Is a sling as powerful as a gun?

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• DR

  @drfill9210 · 5 years ago

  The only way to stop a bad guy with a sling is with a good guy with a sling...

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• SH

  @shannon1664 · 7 years ago

  While in Somalia, I witnessed, during a riot, a bunch of kids using slings against a rival clan. Adults standing 100 yards-ish away were laid out with one shot. I'm not sure if it was a bunch of lucky shots, but it was still extraordinary to see.

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• FJ

  @FjeldraevenFreiden · 6 years ago

  Tod: "... has effectively the penetrating power of a 9mm bullet..." Also Tod: "...There's another video I've done on how to make them. So go out, play, mess about in your back yard..."

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• GA

  @gatocles99 · 7 years ago

  Considering that Roman surgeons had special tools for removing sling bullets from flesh...

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• GA

  @GaveMeGrace1 · 6 years ago

  Thank you— unless it’s just RPG tropes, they call ‘em sling bullets for a reason. Pretty good against giants too, or so I’ve read.

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• WH

  @WhoThisMonkey · 5 years ago (edited)

  You don&apos;t need to swing it around loads before releasing, that just decreases your ability to aim.<br><br>One sharp swing and release, using the rotation &nbsp;of the hips, it gives you a better understanding on where your projectile is going and how hard you&apos;re launching it.<br><br>(I&apos;ve been slinging for about 14 years)

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• SI

  @SirBoden · 7 years ago

  For perspective remember that shepherds protect sheep with slings. The critters that hunt goats and sheep are not delicate.

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• AL

  @alanmountain5804 · 3 years ago

  I was in Spain as a kid and saw a shepherd controlling his sheep by firing a &nbsp;sling against rocks. The sound made the sheep go the direction he wanted. He was super accurate and you could hear the power in the shots. The sling for me is a very underrated weapon

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• SP

  @speckledjim_ · 5 years ago

  &quot;Slings are awesome&quot;<br><br>Yeah I know a channel that would agree with you 👍

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• MO

  @moldycarrot9267 · 7 years ago

  Make slings, overthrow the government. Got it!

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• RE

  @RevoltingRudi · 6 years ago

  &quot;Haha. Let me show you itz featurez! Haha&quot;

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• FU

  @futurerandomness1620 · 7 years ago

  Hello Todd, not necessarily the same penetration potential, but similar impact force is what the momentum will give you. &nbsp;The 9mm bullet at about 115 grains (~7.5 grams) is travelling 330m/s, and with a much smaller diameter and conical tip, will definitely penetrate more than the lead sling projectile.<br><br>Like using an arrow with a bodkin tip vs those blunt spring loaded small game heads.

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