Can't they also be made of lead? I'm sure you could cast it as one piece! 

Wow
CA they look awesome.
Just chuck a few of those in my sith parcel as a sweetener???

Pretty sure the only way to actually see them in action is to be the person slinging them.
They are for distance, so even a high resolution video will lose track after about 100 metres.

I'll make some more tonight as there's just no way I'll be able to find and retrieve these after throwing.
I'll make some pla blades as that's a lot more environmentally friendly and can even be ingested without causing harm. Well dream's crunched enough prints up over the years.

For the smoke glandes I'll use a smaller 50x30 mould and a simple recess rather than a complete through hole. Pretty sure I've got a bag of fuse paper around somewhere.

My only concern with the jet gkandes flight profile is that the back end is heavier than the front. I'm hoping the thrust will compensate and either give it more altitude of push it straight.
We'll see

I have an idea for a simple one, and one that could hopefully replace the shotgun sling as a reasonable and more effective solution but havent bothered to make it yet.

The one that I really think will change target slinging forever will be autostop ammo. Ammo that can be slung a known distance and then causes serious drag to drop it mid air parachute style. It will allow people to have actual expensive sets of premimum ammo without fear of losing them. Backstops will no longer be needed to be a serious target slinger. Target slinging will be possible anywhere within reason at any time. But so far no one has come up with the answer.

As it stands that is the one thing that prevents me from practicing all the time. This absolutely maddening pattern of making or buying perfect ammo and despite ridiculous lengths taken to find them all they eventually all disappear. What a PITA.

Those are great, Sarosh!  I like the one with the fins. It makes me think that a mechanical broadhead (similar to archery, but heavier) for the sling would actually be a pretty decent projectile.

Clearly, you'd really need to hone your skill to have a rifled release each time.

It makes me wonder if a stiffer sling would be warranted for your testing (along the lines of J's latest musings).  It might help with getting a rifled release.

thanks!
IronGoober wrote on Apr 8^th, 2021 at 8:50pm:


sure, the sling is paracord and is a little long for the task. I don't have a good split pouch right now so I went with it.

IronGoober wrote on Apr 8^th, 2021 at 8:50pm:


I thought the fins could be replaced by blades, but as you've seen opening by spin destabilizes it, so it's better to go for a design more similar to a mechanical broadhead that opens on impact.

Nice work Sarosh, great video as always

I made this a few years back from a plumb bob and I remember it working well and leaving a gnarly dent in the frying pan target (photo evidence provided), but when I tried it again more recently, I could NOT get it to fly straight point forwards. Didn't matter what orientation I had it in the pouch it just wouldn't go point first. *Shrug*