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AncientCraftwork
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I've been thinking about how to construct a ''relax trigger' system for a sling.
The reasoning behind it is the same as bow-release or a crossbow trigger.
A) give a clean, consistent release
B) take the load off the fingers and place it on the trigger system instead.
These trigger systems allow archers to hold their heavy poundage bows much better and for far longer.
Some factory-made bow-releases can be modded to handle slings and they work great. There are bow releases out there
that would suit both the wide grip and the narrow grip for slings. They give an absolute hair trigger upon touch of the trigger.
Of course, this requires readjusting of one's release timing, but after one is used to it, it is very accurate, as the release is very consistent.
I've tried slinging with such a bow-trigger and it makes one feel just how much delay and drag there is
with 'analog' sling triggers as they are let go out of the hand, be it a knot, tab or lose string.
But more importantly then the quick release it offers, is that it takes all load off the trigger fingers,
and transfers it to the hand and the arm.
Of course the simple conventional releases are popular and probably will stay so because it's simple.
A factory made bow release is also of a level of mechanical complexity I do not like-- slings are great for their simplicity.
That being said, it has some definite advantages.
But how to make such a release system in a simpler way? Can it even be done?
I think, to make a trigger 100% relaxed, it does require a complex trigger system with internal moving parts of some sort, like a medieval (cross)bow trigger.
But I've found a way I can make ''half-relax'' trigger that takes most of the load of the trigger finger, without internal moving parts that make a real trigger. Of course it's a compromise. It's not as clean an quick releasing as a real mechanical trigger but it comes pretty close, and it takes a lot of the load off the releasing fingers, which is more important for me.
It only requires a piece of wood and some simple fine tooling.
The pictures should explain themselves. The hand retains the toggle. The release-loop is placed through the
bottom hole that also feeds the retention cord. The retention cord is tied to the toggle. The thumb is placed in the release loop. To release the sling, I simply lift the thumb.
The loop release flies out nearly instantly upon release, of course there's a little friction, but this can be reduced by tooling it smooth. Most importantly, the system does seem to take a lot of load off the trigger finger, in this case the thumb. I can barely feel any presurre on the thumb when I spin the sling, even with a heavy rock. But when I lift the thumb, she flies !
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Half-mechanical relax-trigger tight-grip toggle release system (Read 1992 times)
