Huan72 687 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I purchased my very first catapult today and instantly feel at home with it I have always preferred springer to pcp airguns and the back to basics approach and feel of the catapult appeals to me. It is a humble barnett strike 9 but from what I can tell it will be ok to learn the basics on? My question is simple, what type and / or strength of bands best suit this catapult to strike the balance between accuracy and potential hunting power. I am tall at 6'5" and so have a long draw and have reasonable upper body strength through press ups. I know that this is probably a very basic question to all here but I am totally new to everything catapult! Many thanks for any help offered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micckey 106 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Only you can know the answer to this question... practice nd try most of them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huan72 687 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Only you can know the answer to this question... practice nd try most of them Thanks for replying and for the advice, much appreciated After I posted the question I realised that I may have offended some that make the beautifull hand crafted catapults that are posted on here, but my intention is to try it first, to see if the catapult is for me and then to invest in some of the one offs and bespoke pieces so apologies for any offence that I may have caused Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 You wont cause offence here Just give it a go with the one you have now...your pretty limited with what bands you can put on it. If you like it then i would advise you make your own. Theres great fun in finding a natural fork ( Y ) in the woods and making a catapult out of that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huan72 687 Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 You wont cause offence here Just give it a go with the one you have now...your pretty limited with what bands you can put on it. If you like it then i would advise you make your own. Theres great fun in finding a natural fork ( Y ) in the woods and making a catapult out of that Many thanks for the advice, i do like catapults, they seem so instinctive to shoot and I can see myself really getting into them . Love the idea of taking it out with my dog whilst having a stroll Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Its good fun mate. Even if you cant shoot with them its good making them 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micckey 106 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Only you can know the answer to this question... practice nd try most of them Thanks for replying and for the advice, much appreciated After I posted the question I realised that I may have offended some that make the beautifull hand crafted catapults that are posted on here, but my intention is to try it first, to see if the catapult is for me and then to invest in some of the one offs and bespoke pieces so apologies for any offence that I may have caused I have very very thick skin ... I dont try too hard to make my cattys, most of mine I sell for less than £20 all in with bands too .. They work to hunt with ,, no matter what they look like ... even better if you make them yourself ... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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