Massively into it. I'm addicted. I spent a year shooting a black widow. On a good day I was very accurate but struggled for consistency and eventually got frustrated. Recently I bought a flat bands catty which has taken it to a new level. I have had to restrict myself to one training session a day because I could easily spend the entire day plinking. Eventually I hope to get to a good enough standard for hunting. I've got a slingbow as well which is an interesting concept. Feel free to chat here or pm me John. Dale x
(they're not called bullet ant for nothing -- if one gets you you'll know it for sure and for the rest of the day...)
Its ok to kill but only for food. did you eat it?my slingshot is made from a forked branch, i'm using flat bands and switched to "over the top" attachment about 18months ago (after "through the fork" since long-ago childhood); ammo is river pebbles. so far i'm hopeless beyond 5m but it's relaxing
my only kill was a bullet ant about 5ft away near my toes
ps you must have very big feet
Just as another option, Look at the simple shot range. I have got simple shot hammer xt lite. £50 superb and deadly accurate. ou can get that from sling shot shop uk x
It's also permissible to put down vermin IMO. Although in NI, from the legal perspective you kill with a firearm, or not at all.Its ok to kill but only for food. did you eat it?
Shooting pebbles is a great skill to have. Most of the time shooting pebbles out of most slingshots is a no no. Mainly because they an odd shape. So in travel they can catch the wind and fly off in different directions, and even hit the frame just after leaving the pouch, so there's great skill in being accurate with a pebble. However, if you were looking to be more accurate longer distances, switching to a spherical shaped ammo would be better ie, ballbearings, as these fly straighter when shot from a catapult and have no odd angles for the wind to catch them and knock them off target
Yes, I've watched quite a few of gamekeeper John videos on YouTube. There is also others that are also really good with slingshots at long distances, Wayne Martin from Catty shack, is an excellent hunter with a catapult. Wayne goes after pheasant, rabbit, hare duck, and even goose and uses predominantly 11mm steel. Chris Graffin from catapult carnage is also really good at both target and hunting Chris won last years world slingshot championship in Italy. He is deadly with 8mm steel.
Whilst I agree that gamekeeper john is superb. Slingshot is not as hard as some people think. You can get consistent quite quickly. Have another go frightful. Chris at catapult carnage does some good how to videos. The only thing I would suggest is using flatbands. I shot with a black widow for a year. The tubes are not ideal x
A few tips I wrote down in my book. Acorns make a consistent ammo if you are in the wild. You can also fashion a powerful slingshot from a couple of condoms as well. Tyre inner tubes do not work. x
The acorn thing makes sense. Hell of a big round mind you, but with the right bands it will pack a punch. Some of the hunters use leads, and there is something called lead beans. Which are similar shape to an acorn they are preferred because they will take out almost any quarry you are going for whether it’s a head shot or body shot
my hoofs are about average sizeIts ok to kill but only for food. did you eat it?
and i didn't eat the bullet ant.... they can be up to 20mm long and the one i shot happened to turn up in front of me while i was practicing i'm using pebbles because they're for free (and i'm on a low budget), but i've also a casting mould for fishing sinkers, so i could cast my own .42cal ammo, too...
