Deadly sling-x-bow made from my old christmas tree

[JoergS]

This is a video specifically for the survivalists amongst my audience - because if you find yourself in a TEOTWAWKI situation, you will have to hunt down your food as supermarkets will be looted in no time. Of course you can make a slingshot very easily if you have some rubber, but without practice, a slingshot is worthless as a hunting weapon.

A slingshot crossbow is a different issue. It allows you to hit small game from distances between 10 and 30 meters easily, even without any kind of practice.

But how do you make a slingshot crossbow when you are out in the wild, without power tools, without a DIY market for the parts?

Bill Hays (he is a vendor and fellow enthusiast from the slingshotforum) recently brought up the info that a slingshot band does not need a fork, simply an edge to be pulled over - like the end of a 2 by 4 or so. I decided to work on that concept and love it! Thanks Bill.

This video shows how to make a very accurate slingshot crossbow from tree branches and twigs, with nothing but a pocket knife as a tool. So as long as you keep some rubber in your BOB, you can make a very accurate and effective hunting weapon in a couple of hours.

Of course you can use any tree branch for the weapon, but in this video, an old christmas tree is used for the stock/frame of the weapon. This adds a nice touch to this The Slingshot Channel production!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQulkCAY4U4

Jörg

 

[kingpin008]

You, sir, are a magician. Amazing work, as always!

 

[janobles14]

thats a really great idea! you have just insured that i will now carry along some theraband in my hunting/camping pack now! what color would you recommend for this design?

 

[armoredman]

That is pretty darned clever.

 

[zorro45]

you are a genius

now you just have to mount a red-dot scope on the side of it!

 

[JoergS]

Not needed. You aim over the "barrel", very easy.

 

[Mp7]

...This

is one of the best additions to a BOB ever!

Awesome stuff, Herr Kollege!

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Awesome

Okay, seriously, that's truly awesome.

I once made the bold statement that, if dropped into the wild with a knife, while the knife itself might not be a terribly effective weapon, within a matter of hours I could use the knife to produce one.

Talking through my hat, mostly, since I'd never done it.

After seeing this, however, my confidence in being able to fabricate a usable weapon has taken a big step up.

What Jörg has done with that is something I would probably never figured out on my own, but a funny thing happens to your thinking processes when you see the processes and product of thinking "outside the box."

I guess I'll need to acquaint myself with the various rubbers used in making slingshots.

Kudos, Jörg. Fine work, and excellent imagination.