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Offline Bushbow

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Homemade Slingshot
« on: July 27, 2010, 01:05:47 pm »
After making bows and arrows for years I thought it would be fun to try a slingshot. Very similar to archery, way easier to make, and I have plenty of small pieces of wood and leather. It is a blast to shoot. Plus it fits in my pocket. Picture and Video link below.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-AoAz6w-zA
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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2010, 01:20:21 pm »
Nothing like a Slingshot to bring out the Kid in you! Nice one
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Offline The Gopher

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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2010, 11:13:07 am »
i make slingshots and hutn with them as well. i know guys who won't go in the woods without one. i slingshot with a lead ball is lethal on any small game. I make mine from the crotches of trees as i think they are stronger. my favorite material is buckthorn, yes, that invasive, nasty crap that grows everywhere now, but it is a beautiful wood and makes a great slingshot.


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Offline Bushbow

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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2010, 10:49:11 pm »
Gopher I agree with you on the Buckthorn, and that is a nice looking slingshot. The stuff reminds me of yew (looks wise). I made a bow out of it and it came out nice, although only 45 lbs. It seems hard to find a big enough stave for a bow.I also made a for slingshot after the monkey. It is from another invasive bush species, I think it is some kind of Holly, pic below.
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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2010, 10:54:44 pm »
That is cool!  I was looking at them at BPS the other day and was wanting one....never though about making one  ;D
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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2010, 12:58:21 am »
Alot like shooting a bow, fits in your pocket, and more fun than should be allowed. There are a couple of good slingshot forums with lots of info to get you started. I have only been into it about 3 weeks. I almost done with my third one.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2010, 09:14:00 am »
There was a guy that used to come to PA that made his own slingshots, said he used heavy duty surgical tubing.  Used his for hunting all the time and even claimed to have killed a Deer with his hunting slingshot, shot it right in the head.  His name as Chris Tindal, went by the handle Bowkin
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Offline The Gopher

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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2010, 11:32:38 am »
my friend and i chronoed his custom wrist rocket shooting a lead ball at just over 200 fps, that would sure give ya a headache!
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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2010, 12:26:22 am »
Gopher, what was the size of the lead ball?  .490 for a .50 cal?  .350 for a .36 cal?  I would love to plug those numbers in to the calculator to figure out the energy in that shot!
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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2010, 12:19:17 pm »
i'm not sure, he pours his own lead shot for slingshots...now that's being committed. It wasn't as big as a 45 or 50 cal. if i had to take a guess at what size it was i would say they were about 3/8" diameter. I can measure a few when i get home tonight.
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Offline Bushbow

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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2010, 11:18:05 pm »
If you want to see the power you can get from a slingshot, check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9lJ5FoXrek
It doesn't hurt that he looks like he could pull stumps out of the ground.
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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2010, 07:46:37 pm »
Hmmm, let's see...3/8 equals .375".  Most likely that he's using a stock, off-the-shelf, roundball mold and the most likely size would be for a .36 cal.  On average those are .350 and weigh about 70 grains, if you are using pure lead, stuff like wheelweight lead would be a bit lighter. 

Grain weight x Velocity squared then divided by 450240 = ft/lbs of energy

70 x 200 x 200 / 450240 = 6.22 ft/lbs of energy
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2010, 03:14:42 pm »
I know this one's been around for a while, but you can't have a slingshot thread without this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0&feature=related
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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2010, 05:41:46 pm »
Yep...that Ole Man is the King of Slingshots
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Offline Michael C.

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Re: Homemade Slingshot
« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2010, 06:03:26 pm »
Good grief that was a pretty incredible video
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