How to Make a Sling Shot at Home

Though many people think of a sling shot as a toy, many hunters know that a sling shot can also be a useful weapon. No matter what use your sling shot will have, you can create your own sling shot at home if you prefer not to spend money on such a simplistic device. How sturdy your homemade sling shot will be is dependent entirely on the time and the materials that you put into it.

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  Get a limb that has a "Y-shape" for the body of your sling shot. Outdoors Warehouse recommends a limb 6 to 9 inches in length that is 1 to 2 inches thick. Remove all of the bark from the limb with your hands and set the sling shot aside until it feels completely dry.

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  Cut a thick rubber band into two equal-sized pieces, or cut two pieces of surgical tubing. Outdoors Warehouse recommends surgical tubing, which is stronger and holds up better than standard rubber bands.

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  Cut out a piece of leather or sturdy cloth like canvas so that it is square in shape with sides 2 to 3 inches long to make a pocket for projectiles. Slit the pocket on two sides, approximately ½-inch in from the edge, so that the slits are across from each other. Thread one piece of rubber band or surgical tubing through the slits.

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  Hold the rubber band or surgical tubing in place by folding it around the edge of the leather or canvas and looping a strong rubber band around each folded end or by taping the end with electrical tape. Just as long as the rubber band or tubing can't slide back out of the slit when you pull on it, it should be secure.

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  Attach the second piece of rubber band or second piece of surgical tubing to the back of the pocket. Tape it securely to the pocket so that an equal amount of rubber hangs off either side of the pocket.

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  Tape the ends of the rubber band or surgical tubing that hang off either side of the pocket to the "Y" part of the limb. Use plenty of tape to secure the rubber band or tubing and pull back on the pocket several times once you attach the pocket to the limb to make sure the tape holds tights.