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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	What's your target? Oct 6^th, 2017 at 6:46pm I was wondering, what do y'all shoot at for practice? Here's my target, though I moved it recently to be on the tip of a drop, overlooking a lake.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: What's your target? Reply #1 - Oct 6^th, 2017 at 8:25pm I used to use a circular rubber swinging target made for rifles. Worked very well for me. Anytime Ive used cans or other such targets they get destroyed fairly quickly so having a target that will never break is very helpful.
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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: What's your target? Reply #2 - Oct 6^th, 2017 at 9:41pm Rubber, that's a really good idea. But personally, I think I'd prefer my metal plate, that bong when you hit it is so satisfying
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Reply #3 - Oct 7^th, 2017 at 2:19am

Tring to find a spot in my new town to set up a sling range .
Usually I try to stick to the Balearic format if I'm setting up a permanent range . Use whatever is available to make it.
Targets on the go are usually a lot smaller such as beer cans or tree stumps . When throwing for distance I like to throw across a body of water and use the bank on the other side as the target. Then I can get estimated distance on Google maps. Splash for to short thud for far enough. But I guess my real target is being sufficiently skilled enough to hunt successfully with only the sling. I think that's the hardest target.

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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: What's your target? Reply #4 - Oct 7^th, 2017 at 4:32am
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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: What's your target? Reply #5 - Oct 7^th, 2017 at 2:02pm Mersa, is it going to just be a training spot for you? Or are you planning on using to to train people in the art of slinging? Nice target, kicktheotter. Also, you have a very beautiful forest.
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Reply #6 - Oct 7^th, 2017 at 4:50pm

The picture is somewhat deceptive. The area to the left out of shot and up the bank is a path and actually a fairly major road. No chance of any shots heading up there but apparently close enough for people along the path to throw there rubbish from the nearby McDonald's... It's quiet and out the way enough for using a big metal pan and not disturb anyone but it's been raining a lot recently and I can only assume it's a mud pit now Cheesy

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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2597 Australia Gender:	Re: What's your target? Reply #7 - Oct 7^th, 2017 at 10:02pm Just for personal use . Not many slingers in this town.
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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: What's your target? Reply #8 - Oct 7^th, 2017 at 10:22pm Ah, I see. That's a shame. Well, you could try and change that One if my goals, personally is to get as many people interested/into slinging that I can.
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Reply #9 - Oct 8^th, 2017 at 8:52am

Drakolith wrote on Oct 7^th, 2017 at 10:22pm:

Ah, I see. That's a shame.

Well, you could try and change that Grin

One if my goals, personally is to get as many people interested/into slinging that I can.

Im in the same boat as Mersa. Have been for eh... my whole slinging career. Sad

But one of my dreams, (besides slinging with Bigfoot in the PNW) , is to start a sports bar/primitive weapons range. You could bring your own or we would rent out atlatls, bows, slings etc. There would shooting ranges set up for it. You could watch the game, eat some wings have a beer and then challenge your friend to a round of slinging or atlatl. To me that would be a blast. Not sure if anyone would actually show up though lol. Actually this being Texas we would probably have a healthy crowd most nights.

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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: What's your target? Reply #10 - Oct 8^th, 2017 at 1:40pm That's a nice dream Morphy.
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: What's your target? Reply #11 - Oct 8^th, 2017 at 1:46pm I would show up for that!
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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3220 Akron NY Gender:	Re: What's your target? Reply #12 - Oct 9^th, 2017 at 6:14am Political signs that are always around. They stand up well, and it's a bonus if it has the candidate's picture on it.
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Reply #13 - Oct 9^th, 2017 at 8:33am

slingbadger wrote on Oct 9^th, 2017 at 6:14am:

Political signs that are always around. They stand up well, and it's a bonus if it has the candidate's picture on it.

LOL, Good idea Wink

Trees, an old leather vest, flat rock slabs leaned up against the base of a tree. Not getting out into the forest as much as i used to, so my plan is to net up a target for tballs.

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Reply #14 - Oct 9^th, 2017 at 5:50pm

Don't sling trees , unless they're dead.
Sorry if I sound stupid but I'm very passionate about it.
I'm a arborist and trees is what I know.
You are almost garranteed to damage the living growing tissue of the tree.
Also trees don't heal. They compartmentalise the damaged or infected tissue. Essentially it never gets better.
This can snowball into tree decline. failure and even death.
What seems like a superficial wound may cause major structural defects later on.
I know this won't stop everyone slinging trees , but maybe you can all think twice about it.
Esspecially when there is a large, rare or old specimen.
Most of us don't sling at animals and I'm sure that the people that do are effectively hunting. Try to be nice to the trees.
Unlike animals that trees gonna stay in the same spot and if you continually use the same tree it will effect it.
Hopefully you all take this onboard.

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