Shooting Arrows With the Slingshot!
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OK, I took the challenge and made an arrow shooting slingshot. I like lead and steel balls, but I realize that an arrow with a broad head can cause more damage. Those who want to hunt larger animals may have more success with arrows. So, here is my idea about how to shoot arrows from a slingshot. Of course I had watched the “Hunt big game with a slingshot” video series on youtube, and I think the “whisker buscuit” idea is valuable. But I did not want to spend 20 to 50 Euros just on the biscuit! So I had to solve a number of problems. 1. The draw length limitation Arrows are rarely longer than 32″, and such long arrows weigh more than a .75″ (19mm) lead ball! An increase of the draw length beyond 32″ is absolutely necessary to achieve serious speed. So I added two metal tubes to the grip, moving the whisker biuscuit about ten inches towards the shooter. This way, you can draw out a 32″ arrow 42″ from the pouch. 2. The pouch problem Gripping the rear end of an arrow though a leather pouch is much harder than gripping a thick lead ball. The “golf tee” solution proved negative for the balance of the arrow, so I had to solve the issue otherwise. The solution: A change to the pouch! Close to the band attachment, one more hole was punched to either side of the pouch. Through these holes, rubber bands had been tied to both the upper and the lower rim of the pouch. This allows you to hold the bunched up rubber just like a slingshot ball, and it automatically squeezes the arrow …
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25 Comments
July 22nd, 2010 at 8:38 am
@JoergSprave Cool, it’s probably because just your left pec probably weighs as much as me,lol. What type of workout do you do?
July 22nd, 2010 at 9:24 am
Didn’t you notice that a T-Shirts is my signatory outfit? My body has a ton of heat, so I am never cold.
July 22nd, 2010 at 10:21 am
@JoergSprave Did you wear a t-shirt when you were picking it out?
July 22nd, 2010 at 11:04 am
Nicely built device.
July 22nd, 2010 at 11:16 am
Hi Joerg, I just stumbled across your videos today and I have already watched all of them. Great work mate you are very creative! have you made an arrow shooting slingshot with the compound style slingshot with roller bearings?
July 22nd, 2010 at 11:58 am
Great idea. I’ve been thinking about using this also. . .
My first idea was to use the brush from an ice scraper/brush.
5 X 5. . .
July 22nd, 2010 at 12:36 pm
@JoergSprave – Time well spent. Very nice tree and awesome vid btw.
July 22nd, 2010 at 1:10 pm
amazing!! its so clever!!! i love r ideas!!
July 22nd, 2010 at 1:50 pm
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July 22nd, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Nice….
July 22nd, 2010 at 2:54 pm
rabbit killing device
July 22nd, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Super Sache – wie immer !
July 22nd, 2010 at 4:22 pm
those better be clean toilet washes
July 22nd, 2010 at 4:29 pm
lol that can actually kill someone. Nice.
July 22nd, 2010 at 5:19 pm
you can do anything… my best slingshot is a wooden triple y…. (it shoots 3 steel balls at 1 time) so um…. can i challenge u? i really want to see a slingshot that can shoot more than 5 ball bearings at 1 shot.
July 22nd, 2010 at 5:28 pm
hmHm kuschelbedarf und keiner da jemd Lust zu chattn
July 22nd, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Hallo Jörg,
Klasse Idee und gute Ausarbeitung.
Bitte weiter so.
Guten Rutsch -
Gruss Alex
July 22nd, 2010 at 6:37 pm
PS – i would be very interested to see a stainless steel version with the Wisker Biscuit thingie.
Thanks!
July 22nd, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Hi there. Have you ever successfully hunted rabbit with your slingshots? I am thinking about putting together a slingshot outfit for camping in Northern Sweden
July 22nd, 2010 at 7:30 pm
mhcan somebody rescue mehh from my loneliness really bored today
July 22nd, 2010 at 7:58 pm
Good tree!
I think youtube should make you a sponsor channel
July 22nd, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Hey, thanks for noticing the tree. I spent like a half hour selecting it, in dense snowfall. It is the most beautiful one we had in maybe five years.
July 22nd, 2010 at 9:01 pm
The world record slingshot (foot/two hands operated) has a draw weight of about 90 kg. That would be over 200 lbs.
July 22nd, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Nice I gather you could also rig something similar with your nice metal w slingshot in using the bow. So 80 lbs would be which slingshot and how much pounds is the one that gave you the world record?
July 22nd, 2010 at 9:51 pm
You have a wonderful and very beautiful tree, merry Christmas to you J your family and all of your channel members.