Bit of fun with clay whistle-shot.
https://youtu.be/Ag8DOSPFqRk

So cool man. That is beautiful ammo. Have you experimented with hole placement and the effect on the whistle sound?

Nice!  I do enjoy seeing slinging from an incoming point of view.  :thumb:

slingostarr wrote on Jun 5^th, 2022 at 5:57pm:

So cool man. That is beautiful ammo. Have you experimented with hole placement and the effect on the whistle sound?

Cheers! I have only really experimented with hole size and depth; not playing around with the hole placement too much. Planning to do another video with clay, but with different noisy designs.

joe_meadmaker wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 9:29am:

Nice!  I do enjoy seeing slinging from an incoming point of view.  :thumb:

Thanks Joe! It's really the only way you can properly test projectiles like this, but sometimes they can get a bit too close for comfort... :o

Love this video, great stuff

Just so I know what to watch out for and listen for in the future, how far away from me was that sniper? 

Can I stop running away now?

Great video! The whistling sound is not as intense as one could think...

Dawesome21 wrote on Jun 6^th, 2022 at 11:44am:

Love this video, great stuff

Thanks!  :)

Sir Missalot wrote on Jun 7^th, 2022 at 1:50pm:

Just so I know what to watch out for and listen for in the future, how far away from me was that sniper?  Can I stop running away now?

When I go back I will try and get some proper measurements. I believe the long view was at minimum 60m from the slinger (using google earth) First thing that struck me with the clay bullets was how well they flew (even compared to rounded stones) so with that sling you would very definitely be in range at 200m, haha.

funditor wrote on Jun 7^th, 2022 at 4:15pm:

Great video! The whistling sound is not as intense as one could think...

Thank you! Yes that is definitely the fault of those bullets. I'm working on a much improved design, which should be many times louder and more terrifying than those clay bumblebees that whistle now and then on their way to work...

Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 7^th, 2022 at 4:53pm:

funditor wrote on Jun 7th, 2022 at 4:15pm: Great video! The whistling sound is not as intense as one could think... Thank you! Yes that is definitely the fault of those bullets. I'm working on a much improved design, which should be many times louder and more terrifying than those clay bumblebees that whistle now and then on their way to work...

Scariest sounding ones I've made have been lead half sinkers, made by casting into one half side of the mold so there's a flat side on top.

  Awesome video.  Such an ominous sound!

I saw that you have a consistent amount of pre rotations
This is an excellent habit and it looks professional

AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 11^th, 2022 at 3:07am:

I saw that you have a consistent amount of pre rotations This is an excellent habit and it looks professional

Yes I found that one pre-rotation before the power-stroke rotation gets me into to the position for full power, while maintaining the same level of accuracy and much faster shot to shot time.

Another clip, but a 'long-range' trick-shot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8OG8PCX7sw

Considering you are slinging great on camera
That must mean* you must get even better shots
Off camera  ;)

Nice one.
A 50 metre head shot is veru satisfying :thumb: 

What ammo were you using ?

Curious Aardvark wrote on Jun 14^th, 2022 at 7:30am:

Nice one. A 50 metre head shot is veru satisfying :thumb:  What ammo were you using ?

Cheers, yeah at the time I thought I'd grazed the stick, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was on paper.
I was using dried "mud" bullets. Got a fair of clay in the soil here, so I just dug a hole and used that. Projectiles were too light at ~25-30g or so.

AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 14^th, 2022 at 2:36am:

Considering you are slinging great on camera That must been you must get even better shots Off camera  ;)

Haha thanks!
To be fair, it did take many shots before I got it.