Maddison Parker Slingshot

[whipbed 42]

stumbled across this guy on youtube

the slingshot he uses is different to the theraband type and uses heavy tubes to fire heavy ammo for hunting with .

he claims that his tubes are more suitable for his heavy ammo than theraband and last for a very long time.

i have tried to find out what these tubes are but he doesn,t say on any of his many video,s

the slingshot he uses looks very big compared to what i,m used to but he seems to be proficient enough with it

does anybody know what these tubes are and if so have you tried them or his methods.

i don,t know how to put up links to his videos but a search on youtube for ;maddison parker; will get you there

any comments would be great

thanks

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

There 7/16`` tubes, super heavy draw,

The blokes a master at slinghshot hunting, you seen the vids of pheasant on the wing?

He also killed a deer with one of his slingshots

[B.P.R 2,798]

They look like tex's latex tubes to me?

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Im pretty sure there the same size as your normal black widow tubing, but the wall thickness is alot thicker, so alot heavier to pull

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thanks for that

they look like a lot of practice may be needed to master them but certainly effective

the way the tubes are attatched don,t look as if they would be as accurate as over the top or through the forks but he certainly doesn,t have any problems with this method.

i,m wondering if its because the ammo is so heavy.

do you know what an equivalent tube to 7/16 is in the dankung range or theraband tube

Edited November 28, 2013 by whipbed

[.338winmag 78]

A guy that know's him said that the tube's could be purchased at a scuba shop here in the states ,although i'm not sure of the address at this time ,but if your really intereste i can provably get it for yah's.

[whipbed 42]

sounds like they may be speargun tubes.

if you could get that info that would be great and if i found out the type of tubes from them i could order them or get the equivalent from a scuba shop nearer to me.

thanks .338 winmwag

[kranky 507]

They are speargun tubes. Look here http://apnea.co.uk/11-bands . These take some pulling and aren't for everyone though.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Apparently they take some building upto to actually be able to draw, let alone the full butterfly he shoots. Only reason i can see for wanting to use them is band life, plus in the states they kill armadillo, racoon and deer so ​heavy ammo is a must. Over here i cant see much point in them.

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point taken about not much point over here

just interested in a different aspect of slingshots and was impressed with the power

i do like the idea of long band life though as i allways seem to be making them

also very heavy draw would only make my inaccurate shooting even worse

thanks for the info

i would probably be better of trying to source tubes that i can draw without too much decrease in accuracy and an increased lifespan

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Get a box of #105 alliance sterling rubber bands from ebay, 70 in a box, 35 bandsets for £16. Great bands once broken in

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checked out those 105 bands

they seem good value and didn,t realise that quite a few folk use them on the slingshot forum

some usefull info

thanks

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Kranky put me on to them. Im glad he did aswell because there fantastic to shoot with, not as fast as theraband but still up there with speeds and band lifes good too

[.338winmag 78]

aparently he uses the 7/16 dia. for some of he's catty's,a fella said that here was a good spot to buy some in the states,http://www.reefscuba.com/surgical_tubing.htm, alyhough i'm not sure that is what he uses specificaly .

[whipbed 42]

so do you guys think that these tubes are more effective at propelling heavy ammo than theraband?

maddison freely admitts that his tubes are not as effeective with small ammo but are the best for the heavy stuff

i know tubes tend to last longer ,but if the correct width and number of strips per side of tbg are used will they propel this heavy ammo as effectivley?