OT-neander ballistics
Justin Ball
>The British police are about to run their "Bin that knife" campaign again shortly. This is where they try to get people to turn in survival type knives, lockblades etc- sort of like an illegal gun amnesty. I don't suppose anyone has pointed out to them that anything could be a weapon- including a mallet or an old shoe.
I mention the old shoe because I've discovered a free, frustration releasing, fun pastime, and a well attended forum to go with...slinging
Currently, one member has achieved distances of nearly 500metres (1/3 mile) and a speed of 375fps with a 100gram shot, a 45 shell I am told travels at 500fps.
I used the tongue and toe of an old shoe, neatly cut with my paring chisel and some boot laces, and in 20 minutes was happily flinging fist sized river rounded stones well across a river and up the other embankment.
Caution: on your first attempts, or until you've got the release figured out, don't step forward to see where your stone went.
How neander is this?
Justin- off looking for Goliath