Just saw a neat item in Backwoodsman Magazine. An arrow sling shot.
  Basically,all it is is a tube that the short arrow goes in. On the bottom is a handle to hold. In the back is the rubber band. All you do is load the arrow in the tube, aim and pull back the band. As the band flies forward, it launches the arrow out of the tube.
  Doesn't give specifics as to distance, but I imagine with the right trajectory it could go quite far.

Perhaps it would practical to rig up a wrist rocket type slingshot with a removable arrow rest. That way it would retain the ability to shoot stones etc. as well as the potentially more lethal arrows.

At the risk of bringing up the "S" word, such a unit would probably be more suitable as a survival weapon than a sling. Someone who genuinely had to live off the land would be much more likely to be able to bring down small animals and birds with a slingshot than with a sling which, though more powerful, is harder to use.

don't forget the ATAXs arrow shooting ability, and you can make a improvised arrowshooter with bands and a carabiner.
If you want to kill reliably with a slingshot, use lead balls .31-.35 caliber, rocks are not nearly as effective, this is experiance talking. Of course if that's all you have...
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very true, and this works for shooting ball-bearings or stones. you don't need the frame at all. just the pouch/rubber tubes.

SV

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Now that is cool - a laser aimed slingshot. Real mix of the old and the new.

The same people sell :-
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I thought carrying lock picks was illegal. lol

Yeah, the pictures are confusing I agree. You hold it sideways, which I prefer with a slingshot. The real cool part is the gun sights which really make it a tackdriver. I own one myself, recommend "magnum" bands and lead balls .31-.35 caliber for hunting small game. You can find these anywhere cap-n-ball revolver stuff is sold if you do not want to cast your own. But this setup truly is the fi-shizzle.

The trouble with all rubber band weapons is the rubber bands. They don't store easily for extended periods. So even if You have several extras they will deterioate even if unused, usually don't keep longer than year before they get weak and break easily, even if carefully stored. Here's a trick: store your bands in plastic with a vaccum seal like one of those euroseal thingys. This seems to allow your bands to keep quite a while longer, can't say why it does but I've seen it done and work. Very important to store out of sunlight, UV rays will accellerate band deterioration rapidly, obvious I know, but should be mentioned when we talk about storage.
On the other hand, parachute cord and an Aussieslinger pouch stores indefinately without need to baby it, and the cord has multiple uses if needed for other things(firebow cord, sewing thead, gauze adherent, etc.).....a plus and a minus for every weapon it seems. By the way, in case You have forgotten, You're the man, Aussieslinger.

OK, it's called a "PANA" and if you go to the "Primative Weapons" website they have a nice picture and description of one.