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Re: is slings powerful enough for small gam hunting?
Reply #60 - Sep 30th, 2017 at 1:58pm
 
  If I found myself in  a situation where I had to hunt with a sling I wouldn't expect a clean kill, especially with bigger game.  My hope would be to disable the animal so that I could dispatch it with a club or knife.  I think a clean kill would be a very lucky shot.
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Reply #61 - Sep 30th, 2017 at 5:45pm
 
Head shots are kill shots. So I'm told Wink
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Reply #62 - Oct 1st, 2017 at 4:46am
 
Tell that to Phineas Gage...
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Reply #63 - Oct 1st, 2017 at 10:15am
 
I used a sheep skull as a target today. I hit the skull just above the right eye socket. the stone snapped the skull in half and when I pieced it together it had a hole where the stone had hit .
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Reply #64 - Oct 2nd, 2017 at 6:00am
 
Went and got a photo today.
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Reply #65 - Oct 2nd, 2017 at 10:08am
 
Good shot!
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Reply #66 - Oct 2nd, 2017 at 12:19pm
 
Nice one. Good power there
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Reply #67 - Oct 2nd, 2017 at 6:56pm
 
Thanks guys !! It was a pretty small stone and not my most powerful throw but I'm glad i got it pretty clean. Took maybe 40-50 throws over 10-15 mins from 15-20meters was getting extremely close with some of the previous shots but when it hit, the top half of the skull shot up around 2m in the air. Wish I had got it on camera.

Next skull I find I'll try film it.
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Reply #68 - Oct 2nd, 2017 at 8:39pm
 
Good shooting.  And that shows how powerful the sling can be.

BTW, it also pointed out the problem with hunting with a sling.  You need a suicidal animal who will sit still while you flail away.

I don't think there are many people on this board, past and present that can consistently make first round hits in a vital area with a sling.  Me included.
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Re: is slings powerful enough for small gam hunting?
Reply #69 - Oct 3rd, 2017 at 12:09am
 
For sure!
This is why I'll never try to hit anything larger than a rabbit with a sling.
Small game only.
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