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Title: pebble and slinstone
Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 7:41am

A fantastic and small cove !

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Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 7:45am

Sorry for the size.

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Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 7:49am

With a shingle beach.

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Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 7:52am

You can take some pebbles. Like you can see, I take only pebbles of granite :o

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Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by cram on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 7:54am

Made me jealous >:(

Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 8:00am

And finally, with scales, you can choose the weights of your slinstones.
For exemple, the 67 gr and the 61 to have a coherent range.
Or like me, a range with slinstones weighting about forty grammes.

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Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by joe_meadmaker on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 12:00pm

That looks amazing! You could easily spend hours there slinging and never realize the time has passed.

Nice selection of rocks you gathered up too. :)

Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by Jauke on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 12:33pm

Not many places like that in the Netherlands, if any. I might find a river with stones 100 km from where I live, over the border in Germany.

Because of my little selection of stone ammo, I usually sling gravel. And because the gravel is sometimes very small, I made a shotgun sling with a piece of pvc tubing, which is really fun. Just grab a handfull of gravel and enjoy the many tiny splashes in the water.

Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by Kick on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 2:41pm

I don't think I would leave if I found a place like that. Tent and a flag; my cove now!

Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Sep 26^th, 2019 at 10:05pm

Not if I get there first! It’s only a short swim from Texas. I’ll race you there!

Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 27^th, 2019 at 5:48am

My first idea with this topic is to show how it's easy to take good slinstones (right weigth and right shape) from an ordinary pile of pebbles.
I didn't realized that this cove is a place for dream. But it's true and I am sure you know anothers for slinging and dreaming on the Earth.

Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by TheJackinati on Sep 27^th, 2019 at 7:38am

Now if only there was a beach made with perfectly shaped lead glandes... :P

That's the only way you could ever top those beaches!

Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by Curious Aardvark on Sep 27^th, 2019 at 8:38am

Oh I think we can top that fairly easily.
Chesil beach in the uk:

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Chesil Beach is an 18-mile (29km) long shingle barrier beach stretching from West Bay to Portland

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Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by Morphy on Sep 27^th, 2019 at 9:09am

Nothing like that around here. That picture with the matching granite sling stones is awesome. I would love to have a place like that.

Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 27^th, 2019 at 9:41am

The matching granite sling stones are to defend the cove if many persons want to pitch their tents and flags. :D
Pebbles of Chesil Beach are perfect. I understand why the slingstones of Maiden Castle came from Chesil Beach. Thank you for the photos, Curious Aardvark.

Title: Re: pebble and slinstone
Post by Rat Man on Oct 3^rd, 2019 at 12:50pm

Both places look like slinging heaven. Excellent oval shaped white river stones are in abundance here in South Jersey, but I can think of nowhere where they're piled up like quite like that.