Hey all

Today i was wondering how to make sling bullets and especialy sling bullets that are safe to practice with.
So i looked at some info here on the forum and i noticed a tutorial of making "sand bullets", tried it and love it.
I also noticed a tutorial on making (cement?) bullets with plastic easter eggs as a mold and i was wondering..

I have some plastic easter eggs right here and could i use them as a mold to make Candle wax bullets?
In my opinion these bullets would be heavy enough to pratice with and it would be a lot safer for me and other people.
But then again i'm no expert, so what do you think?

well for non lethal ammo i heard of filling small water balloons with jelly, then duct taping over it. looks real fro ma distance and at speed, and totally non lethal.

candle wax might be non-lethal, but that doesn't mean it won't do damage 

i.e, go chuck a candle at someone as hard as you can. then imagine doing so with an egg-sized lump of the stuff and with a sling.

Thanks everyone for all those tips!

I definately keep the bean bags and balloon ideas in mind, not to sure about the paper though
Maybe not such a bad idea afterall since the ancient Chinese used paper for making effective armor.

Cthulhu has a good point, getting hit by it would still be very painful but it's a better option then using rocks
when i practice in the park.
In my country, The Netherlands, there are almost no places where i can sling while being sure i am totaly alone.
It is a very small country filled with millions of people who often head to the parks to escape urban life.

So going to a place where i can practice alone without any chance of hurting someone is not an option.

At the moment i'm making a candlewax bullet, i wonder if it would be any good and in the mean time i'm thinking about
other material i could use.

Thanks everyone!

Candle wax seems like a lot of work for what you get I know manny on here prefer to use a hacky sack but I usually use a very tight ball of paper wraped with duct tape and you can add more duct tape if you want more weight . My friend and I found out they can still leave a pretty good mark but they are still very safe. The only disadvantage is that they tend to lose velosity after a little while But that just makes them easier to find if you miss.

Aussie wrote on Sep 27^th, 2010 at 5:20pm:

They do after a good smack. (just kidding, btw)

How strange.. topics on using tennis balls are all around the forum, yet i forgot about them.
And i agree they would be the best option so off to the store!

I made a Candlewax bullet right after my last post and you're right Dan, it was a lot of work i won't be making them anymore but at least it was a fun experiment and it flew great.
I will also try making those paper glandes one day

Masiakasaurus wrote on Sep 27^th, 2010 at 7:46pm:



Yup you can do some serious damage with a tennis ball. On the other hand though as has been mentioned you don't get that negative reaction from passersby that you do with stones or clay.