Traditional Knives & Slingshots

ferider said:
I finally found a nice wooden (+G10) frame that my 3XL hands are comfortable with 🥰

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That one will get 6090s :)
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And .... here she goes. Previously shown 3060 for comparison to 6090.

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I apologize in advance for the lack of pics (I swear I'm working on it) but I thought I would leave a tiny bit of first impression feedback on my just delivered Seljan Stylus Keeper Pro.

Very thin, compact frame and the band attachment was super easy. I put some therabands on it that I ordered from Fowler's website.

Alright, pretty excited so I better go shoot this thing! This will be my first time trying the gold bands rather than the black ones. Power level unknown, I just ordered the variety pack, haha.
 
Kiteman72 said:
I apologize in advance for the lack of pics (I swear I'm working on it) but I thought I would leave a tiny bit of first impression feedback on my just delivered Seljan Stylus Keeper Pro.

Very thin, compact frame and the band attachment was super easy. I put some therabands on it that I ordered from Fowler's website.

Alright, pretty excited so I better go shoot this thing! This will be my first time trying the gold bands rather than the black ones. Power level unknown, I just ordered the variety pack, haha.
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Looks pretty nifty :cool: How did you find it?
JM2 said:
Any of y’all cast your own shot for ammo? I have a .313 round ball mold I use. It’s as much fun as shooting I think.
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Good for you :) I used to cast my own bullets years ago, and I'd definitely be up for casting some balls I think :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
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Looks pretty nifty :cool: How did you find it?

Good for you :) I used to cast my own bullets years ago, and I'd definitely be up for casting some balls I think :thumbsup:
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It shoots very well, as long as you have good form, haha. Very thin and pretty light. It's harder to shoot well than my Axiom but I'm getting used to it.

I banded it with some of the new gold bands I had, and they turned out to be a touch too weak for my taste. So I rebanded it last night and will try it out today and let you all know. I figured I would try different bands before I started trimming any length off.

Thanks for posting the pic, Jack! :) :thumbsup:
 
Kiteman72 said:
It shoots very well, as long as you have good form, haha. Very thin and pretty light. It's harder to shoot well than my Axiom but I'm getting used to it.

I banded it with some of the new gold bands I had, and they turned out to be a touch too weak for my taste. So I rebanded it last night and will try it out today and let you all know. I figured I would try different bands before I started trimming any length off.

Thanks for posting the pic, Jack! :) :thumbsup:
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It's always nice to have a challenge! :D It looks pretty good Taylor :) Good idea on the bands, be great to hear how you get on :) You're welcome, I just did a Google search, and got the pic from the Simpleshot site :) :thumbsup:
 
Sciatica has kept me from getting out for several weeks, but I did a bit of plinking in the house last night (22ft is the longest straight run I have). I like the simplicity of this Sparrow, made by Simpleshot based on Zachary Fowler's hand-carved original. It works well for me, and I think it's pretty good value too :thumbsup:

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Morning. Just changed the band mount on these. This thing appears to shoot over 200 yards easily, but my previous mount (four dowels, see previous pic in post #362) had the bands slip after a couple of shots. (Holes where drilled for flat bands, no flexibility there ....)

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ferider said:
Morning. Just changed the band mount on these. This thing appears to shoot over 200 yards easily, but my previous mount (four dowels, see previous pic in post #362) had the bands slip after a couple of shots. (Holes where drilled for flat bands, no flexibility there ....)

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What great pics! They have it all! :D :cool: That both looks and sounds like a very nifty slingshot :) I've not used an offset frame. Great-looking Kephart too :thumbsup:
 
Alrighty, I took the Seljan Stylus Keeper Pro (Simpleshot needs some catchier names for its frames IMHO) down to the river with the new bands to try it out.

What a difference. Advice for other new shooters: Take some time to get those bands just right. I've also been jumping frames a lot, which is pretty lousy for consistency, which is really the key to accuracy.

With the weaker bands I was getting lots of frame hits, but no more with this new set. I was hitting floating leaves and riverbank rocks in no time flat.

Earlier this morning I was "on the mooch" in my front yard. Some fox squirrels are busy divesting my oak tree of its acorns, so I had a go with the Axiom Pro. I missed but he sure did jump! 😁

Dang, forgot to be knifey! I was packin' a new SAK Hiker with hardwood scales. I have frequent opportunities to harvest new slingshot forks and the SAK saw is the perfect accessory for getting that done. Very helpful if you happen to be a branch carver as well. :thumbsup:
 
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Look what you guys did to me .... I think I have enough catapults for a while :) But, they all have their purpose. The three smaller ones are used with 3/8" steel, the heaviest one on the right is waiting for 1/2" balls that are in the mail.

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ferider said:
Look what you guys did to me .... I think I have enough catapults for a while :) But, they all have their purpose. The three smaller ones are used with 3/8" steel, the heaviest one on the right is waiting for 1/2" balls that are in the mail.

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That's a great pic! :D Very imaginative :cool: What about a couple with flat-bands, and maybe something Old School with fat square rubber?! ;) 🤣 :thumbsup:
 
ferider said:
So, what ammo are you all using ? This is a 1/2" steel bearing, should be ~140 gr. I also have 3/8", which should be around 60 gr.

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If I'm shooting in the house, I use plastic ammo, and depending on the location, and the slingshot, I either use clay balls, or steel ammo. I have some old 3/8", but all the vendors here seem to sell them in metric now, so I have various sizes, but generally use either 8.5mm, 9mm, or 9.5mm. I also have some big 14mm steel balls. Nice composition :) :thumbsup:

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JM2 said:
I still don’t have my wrist rocket fixed, or any ammo cast. But when it is all working, it will put a .311 lead ball through a coke can. Some serious thump on them.
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The first time I used one of those 14mm balls I have, (I'm useless with metric, but that's 'pretty big' I reckon :D), I fired it straight into the back of my hand! :eek:
 
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