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Originally Posted by Ape Man
Just out of curiosity, have you ever used a sling shot to hit small game? When I was younger, I had one and I had ambitions of getting squirrels with it. As it turned out, I was lucky to hit the broad side of the barn with that thing.
Now I am one of those people who had to really work to become a half way decent shot with a rifle. And I know that there is people out there who can just pick up anything and hit their target. But from my limited experience, the learning curve on a sling shot is way sharper than it is on a firearm or even a bow.
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Yes actually I have, squirrels and birds (birds for fun before I knew better). I'm not sure if you mean the old style without a wrist support but those with the wrist support and a good sling aren't that hard to use especially at short range.
Maybe it's not a hit every time but it sure beats trying to ping them with a rock. You can get pretty close to squirrels and rabbits and stuff. You don't have to be a sniper.
I don't think the learning curve is higher than a firearm, especially not a pistol, but I was an outdoorsy kid. This suggestion was not to replace firearms but to add something that doesn't need extra ammo to be carried, although ball bearings are great for sling shots.
It's also certainly much lighter than carrying around a bow in the situation we are describing. I don't want to be lugging around a rifle, pistol, ammo for both, and then try to carry a bow or a crossbow. I don't know how some of you guys plan on carrying this stuff and moving with any sort of speed.
YMMV though