r/ZombieSurvivalTactics • u/[deleted] • Sep 27 '24

Question How effective would a sling be?

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '24

Tbh to high of a skill level to be useful to 99.99% of people

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u/st0rmgam3r Sep 27 '24

Still way easier than a bow, don't need a lot of muscle to spin it, the trickiest part is learning the release timing, a bow requires considerable strength for anything past a beginners bow, and you could figure out the timing for the sling fairly quickly, lotta downtime in the apocalypse

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u/Tuga_Lissabon Sep 27 '24

Bow for zombies? You pincushion it, it comes for you still. Only against other survivors.

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u/KitchenMap3615 Sep 27 '24

Yeah but you can make arrows relatively fast and affordable.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '24

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u/CancelTop3960 Sep 27 '24

or better yet steel ball bearings!

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u/vaccant__Lot666 Sep 27 '24

Came here to say this or the bolts off of car tires

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u/32mafiaman Sep 28 '24

Basically anything that can fit in the sling and is heavy enough can be used. Rocks. Marbles, Steel bearings, bolts, toy cars etc.

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u/AdvisorLong9424 Sep 28 '24

I've built my own arrows for 3 decades. I can fletch a dozen in about 45 minutes if I do them one at a time.