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timpa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Stones in the horizon Posts: 1515 Finland	Snowball slinging Apr 27^th, 2018 at 12:29pm Last snow of winter. And I threw them away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG0HkNKvrk0
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Snowball slinging Reply #1 - Apr 27^th, 2018 at 12:33pm I do love snowball ammo
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Reply #2 - Apr 27^th, 2018 at 2:09pm

In South Texas, we only get to do that every 5-10 years Cry

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Reply #3 - Apr 27^th, 2018 at 10:35pm

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Apr 27^th, 2018 at 2:09pm:

In South Texas, we only get to do that every 5-10 years Cry

I think we got a few inches this year during "The Great Blizzard of '18". Nearly brought Houston to a stand still. Funny how during Harvey people were stubbornly trying to drive through a raging river but one light snow and a little ice and it's the end of the world.

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Reply #4 - Apr 28^th, 2018 at 12:44am

Morphy, if we could only find a way to turn balls of sweat and humidity into ammo for the sling, us Texans would have it made. Or maybe we could use prickly pear fruit? That might actually make decent ammo, and it’s way more common than snow around here.

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TheJackinati Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 314 Australia Gender:	Re: Snowball slinging Reply #5 - Apr 28^th, 2018 at 2:16am You know, Texas is probably like Australia... Except we get all the deadly, weird and poisonous creatures, And you have all the guns.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13680 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Snowball slinging Reply #6 - May 2^nd, 2018 at 5:26pm Your videos are always entertaining, Timpa.
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Bill Skinner past-moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: Snowball slinging Reply #7 - May 2^nd, 2018 at 6:07pm I confess to giggling like a manic while watching.
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Reply #8 - May 2^nd, 2018 at 7:19pm

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Apr 28^th, 2018 at 12:44am:

Morphy, if we could only find a way to turn balls of sweat and humidity into ammo for the sling, us Texans would have it made. Or maybe we could use prickly pear fruit? That might actually make decent ammo, and it’s way more common than snow around here.

Or cow pies for that matter. Pick the right pie and you have hallucinogenic ammo. Chemical warfare at it's finest.

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Reply #9 - May 3^rd, 2018 at 12:23am

Cowpie ammo... that might work, but you’d probably have to polish it first Grin

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timpa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Stones in the horizon Posts: 1515 Finland	Re: Snowball slinging Reply #10 - May 3^rd, 2018 at 5:53pm Thanks guys! Good "applications"
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13680 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Snowball slinging Reply #11 - May 21^st, 2018 at 2:54pm How about used clumping kitty litter ammo? You'd get a consistent oval shape and your supply would be almost unlimited.
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Reply #12 - May 25^th, 2018 at 6:16am

Rat Man wrote on May 21^st, 2018 at 2:54pm:

How about used clumping kitty litter ammo? You'd get a consistent oval shape and your supply would be almost unlimited.

You might even find some ammo pre-formed already waiting in the litter box Grin

If you try this, get the unscented stuff. I tried using kitty litter based mud as a mobility obstacle for tactical robots a few years ago, and the whole building smelled like chemical deodorant for months!

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Snowball slinging Reply #13 - May 25^th, 2018 at 9:37am One of my co-workers is getting into slinging. His idea was to get the cheap clay kitty litter and reconstitute it essentially back into wet clay and mold it into ammo. Not sure how that went but seems like a cheap source of clay if it works.
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Reply #14 - May 28^th, 2018 at 7:34am

There are two main types of kitty litter: clumping and non-clumping. The non-clumping litter is basically just bentonite clay. I suppose you could grind it to powder and reconstitute it as ammo, but there are probably less expensive sources for industrial bentonite if you look in the oil and gas industry or rock quarry chemical suppliers. Bentonite clay is not the best for ammo though. It absorbs water and expands more than most other clays, so you’d have to keep ithe ammo nice and dry or it’ll fall apart.

... oh, also, the clumping litter uses polymer binders and probably wouldn’t work very well either.

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