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Question: what type of sling do you like the most (in terms of weight)?
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light sling    
  8 (50.0%)
heavy sling    
  3 (18.8%)
both    
  5 (31.2%)




Total votes: 16
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Re: sling weight
Reply #30 - Jun 7th, 2019 at 4:41pm
 
NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jun 6th, 2019 at 8:35am:
Mersa wrote on Jun 5th, 2019 at 6:45am:
Ha ha . Yeah it's a no2 opinel , and jakanati is pretty much right . I use the knife mainly for work and preparing fruit for lunch . That's a good reason to my knowledge. It's also a very small and reasonable knife to carry . In all honesty my keys are probally more of a treat as a weapon than the knife would be 
Weird law but.  I knew a person who said to a police officer that they had a pocket knife incase of an attack  when asked, the knife was confiscated and the person fined.


Yeah “self defense” is apparently not a good reason for a disarmed populace.  That’s the policeman’s job, so you’ll just have to politely ask the criminals to wait patiently while you call emergency services...  Tongue

Texas is a little more favorable to citizens protecting themselves, but I ran into a similar stupid law here in Texas that says you can only carry a “club” if you’re a licensed security guard or police officer. If you have problems with stray dogs while walking in your neighborhood, it’s safer (from a legal perspective) to carry a samurai sword than a stick.

Ok... rant over. Back to slings!

Possibly the only good thing about being old is that no one questions my "walking stick."  It's a four foot shovel handle.  I'm not sure what kind of wood it's made from but it's very dense and heavy.  I put some West Coast Whipping around the top so it looks at least a little like a walking stick.  I call it My Peacemaker.  It has stopped many stray dogs from committing acts of violence against my beasts just by virtue of its presence.  Over the years there have been three times when I've actually had to use it  to save my dogs from a mauling. Usually just the threat of a bashing is enough though.
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Reply #31 - Jun 7th, 2019 at 7:12pm
 
I prefer a dense sling. Thin, yes but with a bit of mass especially at the pouch for me.
I've gotta say, natural fibers can feel a bit "airy" sometimes or rather light for their size.
And as for recoil, I know what you mean Mersa. Making a loop for multiple fingers solved it for me.
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Re: sling weight
Reply #32 - Jun 7th, 2019 at 10:17pm
 
Tomas wrote on Jun 7th, 2019 at 7:12pm:
Making a loop for multiple fingers solved it for me.

I've always been curious if anyone else did that.  I normally make slings with a larger finger loop because I fit it over my middle and ring finger at the same time.  There wasn't a particular reason for it.  Just one of the first slings I started using regularly had a larger finger loop, so I used two fingers.  And that's what became comfortable and normal for me.
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Reply #33 - Jun 11th, 2019 at 5:37pm
 
@Rat... the other good thing about being old is that it beats the alternative  Cheesy
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Reply #34 - Jun 12th, 2019 at 1:12pm
 
I love my little 20 gram 27 inch Rockman sling. I can throw things as light as pecan nuts hard enough that they shatter against a wall or tree and things not much heavier than 80 grams. The heavy sling that JudoP sent me for SITH (still need to get some pictures eish) throws heavy projectiles easier. Wink
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Reply #35 - Jun 12th, 2019 at 2:40pm
 
Willem208 wrote on Jun 12th, 2019 at 1:12pm:
I love my little 20 gram 27 inch Rockman sling. I can throw things as light as pecan nuts hard enough that they shatter against a wall or tree and things not much heavier than 80 grams. The heavy sling that JudoP sent me for SITH (still need to get some pictures eish) throws heavy projectiles easier. Wink


If that sling is anything like the one he sent me, it'll be a damn good sling. I still use mine regularly for tennis balls and rocks.
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Reply #36 - Jun 13th, 2021 at 4:59am
 
For distance and speed the light sling is a must for me. I prefer them to be under 15 grams length extended arm to mid chest or other shoulder.

There's something about a heavier sling though, when you pick it up, there's a psychological effect. It feels like you are holding something substantial, a real weapon, this might give some confidence
While with my ultralight slings, they are so thin and light I can fit it in a tiny pocket, can barely feel its there
and while it will throw further and faster, it feels less like I am armed.

I see slinging with these light and efficient slings to be more rational, but there's something very romantic/rustic about
the multiple rotations and very tight grip I prefer to use with thicker slings and the overall feel and sound of these slings.
But it quickly dissolves away when I have a vast landscape around me and I just want to be able to plant stones as far as possible with the best spiral spin, without all the theatrical noises and energy losses of a thick sling
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Reply #37 - Jun 13th, 2021 at 8:09am
 
I wouldve said light. But I think my tastes are changing. Ill have to see. Light works fine but Ive been very impressed with Balearic style slings as well. I guess I am on the fence at the moment.
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Reply #38 - Jun 13th, 2021 at 11:33am
 
JudoP wrote on May 28th, 2019 at 4:36am:
I wouldn't trust a natural fibre sling below a certain thickness

Very interesting post, what do you think about cord 16 mm sisal ?
The thickness is 16 mm, 4 sisal strands of 2 mm each individually, folded in half, and woven together, it turns out 16 mm, do you think it will be reliable? Visually it's subtle
tightly woven
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Reply #39 - Jun 13th, 2021 at 12:46pm
 
so far I've gotten about 200 throws out of a single 1.8 mm twisted cord waxxed hemp sling, it is starting to show some signs of wair,
I don't think it will snap unexpectedly, I'll just chuck it away when I don't visually trust it anymore
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Reply #40 - Jun 14th, 2021 at 5:34am
 
Scorpion Vin wrote on Jun 13th, 2021 at 11:33am:
JudoP wrote on May 28th, 2019 at 4:36am:
I wouldn't trust a natural fibre sling below a certain thickness

Very interesting post, what do you think about cord 16 mm sisal ?
The thickness is 16 mm, 4 sisal strands of 2 mm each individually, folded in half, and woven together, it turns out 16 mm, do you think it will be reliable? Visually it's subtle
tightly woven


So the sling is an 8 strand braid of 2mm strands? That should be easily durable enough. Issues with durability arise when you try to get paracord thin and below IMO. Of course, it might not be a fatal weakness but I wouldn't expect thin natural slings to last as long as a standard balearic sling for example.
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Reply #41 - Jun 14th, 2021 at 3:58pm
 
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Re: sling weight
Reply #42 - Jun 14th, 2021 at 4:58pm
 
Interesting, you're almost doing a pirouette like motion. I've not seen that before, a transition from greek to a shoulder-intensive throw. I can see it's utility.
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Reply #43 - Jun 15th, 2021 at 10:58am
 
I can definitely see potential. What I like about Greek styles is you are holding it quite close to the “pull” which I would think would make it possible to be really consistent. But I think maybe that is oversimplifying the issue a bit.
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Reply #44 - Jun 15th, 2021 at 11:41am
 
it's quite phenomenal  for thin cords to get a rifled release to achieve high speeds and distance with lightwieght 50-80 g biconicals. I can definitely see why they needed plieers to remove real sling bullets. But I am discovering that for general Balaeric target distance my accuracy is better off with more rounded spherical stones and an inline (trebuchet) release with a more conventional throwing motion, the diagonal overhand slice like Jaegoor often promotes, and not a Greek-pirouette with rifled release. Although this is for another topic
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