REPEATING SLINGSHOT (Nov, 1934)
REPEATING SLINGSHOT
A repeating slingshot, recently placed on the market, makes it possible to shoot 200 BB shot without fumbling about for ammunition and without reloading. The magazine is a metal cone that fits into the wire frame of the slingshot, forming a grip. The tip of the cone, slotted to form a prong, admits a single shot from inside the magazine.
BB ammo is negative heavy? How can poke a shot from a inverted cone? Or you’re suposed to flip the slingshot before a shot and let gravity do the work?
Those cones, made of leather and with bird beak like prongs existed 4 centuries ago for muzzleloader rifles, those also only worked upside-down.
Comment by james — August 14, 2008 @ 4:44 am
I just built one of these in about 20 minutes with a little piece of aluminum tubing after reading the article. For mounting, I just duct taped it to the handle with the tip just above the ‘Y’. To get gravity to feed a bb, I hold the slingshot out at arm’s length and rotate my right wrist counter clockwise. It’s really simple and there’s no fumbling. That said, I don’t think it’d be hard to put a spring and plunger inside the tube to keep constant pressure on the bb’s.
Anyway, cool idea… one of the reasons I love this site!
Comment by zim — August 14, 2008 @ 8:11 am
I suppose your thumb had to work to get the “ammo” on position
Comment by JM — August 14, 2008 @ 8:15 am
You’re gonna put your eye out!
Comment by slim — August 14, 2008 @ 9:05 am
Hey, I’ll buy one of these things today!
Comment by arizona life insurance broker — August 18, 2008 @ 10:11 pm