I was commissioned to make one of these for my 15 year old grandson. My first one had problems but I think he will be impressed with my third. Thank you!
My ancestors used the Rock Sling as a primary weapon of war since way before BC periods. They did not use regular rocks. They shaped various types of rocks into the shape of a football because they discovered that it can cause more damage as you can imagine. I am from the Marianas Islands (a U.S. territory) and my people are called the "Chamorros". Great video tutorial!
I followed this and it was so well done after watching the video twice I can do them by memory. I wear mine like a bracelet so I always have it and no one's the wiser
A few years back, I found this video and then made a lot of slings. I actually got pretty good at it and could launch a rock in a straight line or straight up so it makes a cool noise when the rock goes on the water
Dollightful You can do it, I did. My Wife even sold a couple on EBay. I make mind a little longer and I use three loops in a jig I made with with open eye hooks. I make them bigger for golf balls. Good luck.
Excellent Tutorial. I made one and it works great,, Now that I have it adjusted to match my "Bow draw length". My bow draw is 27.5 inches plus 1'' is 28.5 inches. So measuring from the center of the sling out to 28.5 inches plus the bow line slip knot. Thus making the total length of the sling 57 inches. I started out with 12 foot or cord as suggested, and when completed I had exactly 36 inches of waste. Now I know when making future slings I only need 9 foot total
This was very useful. I needed to do some readjusting to make the 'rabbit ears' shorter & the braided weave looser so both string ends of the pouch were even but very instructional & easy to follow.
Man this is great I love it!!! I never thought about making a rock sling out of paracord and I must say this is easy and genius. This is a good weapon for a survival pack and can be very deadly. I was just streaming and found your video and bravo man excellent. Keep em coming
I made one when I was trying to use it my mom yelld at me and I accidently threw a rock behind me through the windo of my moms truck it worked pretty good though.
be best ammo is rounded, practice seating stones and swinging them around till you can seat a stone in an instant. then learn to throw. i its all about finding the correct balance
Nice video, i really like it, might try that out sometime soon. A tiny remark though, the step just before the "rabbit ears" where you measure out about two feet, is completely unnecessary, because you slide to the knot and adjust from there. Just start with one loop directly adjacent to the knot and you get the same result.
you asked me to comment in the video, and I thought this whole paracord sling thing was an AMAZING idea. I was wondering if you could make a video showing it in use? You say in the video that it is in no way accurate. Is that because of how you use it? Or is it not POSSIBLE to get accurate with this kind of sling? I consider this a survival item, and another FANTASTIC use of Paracord, which is itself a fantastic utility. Thanks for this excellent video!
If you're planning on making this sling. Keep in mind 1. Tighten it a lot. 2. Take 14 or 15 feet. 3. Tighten constantly I made one just now and it took about half an hour to an hour? I ran out of cord and the pouch was pretty loose.
i second all of this. seriously use more than 12 feet, i ended up with about 4 passes left to do and enough cord for maybe 2. not counting the length you need to grab on to and have it match the other side, its not enough. tighten it constantly but make sure that it stays spread, the first one i ended up with i was sure to tighten it but it was far too narrow because i made it too tight in the horizontal axis. I would just skip measuring the cord and have too much then cut it off when you are done, that way you dont run out and you dont have any small scraps unless you only had a small scrap to cut off in the first place (but reducing the cuts reduces waste)
#1- I think it would look pretty cool. That is a lot of cord though. lol #2- I think it would work. Instead of having two strings come out just shorten the one and secure it so you have a long second string and then just do another weave at the bottom... That sounds like a video idea... :D
If you want to increase the effectiveness and accuracy of this thing, incorporate it into a staff sling. I made a couple of those that were about five feet long. The leverage they give you will propel the projectile of your choice at some impressive velocities. What ever you choose to launch with one should be pretty heavy though.
Do you have any videos for this sling in action? Where I would go to practice with these, I'm not sure if the average rock found there will fit in the area provided by these. I mainly would just like to see the size of rocks you use. Also, if using a longer paracord (such as 15 feet) would the first specifications stay the same (36 inches and 2 feet) or would they increase? This is still awesome. Good job.
Love your work WeekendGunners! I'm looking at the sling pouch, and are thinking that a larger weave would be awesome shoulder plates for a post-shtf style movie Idea I've been brewing. Also, if one was to make a pouch like the above, could it be attached to a pvc bow to make a sling-bow?
snow is coming soon, and I was wondering if you could upload a video of a snowball sling. I imagine it is like the one in the video, but more loops. please upload one!
I made one out of braided hemp string years ago. I just tied on to thick piece of leather. I'd like to try to make a pouch like you did but just with braided hemp string. The problem with paracord I find is the material stretches when u release your rock/ammo thus taking away power and velocity. If you could do one with braided string that'd be great thanks
Aaron Gill I measure just the paracord without the buckle. I then add an inch. SO a 8 inch wrist uses 9 foot of cord and measures between 8 1/2 to 9 inches depending on how the person wants the fit (Tight or loose).
Hello, Thanks for the video. My paracord arrived today. This is the first thing I have ever made using paracord. It has turned out very nicely. My only question is what distance should the loop and knot be from the pouch? Thank you, Jason (UK)
Great video,defo going to try this one.I us a sling nearly every day with my Labrador Harry slinging balls for him to fetch.If you would like some basics on how to sling have a look on my channel were you will find a video on it I have made,hope it helps.Like you I just have fun with mine.Keep up the good work mate!
+Mason Elmore I tried that. I made a nice one but didn't tighten it enough. It fell apart after a couple hundred "Whips". Only took me around three weeks of work. I don't think I'll try that again for a long time. Thanks for watching!
Once again I find myself not even being able to do anything except making a knotted up mess out of my effort. So much for being "easy" but it's okay,I'll just make me a custom fabricated pocket and just use two strings instead of one and that way,it would be nearly impossible to fail as it would not require involving any of that hard weaving sort of crap. Still,it's a nice piece you made there,but I've never been good at anything beyond tying a double knot with my shoes or whatever. LOL!
#1 No Worries, I have acquired a 3000m industrial reel of chord (Oz military surplus, they call it a "squad spool" because they cut it on the ground as they need it.) #2 Please Do the sling-bow Video, Gunners! I wonder if a long piece of work-out elastic rolled up might work better then chord? Home-made Ballista / Junk Launcher anyone?
I was commissioned to make one of these for my 15 year old grandson. My first one had problems but I think he will be impressed with my third. Thank you!
My ancestors used the Rock Sling as a primary weapon of war since way before BC periods. They did not use regular rocks. They shaped various types of rocks into the shape of a football because they discovered that it can cause more damage as you can imagine. I am from the Marianas Islands (a U.S. territory) and my people are called the "Chamorros". Great video tutorial!
This is the video that keeps on giving. Very good instructions - I made it right the first time!
High quality video. Didn't even realize this was 10 years old until I saw a comment.
I followed this and it was so well done after watching the video twice I can do them by memory. I wear mine like a bracelet so I always have it and no one's the wiser
A few years back, I found this video and then made a lot of slings. I actually got pretty good at it and could launch a rock in a straight line or straight up so it makes a cool noise when the rock goes on the water
Great video. I know it's an older video, but this was just what I needed, thanks.
+Dollightful you are very welcome!
Dollightful You can do it, I did. My Wife even sold a couple on EBay. I make mind a little longer and I use three loops in a jig I made with with open eye hooks. I make them bigger for golf balls. Good luck.
My 11 yr old son says thanks, you did a good job!
+shmemley72 Thank you!
Awesome video and I will be using it to teach 20 young people tonight.
Charles Poulton Sweet! Marshmellow ammo is great for little ones if they are that age! Hope y'all have fun!
the video was extremely helpful and i really liked it! thank you weekend gunners
+Leejack Kenemore You are welcome thanks for watching!
Excellent Tutorial. I made one and it works great,, Now that I have it adjusted to match my "Bow draw length".
My bow draw is 27.5 inches plus 1'' is 28.5 inches. So measuring from the center of the sling out to 28.5 inches
plus the bow line slip knot. Thus making the total length of the sling 57 inches.
I started out with 12 foot or cord as suggested, and when completed I had exactly 36 inches of waste.
Now I know when making future slings I only need 9 foot total
This was really helpful! Great mom & kiddo project!!
Awesome! Made a braided twine & leather pouch sling today, will try this one tomorrow.
Just made my first sling after watching this video. It's not perfect, but it's functional. Thanks for the tutorial!
I just finished making my own sling this is great! Thank you.
Great job! Thanks for watching!
Awesome thanks Weekend Gunners will make one as soon as i get my cord on Wednesday
This was very useful. I needed to do some readjusting to make the 'rabbit ears' shorter & the braided weave looser so both string ends of the pouch were even but very instructional & easy to follow.
+Andy M (shablangy) Thank you!
Old video but new for me! Thanks for sharing.
Man this is great I love it!!! I never thought about making a rock sling out of paracord and I must say this is easy and genius. This is a good weapon for a survival pack and can be very deadly. I was just streaming and found your video and bravo man excellent. Keep em coming
Thanks for the great video. I make and use leather slings, and I think you did a very accurate job! Thanks man!
I didn't know this got posted! I just left the guy a comment. I made one the first try from this video. And.I.LOVE IT!!!
Wonderful talent! Very impressive, you make it look easy.
Great video! Simple and easy to understand. Now I will go try to make my own.
Thanks!
Wow! I searched in the entite UA-cam to find Something like this! :D Thank you so much!!
Absolutely. The thickness for standard 550 paracord is 4mm which is what I use in all my videos. Congrats on the cord!
Golf Balls are a great projectile, and ping pong balls are cool to see the way they curve in mid air.
currently doing my own sling rightnow. tnx a lot for the vid!!!
I made one when I was trying to use it my mom yelld at me and I accidently threw a rock behind me through the windo of my moms truck it worked pretty good though.
Practice with marshmellows
Jamey Main disregard gregburdick, you just need to find rocks that have more gravity
be best ammo is rounded, practice seating stones and swinging them around till you can seat a stone in an instant. then learn to throw. i its all about finding the correct balance
Thank you! making one out of leather and for the life of me only could make a slip knot! maybe vids on different knots?my first time here.
split pouch braided slings! all you need is to be able to do a three strand braid!
Nice. I made a rock sling this way for rocks, not stones. So it should launch rocks far. The pouch is about 6 inches long and 3 inches wide.
Great video Thank you. I found the hardest part was keeping each wrap with the same tension.
+Star Light that and getting the ears the right length. Thanks for watching!!!
thanks it took about an hour and a half for me to figure it put but i have gotten very good with it :)
Nice video, i really like it, might try that out sometime soon.
A tiny remark though, the step just before the "rabbit ears" where you measure out about two feet, is completely unnecessary, because you slide to the knot and adjust from there. Just start with one loop directly adjacent to the knot and you get the same result.
+ChrisAres Great comment and correct!
Thanks for this video ! I've just finished making mine !
+William Dardenne Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Well done! very simple to understand.
i made one, got like 200 meters of distance. just made another one with longer arms and gonna post video of it when I am back home! thx!
you asked me to comment in the video, and I thought this whole paracord sling thing was an AMAZING idea. I was wondering if you could make a video showing it in use?
You say in the video that it is in no way accurate. Is that because of how you use it?
Or is it not POSSIBLE to get accurate with this kind of sling?
I consider this a survival item, and another FANTASTIC use of Paracord, which is itself a fantastic utility.
Thanks for this excellent video!
If you're planning on making this sling.
Keep in mind
1. Tighten it a lot.
2. Take 14 or 15 feet.
3. Tighten constantly
I made one just now and it took about half an hour to an hour? I ran out of cord and the pouch was pretty loose.
CrimsonSkyz -You left out number 4: Take 20mg of Valium before you start !
i second all of this.
seriously use more than 12 feet, i ended up with about 4 passes left to do and enough cord for maybe 2. not counting the length you need to grab on to and have it match the other side, its not enough.
tighten it constantly but make sure that it stays spread, the first one i ended up with i was sure to tighten it but it was far too narrow because i made it too tight in the horizontal axis.
I would just skip measuring the cord and have too much then cut it off when you are done, that way you dont run out and you dont have any small scraps unless you only had a small scrap to cut off in the first place (but reducing the cuts reduces waste)
Wow! Great video, thanks for sharing it
Very cool! I will have to try making this. Thanks for making this video!
LOVED the video very clear and helped a lot i can't find a video on how to make this though.
paracord wrap bottle.
This will be used in Turkey anti-gov protests, very useful. Thank you
Very cool! I'll have to make one.
I'm just getting into working with Paracord this is something I'm going to make
great video. thanks for posting!
Pretty good video! I will try it too, when my new paracord arrives. :D
Have learned to be humble in making these slings.
I'm humble with anything paracord... Working on this stuff sucks lol. Thanks for watching!
awesome tutuorial! really good. Thanks! i already use it, and i hit the target! (after a lot of practicing of course
hey great tutorial already hit a window luckily was storm shuttered
Thumbs-up for the sling love!
We all know the sling could do with some more :D
great clip! easy and fun to listen to :) hope to see more soo
cool sling i may have to make one and do some target practice thanks
Great vid, im gonna make a 4ft one.
I make and own a few rockslings and this one is basic but still decent video props bro
+Lynda Shaw I'm a simple guy lol. Thanks for watching!
#1- I think it would look pretty cool. That is a lot of cord though. lol
#2- I think it would work. Instead of having two strings come out just shorten the one and secure it so you have a long second string and then just do another weave at the bottom... That sounds like a video idea... :D
Success! Go a little Louise and it tightens up on the way!
I really enjoyed this thank you
+james parker You are very welcome. Thank you for watching!
This was easy, thank you so much!
If you want to increase the effectiveness and accuracy of this thing, incorporate it into a staff sling. I made a couple of those that were about five feet long. The leverage they give you will propel the projectile of your choice at some impressive velocities. What ever you choose to launch with one should be pretty heavy though.
Sounds cool
Do you have any videos for this sling in action? Where I would go to practice with these, I'm not sure if the average rock found there will fit in the area provided by these. I mainly would just like to see the size of rocks you use.
Also, if using a longer paracord (such as 15 feet) would the first specifications stay the same (36 inches and 2 feet) or would they increase? This is still awesome. Good job.
have made several.. they are over 20 years old. almost 30
Nice sling c: i'l make that!
Super easy! Thanks :)
Your way seems to easier than the sling that I made thanks.
would you have a video on making a bolo
Joe WmSon Absolutely. I have made a few...
Love your work WeekendGunners!
I'm looking at the sling pouch, and are thinking that a larger weave would be awesome shoulder plates for a post-shtf style movie Idea I've been brewing.
Also, if one was to make a pouch like the above, could it be attached to a pvc bow to make a sling-bow?
Thanks for the video. I'm going to have my scouts make them and have them practice with marshmallows.
Frank Gonzalez Now that sounds like a great idea!
Frank Gonzalez i dont think they will shoot that far with the light wight of a marshmallow??? maby like a.... marble or a pebble???
BoSSmAn 0897 my thoughts exactly.
snow is coming soon, and I was wondering if you could upload a video of a snowball sling. I imagine it is like the one in the video, but more loops. please upload one!
Rydini Westergaurd I'll see what I can do
Thank you very much, nice work!
I made one out of braided hemp string years ago. I just tied on to thick piece of leather. I'd like to try to make a pouch like you did but just with braided hemp string. The problem with paracord I find is the material stretches when u release your rock/ammo thus taking away power and velocity. If you could do one with braided string that'd be great thanks
Patrick Dolan It would work the exact same way as with paracord.
Is this going to work with a shoelace and is it long enough?
Oh, and if not where can I buy paracord from? Awesome video, btw!
Great video u said comment l am wanting to know the best rule on bracelet sizing like do u measure the cord with the buckle or not
Aaron Gill I measure just the paracord without the buckle. I then add an inch. SO a 8 inch wrist uses 9 foot of cord and measures between 8 1/2 to 9 inches depending on how the person wants the fit (Tight or loose).
Great job!
Took me four tries, but I made one. I've destroyed two that I'd made out of denim, so we'll see how this one holds up.
+Dylan Peterson should hold up very well. Let me know! Thanks for watching!
i was your 10000th sub
When I saw this I was thinking about David and goliath
Same bro
ReivajUFC 9 I too reply to a 5 month old comment replying to a 3 year old comment
@@hiddenname2482 LOL. Weird isn’t it. A form of time travel?
trebuchet thats big enough will throw a volkswagon :p
I really, REALLY want to see a Volkswagon get chucked by a Trebuchet.
Here’s to crafting!
Great video, thanks for going slow! Some people run through the video so fast its hard to keep up. :)
I am making a survival kit and plan to put one of these it it. Do you mind if I put this video in the description when I make my video?
BTW, your sling pouch looks really really awesome! And did you pull the strings out if the paracord sheath?
frustrating but fun little project.
Quad Minority lol
Hello, Thanks for the video. My paracord arrived today. This is the first thing I have ever made using paracord. It has turned out very nicely. My only question is what distance should the loop and knot be from the pouch? Thank you, Jason (UK)
Awesome thanks for this!
mine looks nowhere as good as yours, but i still have a sling now. thanks!
Sweet! Enjoy.
Great video,defo going to try this one.I us a sling nearly every day with my Labrador Harry slinging balls for him to fetch.If you would like some basics on how to sling have a look on my channel were you will find a video on it I have made,hope it helps.Like you I just have fun with mine.Keep up the good work mate!
Good tutorial (y)
you should make a paracord bullwhip
+Mason Elmore I tried that. I made a nice one but didn't tighten it enough. It fell apart after a couple hundred "Whips". Only took me around three weeks of work. I don't think I'll try that again for a long time. Thanks for watching!
+Weekend Gunners ah... that's still pretty cool. +ZNAProductions did one.
Once again I find myself not even being able to do anything except making a knotted up mess out of my effort. So much for being "easy" but it's okay,I'll just make me a custom fabricated pocket and just use two strings instead of one and that way,it would be nearly impossible to fail as it would not require involving any of that hard weaving sort of crap. Still,it's a nice piece you made there,but I've never been good at anything beyond tying a double knot with my shoes or whatever. LOL!
Golf balls work great
i thought it was really cool!! i just had a lot of trouble in the beginning could you make another video and be more clear
By b
Cool! I'm going to make one now... If the cat gets off my lap.
You are basically dead. Good luck. Thanks for watching!!!
Great job
+Robert Vanek Thank you! Have a great day!
Thanx that's so awesome
awesome man I wish u went all the way through. make a slung shot home madel0
Go right ahead!
staff sling? those are pretty neat. but not a lot of videos on em
Talking about the ATATL? (Wrong spelling I know)
timpa linksosling! he makes a one handed staff sling!
#1 No Worries, I have acquired a 3000m industrial reel of chord (Oz military surplus, they call it a "squad spool" because they cut it on the ground as they need it.)
#2 Please Do the sling-bow Video, Gunners! I wonder if a long piece of work-out elastic rolled up might work better then chord? Home-made Ballista / Junk Launcher anyone?
I'll have to see what I can do! LOL
thanks, man! really helpful! liked and subbed! :)
Thank you very much man!
Very welcome!