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Lead sling bullet vs steel ball range test
Dec 7th, 2022 at 10:20pm
 
https://youtu.be/-jAtyAOWJYQ

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Here is a quick little test, I was using a short (2.5 foot) sling for both, the range difference even in using a short sling is a big difference.

Steel ball =157 meters
Sling bullet 185 meters.
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Re: Lead sling bullet vs steel ball range test
Reply #1 - Dec 8th, 2022 at 12:10am
 
I also saw your MDF board tests. Pretty fun!
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Re: Lead sling bullet vs steel ball range test
Reply #2 - Dec 11th, 2022 at 12:47pm
 
  Tungsten is considerably more dense than lead so I imagine you'd get even better results with it.
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