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The simple sling is often neglected when reviewing the long history of ranged warfare. Scholars typically focus on the simple thrown spear (javelin), atlatl, throwing axe, bow, and crossbow. However, in experienced hands, the sling was arguably the most effective personal projectile weapon until the 15th century, surpassing the accuracy and deadliness of the bow and even of early firearms.

http://www.chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/Sling

Interesting read.

There goes Darf's weekend.

I have a PDF that deals with making and using slings. It does into how easy they are to make, and how fairly rapidly accuracy is developed

In use today:

http://www.voanews.com/content/police-c ... 26504.html

Blaidd Drwg wrote:There goes Darf's weekend.

Messed with them (slings) years ago but the Wrist Rocket was my main tool of mayhem.

I've killed birds on the launch with it and shot out many car side windows on the move.

Going to make a sling and teach the boys, wrist rockets later, before firearms.

I want a fucking Pilum bad!

DARTH wrote:

Blaidd Drwg wrote:There goes Darf's weekend.

Messed with them (slings) years ago but the Wrist Rocket was my main tool of mayhem.

I've killed birds on the launch with it and shot out many car side windows on the move.

Going to make a sling and teach the boys, wrist rockets later, before firearms.

I want a fucking Pilum bad!

The reason homemade sling shots and wrist rockets are better'n slings is because they employ the use of RUBBER BANDS!!

I don't know about that Andy. A good slinger can hit harder than a wrist rocket. I saw a guy go through and split a 2 x 4 with a lead shot from a sling.

Once I heard a biker talk about how the IRA had a history of killing and maiming Brits with a wrist rocket, I was on that shit. I became proficient quicker with a wrist rocket so I never got real good with a sling.

Step dad used to bring home aviation ball bearings from the AFB he worked at. Those and glass marbles were my favorite ammo. (Well flinging G.I. Joes was kind fun!)

You have to expose yourself more with a sling than with a wrist rocket, therefore that's an advantage for vandalism, shooting furry and feathered critters or if you were going to us it on people.

My late father in law nailed some crackhead sculking in his back yard with a wrist rocket. Guy screamed "You fucking shot me!" because he thought he got shot with a pistol.

Dicks! Now I have to go out and get one. I'm jonesing now!

Well little David killed the big guy with a sling but he practiced a lot. Bet he coulda done it with a homemade sling shot if they had strong rubbber bands back then!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxtHtPK2MH8[/youtube]

Andy80 wrote:Well little David killed the big guy with a sling but he practiced a lot. Bet he coulda done it with a homemade sling shot if they had strong rubbber bands back then!!

Even better with a .45!

DARTH wrote:I saw a guy go through and split a 2 x 4 with a lead shot from a sling.

No you didn't.

I see how this day is going to go.

What about atlatls?

Kazuya Mishima wrote:What about atlatls?

Go home. You're drunk.

Kazuya Mishima wrote:What about atlatls?

Stay in the house, Carl.

I want a long bow!

This looks nice:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItC-k_kv1l0[/youtube]

Another one[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AySuafZ8to[/youtube]

knock it off Bobby

I can't see any of those videos

Strange,they show up fine here in Sweden.

Hey Proto, come down on the 3rd and call me a lier to my face.

DARTH wrote:Hey Proto, come down on the 3rd and call me a lier to my face.

I don't want to get beat up.

DARTH wrote:Hey Proto, come down on the 3rd and call me a lier to my face.

DARTH wrote:Hey Proto, come down on the 3rd and call me a lier to my face.

Will you just take it easy, man?

Kazuya Mishima wrote:

DARTH wrote:Hey Proto, come down on the 3rd and call me a lier to my face.