Your ideal slingshot? What features SHOULD it have?

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or ask at your local garage for wheel bearings ;)
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Add a Whiskerbiscuit to make it into a slingbow. A mate of mine added one to his slingshot after I showed him the video of Dave Canterberry (from Wilderness Outfitters/The Pathfinder School LLC) do this, and I have used it myself several times. With a little practice, you can become very accurate with this set-up. I need to get a Whiskerbiscuit to add to my Barnett Blackwidow, just can't afford one right now though.

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I have always shot naturals. That is a fork cut from a tree( I like ash) I have had a yakker for at least 40 years. My Dad was an awesome shot- I ain't bad! :lol: Sunday I killed a pigeon, Wednesday before a cock pheasant.
It is simple , a fork of some sort, elastic and a pouch. Then a projectile of some sort. For me LEAD.

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my ideal slingshot for post shtf would have two barrels and shoot lots of lead !!!!! :lol: :lol:





sorry, very childish, a good tip would be dont drink red wine then post !! :lol:
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[quote="bigdan"]my ideal slingshot for post shtf would have two barrels and shoot lots of lead !!!!! :lol: :lol:

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bigdan wrote:my ideal slingshot for post shtf would have two barrels and shoot lots of lead !!!!! :lol: :lol:





sorry, very childish, a good tip would be dont drink red wine then post !! :lol:
It 's not childish- I like a sense of humour.And a glass of red too! :lol:
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The Ace of Spades wrote:Add a Whiskerbiscuit to make it into a slingbow. A mate of mine added one to his slingshot after I showed him the video of Dave Canterberry (from Wilderness Outfitters/The Pathfinder School LLC) do this, and I have used it myself several times. With a little practice, you can become very accurate with this set-up. I need to get a Whiskerbiscuit to add to my Barnett Blackwidow, just can't afford one right now though.

Ace. :)
You don't need a Whiskerbiscuit, just a piece of relatively rigid wire bent into an M shape can make a great arrow rest so long as you can fit it on the style of slingshot you have got or made.
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nickdutch wrote:
The Ace of Spades wrote:Add a Whiskerbiscuit to make it into a slingbow. A mate of mine added one to his slingshot after I showed him the video of Dave Canterberry (from Wilderness Outfitters/The Pathfinder School LLC) do this, and I have used it myself several times. With a little practice, you can become very accurate with this set-up. I need to get a Whiskerbiscuit to add to my Barnett Blackwidow, just can't afford one right now though.

Ace. :)
You don't need a Whiskerbiscuit, just a piece of relatively rigid wire bent into an M shape can make a great arrow rest so long as you can fit it on the style of slingshot you have got or made.
That's true. Or a metal ring large enough for the arrow to pass cleanly thorough. I shoot gangster style, so need an option which would keep the arrow in place a little more securely whilst drawing & aiming. Just my personal choice. :)

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