shoot .177 steel BB's. It is reinforced with thread, in a weird knot arrangement I came up with.

It was able to shoot a BB in and out of an aluminum can- this may not be much of a feat, I have no idea. It's easier with heavier ammo for sure.

I tie all bands at the pouch end with theraband yellow, six turns. First three, put knotting cord through, last three, pull tail thru. This keeps the knots very light. On the fork end I use theraband gold to affix the bands, as weight doesn't matter and strength does.

Theraband blue, double or triple bands, is among the fastest. It breaks much more quickly than theraband gold, which is probably what you'd want if you were away from home.

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 08:16:05 No.887311 Report

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Here is a detail of the pouch knot

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 08:28:59 No.887319 Report

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I think this is my favorite design, though I have shot it the least. It's very small so it easily fits in a pocket. Good for target, not for hunting anything larger than a crane fly.

I have no reason to hunt things, and so I've ended up with more important things to do than target shooting. I made one for shooting airsoft bb's in my room. I also made a catch box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4BzYAhXHrw

Alas, I live in a very paranoid neighborhood so I don't even take one on walks. I do take one out on nice lazy days in summer. It's really a cool/cheap hobby, and I encourage people to try it though!

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 08:35:43 No.887322 Report

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One more thing!

The bands can break quite quickly, depending on their thickness and how much they are stretched. When I started, the TB blue bands would only last 30 shots or so! Gold lasted longer but were still frustratingly frail.

Against most advice on the internet, I started regularly treating the knots and tops of the fork with silicone grease. It increased the life of the bands a LOT, maybe tenfold? Many people say the knots will come undone with the slightest deposit of silicone grease, but I have yet to see (1-2000 shots?) a knot come apart. Use caution if you're trying it out for yourself-

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