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Reply #45 - Mar 22nd, 2008 at 12:15pm
 
[quote]if i use a football shaped object with pointed ends(I sharpened a section of a railroad spike) I found that as it comes out of a sling with the spin it flies smoothly and one of the spikes is facing my target[/quote]
Bloody hell !
Be VERY careful where you sling stuff like that. Talk about your dangerous projectiles lol.
How long a piece of railroad spike did you use ?
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Reply #46 - Apr 2nd, 2008 at 12:09pm
 
I attacked a tank with my sling and concrete ammo and I tought it was empty but then the top opened and a guy stuck his head out and shouted at my and I ran away. jk
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Reply #47 - Apr 3rd, 2008 at 9:26am
 
[quote]I attacked a tank with my sling and concrete ammo [/quote]

Lmao - Umm, not sure there's an answer to that except to say, I have to admire your ambition if not your common sense ;-)
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Reply #48 - Apr 3rd, 2008 at 8:00pm
 
taken from The Sling in Literature - Michael Gillelan

The velocity required for a bullet to puncture the skin is sometimes given as 163 feet per second, to break a bone 213 feet per second. Modern sling projectiles have been clocked at about 130 miles per hour, or approximately 190 feet per second. We have no reason, therefore, to doubt the testimony of the ancient medical writer Celsus, who writes (7.5):

    There is a third type of weapon that sometimes needs to be removed, a leaden bullet or rock or something similar, which breaking through the skin lodges inside in one piece. In all of these cases, the wound needs to be opened a bit wider, and what is inside must be extracted with pincers along the same pathway by which it entered.
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Reply #49 - Apr 5th, 2008 at 5:31am
 
Monkeywjcr wrote on Apr 2nd, 2008 at 12:09pm:
I attacked a tank with my sling and concrete ammo and I tought it was empty but then the top opened and a guy stuck his head out and shouted at my and I ran away. jk


LOL  Grin


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Reply #50 - Apr 11th, 2008 at 11:40pm
 
At the request of a forum member, I am reposting the following links.  I do so to prove that the biblical account of David's rock sinking 'deep into goliath's forehead' need not have been embellished.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5648598808576881556&hl=en


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6333833449320039360


The rocks I sling for accuracy exercise are usually nearly the size of a closed fist and weigh in at 3 to 6 ounces.  Their velocity is usually around 150fps.  


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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1254949/ninja_misdirective_double_shuriken_throw/

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1255004/3_shuriken_in_fast_succession/

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1254983/shuriken_distance_throwing/

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1254968/fast_easy_shuriken_throwing/

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1254917/shuriken_throwing_splitting_the_difference...
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Reply #51 - Apr 12th, 2008 at 9:11pm
 
Totally awesome shots.

Nice to hear from you again, Techstuf.
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Reply #52 - Apr 13th, 2008 at 4:36am
 

Hey Tint.  Thx.



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Reply #53 - Apr 13th, 2008 at 2:48pm
 
the chunk of railroad spike i used was about 3 or 4 inches an was sharpened with a taper from the point to the center and back to the point, took a long time to do, but me and cheebz had already done one side in a poor attempt to make spear heads
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Reply #54 - Apr 13th, 2008 at 11:37pm
 
Techstuf, I like the videos! You really show the power behind the sling when the user is competent.

I'm not sure if I'd be confident leaning them on the side of a house though...  Undecided
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Reply #55 - Apr 14th, 2008 at 10:56pm
 

Yes, it does take some time to achieve consistent accuracy with heavy ammo at appreciable speed.  I no longer practice often enough to feel comfortable slinging at targets leaning against my garage.  The video was hastily edited and gave some the wrong impression.  Getting a shot of the backside to show the penetration was an afterthought and goliath was already back in place leaning against the garage.


I've been known to throw a pretty mean shuriken on occasion....I might have to throw a clip or two up soon.



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Reply #56 - Apr 22nd, 2008 at 8:00pm
 
[quote]I might have to throw a clip or two up soon.
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Well go on then ;-)
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Reply #57 - May 13th, 2008 at 1:23pm
 
There was another show on that tested the sling. it was another in the Mummy Forensics series.  However, this one did not bode well.

Thom Richardson, from the British Royal Armory was the slinger. His only reached 67MPH. They were trying to break a pig skull with it. As a result, the sling was regarded as ineffective. At that sped, i don't doubt it.
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Reply #58 - May 14th, 2008 at 7:01am
 
buncha wimps - hell we'all could have done better than that :-)
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Reply #59 - May 14th, 2008 at 11:36pm
 
[quote author=curious_aardvark link=1146852045/45#58 date=1210762875]buncha wimps - hell we'all could have done better than that :-) [/quote]

Without even using a sling too.
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