Re: I love slingshots
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05/01/22 10:34 AM
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One more tip on the Wrist Rocket® chinese handcuff attachment: Polish that fork up really well, as any roughness whatsoever will cause pre-mature failure. Dip the tube in alcohol it help it slide on and let it shrink dry. it looks like a nice simple attachment method, but, in reality is really hard on the bands. I usually tie mine.
Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
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Re: I love slingshots
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05/01/22 11:21 AM
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A wrist rocket along with a soup can of taconite should always be in your duck hunting boat. It keeps the crowders away. If you think shooting at boatload of folks with loaded shotguns is wise, go for it. To me it sounds like a ticket to jail or morgue.
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Re: I love slingshots
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05/01/22 11:29 AM
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A wrist rocket along with a soup can of taconite should always be in your duck hunting boat. It keeps the crowders away. If you think shooting at boatload of folks with loaded shotguns is wise, go for it. To me it sounds like a ticket to jail or morgue. If they set up that close 50-75 yards, they deserve it. I have no tolerance for crowders
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Re: I love slingshots
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05/01/22 01:51 PM
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Dig some good clay from creek ,make round balls ,dry in sun on board ,free and effective when you are 13 yrs. old.
"Good common sense doesn't get you out of trouble...It keeps you out of trouble" MAM
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Re: I love slingshots
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05/02/22 05:55 AM
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man had fun with them we had iron ore pellets to shoot , what did you guys use We used those pellets too. Would find them by the thousands at one particular spot on the railroad tracks. Marbles were the best but we quickly ran out of those. We killed rabbits,squirrels and birds. We also put a hurtin' on each other a few times
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Re: I love slingshots
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man had fun with them we had iron ore pellets to shoot , what did you guys use those taconite pellets were/are deadly! my dad worked over by republic mine for awhile and brought home a bucket full from a leaky or overfilled rail car, i had a lifetime supply of ammo & a front pocket full was just the right amount for a mission lol
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Re: I love slingshots
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05/02/22 09:09 AM
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Danny you mean like this, made this when I was a whippersnapper, can’t believe it survived all these years. That's how I made them.Half the fun was going out and finding the perfect Y stick. That is somewhat how we made them too. The difference is the band attachment to the stick. Instead of the sorta' "over the top" tie, we made them "through the fork". Today I really prefer a modified OTT, but, back then that was all I knew.
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