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Reply #15 - Dec 3^rd, 2016 at 7:19am

FINALLY I had the time to go slinging out in the field. It may have been -5 C with snow on the ground but that didn't stop me! What I learned is that the pan makes a great target and I'm horribly out of practice. I actually have no way of finding out how thick the pan as (I've been meaning to buy some calipers but haven't got round to it) but at a guess it's about the same thickness as yours Parmenion. So here are the results. Sorry it's a bit of a spam of pictures but I got the same deformation.

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johan Funditor Offline no longer active:keep the flame of slinging alive Posts: 531	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #16 - Dec 3^rd, 2016 at 12:46pm Nice what is the material of the projectile?
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #17 - Dec 3^rd, 2016 at 1:15pm It's a rock. I was so happy to find it because it's perfectly smooth and roughly rugby ball shaped (football shaped for the Americans). It flies really well.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #18 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 6:32am that is agreat rock So how many shots did it take before you hit the frying pan ?
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Reply #19 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 11:11am

Oh... well... errm... I hit it straight away... Yeah...

A lot of shots. I'm really out of practice. Also I was using slings I haven't used before and it was around -5 C and it was slippy and icy and a bit windy and I was wearing a big winter coat and gloves and I think that's all of my excuses.

Practice makes slightly better eventually!

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #20 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 11:27am Don't feel bad. Many of us have been slinging for awhile and would have difficultly hitting that pan under those conditions. At least I know I would. Any info on your set up would be appreciated. I.e. sling length, type, throwing style, rock weight, distance to target etc.
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Reply #21 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 12:42pm

All good questions!
Paracord sling with a slingshot pouch 72cm folded, pretty much all the hits were with Byzantium, rock is 378g and I'm terrible at guessing distance but maybe... 7 meters? 6 meters? I'll remember to measure it next time I go out.
I'll post a picture of the sling I was using. It's a lot more beaten up and worn in since the photo was taken Cheesy

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Reply #22 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 1:08pm

Oh yeah and the pan is stood up using a piece of thin wire, possibly from a wire coat hanger. I'm not exactly sure what it was originally used for. It was actually quite hard to see after I hit the pan as it would spring out then basically become invisible on the broken stalks of the field. A few times I really thought I had lost it forever. I've been meaning to put some tape on it to it doesn't go missing so easily.

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johan Funditor Offline no longer active:keep the flame of slinging alive Posts: 531	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #23 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 3:17pm can't you hang it somewhere? it will make better sounds You should count your throws so you know if and how much you have advanced at your accuracy. don't feel bad, become better... 378g ?! this seems a lot for the rock in the photo, are you sure it's a rock?
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WojtekimbieR Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 32 Poland Gender:	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #24 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 4:31pm I agree hanging it would make things much easier. With the image scaled to match my mini bic, the rock appears the size of a tennis ball, about 157cm³ of volume, weight of 378g gives density of about 2.4g/cm³, perfectly ordinary for a rock if my guesstimate is ok
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Cyrus Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 27	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #25 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 4:37pm Really makes me curious to see the damage a lead sinker or a proper glande would do to a pan like that. :X Great photos - thanks for enduring the cold and the snow to bring us this.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #26 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 6:09pm Beast of a rock. I'm sure it made a very satisfying noise when it hit. I'm surprised it didn't shatter.
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Reply #27 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 11:25pm

Sadly no where to hang it around here. I'm hoping to take it to the summer cottage in the, well, summer and there I'll be able to hang it.
It definitely is a rock but it is a beast of a rock. I have smaller ones but I loved the torpedo shape too much.
I would love to get some glandes or sinkers but I also really wouldn't want to lose them out on the field so I would like to have a backstop of some kind before I try them out.
I was kind of amazed it didn't shatter as well. Especially the first hit I landed which was a real clanger. It's got a few marks but the pan certainly came off worse.

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johan Funditor Offline no longer active:keep the flame of slinging alive Posts: 531	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #28 - Dec 11^th, 2016 at 9:23am new hit, it seems a little bigger than the previous
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: sling vs frying pan Reply #29 - Dec 11^th, 2016 at 9:31am Nice! It's making me jealous though because I want to go out again but it's around -7C and I have no time
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