Traditional Knives & Slingshots

I took this to the farm Wednesday. Three out of four stones went pretty much where I meant them. The first one may have been transmuted into pure energy. It disappeared in no discernible direction.
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Them's good odds, nicely done! I'm sure I'd just hit myself.
 
I took this to the farm Wednesday. Three out of four stones went pretty much where I meant them. The first one may have been transmuted into pure energy. It disappeared in no discernible direction.
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Nice set-up Jer, that's good shooting 🙂👍
I finally went and did it. I just ordered a Scout LT. I thought about the Scout X, but it looks like $5 more for a bit of fiber optic frippery that might attract return fire.
The free shipping overcame my feeble resistance.
Good for you Jer, great slingshot 😎👍
Them's good odds, nicely done! I'm sure I'd just hit myself.
Me too! 😁👍
 
I finally went and did it. I just ordered a Scout LT. I thought about the Scout X, but it looks like $5 more for a bit of fiber optic frippery that might attract return fire.
The free shipping overcame my feeble resistance.
I've been eyeballing that Scout X really hard, but am forcing myself to shoot the ones I have before I buy more, haha.

The LT looks pretty sweet too, I have the Pro model and it is actually pretty hefty, which I like.

I'm eager to see what color combo you went with, there are a ton of options.
 
I finally went and did it. I just ordered a Scout LT. I thought about the Scout X, but it looks like $5 more for a bit of fiber optic frippery that might attract return fire.
The free shipping overcame my feeble resistance.

I've been eyeballing that Scout X really hard, but am forcing myself to shoot the ones I have before I buy more, haha.

The LT looks pretty sweet too, I have the Pro model and it is actually pretty hefty, which I like.

I'm eager to see what color combo you went with, there are a ton of options.

I just got an email about the Scout X, and it is awfully tempting...
 
Them's good odds, nicely done! I'm sure I'd just hit myself.

Nice set-up Jer, that's good shooting 🙂👍
Hard to believe I almost ordered a sling on Itsy. I looked at them on llamaland, too, where I learned that a sling is also an item of women's near apparel. The model is looking at the camera as if to say, "You poor sick freaks, really?"

Thanks, and I haven't hit myself yet. I was carefull to go around the corner to an empty field with woods behind me so I wouldn't damage any farm persons or property.

I just got an email about the Scout X, and it is awfully tempting...
I meant to quote what color did I get.
I'm pretty sure I went black frame and red palm swells.
The green isn't green enough, and there is no blue.
 
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🤬 band "broke" at the pouch today. No more spares. 😡
be nice if I knew if <1mm, 1.2 ~1.5mm, or 2mm thick bands is what I need.
2mm should have the higher draw weight, so I'll get that to compensate for my short draw.
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I don't expect to harvest any bunnies this year. The bunny knife was handy for the picture.
Yes. I am aware my slingshot does not compare favorably to the others posted.
 
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🤬 band "broke" at the pouch today. No more spares. 😡
be nice if I knew if <1mm, 1.2 ~1.5mm, or 2mm thick bands is what I need.
2mm should have the higher draw weight, so I'll get that to compensate for my short draw.
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I don't expect to harvest any bunnies this year. The bunny knife was handy for the picture.
Ye. I am aware my slingshot does not compare favorably to the others posted.
It looks cooler than mine.
But wait till my Scout LT gets here!
 
🤬 band "broke" at the pouch today. No more spares. 😡
be nice if I knew if <1mm, 1.2 ~1.5mm, or 2mm thick bands is what I need.
2mm should have the higher draw weight, so I'll get that to compensate for my short draw.
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I don't expect to harvest any bunnies this year. The bunny knife was handy for the picture.
Ye. I am aware my slingshot does not compare favorably to the others posted.
Bad luck, but it would have been worse if it'd broke at the other end! 😱 Lots of YT videos on different band sets/ammo matching 👍
 
My Scout LT has left Greensville SC and is to be expected Thursday.
I ordered some 1/2 inch clay balls for it which should be here tomorrow. They're cheaper than gumballs or gumdrops, and I won't eat them.
 
The smaller ones are even cheaper Jer, they're commonly available online :thumbsup:

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I have some small ones downstairs that are too light for my larger recently purchased cheap slingshot. I figured they'd be too light for my new serious slingshot.
Which slingshot is still having left Greensville and not arrived anywhere else. Still expected by tomorrow.

Yeah, these are 3/8" balls. I wonder if 1/8" more will make a difference.
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I'd forgotten about the jury-rigged slingbow and the Marksman with the swinging wrist brace. I guess I already had a slingshot.
 
I have some small ones downstairs that are too light for my larger recently purchased cheap slingshot. I figured they'd be too light for my new serious slingshot.
Which slingshot is still having left Greensville and not arrived anywhere else. Still expected by tomorrow.

Yeah, these are 3/8" balls. I wonder if 1/8" more will make a difference.
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I'd forgotten about the jury-rigged slingbow and the Marksman with the swinging wrist brace. I guess I already had a slingshot.
Hopefully they'll be OK for your new Scout LT, but definitely too light for those heavy tubes. Nice vintage collection Jer :thumbsup:
 
Hopefully they'll be OK for your new Scout LT, but definitely too light for those heavy tubes. Nice vintage collection Jer :thumbsup:
I think I'll cancel those half-inch balls again. I have plenty of the 3/8".

There, cancelled, if they can stop the robots in time.

I don't know what my paint-roller knife was doing in my slingshot box. It's a nice thing to have in your pocket when a small weeding or excavating project suddenly erupts.
 
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Well, since I was a brave little soldier for my colonoscopy this morning, I treated myself to the new Scout X.

I am weak for GITD stuff and figured I had a decent excuse. I'll report when it comes in.

Gonna like checking out Jer's new rig soon! :thumbsup:
 
Well, since I was a brave little soldier for my colonoscopy this morning, I treated myself to the new Scout X.

I am weak for GITD stuff and figured I had a decent excuse. I'll report when it comes in.

Gonna like checking out Jer's new rig soon! :thumbsup:
It's out for delivery!
This isn't it:
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I finally ran out of excuses and got a colonoscopy a few months ago. It was the prep I was dreading, and that turned out to be not very dreadful.
I'm still amazed they can tell you you'll be asleep in 15 seconds.
 
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