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I'm the lead slinger in a hard rock band
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Nice vid, once again, Sarosh!
for the fins, I use light cardboard, covered with duct tape. This "composite fins" can withstand a lot of shooting accident before having to be replaced. Also, you can add a small band of tape on each fin, in diagonal, in order to curve them a bit, thus giving your kestro a nice, stabilizing spin.
Also, more than 300g feels quite heavy to me. Had one that weigted about 280g, with no lead but a strong, heavy sharp steel point that made almost all of the weight. Despite its terrific impact, I switched to a lighter model, now reduced to 150g. Too light for the plumbata use, but nice for slinging.
I retested it this morning, trying a longer sling, but I couldn't operate the sling correctly, and I'm still stuck with ranges between 50 and 60m. I'm gonna try to build a lighter dart as soon as I can. ( If I remember well, the historical weight of macedonian kestros was aroun 120g, according to Hondero)
I will try to have a picture taken soon. Sling well!
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