Hunting with Catapults

[fishfish]

hey Peter t ,the catty was a gift from a good pal of mine in the states,heres a couple of ones i made:

this one i call the polecat ,its small and compact and is carved from a single piece of buffalo horn , inset is a pewter bunny.

this one is made from a hazel fork with leather grips.

this one i call the buffalo its carved from one solid piece of buffalo horn with a rosewood butt:

heres another with a brass butt plate and a leather belt holster:

and heres my faveorite user , its made from a very hard to find angled red deer antler.

 

[fishfish]

ive seen milbro's go for over £60!

 

[Peter_t]

cheres fishfish, quite a nice collection youv got there! where can i get that sort of rubber from?

 

[Harry The Camper]

Hi guys I have just stumbled upon this thread,I too am a frequent user of catapults.Here in Malaysia I have made a couple and been quite successful at shooting crows.I have shot at least 10,due to them being a constant pest,mobbing local species ect,ect.Due to my experience,I would recommend using a good hard wood as a base/handle and rubber/surgical tubing as the elastic.I have also found that if you are a right hander,use your left hand to hold the catapult and right hand to draw.This is one of the most effective/accurate setups that I am using.

 

[statikpunk]

wow fishfish i love slingshots and i have used them for years. I always keep them in all my vehicles, and backpacks. i used to use them for hunting when I was too young to carry a rifle,

here is what I use now

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but i still use them a lot for fun plinking and eradicating the ocasional pest.
but i think if i had slingshots as nice as yours i could take up hunting with them again
you should post a tutorial on how you make your slingshots, i especially love that small little "polecat" one it would be great for sticking in your pocket for a day and it looks like it lends itself well to how I hold a slingshot when i shoot (do you put your thumb and index finger on the forks when you shoot??)
also where do you get that square rubber, and what advantage does it have over the surgical tubing, and I'm not sure how you are fastening the rubber to the slingshot with the leather caps?
anyway i am very impressed good job:You_Rock_

 

[statikpunk]

I also have seen a lot of the flat rubber bands what are those made of and what advantages does it have. all I have ever used is the surgical tubing, and i have always wanted something with more power.

 

[clcuckow]

I also have seen a lot of the flat rubber bands what are those made of and what advantages does it have. all I have ever used is the surgical tubing, and i have always wanted something with more power.

They are the same stuff that physios use as resistance bands. I have just replaced my 'power bands' on my Saunders wrist-rocket pro with with some cut from TheraBand Gold. I have never used surgical tubing but my understanding the main advantage is speed and the fact that you can stack them e.g. mine is a double band.

Expect a better responce the more experience cattie nut here before to long, that is unless this is already an Xpost

 

[statikpunk]

They are the same stuff that physios use as resistance bands. I have just replaced my 'power bands' on my Saunders wrist-rocket pro with with some cut from TheraBand Gold. I have never used surgical tubing but my understanding the main advantage is speed and the fact that you can stack them e.g. mine is a double band.

Expect a better responce the more experience cattie nut here before to long, that is unless this is already an Xpost

thanks i found some on ebay Im gonna have to make an order

 

[clcuckow]

Click on the Sling Shot Rifle for a video

 

[statikpunk]

that seems like a lot of effort for little gain, as long as that guy is happy i guess

 

[High on Hex]

I'd love to see him pitch that on Dragon's Den.

 

[badkarma]

You can use a catapult to hunt with. Treat it just as you would an air gun. use it only where you have permision to hunt on ect. They are a lot harder to use than a gun so pratice a lot and keep you range to a sensible distance and be awear they can rebound?

 

[Toddy]

The square elastic is mostly used to power model aircraft. I've got some that's 5mm thick and it's really effective in my black widow. The recommendation is to keep it cold and dark when not in use since UV damages the elasticity.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[samwebb]

I think that, as with most of these law based discussions, even if it is illegal, your are not going to be prosecuted by anyone.

 

[sandbender]

but with practice amazing accuracy is possible.......

As can be seen in the following video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0

More here...

http://www.asheboro.com/users/teallen/rufus1.htm

 

[Pang]

i like the sheath for the catty, did you make that???

 

[Pang]

Click on the Sling Shot Rifle for a video

lol i had made something like that when i was a child.

 

[Pang]

wow fishfish i love slingshots and i have used them for years. I always keep them in all my vehicles, and backpacks. i used to use them for hunting when I was too young to carry a rifle,

here is what I use now

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but i still use them a lot for fun plinking and eradicating the ocasional pest.
but i think if i had slingshots as nice as yours i could take up hunting with them again
you should post a tutorial on how you make your slingshots, i especially love that small little "polecat" one it would be great for sticking in your pocket for a day and it looks like it lends itself well to how I hold a slingshot when i shoot (do you put your thumb and index finger on the forks when you shoot??)
also where do you get that square rubber, and what advantage does it have over the surgical tubing, and I'm not sure how you are fastening the rubber to the slingshot with the leather caps?
anyway i am very impressed good job:You_Rock_

nice rabbits

 

[Pang]

As can be seen in the following video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0

More here...

http://www.asheboro.com/users/teallen/rufus1.htm

amazing vids

 

[Mooseman1]

Wow really nice work mate, do you get good numbers with them?