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Slingshot ?? #7364247
09/25/21 09:22 PM
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Dillrod Offline OP
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Looking for recommendations on a great backyard slingshot.
Any pros or cons when I'm shopping is greatly needed.


"Some Domestication Required "



Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364294
09/25/21 10:15 PM
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I just get whatever is cheap at Walmart. Works well enough for me. Get a couple replacement bands to keep on hand, too.

Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364297
09/25/21 10:16 PM
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Wrist Rocket :-)


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Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364301
09/25/21 10:23 PM
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Checking videos on YouTube about how to use


"Some Domestication Required "



Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364316
09/25/21 10:35 PM
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Simple Shot. Good information and products. Many videos.

Flat Bands are the best option right now, The surgical tube WristRocket type of slingshot is much harder to master and have no real advantages compared to the "modern" slingshots available now.

Give their site a Look.
https://simple-shot.com

Bill Hays is another good one.
https://pocketpredator.com/

Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364488
09/26/21 08:25 AM
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Arkansas
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My dad and my uncle used to shoot slingshots they’d carve one out of a fork in a tree put bands on it and they got very very good with them they’d go coon hunting and rabbit hunting with nothing but a slingshot and they always ate well in fact if I may just have to have my uncle make me one and send it to me.

Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364507
09/26/21 08:49 AM
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Thx for the links Horn
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I'm 68 yrs old, retired and I have plenty of time to practice.
I think its like recurves and long bows .
Lots of practice.


"Some Domestication Required "



Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364521
09/26/21 09:02 AM
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I go in in waves, I shoot a bunch for a few months then I don't. I found storing the slingshots in a airtight bag along with replacement bands helps them last. I think ozone or sunlight degrades the bands. I live on a lake, I toss a chunk of wood or lily pad flower out to shoot at. The water shows my miss and I can correct better. I like to cast my own shot, using a fishing split shot mold. 5/16 nuts work pretty good for close range vermin. Slingshots are quite fun.


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Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364661
09/26/21 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Dillrod
Looking for recommendations on a great backyard slingshot.
Any pros or cons when I'm shopping is greatly needed.



I'm not quite sure I understand what you are talking about.?

I didn't know you could buy a slingshot. Ever since I was about 6 years old we always made them as long as we could find some good stout string or leather and then a bigger piece of leather for the holder.

This is a picture of a slingshot and not everybody can learn to use one.

[Linked Image]


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Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364675
09/26/21 12:38 PM
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I agree with the Wrist Rocket recomendation. Had one for many, many, years. I would use marbles for ammo, but usually just rocks. If a guy makes a swing up through the western U.P. he could find a truckload of taconite pellets for super duper ammo. I still own my original Wrist Rocket. A new set of bands (they use surgical tubing) every so often and your in business.

Last edited by J.Morse; 09/26/21 12:39 PM.

Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Cedar Hacker] #7364677
09/26/21 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Cedar Hacker
Originally Posted by Dillrod
Looking for recommendations on a great backyard slingshot.
Any pros or cons when I'm shopping is greatly needed.



I'm not quite sure I understand what you are talking about.?

I didn't know you could buy a slingshot. Ever since I was about 6 years old we always made them as long as we could find some good stout string or leather and then a bigger piece of leather for the holder.

This is a picture of a slingshot and not everybody can learn to use one.

[Linked Image]


I've always just seen that referred to as a "sling" which is different than a "slingshot". This is what most people call a sling shot.

[Linked Image]


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Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364679
09/26/21 12:41 PM
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Cedar i think anybody can be taught to use one and if your serious about rock chucking those things are deadly. I like about a 5 footer.


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Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364681
09/26/21 12:43 PM
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When I was a kid I would use the tongue out of an old pair of boots for the pouch and boot laces for the cord


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364682
09/26/21 12:43 PM
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I still have my old wrist rocket too. I have bought the new models for my sons. They work great.

Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Mike Cope] #7364696
09/26/21 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Horn
Simple Shot. Good information and products. Many videos.

Flat Bands are the best option right now, The surgical tube WristRocket type of slingshot is much harder to master and have no real advantages compared to the "modern" slingshots available now.

Give their site a Look.
https://simple-shot.com

Bill Hays is another good one.
https://pocketpredator.com/


Thanks for these links. Adding one to my Christmas list, lol.


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Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364750
09/26/21 02:20 PM
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Another for WRIST ROCKET


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Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7364793
09/26/21 03:37 PM
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Dillrod Offline OP
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I'm leaning hvy on a flat band system.
Still researching and filtering thru for info.


"Some Domestication Required "



Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: J.Morse] #7364805
09/26/21 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by J.Morse
I agree with the Wrist Rocket recomendation. Had one for many, many, years. I would use marbles for ammo, but usually just rocks. If a guy makes a swing up through the western U.P. he could find a truckload of taconite pellets for super duper ammo. I still own my original Wrist Rocket. A new set of bands (they use surgical tubing) every so often and your in business.


Two buckets full , last time up to McFarland camp.
Yes it was wrist rockets and ore pellets while running around the UP as a teen.
Few partridge and a fat doe in the rear is my best.
I see far superior info and equipment available now.
And I have a lil squirrel dog who will find them all day long for me.
Its my season goal to get a meal of them with my slingshot.
I figure I have till the leaves go away to practice.


"Some Domestication Required "



Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7365017
09/26/21 07:14 PM
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Dillrod check out the Scout and the Axiom, I have the Scout lots of fun very accurate with a little practice . No problem taking out small game .

Re: Slingshot ?? [Re: Dillrod] #7365047
09/26/21 07:41 PM
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I've owned several versions of the cheap wrist rockets. I've taken squirrels and birds as a kid. The best ammo - in my opinion is glass marbles.


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