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I just got this slingshot as a gift, it's awesome :)
on: August 27, 2011, 09:36:25 PM
My family came back from Italy bearing gifts.
Specifically a Barnett Diablo slingshot.
http://www.barnettcrossbows.com/product/diablo

I know there are 1000 names for this contraption like catapult, sling etc', but lets not get into that.

The point is it's awesome!
I have been shooting olives (straight from the tree, not canned) all day long for lack of better ammunition and my aim is getting pretty good. This thing shoots the pants off of my old homemade one. It shoots them so far that I lose sight of them at some point.
Do any of you play around or hunt with a slingshot?
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Re: I just got this slingshot as a gift, it's awesome :)
Reply #1 on: August 28, 2011, 01:09:27 AM
Quote from: Threeme2189 on August 27, 2011, 09:36:25 PM
My family came back from Italy bearing gifts.
Specifically a Barnett Diablo slingshot.
http://www.barnettcrossbows.com/product/diablo

I know there are 1000 names for this contraption like catapult, sling etc', but lets not get into that.

The point is it's awesome!
I have been shooting olives (straight from the tree, not canned) all day long for lack of better ammunition and my aim is getting pretty good. This thing shoots the pants off of my old homemade one. It shoots them so far that I lose sight of them at some point.
Do any of you play around or hunt with a slingshot?

We were planning on having a competition for them down at the gun club...
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I just got this slingshot as a gift, it's awesome :)
Reply #2 on: August 28, 2011, 07:22:10 AM
You could shoot arrows with that you know. It's highly accurate and lighter than a bow.
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Re: I just got this slingshot as a gift, it's awesome :)
Reply #3 on: August 28, 2011, 11:00:47 AM
Quote from: tattoosteve99 on August 28, 2011, 07:22:10 AM
You could shoot arrows with that you know. It's highly accurate and lighter than a bow.

I saw a few videos on how to shoot arrows with them, but I think I'll stick to cheaper stuff (rocks, olives, marbles) for now :)
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Re: I just got this slingshot as a gift, it's awesome :)
Reply #4 on: August 28, 2011, 12:26:37 PM
When you said "I have been shooting olives", my first thought was "wow, that's pretty good shooting".  D'oh! :doh:  Brain not quite in gear this morning. :-[

Looks fun mate. :tu:
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Re: I just got this slingshot as a gift, it's awesome :)
Reply #5 on: August 28, 2011, 01:06:53 PM
I had one like that when I was a kid..
I shot a duck with it..
my parents made it disappear..


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Reply #6 on: August 28, 2011, 01:07:14 PM
Quote from: Gareth on August 28, 2011, 12:26:37 PM
When you said "I have been shooting olives", my first thought was "wow, that's pretty good shooting".  D'oh! :doh:  Brain not quite in gear this morning. :-[

Looks fun mate. :tu:

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For long time now I'm tempted to get one and play... Can someone help with quality/brand and what to look for??
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Reply #7 on: August 28, 2011, 01:15:32 PM
I love slingshots...my dad has one similar to the one you got that he's had for years.  I used to sneak it outside with me and play...yeah he hid it after I accidentally cracked one of the windows of the hospital...I aimed a little too high and over the fence it went.  Oops. 
Now I play with one I made out of paracord.  It's a sling shot, but one of the one's with 2 long pieces of cord attached to a pocket in the middle.  Put a rock in the pocket, get a good swing going and let it fly.  Of course, I did hit myself in the head a couple of times when I first tried it...but it's fun to toss rocks across the river.  :)
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Reply #8 on: August 28, 2011, 01:16:07 PM
Quote from: Gareth on August 28, 2011, 12:26:37 PM
When you said "I have been shooting olives", my first thought was "wow, that's pretty good shooting".  D'oh! :doh:  Brain not quite in gear this morning. :-[

Looks fun mate. :tu:
So did I, Gareth.  I need more coffee I think. :)
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Reply #9 on: August 28, 2011, 02:50:12 PM
Quote from: GraysonK on August 28, 2011, 01:16:07 PM
Quote from: Gareth on August 28, 2011, 12:26:37 PM
When you said "I have been shooting olives", my first thought was "wow, that's pretty good shooting".  D'oh! :doh:  Brain not quite in gear this morning. :-[

Looks fun mate. :tu:
So did I, Gareth.  I need more coffee I think. :)

I guess I wasn't clear enough  :think:
Or maybe I just need to hook you two up with some real middle-east style black coffee, and not the Starbucks concoctions you're used to drinking  ;)

Quote from: GraysonK on August 28, 2011, 01:15:32 PM
I love slingshots...my dad has one similar to the one you got that he's had for years.  I used to sneak it outside with me and play...yeah he hid it after I accidentally cracked one of the windows of the hospital...I aimed a little too high and over the fence it went.  Oops. 
Now I play with one I made out of paracord.  It's a sling shot, but one of the one's with 2 long pieces of cord attached to a pocket in the middle.  Put a rock in the pocket, get a good swing going and let it fly.  Of course, I did hit myself in the head a couple of times when I first tried it...but it's fun to toss rocks across the river.  :)

I have always wanted to try one of those!
I'll have to make one some day and try tossing some rocks around :)

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Re: I just got this slingshot as a gift, it's awesome :)
Reply #10 on: August 28, 2011, 02:57:15 PM
I had a similar one a few years ago. I like the wrist brace on them.  None of my previous ones had those and my accuracy increased exponentially when I got one like that.

I'll have to get another one sometime. They are great fun!

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Re: I just got this slingshot as a gift, it's awesome :)
Reply #11 on: August 28, 2011, 04:32:17 PM
I bought a Black Widow type from the Pound Shop last year.

When I was a kid,I made a Xapault:Solid wood frame,with yokes for the rubbers,a hole drilled through the frame in line with the rubbers.It fired lengths of dowl up to 50m(enough power to smash windows at that range too! :angel:)

All good fun :angel:
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Reply #12 on: August 28, 2011, 04:38:47 PM
STARBUCKS!  Not flippin' likely! :rant:

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Reply #13 on: August 28, 2011, 06:36:26 PM
I like slingshots and I`ve got one of those wrist rocket types around hear some where. There are a lot of fun.   :D

I found it. Its just a cheap one from Walmart I bought years ago.
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Reply #14 on: August 28, 2011, 07:13:20 PM


Oh ahh send me some coffee pppllllleeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeeee!!!!! I love trying new kinds.
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Reply #15 on: August 28, 2011, 07:22:56 PM
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Oh ahh send me some coffee pppllllleeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeeee!!!!! I love trying new kinds.

I'm a big fan of Illy coffee myself, though I've just looked in the tin and it looks like I've run out. :(  I've got some other stuff kicking around here somewhere though.
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Reply #16 on: August 28, 2011, 07:35:31 PM
I DO NOT DRINK THAT OVERPRICED STARBUCKS CRAP!  Blech!  I drink my Choc-Ful-O-Nuts!  Yummy tasty goodness.  I don't grind my own, I don't drink espresso, I just want my Chockie Nuts!  Mmmmmm
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Reply #17 on: August 29, 2011, 08:37:40 AM
My good coffee I have imported from Hawaii or Jamaica. It's not cheap. I call it my special reserve. I use it on special occasions. At $40+ per pound plus shipping I have to make it last.
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Reply #18 on: August 29, 2011, 08:57:20 AM
I had a diablo back in the 80's mine had these weights sticking out of the front, i had a black widow as well, you have fun with it  :tu:
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Reply #19 on: August 29, 2011, 07:10:47 PM
Quote from: Zed on August 29, 2011, 08:57:20 AM
I had a diablo back in the 80's mine had these weights sticking out of the front, i had a black widow as well, you have fun with it  :tu:

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Reply #20 on: August 29, 2011, 08:30:18 PM
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Quote from: Zed on August 29, 2011, 08:57:20 AM
I had a diablo back in the 80's mine had these weights sticking out of the front, i had a black widow as well, you have fun with it  :tu:

Don't worry, I will  >:D

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