they are £25 + £2.50 p+p on the site but on here being the forum they are £20 + £2.50 p+p so would rather order off the forum if you know how cheers
'hunter' Custom Catapult.
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They are great, I'm finding it hard to miss stuff after living with one for the last two months.
im interested in spare bands how much are they and how do i attach them to a barnett black widow ???
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I have some of Fish's Therabands on my Black Widow. I bind them with some thin stong cord, I used 45lb fly line backing that I had to hand. I put a loop of cord that sticks out an inch beyond where your wipping will end & then start wrapping from the other end so when you get to the end of the wrapping you put the end of your cord through the loop & pull the other end hard, which pulls the loop & tail end under the whipping... If that makes sense. I then cover librally with clear fly tying varnish all over & leave to set. Then I do it over a 2nd time making the whipping a bit neater, again pulling the knot under the wipping. More varnish & you are done. I cut 2 inches off the wrist support to make it more pocket friendly, which works well for me. Here are some pics:
could have just said you whip it on.
i would have understood but thanks anyway.
ps i only thought there was a cunning little trick but no
by the way you fixing looks bombproof
i would have understood but thanks anyway.
ps i only thought there was a cunning little trick but no
by the way you fixing looks bombproof
Yes, I suppose so.... Fair point. I only put them on yesterday & gave it a quick go today, but it seems to be on pretty bombproof, like you said. I am using slightly shorter bands this time so it is running a bit faster & with a flatter trajectory, so will need to go to the range to do some target practice in the net to get my eye in on it. I will put it over the chrono again to see if it ios over 20 foot/pound yet...
It used to do 18, with the .44 musket balls
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All this catapult stuff got me thinking about some of the catapults I used as a boy. Do any of you remember the self inflicted pain you can get from those old Milbro aluminium catapults?
Yep, the nice friction burns across the top of the wrist.
I wish I could find mine though, folk are paying daft money for them these days.
Some cattys will slap you if they are not held right or dont fit you. Some people use a glove to get over this. My small Fish hunter would slap me all the time till I learned how to hold it right
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