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MtnWalker
08-31-2009, 14:24
Anybody know where to look for wooden slingshots? I want to get one for my kid and think the wrist rockets are a bit much for a first slingshot.

Thanks,
MtnWalker
Irving
08-31-2009, 16:13
? I want to get one for my kid and think the wrist rockets are a bit much for a first slingshot.

Thanks,
MtnWalker

They aren't. I recently bought a "wrist rocket" from the Army Navy Surplus store on 76th and Pecos and I have a hard time shooting anything even 30 yards (I measured). It is total crap and I'm very disappointed. It only cost me like $5 so if you stick in that price range, the band it comes with is nearly guaranteed to be total crap and hardly work.
Tristan
08-31-2009, 18:38
We've always made them out of a tree branch and an old tire. It's a neat father-son thing to do, making them.
hobowh
08-31-2009, 19:11
Or a 2x6 and a jigsaw
sniper7
08-31-2009, 20:26
take him camping, buy some rubber cord and a piece of 1/8" leather. make your own.
MtnWalker
08-31-2009, 21:09
Actually, it's a she. My daughter wants one. She also wants a bow and arrows. I've been utilizing the time-honored tradition of wait-and-see to determine if she REALLY wants these things. It usually works, too. Many things are a spur of the moment impulse, but if she wants it over a period of time then I know it's something to take seriously. She's been bugging me about a slingshot for over six months - not every day, just every once in a while she reminds me that she is still interested.

There is a scuba shop not far from me. I may have to go in there and see what they have for the bands.

Thanks for the replies, guys.

MtnWalker
theGinsue
08-31-2009, 21:43
Have you checked out Wally World? I know they carry the Wrist Rockets and figuring that since they are Wally World they probably carry the cheap wood ones too.
Irving
08-31-2009, 22:32
You can get the medical elastic bands that they use from Home Depot too.

If you want a wooden one, contact this guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0
bjl913
09-01-2009, 04:10
You can get the medical elastic bands that they use from Home Depot too.

If you want a wooden one, contact this guy.

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

Holy badass!!! Rufus may be my new hero!
Marlin
09-01-2009, 04:18
Wally world does have the "tradional" ones.. The build yer own is a great idea also...
hobowh
09-01-2009, 20:39
Man o man that man can sling tem rocks.