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Share unique slings!
May 3rd, 2023 at 4:44am
 
not sure if there has been a topic for this, so i thought i would start one.

what are some interesting slings/designs you have either seen or heard of?

feel free to share images!
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Reply #1 - May 3rd, 2023 at 6:43am
 
Well I think instantly to the designs like
“Ysling” “kestros” “captured release” “compoundsling” “multi pouch” “triggering sling” “shotgun sling”


Personally I’ve played around with a few of these but only a few seemed to have any real appeal.

Here’s a picture of the triggering mechanism I came up with . I was very happy when I came up with the idea for the first time. Simple and very easy to use and reload , but it made ammunition variability almost impossible so it held no true promise for my applications.

I won’t tell exactly how it works see if anyone figures it out.
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Reply #2 - May 3rd, 2023 at 4:02pm
 
very interesting mersa.

I've honestly no idea how that works; i thought it was an incomplete sling or something at first  Grin
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Reply #3 - May 3rd, 2023 at 8:54pm
 
I had nearly the same reaction as stoneslinging Grin I had no idea how in the world it would work!
After a while looking at it, I showed it to my brother, who came up with a probable way to make it work Shocked

The only other really unique sling I can think of is the cestrosphendone / kestrophendone dart sling (http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1074713443, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5PWq3XqGGw, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mMUOZZBDuY).

Another sling that is at least sort of unique is the staff sling.
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Reply #4 - May 3rd, 2023 at 9:36pm
 
Oh yeah!  Definitely a topic that's come up before.  Smiley

These are both pretty long, but here's a couple threads for you to look through.

Abstract Sling Designs Contest 2021 - https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1612293922
Non-Conventional Sling Designs - https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1227069230

On my YT channel I also have a playlist dedicated to experimental slings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLncv16P831PSJHZLp54PsDv1W9Gl1Z5eE
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Reply #5 - May 4th, 2023 at 1:44pm
 
Here's my Double Barrel Sling.  As long as you use consistently sized ammo you'll get a pretty tight shot group.  Or you can use both pouches to sling larger objects like snowballs. 
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Reply #6 - May 4th, 2023 at 2:53pm
 
For me, here are two slings that convinced me.
1) Lahun described by Teg
https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1515612008
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2) Aussie

And photo 2: the fur pouch for cold countries.  Cheesy
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Reply #7 - May 4th, 2023 at 11:01pm
 
Very interesting Rat Man, never seen a double-action sling before haha
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Reply #8 - May 4th, 2023 at 11:02pm
 
Tombelaine,

the egyptian style sling looks good!

The fur one looks awesome as well Grin
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