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Posted: 3/29/2012 1:58:38 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/29/2012 2:13:38 PM EDT
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As usual what an out standing post OldPainless..
Box-O-Greatness... |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 2:13:38 PM EDT
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Those .440 caliber round rifle balls look "familiar"
Great write up on a "non-traditional" shooter! |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 2:17:07 PM EDT
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"old-painless" "The greatest sling shot salesman of all time" Maybe so. 
I sure sold the heck out of those Sistema 1911 pistols. 
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Posted: 3/29/2012 2:18:49 PM EDT
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I want a slingshot now.  My work here is done.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 2:22:18 PM EDT
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How come that young man isn't wearing hearing protection?
Thanks, Painless! |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 2:22:42 PM EDT
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I love the fact that someone will always say "fail, you should have done "x" " when O_P has probably been shooting shit and looking at what it did since before a lot of ARFCOMer's parents were born.
I bet he thought of everything possible and either dismissed it or it didn't work, trying to get the chono to read. I hate that I didn't take pics of all the things I shot with all the various things I shot them with, back in the 70's and 80's, but I couldn't possibly have known people on computers would say something wasn't possible. Like all the deer I shot and killed before I found out that 55 gr FMJ wouldn't work. Thankfully I found out the real deal. 
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Posted: 3/29/2012 2:33:28 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: You failed to confirm lack of reading on the Wrist Rocket. I think you should have tried to shoot at least one lead ball with Wrist Rocket. "And the bad news was that the slingshot apparently did not generate enough velocity to register on the chrono. We tried all the different balls several times but all we got was "Error” on the chrono. " We tried all balls, several times. No joy. The chrono's ability to read the velocity with the SAME ammo - but the other slingshot - suggests velocity was the variable. And does New York actually have a ban on these??!? Wrist-braced slingshots are banned in New York. But now we see: it doesn't matter whether or not it has a "shoulder thing that goes up"
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Posted: 3/29/2012 2:39:01 PM EDT
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I sure sold the heck out of those Sistema 1911 pistols.
Yes you did, I still look for them whenever Im at a pawn shop or something. Still havnt found one.
Great write up as always! |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 2:39:36 PM EDT
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You failed to confirm lack of reading on the Wrist Rocket. I think you should have tried to shoot at least one lead ball with Wrist Rocket. "And the bad news was that the slingshot apparently did not generate enough velocity to register on the chrono. We tried all the different balls several times but all we got was "Error” on the chrono. " We tried all balls, several times. No joy. The chrono's ability to read the velocity with the SAME ammo - but the other slingshot - suggests velocity was the variable. And does New York actually have a ban on these??!? Wrist-braced slingshots are banned in New York. But now we see: it doesn't matter whether or not it has a "shoulder thing that goes up" Just a guess on my part, but I bet a stiff frame and very tough elastic bands is what does the job.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:08:55 PM EDT
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As usual what an out standing post OldPainless.. Box-O-Greatness... Many thanks. 
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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:12:09 PM EDT
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For good non-lethal ammo that won't kill your lawnmower, buy a bag of gumballs.
They're round enough to fly true, weigh enough to impress a wayward cat or dog, and will dissolve into your lawn fairly easily. Great write up, OP. |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:22:59 PM EDT
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Would water softener salt break apart upon launching or hold together?
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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:30:30 PM EDT
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My wife got me a slingshot for Christmas last year.
I'm enjoying it (shot it just yesterday, actually) but those glass marbles (just like in O_P's pictures) cost around $0.04 each, which is more than a round of .22lr and more than a .177 pellet.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:35:12 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: You failed to confirm lack of reading on the Wrist Rocket. I think you should have tried to shoot at least one lead ball with Wrist Rocket. "And the bad news was that the slingshot apparently did not generate enough velocity to register on the chrono. We tried all the different balls several times but all we got was "Error” on the chrono. " We tried all balls, several times. No joy. The chrono's ability to read the velocity with the SAME ammo - but the other slingshot - suggests velocity was the variable. And does New York actually have a ban on these??!? Wrist-braced slingshots are banned in New York. But now we see: it doesn't matter whether or not it has a "shoulder thing that goes up" Just a guess on my part, but I bet a stiff frame and very tough elastic bands is what does the job. Hell yes, take that McCarthy. |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:36:14 PM EDT
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Is shooting stuff no longer fun?
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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:39:44 PM EDT
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Quoted: Would water softener salt break apart upon launching or hold together? I'd bet those would work well. |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 3:46:03 PM EDT
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Is shooting stuff no longer fun? Sure it is. Even with a slingshot.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 4:00:22 PM EDT
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You must have wrists like tree limbs. I can't believe you were able to restrain more energy without a wrist brace type than with the wrist brace. We discovered as kids that the ticket is to use the standard non-magnum surgical tube bands and cut about an inch off the ends before installing them. I bought a couple of them last summer to pass the time while camping at the lake and to entertain the kids. I managed to take out a few carp once I switched from the little 1/4" steel balls to 3/8" lead sinkers.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 4:12:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/29/2012 4:16:53 PM EDT
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Shot a neighbor kid when I was young in the leg with a penny. Penny caught the air like a laser. That was the end of my slingshot days. :-(
Tought that fucker! |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 4:19:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/29/2012 4:32:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/29/2012 4:39:44 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: You failed to confirm lack of reading on the Wrist Rocket. I think you should have tried to shoot at least one lead ball with Wrist Rocket. "And the bad news was that the slingshot apparently did not generate enough velocity to register on the chrono. We tried all the different balls several times but all we got was "Error” on the chrono. " We tried all balls, several times. No joy. The chrono's ability to read the velocity with the SAME ammo - but the other slingshot - suggests velocity was the variable. And does New York actually have a ban on these??!? Wrist-braced slingshots are banned in New York. But now we see: it doesn't matter whether or not it has a "shoulder thing that goes up" Just a guess on my part, but I bet a stiff frame and very tough elastic bands is what does the job. Seems like the Tier 1 slingshot with a wrist brace would be "more better". |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 4:51:45 PM EDT
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Hey Oldpainless, one word, SLINGBOW.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 4:55:33 PM EDT
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"old-painless" "The greatest sling shot salesman of all time" Maybe so.
I sure sold the heck out of those Sistema 1911 pistols.
Yeah, and after your NAA .22 review I bought a PUG off a member of Ohioian's for Concealed Carry. I have a guy making a neck holster for right now. He made one for my P3AT and it is pretty dang slick. |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 4:58:56 PM EDT
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Also, I need to send you some Tagginite, I think that's what it's called. We called them iron ore pellets. We found them along the tracks and they did a number on pigeons.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 5:10:14 PM EDT
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I killed a lot of rabbits as a kid with my wrist rocket and used .38 spl. 158 grain lead wad cutters I scavenged from downrange
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Posted: 3/29/2012 5:12:44 PM EDT
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Seems like the Tier 1 slingshot with a wrist brace would be "more better". I honestly had no problem at all holding the Y Frame Slingshot, even when pulled all the way back. I was surprised. |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 5:40:51 PM EDT
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Wait, is shooting stuff fun?
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Posted: 3/29/2012 6:01:25 PM EDT
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"old-painless" "The greatest sling shot salesman of all time" Maybe so.
I sure sold the heck out of those Sistema 1911 pistols.
Yeah, and after your NAA .22 review I bought a PUG off a member of Ohioian's for Concealed Carry. I have a guy making a neck holster for right now. He made one for my P3AT and it is pretty dang slick. Glad I could help.
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Posted: 3/29/2012 6:06:38 PM EDT
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A slingshot thread needs at least one link to DanKung Slingshots. My son has one, and it's pretty damn cool
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Posted: 3/29/2012 6:09:36 PM EDT
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Nice, I went through several band replacements on my old slingshot like your old one.
I used some kind of steel ball bearings dad would get for me. Oh and as our friend Jarhead_22 said a man needs to be Renaissance man. |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 6:47:41 PM EDT
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Nice, I went through several band replacements on my old slingshot like your old one. I used some kind of steel ball bearings dad would get for me. Oh and as our friend Jarhead_22 said a man needs to be Renaissance man. No doubt.
You never know what skill may be essential. |
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Posted: 3/29/2012 7:44:17 PM EDT
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OP needs to get one of these...
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Posted: 3/29/2012 8:55:52 PM EDT
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We used to go to the 7/11 and buy a bag of sourball hard candies and spend all day lighting things up with our Wrist Rockets. Whoppers™ work good for running off pesky cats - Not hard enough or heavy enough to injure them, and not likely to bust windows or dent car body panels... 
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but those glass marbles (just like in O_P's pictures) cost around $0.04 each, which is more than a round of .22lr and more than a .177 pellet If you have the Dollar Tree chain of stores in your area, look in the toys section - They sell a bag of 100 for a buck. |
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Posted: 3/30/2012 5:27:10 AM EDT
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but those glass marbles (just like in O_P's pictures) cost around $0.04 each, which is more than a round of .22lr and more than a .177 pellet If you have the Dollar Tree chain of stores in your area, look in the toys section - They sell a bag of 100 for a buck. I think I found them in a bargain like that. Not the hardest hitting ammo, but sometimes you don't really want too much power.
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Posted: 3/30/2012 8:51:28 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: but those glass marbles (just like in O_P's pictures) cost around $0.04 each, which is more than a round of .22lr and more than a .177 pellet If you have the Dollar Tree chain of stores in your area, look in the toys section - They sell a bag of 100 for a buck. I think I found them in a bargain like that. Not the hardest hitting ammo, but sometimes you don't really want too much power. THIS. When you're trying to discourage a nuisance kid pet from up the street, sometimes you want to make an impression without leaving a mark. |
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