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Yurek Funditor Past Moderator The best thing, is a good sling. Posts: 921 Gender:	The lead glande after landing on a runway Jun 21^st, 2004, 3:59pm I must think about wheels for glandes Jurek
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longwinger Descens Posts: 119 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #1 - Jun 21^st, 2004, 9:18pm Great idea, to throw on a run way, were you able to recover all you threw? What did they weigh and of course, how far did it go? Looks like it wasn't traveling in the point first spiral, going by the impact marks on the side. Oscar
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David_T Funditor Past Moderator Hooked on Sling'n Posts: 756 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #2 - Jun 22^nd, 2004, 12:06am Wow! That would really hurt the face huh? I got to make me some of those babies!
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Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway
Reply #3 - Jun 22^nd, 2004, 7:02am

The last weekend I only reconnoitred the near aerodrome due to future range tests. However, I had two residual glanes, so I slung them along the runway ad hoc, without any warm-up. I recovered only the one of them. The second one most probably was bounced out of the runway into the grass. That one went some to the left, and hit near the edge of the runway (50 m wide, at a guess). I heard its knock. The first one I have recovered easy despite having no observer nearly the fall zone.

The weight of the glande was almost 120 grams. I didn't measured precisely the distance. I measured only the one conrete slab and next couted them. From the calculation I have got the range 388 metres.

One of the glandes flied with wobbling and noise, one calmly.

Jurek

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In the shape, structure and position of each stone, there is recorded a small piece of history. So, slinging them, we add a bit of our history to them.

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David_T Funditor Past Moderator Hooked on Sling'n Posts: 756 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #4 - Jun 22^nd, 2004, 4:33pm Yurek, Have you ever shot down an airplane with one of those glands while at the airport?
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Yurek Funditor Past Moderator The best thing, is a good sling. Posts: 921 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #5 - Jun 22^nd, 2004, 4:59pm It was the military airport in the past. Nowadays that large terrain is partialy used by the aeroclub and different buisnesses. That day there wasn't flights, alas If so, I would try to hit one of them, sure
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Johnny Funditor Posts: 620 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #6 - Jun 22^nd, 2004, 8:28pm Does Poland have good slinging weather in the summer? Tennessee is VERY hot and humid! Johnny
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ZaQ Tiro Ancient weapons, modern soldier. Posts: 48 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #7 - Jun 22^nd, 2004, 8:41pm I can back Johnny up on that one. It IS hot and humid in Tennessee during the summer. It rains about every other day.
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Johnny Funditor Posts: 620 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #8 - Jun 22^nd, 2004, 9:21pm A few generations back, my ancestors lived in Cleburne County. Do you live anywhere near that area? Any good rocks to be found in ole rocky top?! Johnny
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longwinger Descens Posts: 119 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #9 - Jun 22^nd, 2004, 9:26pm Yurek, That is a very impressive distance! What length sling do you use?
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zeluiz Tiro Once slinger, always slinger Posts: 13 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #10 - Jun 23^rd, 2004, 2:54am I believe that lead glandes are much more accuracy and have longer range than Stones specially in the windy days. What is your opinion? Trzymaj sie! Jezeli znajdzie sie okazja to sztrzelaj do jakiegos nisko latajacego samolotu a potem opowiadaj nam co sie stalo
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ZaQ Tiro Ancient weapons, modern soldier. Posts: 48 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #11 - Jun 23^rd, 2004, 6:54am Johnny, I live in Blount county. It's about 3 counties south of there. There are plenty of rocks here. There's even a river near by if I want some flat ones.
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Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway
Reply #12 - Jun 23^rd, 2004, 12:06pm

longwinger,

I used the 50" long sling. Normally I use shorter ones, they are easier to manage. That long one I use for longer range shots.

Johnny,

We have the temperate climate, so generally that is ok. Sometimes there are heats too. It is't good weather for slinging, indeed, specially on a runway

But this summer is cold and rainy until now.

zeluiz,

Yeah, you are right. Lead ammo work much better, no doubts. It is pitty that lead almonds don't grow on trees

I usually use stones as the ammo, their quality is mostly average. With lead glandes I get considerably longer ranges. I didn't sling a lot lead missiles as far, just a few dozens. I only used them for distaces, but I'm sure they are more accurate too. The wind have a much smaller influence on the glade trajectory, because they are more dense than stones, what gives a better balistic coefficient.

Shocked

Nie wiedzialem, ze w Brazylii tez mowia po polsku Wink

Milo bylo przeczytac tutaj, te pare slow we wlasnym jezyku. Nie bede mogl w nocy zasnac, jak mi nie zdradzisz skad znasz polski Grin

Pozdrawiam i obiecuje informowac o kazdym trafionym samolocie Cheesy

Jurek

In the shape, structure and position of each stone, there is recorded a small piece of history. So, slinging them, we add a bit of our history to them.

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Mithras Tiro Slinging beach pebbles off the Yorkshire coast Posts: 94 Gender:	Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway Reply #13 - Jun 23^rd, 2004, 1:53pm Yurek, I was going to ask, how do you recover lead glandes?? I'm preparing to gather materials to cast some myself ... I'll keep a few back as show pieces (I do Roman re-enactment and will most likley create glandes with authentic Roman inscriptions) but I MUST sling some lead!
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Yurek

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Re: The lead glande after landing on a runway
Reply #14 - Jun 23^rd, 2004, 2:39pm

Mithras,

That glande on the pcture is the first one I have recovered. Before I lost all the glandes, and only knew an approximative points of landing from relations of observers. On the runway there was no problem with it. But as I said above I slung only two glandes. One of them was painted with orange acrylic dye, which has chipped off almost entirely. Soon I will cast some amount of new ones. Yeah, slinging lead is something different than slinging stones, they fly as if they have own power. Good luck!

Jurek

In the shape, structure and position of each stone, there is recorded a small piece of history. So, slinging them, we add a bit of our history to them.

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