Marksman Slinfgshot questions

[Glass]

I was wondering if anyone is familiar with this slingshot? Anyone have/had one who could tell me a little about it please?
http://www.slingshotworld.com/images/marksman_3040sling1large.jpg

I really just want to know what the arm support is made from. Is it elasticized or a hard plastic of some sort?

I was watching the video in this thread.
http://gold-silver.us/forum/wilderness-survival/sling-bow/
Perhaps I shoulda posted there instead of a new thread.
Cheers

[Heimdhal]

Its plastic. Itll contour to your arm, but not stretch like elastic will. It makes holding the sling shot very steady alot easier.

Ive got one with the high tension bands on it (which dont cost but a couple bucks lol) and you can definitley take out some small game with it (squirrles, rabbits, etc). The distance isnt great, as projectiles will lose velocity pretty quick and accuracy degrads pretty quick too, but they are fun little things to have around for less than 10-15 bucks and to me, a great SHTF item to have for quiet small game hunting that doesnt require finite ammunition.

[Glass]

thanks for that. They are a prohibited import down here. In fact sling shots are allowed but this specific type is banned it seems. I'd have have to look at possession issues but I'm not concerned really. I liked the small game idea. Plenty of bunnies around here and that wilderness guys videos posted in the linked thread shows him using them with some slightly modified carbonfibre arrows. Cool idea to add to the kit. I'm hooking up soon with a couple of guys who do bow hunting and are making their own bows so I hope to learn some useful skill from those guys.

[Gaillo]

I own one... It's good for about 30-40 feet max. with practice, at that range you can break beer bottles or MAYBE stun small game long enough to approach and kill. For me, it's more of a weapon of last resort... a decent pellet gun, bow, or .22 will serve you FAR better for most tasks. It is kind of fun, though... worth the price of admission for the entertainment value if nothing else!

[Heimdhal]

I own one... It's good for about 30-40 feet max. with practice, at that range you can break beer bottles or MAYBE stun small game long enough to approach and kill. For me, it's more of a weapon of last resort... a decent pellet gun, bow, or .22 will serve you FAR better for most tasks. It is kind of fun, though... worth the price of admission for the entertainment value if nothing else!


Yep, and as cheap as .22 ammo, no reason not to have a couple thousand rounds for small game hunting post-shtf.

But for a few bucks, its worth having a sling shot. Even if its for nothing more than giving to your kids and saying "here, go kill something" to occupy them for a while. NEver underestimate the need for people to fall back on old "past times" to keep the mood up in hard times and the sling shot is one of those old american activities nearly every boy has experienced.


I havent seen the carbon fiber arrows out of the sling shot thing. Sounds interesting, but it also sounds like it may complicating a simple weapon. In stead of some steel shot and rocks, now you've got to expensive arrows, etc. If you're gonna do all that, might as well buy a couple thousand more rounds of .22. Unless of course its restricted in your area, which is understandable.

[Glass]

yep .22 would be prefered but for a light weight tool in the kit a bow or sling will help, obviously a bow is better. It's the dang licensing thing. I remember when you could walk into a Kmart down here in Oz and buy a rifle or all the ammo you wanted off the shelf. Then we had one of those masacres and everyone went gun shy or stupid. Oh well. There are ways around it but that's not for talking about. ;)

[Tumbleweed]

The slingshot man



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0