tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post4068079331668289794..comments2024-03-28T11:58:42.109-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: Of CourseAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-79804153324112014092022-02-09T09:31:57.734-08:002022-02-09T09:31:57.734-08:00I had one of these as a young lad. Many grand adve...I had one of these as a young lad. Many grand adventures and many shot out street lights. I lived on the campus of a private college and high school. My best friend lived in the form, and he was my usual comrade for mischief. We were walking up the road to my house one day, and my best friend had the wrist rocket sticking out of his back pocket. The college president drove past and said " what have you got there?" My friend replied "something that's costing you a lot of money." Good times! (We launched M-80's when we could get them, but preferred taping them to an arrow. One time with a frog.)NIdahoCatholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902295799846682496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-88865476789876385292022-01-19T10:13:29.824-08:002022-01-19T10:13:29.824-08:00I have/had used Trumark ( the original wrist rocke...I have/had used Trumark ( the original wrist rocket manufacturer) for 50 years. They developed the tapered band that worked the very best. My last conversation with them, the gentleman that owned/ created the company said they could no longer make the due to prohibitve insurance cost. Another fine American company out of business.<br />Try armorall on the bands to protect them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-66652790449776466332022-01-18T09:32:33.211-08:002022-01-18T09:32:33.211-08:00As many here have said try the Barnett brandAs many here have said try the Barnett brandSAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167622192624435028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-8421137320193065302022-01-18T05:00:28.286-08:002022-01-18T05:00:28.286-08:00Wow, lots of comments on this one! In Dallas we us...Wow, lots of comments on this one! In Dallas we used chinaberries in ours. They hurt! Also hunted American black crows in the trees behind my grandfather's beer joint.agent_buzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162451427358632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-72401506897227144512022-01-18T03:29:47.467-08:002022-01-18T03:29:47.467-08:00As a kid in the 70's, my wrist rocket had a fi...As a kid in the 70's, my wrist rocket had a fixed aluminum support arm with round foam to reduce pain on wrist. I was too young to fully draw it all the way to the rear, and my accuracy was awful. The handle was a plastic sleeve form fitted to eh dual arms, not a pistol grip as shown on above unit. I wish I knew what happened to it. Kid stuff black hole swallowed it up apparently.<br /><br />Thanks for the above content - certainly a handy tool to have, just needs plenty of practice to use well.<br /><br />jrgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-78676405564367270922022-01-17T18:06:07.835-08:002022-01-17T18:06:07.835-08:00Rust rockets are cool and all but annoying.hard to...Rust rockets are cool and all but annoying.hard to conceal. <br />The standard y shape slingshot when small enough, can easily fit in a pocket. <br /><br />I use a regular slingshot made out of steel. I use bands made of surgical rubber (type used by nurses around the arm getting an injection.) Of different strengths. You can get a whole bag of bands with pouches already installed on Amazon. (Might as well equip ones self cheaply)<br /><br />I also bought ammo made from clay.. better it breaks up when hitting a wall than leave them evidence to use. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-84421496131560707482022-01-17T16:39:15.536-08:002022-01-17T16:39:15.536-08:00Large chicken eating birds. It's illegal to sh...Large chicken eating birds. It's illegal to shoot 'em with the .22<br /><br />Barnett Cobra slingshot $20<br /><br />Anshutz model 64 Target...priceless.elysianfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455259748394485019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-68213019464567592102022-01-17T14:49:49.139-08:002022-01-17T14:49:49.139-08:00Wrist Rocket, M-80s, Antifa protest....
What a ...Wrist Rocket, M-80s, Antifa protest....<br /><br />What a party.....Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538599582228290413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-15509871607282794002022-01-17T14:26:22.577-08:002022-01-17T14:26:22.577-08:00Buy some 1/4 inch I'd surgical neoprene rubber...Buy some 1/4 inch I'd surgical neoprene rubber tubing on a roll put the roll in a sealable container with an oxygen scavenger or under nitrogen gas it will keep for years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-48114618084963332232022-01-17T14:15:43.772-08:002022-01-17T14:15:43.772-08:00I bought one a few years ago for the squirrels. On...I bought one a few years ago for the squirrels. One squirrel zagged, instead of zigging, and met it's end. I could barely hit the side of a building, and my accuracy was about as bad as it gets, so it was just a bad day at the feeder. His buddies continued coming daily to honor his demise, and I continued wasting ball bearings.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-56921108411661762582022-01-17T13:09:58.813-08:002022-01-17T13:09:58.813-08:00And the next step up is the classic shepherd's...And the next step up is the classic shepherd's sling, historically an extremely effective battlefield weapon with an effective range in excess of 75 yards. A skilled slinger using double conical lead projectiles can deliver 10 hits a minute at ranges out to 100 yards on human targets. For even more range, the staff sling can be considered, too. Lead sling projectiles would penetrate Roman shields and armor at close range, and slingers could outrun heavily armored Legionnaires.<br />Pro:<br />-Almost totally silent excepting a slight whistle from the lanyard/pouch;<br />-Can use a variety of field expedient ammo ranging from stones to golf balls to large steel ball bearings to lead projectiles, among others;<br />- extremely cheap and easy to make;<br />-folds into a lightweight compact bundle that fits into a pants pocket- passes through metal detectors with ease.<br />- Long lasting- modern materials will last decades.<br /><br />Cons- Rather like a longbow, requires extensive practice to get good.Historiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-60414116129672821842022-01-17T13:07:54.143-08:002022-01-17T13:07:54.143-08:00Pennies and nickels are right out. They are grea...Pennies and nickels are right out. They are great for about the first 10 feet of flight, then gnu only knows where they will hook off too. <br /><br />And for non-lethal, one day during a mock battle, I learned that a small pink rectangle of Bazooka Joe to the sternum at a range of <10ft knocked me back on my ass.... left a nice welt too. (don't know how much of that was surprise, probably a lot of it, but that mass packed a wallop.) And it's coming right for your head, says the lizard brain.<br /><br />nNick Flandreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019834912388638989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-86496080779257270862022-01-17T08:25:08.304-08:002022-01-17T08:25:08.304-08:00I am heartily encouraged at how many of you alread...I am heartily encouraged at how many of you already know the upcoming material on wrist rocketry, so that anything published will be a refresher course, rather than new material.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-5047019131535785772022-01-17T07:58:54.938-08:002022-01-17T07:58:54.938-08:00Marbles make great ammo for the wrist rockets.Marbles make great ammo for the wrist rockets.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839439008984987493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-81468463932578112782022-01-17T04:28:09.138-08:002022-01-17T04:28:09.138-08:00I remember having the Wham-o shot. What a piece of...I remember having the Wham-o shot. What a piece of junk that was. So bad I never had the inclination to try anything else in that realm -- ever. Tucanae Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935170696138248693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-7251213715917171602022-01-17T03:11:07.021-08:002022-01-17T03:11:07.021-08:00I have heard tell they are effective at putting ou...I have heard tell they are effective at putting out street lights as well.Matt Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491354555037801238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-34045561091640560952022-01-17T03:09:40.806-08:002022-01-17T03:09:40.806-08:00Actual commercial-grade M-80s, bought from the tru...Actual commercial-grade M-80s, bought from the trunk of a car on a construction site, can be launched from a wrist-rocket to air-burst 100 yards down range all around a neighborhood. It takes 2 mad lads, the launcher, and the lighter. You pull the M-80 back to full-draw, mad lad #2 lights it, and #1 immediately lets fly at a high angle. BOOM! several houses away, in the sky. (I imagined this in a dream.)Matt Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491354555037801238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-82814788694033453992022-01-17T00:37:32.606-08:002022-01-17T00:37:32.606-08:00These and bb/pellet guns are how we learned the di...These and bb/pellet guns are how we learned the difference between cover and concealment when were young lads hunting each other in the nearby creeks....<br /><br />indians vs cowboys...paratroopers vs Wehrmacht....grunts vs vc....<br /><br />Thats what happens when the sons of wwii, korea and vietnam vets go out to play....<br /><br />skills/lessons once learned do not automagically become unlearned years later...<br /><br />add in .mil training and experience, well, Squad Rules apply....<br /><br />ymmv..<br /><br />\\NNNNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-1661572581488036232022-01-16T21:56:52.494-08:002022-01-16T21:56:52.494-08:00I am partial to marbles... I am partial to marbles... Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-18044084853991395552022-01-16T20:50:08.198-08:002022-01-16T20:50:08.198-08:00Oh, happy memories Aesop! And great score!Oh, happy memories Aesop! And great score!Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-56687772952716044582022-01-16T20:21:15.182-08:002022-01-16T20:21:15.182-08:00Those shouldn't be too hard to manufacture, pr...Those shouldn't be too hard to manufacture, provided one could get steel bar stock of appropriate diameter. Build a jig, and you could crank them out pretty quick with a torch. 3d print the handle, and presto, low budget locally manufactured tool.Unknownsailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384464603647986681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-86658606585484509362022-01-16T19:55:05.928-08:002022-01-16T19:55:05.928-08:00303 Rubber Seal Protectant303 Rubber Seal ProtectantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-19554955486332431772022-01-16T19:34:29.962-08:002022-01-16T19:34:29.962-08:00Lol. I checked out the shipping restrictions and g...Lol. I checked out the shipping restrictions and guess what country bans them? Australia! <br />Capitol of Clown World indeed.<br /><br />MF<br /><br />I have the folding falcon. Packs up nice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-51109028295618550262022-01-16T18:50:24.898-08:002022-01-16T18:50:24.898-08:00My parents wouldn't let 10 year old me have a ...My parents wouldn't let 10 year old me have a paintball gun, but a slingshot was completely fine. This lead to me and the boys all getting wrist rockets and a case of paintballs from Kmart. We got really talented at lobbing those things at each other. Dad got really annoyed with all the yellow and pink splotches on our barns and equipment. <br /><br />Good times.Heath Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16176723284131320506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-47490987408344417092022-01-16T18:43:37.248-08:002022-01-16T18:43:37.248-08:00Back in the dark ages we used to shoot legit m80s ...Back in the dark ages we used to shoot legit m80s and silver salutes at various and sundry inspecting innocents and structures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com