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oscarluengosoria Novicius Offline Posts: 9 La Puebla de Montalbán Spain	Castillian leather slings Oct 2^nd, 2022 at 12:51pm Castilian leather slings. Typical Castilian cowboy slings, made of hand-stitched leather and finished in a silk braid.
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TOMBELAINE Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 626 france Gender:	Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #1 - Oct 3^rd, 2022 at 7:07am I'm not Castilian but this sling is very thick. Maybe there's a helping hand I don't have. I can be wrong but leather slings are weak. Are they specifically designed for short-range fire ? Just my first idea.
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oscarluengosoria Novicius Offline Posts: 9 La Puebla de Montalbán Spain	Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #2 - Oct 3^rd, 2022 at 11:53am It may look thick, but it's actually very flexible. They are for aiming and it works just like a Balearic slingshot, at least for me. These slings, were used by ancients cowboys in Spain.
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2500 PA, USA	Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #3 - Oct 3^rd, 2022 at 10:52pm Is a sling like this for sale or for trade?
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #4 - Oct 4^th, 2022 at 6:05pm Nothing weak about all leather slings, I've got a few. Weak is definitely not a word I'd use to describe any if then Very nice looking slings Oscar
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TOMBELAINE Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 626 france Gender:	Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #5 - Oct 5^th, 2022 at 5:01am Very nice looking sling. When I say weaker, I mean I'm more efficient with softer slings. Hence my question in term of distance and accuracy. If there's a helding hand I don't have, I will be interested to find out.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #6 - Oct 5^th, 2022 at 6:32am You do tend to use fairly heavy rocks with all leather slings. So yeah, smaller rocks don't really work that well.
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TOMBELAINE Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 626 france Gender:	Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #7 - Oct 5^th, 2022 at 7:29am Curious Aardvark wrote on Oct 5^th, 2022 at 6:32am: Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #6 - Today at 6:32am You do tend to use fairly heavy rocks with all leather slings. So yeah, smaller rocks don't really work that well. Thanks for your answer. My slingstone are 70/80 grams. No more.
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Re: Castillian leather slings
Reply #8 - Oct 7^th, 2022 at 8:27am

You could make a thin sling from something like suede leather.
That would be flexible enough for lighter ammo.

The heaviest duty sling I have is an all leather sling with a round braid I got from a Swedish member, some years back.

Great sling to use, but you need a heavy missile to keep the cords straight.
It also has some elasticity.

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Re: Castillian leather slings
Reply #9 - Oct 7^th, 2022 at 11:04am

Curious Aardvark wrote on Oct 7^th, 2022 at 8:27am:

You could make a thin sling from something like suede leather.
That would be flexible enough for lighter ammo.

I don't agree with you. I made a sling with leather of goat. It was very flexible and the sling was not good.
I made also a leather sling with a leather of cow, thick 3 mm, and the result was weaker with my slingstones (70/80 grams).
Today I think after this Castilian sling and your example that a leather sling must be thick. And probably it needs heavy rock.

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oscarluengosoria Novicius Offline Posts: 9 La Puebla de Montalbán Spain	Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #10 - Oct 7^th, 2022 at 2:36pm It really must be thick. The Castilian sling is very flexible, despite being thick and works very well with spherical stones.
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Tomas Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2161	Re: Castillian leather slings Reply #11 - Oct 27^th, 2022 at 3:23pm Beautiful slings! I've made very similar models and enjoy them greatly! As for the user wondering about efficiency - once it's broken in, a leather sling will perhaps swing a little harder cause it has some weight
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Re: Castillian leather slings
Reply #12 - Oct 28^th, 2022 at 8:06am

Lovely looking slings!

You don't see many all-leather slings, or at least I haven't noticed many. I have the distinct feeling they would be very durable.

I did make an all-leather sling once out of a belt by cutting a slit down the middle and shaping down the rest of the body except for the pouch. It worked but It seemed to have some elasticity to it, which was unfortunate.

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