Rock Sling For Hunting ?

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Aug 18, 2016 2:51:31 GMT -7 geron said:

Link loops back to post. Would like to see the slings.

I've made several but likewise, I can't hit the broad side of a barn with one. It's not even safe BEHIND me and I've learned to wear steel toed boots and body armor when using those things.

That's so funny "steel toed boots lol Never had the problem but i have slung a few rocks and never seen where they hit or came down...gone!

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Aug 18, 2016 11:27:09 GMT -7 woodyz said:

Grape Shot
by: Daniel

www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/hunting-sling.html

Great article but one thing I saw missing is the shotgun technique. This is where you take a 5-10 grape sized pebbles and put them into a large enough sling pouch and fire the whole payload into a gander of birds or at any other target. This increases your chance/number of hits. It might not be 2 birds one stone, but it very well could be 2 birds one cast!

Here is a link to my favorite resource for slinging, but more specifically a forum on this very topic:

slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1357886599

Thanks for the link, already a member. I was thinking the same thing but something a little bigger like three small rocks. Weight is very important for getting a good throw, buckshot may not be heavy enough to work. If it does work can you carry enough ammo to make it worth while or should we stick to rocks that you can pick up off the ground. Guess it just depends on your situation and what you have for ammo.

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Aug 18, 2016 11:30:46 GMT -7 woodyz said:

I think the length of the sling is related to the height of the slingee

Using the side throw either over or underhand, is your stone on target just high or low

that would indicate your release is coming too soon or to late and it is easier to adjust the length of the sling accordingly than it is to relearn a release.

Not so easy to see if your off target to the left or right, early or late on your throw. You need a big backstop hung on a chinlink fence so you can see what your doing wrong. I've tried the single target but it can be very hard to tell where your hitting. I'm in the process of finding a large piece of cardboard so i can see where i'm hitting.

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High or low is related to release and thereby length

right or left is related to your body position and your hand location at release

try and point your offside toe at the target and try and point your finger at the target after release

and like baseball, keep your eyes focused on the target not the sling

that given, I have never been worth a crap with a sling, I could always do better just throwing the rock, so if I was going to throw I would use a bigger rock or even a good solid stick

now a slingshot I am pretty good with

but the motion and the body setup are still the same

point the offside toe, eye focused on the target, thumb to the corner of the mouth

consistency

even if you are missing, if you are missing to the same area every time you are doing it right, you just need to adjust your foot or the length.

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Still practicing with the rock sling, at 30' i can hit a 55 gal drum once out of three throws. That's not bad for a beginner but not good for small game hunting. The power a sling has still impresses me,a well placed hit could bring down a deer.

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Well now it's been a while and i've been using my slings everyday, yes i have improved in accuracy and power. Still the sling as a hunting tool or weapon falls short, not reliable in the least. Not giving up, and will continue to practice and get better...who knows! I do have some ideas on sling design and ammo that should make a difference...look for a video...soon!

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Just curious, thought about multi round shot. Wondering if throwing 3-5 shots at a time would give any better results?

It's been 40+ years, but I knew a guy in CA back in the early 70s that could knock down rabbits consistently with his sling. It was leather all the way.

Jimmy