wooden slingshot

[MtnWalker]

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]

? 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]

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]

Or a 2x6 and a jigsaw

[sniper7]

take him camping, buy some rubber cord and a piece of 1/8" leather. make your own.

[MtnWalker]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Wally world does have the "tradional" ones.. The build yer own is a great idea also...