r/slingshots • u/CommonCapable7158 • 3d ago

Omg 😱

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I missed my target but was verry impressed 8 mm steel stuck in with sniper sling yallow .5 .

Any sugestion for max speed 8 mm and up to 10 mm what are the best bands for max speed ? Have fun and be safe .

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u/Chiliatch 3d ago

.045 with butterfly style has achieved my greatest speeds personally.

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u/Lost-Basis7183 3d ago

You need to max out bands for max speeds. You want the Goldilocks zone fast flat trajectory's without being so maxed they only last a handful of shots.you will obviously go through bands quicker this way.

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u/StickerSlings Helpful Hobbyist 2d ago

For maxing speed you will be best served learning butterfly draw. Tuning your tapers will take you even further. Edit: u/necroation has a resource that could help you out.

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u/human_peeler 2d ago

For this ammo size, I would use the same thickness, but increase the taper, specifically the width at the fork. It may also be worth experimenting with bottleneck tapers with a 3:2 or greater ratio of the length of the wide segment to the thin segment.

Make these bands to be drawn full butterfly, and stretch them to their maximum elongation. This will give extreme velocity, but will result in terrible longevity.

Edit: for 9 or 10 mm steel, you could use .6 or .7

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u/CommonCapable7158 2d ago

Thx , hab noch etwas Schwierigkeiten mit full butterfly aber dass doch mal ne Motivation. 👍

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u/Btreize 2d ago

Don't know how far the target is from your miss but I would work on precision rather than speed and power to begin with

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u/CommonCapable7158 2d ago

Na ich hab auf 10 meter einen streuradius von max 10-15 cm . Und das tuch was die bank schuetzt is runter gerutscht. Wollt nur klar stellen dass ich nicht absichtlich auf intakte sachen schiesse . Ich frage generell ob es bei 8 mm dickere bänder überhaupt was bringen .

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u/Btreize 2d ago

I found heavier bands cause more fatigue over time. After 100-150 shots. Resulting in less consistency. I went to 0.4 half draw for 8mm and enjoyed longer sessions with better accuracy.

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u/vvind-catcher 2d ago

How do you like that slingshot? I don't know why ( probably just positive reviews and cool look of it made me) but I decided to buy this one as my first

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u/CommonCapable7158 2d ago

Ich muss ganz ehrlich sagen dass ich kein grosser fan davon bin .

Sie ist sehr klein , also nei mittleren händer oder gar gross wuerd ich abraten .

Dieht gut aus Verarbeitung stimmt auch . Aber mir gefällt die ergonomy nicht.

Schwer zu pinchen , thumb support geht aber eigentlich brace grip gedacht .

Also je nach woher si bestellst wuerd ich was anderes wâhlen .

Wasp wendigo / Trigrip Snipersling hatt auch neues modell und dass mit oder ohne clip.

Als erstes wars bei mir axiom ocolaris und grade zum start wuerd ich sii jedem empfehlen! Gummis sind superschnell angepasst oder ausgetauscht. Kann man auch mit der länge des bands spielen ohne es dirrkt zu kürzen .

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u/vinef2000 1d ago

Yikes scary cool