I was thinking of a chain mail sling. I got the idea from this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWOQHXFf3Hg
At 3:40 he pulls out a chain mail whip and it looks flexible enough to use as sling material.

It would never break but it would be hard to store. Also you'd have to be careful not to get hit by it after you release the stone. Maybe not the best idea but I found it interesting.

MirkoSling wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2021 at 9:19am:


Yeah I definitely wouldn't want to have it swirl around me after each shot. I'd probably use Greek or some other style that won't strike me as often as one like sidearm.

Here's a new design I'm looking at, not sure if it's abstract exactly, but it's different 

The inspiration is partly from Joe Meadmakers signature slings and from a discussion me and Albion slinger were having about a possible 3-split apache sling.

The goal is to make a paracord sling which can handle larger ammo better whilst still being quite efficient for small ammo.

The sling pictured needs a little adjustment before I present the finished article. At present the pouch is totally flat, which doesn't work very well as projectiles sort of sit on the middle cord and flop to one side or other of the pouch. This is easily remedied by using a wider leather cross to bind the cords which will add some element of cupping.

I think it has decent potential, even though it doesn't hold ammo properly at present it is actually quite a safe pouch from some initial testing. Also, if it doesn't work out I can simply cover the cords apache style which I'm sure will.

JudoP wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2021 at 9:55am:


My solution to tackling this problem is simple. A long, flat, strip of belt leather for the pouch, and the paracord strings tied to this strip of leather at its ends in such a fashion that the pouch is secured really tight to the cord (so it cannot hinge).

a strip of belt leather that is about 4 cm wide, and quite long, around 20 cm. I find that this pouch is very suitable for a very wide range of stone weights, but also slightly flattened biconicals (because round biconicals and round spheres have a hard time on a flat strip of belt leather.).

The problem with solid pouches and small ammo arrives when the pouch is too wide and encapsules a rough stone. Now a 4 cm strip of belt leather will hardly ever be too wide, yet it's secure enough in my experience to hold rocks well in the 300 g range.

Sometimes  I add a slit in the middle, some times I don't

Well as long as they are all from the right wing

Morphy wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2021 at 9:29am:

More than once I've considered making a sling like that It might not be entirely necessary for flaming ammo but would be the most aesthetic way of doing it. But yeah the thought of getting hit by it has put me off

Sounds good, hopefully my design takes off

Have you tried slinging with it yet? Can you yell if the feathers make a difference in the release?