What’s the deal with shooting BBs with a slingshot. Is it a good idea? What’s a slingshot frame for BBs? What are slingshot BB bands? Any tips?

This is a topic we love here at SimpleShot because we think that shooting BBs is one of the best things you can do to improve your accuracy.

Shooting BBs gives you feedback in a way that shooting larger ammo never will and you can massively improve your accuracy shooting BBs.

The question about a BB frame is simple. Any slingshot frame can be used to shoot BBs. It is common for shooters to use a small frame, but it is absolutely not necessary. You can shoot BBs from the Hammer if you like.

The more important question is that of bands. It is always essential that you match your band set to your ammo. If you do not match your band set to BBs, you will definitely lack accuracy and enjoyment.

Make sure you use a properly matched band set for small ammo. Then enjoy shooting small ammo with small bands.

The draw is easy. The ammo is cheap. BBs are great for shooting paper and will help you shoot better in many ways!

We love BB shooting with slingshots and highly recommend it!

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I use AirSoft. It’s fun and all, but I have to try to collect it and I don’t want to use a catchbox.

We’re about to make your day. We make clay ammo for this very reason.

It’s the ultimate shoot-it-and-forget-it ammo since it’s literally gone next rain.

It will completely dissolve, so there’s absolutely nothing to worry about when shooting it.

It’s also a safe choice since it won’t ding up your frame should you get a forkhit!

Try it yourself: https://simple-shot.com/clay

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Are marbles good for Slingshot Practice?

It may surprise you to hear of the things to consider with glass slingshot ammo, but the short answer is simple.

Here’s our take on using marbles as slingshot ammo and what to consider before you do. Are they great?

Yes. Shooters have been shooting marbles for generations. But there are a few things to consider to make sure they are the best choice for you.

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Explain how bands are chosen and set up for deferenct slingshots.

Matching your slingshot bands or band sets to your slingshot ammo is critical to excellent performance.

When your bandset is more powerful than needed for your selected ammo, your band set frankly will not last very long. The ammo needs to be significant enough to absorb energy from the bandset, and when the ammo is not large enough to do so, that energy will stay in the bandset. That means the bandset will crash into the frame and be damaged during each shot.

If your vans that is underpowered for your selected ammo, your performance will just be horrible. And underpowered bandset it is likely to result in frustration, boredom, and you’ll probably want to never shoot again.

We’ve made it very easy on our website to choose your bandset based on the ammo you were going to shoot. All our slingshots come with 7/16 steel ammo bandsets which are quite versatile to shoot a wide range of ammo. However, if you were going to shoot very small or a very large ammo, you will need to choose a different bandset.

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How do you load a slingshot with one hand?

Well, you asked for it, you got it.

Here is a video showing how Nathan loads his slingshot with one hand from a fistful of steel ammo.

This is a skill that simply takes practice, but now you can at least see how it’s done.

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Do you make a slingshot with storage in the handle, for ammo?

The short answer is, We do not. And the reason we don’t is that we’re really focused on making slingshots that perform well.

If we could figure out a design that accommodates ammo in the handle, without sacrificing functionality, we would consider making this in the future.

But we believe that having a tool that fits your hands well, far exceeds, what we consider is a novelty of having ammo storage in the handle.

Instead, we have great magnets and pouches that hold our ammo!

If one day, we can blend the marriage of ergonomic functionality with having ammo in the handle, we’ll certainly do it.

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Clay slingshot ammo for hunting ground squirrels or rabbits?

Is 3/8 clay slingshot animal suitable for hunting question this is a great question and one that needs careful consideration.

The short answer is: we do not recommend it at all.

Anything can be possible. It has been done . . . BUT! SHOULD it be done? We say no.

Use a setup that has the BEST chance for a quick clean kill. The mass, symmetry and potential velocity of the clay means one factor is present in hunting with 3/8 inch clay that you do NOT want there: Luck.

We owe it to the game AND our sport to be responsible. Hunting with 3/8 clay is not the level of responsibility we promote in our sport. Please don’t do it.

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why does SimpleShot not pre-form pouches to the ammo shape?

Question: why does SimpleShot not pre-form pouches to the ammo shape?

Well, at SimpleShot, we prefer a centering hole. We don’t pre-form pour pouches for a few reasons:

1. We think you don’t need a formed pouch to be able to center your ammo.

2. All pouches do eventually start to form to your ammo.

3. When your pouch forms naturally, it forms to the ammo size that is used in it. If we formed the pouch, it would only fit that particular ammo size!

So, definitely go for it. Use some water and form your pouch. When YOU do, it will fit YOUR ammo perfectly!

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The question is, what is the most unusual ammo you’ve ever shot?

The question is, what is the most unusual ammo you’ve ever shot from the slingshot.

People shoot all sorts of crazy things and many people go through phases of slingshot shooting where they are looking for the craziest thing to shoot.

Apart from one big mistake, Nathan has pretty much just shot basically round things from slingshots throughout his slingshot career.

And now that accuracy is the most desirable thing, we pretty much just shoot spherical ammo. Usually clay or steel.

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Can I shoot 3/8 steel in the pouch?

“What size slingshot ammo should be used with the stock bandset pouch on SimpleShot products?”

The standard pouch we include on all our slingshot stock bands is suitable for the widest range of most common ammo sizes possible. The pouch is capable of shooting larger ammo is all the way up to the 1/2 inch steel size and all the way down to 3/8 inch or even smaller.

This is definitely an area of personal preference and most people who are dedicated shooters end up tying their own band sets, and therefore making their own pouch selection. But for us when we make our stock pouches that we want to be appropriate for the most people, our pouch size is designed to accommodate the 3/8 to 1/2 inch range most often. If you are shooting something smaller than 3/8 inch, you are probably going to want a smaller pouch.

When shooting, you are not only propelling the ammo at the moment of release, you are also propelling the pouch. Therefore, you want the pouch to be as light and insignificant to the shot as possible.

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