In my youth, I had two bows. One was not too hard to string.. a wood bow. The other was for hunting Bear and it was all I could do to string it. The pull was rediculuous. It was not one of those fancy ones that is easy to do anything with.
My dad said it would explode if I shot it empty.
I used it for fun, was not serious. I once shot a dead mouse for a joke and brought it home to show all! HA HA!
Bow did not go as far as sling. Was not as easy to hit stuff with for me. I liked to light and shoot sparklers lashed to arrow.
I do not know how else my father could have thrown 1/4 mile. He did not provide much coaching after he saw my technique.. only advised me to move as far from the house as possible. But I assurred him it only went where I wanted it to go. An accidental release lacks all power.
For close quarters, keep a rock lashed into the pocket.
Then hog tie with a sweep to the legs. then kick.
of course, I like to use big nails.. then use a slug with center drilled hole which slips over it. around permiter of slug, are other holes to take three strands braided.
Just need grinding wheel and drill press to make this. C clamps too.
Can tip tip in liquid nicotine.
This can be thrown.. tail keeps point forward. Use grinder to sharpen point. Use heavy nail.. very big.
I am thinking of buying some steel thowing cards.. a Royal flush to wear in my belt.
I also used a wrist rocket sling shot. It could smash concrete blocks, but only had 225 yard range. Both lighter bullet, and slower velocity than my sling.. by far!
boring.
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