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bola thrown from slings?
Sep 12th, 2016 at 10:05pm
 
i was sitting and thinking of some new stuff to try and do so i started thinking about my bola and wondered if i could figure out how to throw a bola from a sling for the fun of it what do yall think my biggest problem is how would i load this into a sling without it getting tangled up or the pouch being crazy big making a smaller bola could work so its not quite as big as a normal one itd be nice to figure out a way to wrap it on itself in a way as to not have it tangle up but be packed into a wrap so it can be thrown and then it open in flight like net gun
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Reply #1 - Sep 13th, 2016 at 5:13am
 
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Reply #2 - Sep 13th, 2016 at 6:36am
 
nice - always said if I was ever going to hunt with a sling I'd use bolas ammo.

And lead fishing weights are ideal.
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Reply #3 - Sep 13th, 2016 at 12:42pm
 
I can't tell if it opened every time?
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Reply #4 - Sep 13th, 2016 at 10:39pm
 
thanks alot ill give it a shot
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Reply #5 - Sep 14th, 2016 at 8:21am
 
Bill Skinner wrote on Sep 13th, 2016 at 12:42pm:
I can't tell if it opened every time?

As long as you fold the cords there's no reason it wont. Each weight will have a slightly different spin and trajectory imparted as it leaves the pouch.
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Reply #6 - Sep 14th, 2016 at 10:59am
 
How heavy of cord connecting the weights? Is the idea that the rope can also break a wing or primarily the tangling aspect?
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Reply #7 - Sep 14th, 2016 at 12:07pm
 
Actually, the cords have to be strong enough to hold the weights when they wrap around.  The weights are what breaks bones.  The cords may cut or rip like a saw due to the pulling from the weights.

I don't think I would use this hunting, it seems the wounding or injury factor will be a lot higher than a hit with a decent sized rock.  A hit kills or stuns the game and a miss doesn't do anything except scare it.

If I were hunting for survival, it would be a completely different story.
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Reply #8 - Sep 17th, 2016 at 6:37am
 
Ideally you want the bolas to spin like a helicopter blade.

Hard to do with a sling.

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Reply #9 - Sep 17th, 2016 at 9:45pm
 
Yeah maybe if you made a sling with a special release like the one that throws arrow that I forgot the name to but for bolas
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Reply #10 - Sep 22nd, 2016 at 3:04pm
 
Chain and bola slinging:

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Reply #11 - Sep 22nd, 2016 at 9:37pm
 
thats cool a chain would really mess something up
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Reply #12 - Sep 23rd, 2016 at 12:28am
 
Timpa how do you not lose all those bolas in the bushes?
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Reply #13 - Sep 23rd, 2016 at 2:11am
 
I've played with bolas slings but the projectile doesn't spread enough to my satisfaction. 

When used alone with 2 weights on end and one in the hand with correct balance, it spins like a helicopter like Mark was talking about.  That seems much better for catching some prey, but the range is much more limited than with the sling.  I'm no good beyond about 25m with it. 

The shotgun sling is another idea that I have toyed with but in reality didn't do all I had hoped it would in terms of the actual impact on the target. 

It's all fun stuff to play with.
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Reply #14 - Sep 25th, 2016 at 7:13am
 
I lost more than half of the chains. Smiley
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