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Made a pair of slings tonight. One will be cupped the other has a slit. Other than that they are identical. Next project is to get some clay so i can make some uniform ammo.

Frothgar

I saw someone hand-roll ammo once with fast-drying brick/stone mortar. Mixed it at home, rolled it, and in 1-2 days it was good to go. A good deal cheaper than clay, if you're just wanting to mass-produce missiles that you'll be lucky to ever see again.

Cool looking slings! Good to see you, by the way!

I use clay from the river banks. Roll, shape into elliptical 'bullets', and bake. Hard as concrete. Cheap as can be.

Eledhwen

Will this mortar break down and disintigrate in the outdoors? Id rather not sling little cement balls into my rivers and fields.

I lurk a lot now. I have a spotty internet connection most of the year. Makes posting on my comings and goings tougher. Need to take some pictures and a few more revisions and ill have a sequel of sorts to my in character bushcraft paper. Few more months likely.

Btw. Took a long bike ride today along the Delaware. Tied a sling around my waist as a n afterthought. Took a break and slung a few stones into the river. I used the slitted one. I love it. Feels way more substantial and secure.

Need to redo the strap on my stone bag, find some good ammo material, and i plan to make a three stap " net" sling for hurling temnis balls.

Frothgar

The quick-drying stuff breaks down, yes.

I have always used small, non- valuable glass marbles for my sling and slingshot ammo. They are cheep and uniform and you can get bags of them toy store style for a song. I am not altogether sure of there ecological impact, but they are glass made from silicates and will eventually return to the earth if someone doesn't pick them up and consider them a treasure!

Shout out to the guy whos pattern i used.

T.J. Potter, maker of slings.

http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/

Had a brief email exchange with the guy. Seems like a decent fellow. I like how he hosts a how to section on his website. Very egalitarian, to sell things but also make abailable the means to make your own. Pretty boss.

Timothy is a good guy. I talked to him some back when I was active on the Slinging.org forum. Really talented, and as nice as they come.

Brian

Made my first modern materials sling, 325 (which i didnt know was a thing) and 550 paracord. Two strap method., designed it for tennisballs, more of a sporty/ practice sling.
A bit shorter than my usual slings. Could just be my perception but the all fiber ones seem to be shorter in general.

Now i need some tennis balls.

Later

ps. Made using this instructable.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Davids-Sling/