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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2862 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6390 - Jan 24^th, 2021 at 5:11pm A simple linen sling. For a friend in France
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Tomas Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2181	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6391 - Jan 24^th, 2021 at 6:30pm Beautiful
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SerKraus Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 266 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6392 - Jan 24^th, 2021 at 9:37pm Jaegoor wrote on Jan 24^th, 2021 at 5:11pm: A simple linen sling. For a friend in France If that's simple then what are my slings?
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Willem208 Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 84 South Africa Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6393 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 12:18am NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jan 24^th, 2021 at 4:23pm: That’s a pretty small target there Willem. How far away are you throwing from? The distance is 10m. I have gotten confident enough to throw tennis balls in my backyard but I just don't seem to be hitting the tin.
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Reply #6394 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 12:28am

Willem, I'd say you're doing fine. I've been practicing every day about 100-200 throws since April. (and slinging overall for about 13 years now.)

I went out today from 10 - 15 m and tried to hit a soda can... After about 100 throws I hit it only 3 times. I guess I'm trying to say is that you'll get there, but even when you do, the hits can still be few and far between. Of course, then other days you might hit it 10 times in 30 throws.

It seems to vary quite drastically in my experience. Or maybe I just don't practice correctly. Either way, I like your backstop! Seems to work nicely!

John R.

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Scorpion Vin Descens Offline Still slinging better than archery! Posts: 249 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6395 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 7:04am Willem208 wrote on Jan 24^th, 2021 at 1:13pm: Close but not quite When I started to use sling I tried to hit from 200 meters into a tin can hanging on a stick, it was madness
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Reply #6396 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 10:05am

Scorpion Vin wrote on Jan 25^th, 2021 at 7:04am:

Willem208 wrote on Jan 24^th, 2021 at 1:13pm:

Close but not quite

When I started to use sling I tried to hit from 200 meters into a tin can hanging on a stick, it was madness

That depends on how many tin cans and how close together they are packed on those sticks whistle

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MirkoSling Tiro Offline Marichiweu Posts: 35 Texas Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6397 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 11:02am Scorpion Vin wrote on Jan 25^th, 2021 at 7:04am: Willem208 wrote on Jan 24^th, 2021 at 1:13pm: Close but not quite When I started to use sling I tried to hit from 200 meters into a tin can hanging on a stick, it was madness Did you ever hit it??
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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6398 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 11:54am You won't reach 200 meters with this sling, but it will throw fist sized (crap) rocks at scary speed. If I lived in a rocky environment without good river pebbles this is the type of sling I would pick.
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Reply #6399 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 2:34pm

Here is another one I have from leather, this one does not have the belt holes still in there. I feel like the minimum rock weight for this sling to work is around 200 grams but preferably you want between 250-500 grams. I can throw a ~500g rock approximately 45 meters with it as some might have seen in a privat video in the past.

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Reply #6400 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 3:01pm

MirkoSling wrote on Jan 25^th, 2021 at 11:02am:

Did you ever hit it??

No, but from a distance of 100 meters, from a hill, my stones landed 5 meters from an iron disk on a tree, I did not hit it either. It is necessary to make round identical ammo from clay to achieve maximum accuracy and try again. Smelting metal is harmful to health. Especially lead.

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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6401 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 4:27pm Another all leather sling, I used this one the most of the leather slings I have. This one is more trimmed down and fit for ~100g projectiles
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4481 Finland	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6402 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 4:34pm Nice! Makes me want to take out the all leather sling made by Tomas but I also don't want to ruin it in the crummy wet weather we have currently.
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Scorpion Vin Descens Offline Still slinging better than archery! Posts: 249 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6403 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 5:49pm My first sling
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Scorpion Vin Descens Offline Still slinging better than archery! Posts: 249 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6404 - Jan 25^th, 2021 at 5:51pm Аfter 2 months of practice
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