After recently spending a week at the cabin, armed only with my "Dennis the Mennace-esqe" sling shot, I got reacquainted with the joys of shooting nice rocks and 1/4" steel balls at targets of opportunity with occasional success and marginal accuracy.
I had wrist rocket when I was younger, that one got lost or taken away or something at some point in time. It seemed like a good idea to pick one up the other day when checking the sporting goods isle at Wal-Mart in vain hoping for some .38/.357 to apear. Its this one:
Anyway, long story short the dogs caught a rabbit yesterday. They ate the back half and left the front parts about 7-9 yds off the back porch. Normally I immediately bag it and pitch it in the trash, but I couldn't resist taking a couple shots at the real deal (sort of) rather than the stuffed animals and kitchen trash they usually pull out into the back yard and chew on. Maybe my pull wasn't long enough, but the hits I had didn't seem like they would have been kill shots. I think one of the shots to the head just bounced off, I have no idea really if it would have scrambled things inside or broken any bones but it seemed pretty weak. Accuracy was impressive however.
Anyone here own one of these? Is it a toy used on cans, water bottles or other inanimate objects or do any of you thin out the populations of small fuzzy things around the back yard? According to wiki it sounds like hunting with slingshots along these line is quite popular, the UK was mentioned specifically. Is it ethical? Any thoughts or shared experience would be appreciated.
Edit: I read the book Deathwatch as a teen, couldn't remember the title so I mention it now. Basically a young adult fiction novel where a hunting guide is forced to fight his client using a found slingshot. http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/info_28519.asp?BSID=130804727 Unlikely story, but remembering all that made me want to post here. Feel free to tear it all to shreds
I had wrist rocket when I was younger, that one got lost or taken away or something at some point in time. It seemed like a good idea to pick one up the other day when checking the sporting goods isle at Wal-Mart in vain hoping for some .38/.357 to apear. Its this one:
Anyway, long story short the dogs caught a rabbit yesterday. They ate the back half and left the front parts about 7-9 yds off the back porch. Normally I immediately bag it and pitch it in the trash, but I couldn't resist taking a couple shots at the real deal (sort of) rather than the stuffed animals and kitchen trash they usually pull out into the back yard and chew on. Maybe my pull wasn't long enough, but the hits I had didn't seem like they would have been kill shots. I think one of the shots to the head just bounced off, I have no idea really if it would have scrambled things inside or broken any bones but it seemed pretty weak. Accuracy was impressive however.
Anyone here own one of these? Is it a toy used on cans, water bottles or other inanimate objects or do any of you thin out the populations of small fuzzy things around the back yard? According to wiki it sounds like hunting with slingshots along these line is quite popular, the UK was mentioned specifically. Is it ethical? Any thoughts or shared experience would be appreciated.
Edit: I read the book Deathwatch as a teen, couldn't remember the title so I mention it now. Basically a young adult fiction novel where a hunting guide is forced to fight his client using a found slingshot. http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/info_28519.asp?BSID=130804727 Unlikely story, but remembering all that made me want to post here. Feel free to tear it all to shreds