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Sling from one length of 550 cord

We saw a thread on EDC forum where one of the members figured out a way to tie a sling (for throwing rocks) out of one length of 550 cord. IT looked like a good way to go so I tried one of my own. It didn't turn out as nice looking as the original, but it should function anyway. I tied a monkey fist (ball knot) on one end with a steel nut inside for weight. The other end is a loop to fit over a finger. The sling is used by putting the loop over a finger, then holding the monkey fist. A rock or other projectile is held in the pocket and then spun around. Centrifugal force is created and when the monkey fist is released from the hand, the rock is released and its potential energy from the spinning is unleashed into straight flight. It takes a bit of practice to get the aiming down, but it is possible to hit a rabbit or squirrel with some skill

We saw a thread on EDC forum where one of the members figured out a way to tie a sling (for throwing rocks) out of one length of 550 cord. IT looked like a good way to go so I tried one of my own. It didn't turn out as nice looking as the original, but it should function anyway. I tied a monkey fist (ball knot) on one end with a steel nut inside for weight. The other end is a loop to fit over a finger. The sling is used by putting the loop over a finger, then holding the monkey fist. A rock or other projectile is held in the pocket and then spun around. Centrifugal force is created and when the monkey fist is released from the hand, the rock is released and its potential energy from the spinning is unleashed into straight flight. It takes a bit of practice to get the aiming down, but it is possible to hit a rabbit or squirrel with some skill

We saw a thread on EDC forum where one of the members figured out a way to tie a sling (for throwing rocks) out of one length of 550 cord.

We saw a thread on EDC forum where one of the members figured out a way to tie a sling (for throwing rocks) out of one length of 550 cord.

   We saw a thread on EDC forum where one of the members figured out a way to tie a sling (for throwing rocks) out of one length of 550 cord. IT looked like a good way to go so I tried one of my own. It didn't turn out as nice looking as the original, but it should function anyway. I tied a monkey fist (ball knot) on one end with a steel nut inside for weight. The other end is a loop to fit over a finger. The sling is used by putting the loop over a finger, then holding the monkey fist. A rock or other projectile is held in the pocket and then spun around. Centrifugal force is created and when the monkey fist is released from the hand, the rock is released and its potential energy from the spinning is unleashed into straight flight. It takes a bit of practice to get the aiming down, but it is possible to hit a rabbit or squirrel with some skill

I tied a monkey fist (ball knot) on one end with a steel nut inside for weight.

I tied a monkey fist (ball knot) on one end with a steel nut inside for weight.

We saw a thread on EDC forum where one of the members figured out a way to tie a sling (for throwing rocks) out of one length of 550 cord. IT looked like a good way to go so I tried one of my own. It didn't turn out as nice looking as the original, but it should function anyway. I tied a monkey fist (ball knot) on one end with a steel nut inside for weight. The other end is a loop to fit over a finger. The sling is used by putting the loop over a finger, then holding the monkey fist. A rock or other projectile is held in the pocket and then spun around. Centrifugal force is created and when the monkey fist is released from the hand, the rock is released and its potential energy from the spinning is unleashed into straight flight. It takes a bit of practice to get the aiming down, but it is possible to hit a rabbit or squirrel with some skill

I tied a monkey fist on one end with a steel nut inside for weight. The other end is a loop to fit over a finger. The sling is used by putting the loop over a finger, then holding the monkey fist which can be let go when the projectile is shot.

I tied a monkey fist on one end with a steel nut inside for weight. The other end is a loop to fit over a finger. The sling is used by putting the loop over a finger, then holding the monkey fist which can be let go when the projectile is shot.

I tied a monkey fist on one end with a steel nut inside for weight. The other end is a loop to fit over a finger. The sling is used by putting the loop over a finger, then holding the monkey fist which can be let go when the projectile is shot.

A rock or other projectile is held in the pocket

A rock or other projectile is held in the pocket

We saw a thread on EDC forum where one of the members figured out a way to tie a sling (for throwing rocks) out of one length of 550 cord. IT looked like a good way to go so I tried one of my own. It didn't turn out as nice looking as the original, but it should function anyway. I tied a monkey fist (ball knot) on one end with a steel nut inside for weight. The other end is a loop to fit over a finger. The sling is used by putting the loop over a finger, then holding the monkey fist. A rock or other projectile is held in the pocket and then spun around. Centrifugal force is created and when the monkey fist is released from the hand, the rock is released and its potential energy from the spinning is unleashed into straight flight. It takes a bit of practice to get the aiming down, but it is possible to hit a rabbit or squirrel with some skill

We saw a thread on EDC forum where one of the members figured out a way to tie a sling (for throwing rocks) out of one length of 550 cord. IT looked like a good way to go so I tried one of my own. It didn't turn out as nice looking as the original, but it should function anyway. I tied a monkey fist (ball knot) on one end with a steel nut inside for weight. The other end is a loop to fit over a finger. The sling is used by putting the loop over a finger, then holding the monkey fist. A rock or other projectile is held in the pocket and then spun around. Centrifugal force is created and when the monkey fist is released from the hand, the rock is released and its potential energy from the spinning is unleashed into straight flight. It takes a bit of practice to get the aiming down, but it is possible to hit a rabbit or squirrel with some skill




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