Rat Man
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I mostly agree with fletch_man (again). What's the best type if sling? The one you're getting the most out of at the moment. My preferences also change periodically. Right now I'm digging the sort of sling pictured below. This is the one I sent to Ulrica for the last SITH. It's got a good range, it's tough, accurate, reasonably good looking, not that hard to make, and will hurl any old sort of junk that you come across.. slabs of shale or bog iron, railroad rocks, or whatever. You can make them from whatever you wish. I mostly use jute but hemp is just as good I think. I've never used flax but I've seen slings of this type made from it (Paleoarts) and they look great. If you want to you can even use nasty, scratchy old sisal. I've made these from synthetics like paracord, nylon, and polypropylene too and they all work fine. It's a great design.
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