Raw Fork to Raw Meat: Building an Alder Slingshot and Taking Game! 

It's always been a hobby. It started with diving and surfing, then hunting and trapping now slingshots. Thanks man. It's fun.

@@sturmslingshotsandshenanigans my entire childhood was dedicated to catapult slingshot making and hunting now im 36 hunting with break barrel though i still make and shoot catapult its so much fun

Thanks! It really is a joy to live here.

Right on!

Thanks a ton!

I got another good one coming up too. Been spending lots of time in the shop.

Sir I am from Pakistan. I watch your all videos. If you give us a graph of your slingshot in any way, we will build such a slingshot❤❤

You the man @@sturmslingshotsandshenanigans

Pause any video of mine you like on your computer, take a screenshot. Adjust the scale until the outside fork tips are 100mm outside edge to outside edge. Trace the outline of the slingshot. Then you have a template.

Thanks 👍

It's great stuff.

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Thanks man. How's that duckling working for ya?

@@sturmslingshotsandshenanigans Loving it, been enjoying the accuracy of this beauty.

Thanks

Thanks

Thank you!

Thanks bud!

Yes I am! The slingshot works pretty well too. 🤣

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Practice!

Thanks!

Thanks for watching! I like being a semi hidden gem on RU-vid. In all honesty my channel has grown a bunch in the last 6 months. It's pretty cool to see people from all over the world enjoying my nerdy lil passion in backwoods Alaska.

@@sturmslingshotsandshenanigans I would say channels that review a lot of gear have more attention, those that sell themselves for views. You just enjoy hunting and slingshots and I find that to be rare. If you were to film how to taper videos or ones with goofy clickbaits of suprised person and pointing a finger on 4 rabbits with a caption "I hunt them in severe storm while fucking bear was following me" while severe storm is just a light rain and bear is 4 miles away (like bushcraft channels do) you would get more views for sure. Or if you make videos like: 10 begginer mistakes 10 things I wish I knew before slingshoting One thing that will make you accurate (just talk bunch of shit but make it look as one tip) No power tool slingshot build (Make sure to use at least one and apologise) How I made this slingshot in 1h!!? (Make sure to have a clickbait with surprised face, mouth wide open and point to a slingsho) (Use power tools as usual and don't sand a lot and make sure to say waiting for it to cure is not included in one hour) You get the point hahah I hate YT sometimes, have tons of channels on Don't reccomend for these reasons. So thanks for being straight forward and filming what we all like - slingshots, hunting and slow mo videos of rabbits dying lol

@@BushcraftEurope got it. Next video: a review of the best bear hunting slingshot tapers in a storm while being chased by vengeful rabbits. Thumbnail bleeding and surprised with caption " don't get caught without a screwdriver". Thanks for the input!

@@sturmslingshotsandshenanigans bright RU-vid future shines over you already lol

🤣. Best conversation seen on yt comments.

They are just about the same size. Alaska birds look bigger because they are fluffy. Need a down coat here:-)

WEN.14 inch I believe. Cheap but gets the job done

9.5 was hard for me to hold. 10 mm is hard to get in Alaska. 1/2 inch (12.7mm) was pretty slow with bands that were comfortable to draw and aim with, but I did use it for a long time. 11 mm or 7/16in is easy to come by, packs a huge amount of energy, moves fast and requires a draw of 13-15 lbs which is pretty comfortable. Head shots always win. Squirrels will laugh at a body shot and leave. Grouse will fly off and die, and bunnies will die but recovery requires tracking. And the vital zone on a hare is about the same size as the head. Head shoot em and eat well

Yes. Protects the face.

Nope. 11 mm all season. I do change bands though.

@@sturmslingshotsandshenanigans What material ammo do you prefer, I just use the Daisy steel ammo.

I prefer 11 mm steel or 10 mm lead. In cold weather I go to GZK green bands. In warm weather most any .7 modern slingshot latex will work fine.

Every time I go in there.

Wrap em around the pole it will work just fine.

Over the top if you are going to hunt. You have to be able to aim high for longer shots to account for the drop. Aiming high with TTF covers the target with your top fork eliminating accuracy.

@@sturmslingshotsandshenanigans thank you so much!

165 mm long. 25mm to 20 mm taper.

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.76

11mm steel always

I like rounded posts. You can wrap bands around them and it works fine. If you have square posts you can fold your bands in half and tie them. I will occasionally round the corners of a square post and wrap around it and that seems to work fine.

I can hit at 50 yards on the range. Probably farther if I practiced, but I don't hunt much past 35 yards. Width of frame has nothing to do with it.

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@@sturmslingshotsandshenanigans Thank you pioneer for sharing🥶👍🏿

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11 mm. .76, 25-20 taper

Easiest way is to watch it on the computer and pause it on the place where I show it. Put a piece of computer paper on the screen and trace it. You can adjust it to your preferences.