i wouldnt consider it to be a good decision for your entrenchment idea. you would probably have to get too close for that to be effective for stealth.

slingshots are great for hunting small game though.

 

In my oppinion, the $20 would be better spent on two bricks of 22LR ammo. I spent my share of time hunting with slingshots and other thena few lucky kills on a bird here or there my sucess rates were always too poor. If I were in a survival situation where I really needed that food, I would want a much more efficient weapon.

If you already have everything you could need, hey a slingshot can be a lot of fun and perhaps if you practice a lot with it you could get to the point that it might make a viable survival tool but personaly it is very low on my priorities. I probably have a slingshot here somewhere but I have not use it in 20+ years.

 

i agree, slingshots are hard to aim and those little bearings arent gonna last so long in a BO situation unless your really good with a sling shot, i would rather take a bb gun some do just as much damage and some even more, the bb gun is way more accurate and usually ammo is plentiful, usually you get a pack of 6000 rounds for the same price as 40-50 bearings you shoot out a sling shot
but it would be better than nothing id suppose, like quarterbore said you money would be better spent on 2 bricks of .22LR rounds(if you have a .22 im guessin)

 

I agree...22.00 spent on 2 x 550 bricks of 22 LR is a wiser expenditure of funs. Granted a "delivery vehicle" would be required. But how cheaply can a good single shot or break open 22 at a pawn shop cost, might get lucky and even score on a 10/22 or a Mk II/Single Six. Consider how many shots will be required and time too to become remotely proficient with a sling shot VS the time to shoot a 22 rifle and score hits on small game. Granted the sling shot is almost free except for maintenance of the rubber bands but at 2.5 cents a shot for a 22 round and the odds of scoring a hit so as to put food on the table, there is not real comparison in my opinion. Heck even one of the more powerful pellet guns would be more worth while...

 

I have a nice sling shot. Killed many a can with it, not much else. It's a toy. I am sure some grizzly adams type could live in the woods forever with one, but Ibet he'd be skinny.

My initial reasonsing was to get good enough with a sling shot (I'm not bad) that I could carry it in my pack and do a bit of food plinking when walking. It's light, ammo is ubiquitous, (Shoot a rock out of your 22, dare ya.) and police probably wouldn't balk if searching my bag to find it, unlike a break down 22.

I now have a break down .22 air rifle. Much more effective, fits INSIDE my pack, and I can carry ten shots for the weight of a single .22 round.

 

ammo is ubiquitous

There are no rocks in Florida. I carry a slingshot elastic, though, in my medical kit, has purposes.

 

craziness. ive used my slingshot with great results, but it does take practice. lets not forget though, 2 bricks of .22 ammo isnt going to last you a lifetime, but you will always be able to find objects that can be effective in a slingshot. a slingshot combined with a few traplines will net you plenty of food if you know what youre doing.

if youre good with nothing, youll be great with anything.

 

if youre good with nothing, youll be great with anything.

wisdom.
i totally agree. ill have to get some practice in with it then. I also agree about the .22. I am relatively new to firearms and have been researching and studying them for quite some time and plan on getting a 10/22 in a couple months and learn from there. so with a combo of slingshot and .22 i should be good to go (oh and some trap wire too)
thanks everyone
Kid_M
ps (...and maybe my fishing kit too...)

 

Some years ago I read an article written by a guy who spent a few years on the streets homeless. Three items he placed a very high value on was his pocket knife, pellet pistol and wrist rocket. He never went hungry with those tools.

After reading that article I picked up a wrist rocket just to see how viable it would be. Well, for me it sucked! I spent some time practicing with it, then more time, and finally a lot more time. Never could hit anything consistently to feel comfortable hunting with it, but I know some folks are down right deadly accurate with them. Mine has been in my hobby room for a couple years now because I got so disgusted missing everything all the time I just put it up.

 

I have a Marksman brand Wrist Rocket in my BOB. Like VS said, you can never really run out of ammo for it.

 

When I was a lad I shot someone on the shin with a Blackwidow catapult.
I'll never forget the incident, his name was Danial Stansa and he hit the deck screaming, 2 days later he was still limping! I stopped shooting at people after that, reasoning that if I'd hit him in the chest, throat or head I could've killed him.

As plinking toys they're good fun and when push comes to shove, they bring pain to people.

Marbles make good ammo, even better and cheaper, see if you can get the ball bearings out of broken car gear boxes. There was a boy at school who used to give me hundreds for a couple of quid.

 

As plinking toys they're good fun and when push comes to shove, they bring pain to people.

Pain is just weakness leaving the body.

 

isnt quid scottish and i have a slingshot and when i was little i shot squirrels and i got a few and some rabbits but they are hard to make in the wild and i much rather have a bow and that i can make with just a rock

 

Off topic, sorry.
A pound sterling (£), in British slang, possibly derived from the Royal mint at Quidhampton, Wiltshire, England, but more likely from the Latin phrase 'Quid Pro Quo' (This for that) meaning an exchange of goods.

 

in a survival situation, i say why not if you have the space? you essentially have unlimited ammo by finding little rocks here and there.

 

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I've had rabbits and squirrals with my Black widow and i always keep it in my pack.Better to have one than not and there light.

 

indeed....indeed

 

Yes Indeed.....indeed. What is this comment about Varmintstalker.Is it sarcasm.

 

Slingshots, I've got one, thing is I don't like it and I can't sell it cause I'm not really s'posed to have it.
Its a chinese made thing, has a BB dispenser in the grip with a button.
Its inaccurate and lacks any sort of killing power, I let my brother shoot me from 5 yards with a steel pellet, it hurt, I got a bruise, but it confirmed that it wouldn't be a sufficient tool for survival purpose.
However, it could be used to repel an attacker, who wants to be shot in the eye with a .30 cal steel ball bearing?
I'll hang onto it, cause I couldn't get another without a lot of hassle and my youngest brother is pretty keen on owning it oneday. So, it stays in the cache till I can trust him with it.

 

Don't like 'em. There you have it!

 

Same here.
They were good when I was 10 and could not have a .22 rifle but I did little more than break windows and **** off some squirrels with it

 

It could be down to the slingshot the rubbers don't look very thick.try a black widow, You get hit in the head with one of these its a fractured skull for shore if your lucky.

 

i just got done looking at a guys site who kills turkeys, even DEER with slingshots!
and they have a wood handle like a split branch as well!
he trains military and special forces ,he is a master when it comes to building traps.
mbg

 

I saw that site about a year ago. Pretty extreme stuff!!!
He's ex-SEAL or something. His catapults have a ridiculously high draw weight. He does shoot deer, although he gets within a few yards of them, shoots them in the head with large lumps of lead!

Although the chances of wounding a large animal with even a very powerful catapult must be very high. So as a sport it's not for me.

Good on him though.
YB

 

What site?

 

ill look, and post

 

Re-usable ammo that's what I like. If I can take a small game animal with it without having to use a bullet...why not? Or better yet a bow and arrow.

 

http://www.primitivesupply.com/

 

intresting site, ill have to look closer later

 

they do hurt not saying ive been shot with one, for hunting you gotta be really accurate with one of them but they are good for that

 

Wrist rocket???
I grew up with one...LOL
Great for harvesting small game and those times a field when an opportunity to test ones skill at pegging the can presents it's self...
Some people take to it right off and others never quite get the hang of it...
Peter

 

I just bought a wrist rocket a couple of weeks ago. I used to have one as a boy and got very accurate with it. I didn't do too bad when I shot at our dumpster. It's a little slow but it might work in a pinch. David killed a giant with a sling shot.