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nrml:
This thread brings back great childhood memories of cutting forked branches off trees and ripping up bicycle inner tubes to make catapults (or slingshots). Guava trees made the best handles. If you were were posh, you bought square rubber cords instead of using strips of inner tube.

I bought one from a local craftsman a few years back to do some plinking but I never used it because I feel bad about scattering lead or steel balls in the environment. Does anyone have any suggestions for environmentally friendly ammo that is consistent enough for target practice? It would be nice to relive some childhood memories

Joules:
Acorns...

Will_D:
Bio-degradeable airsoft ammo: 6 or 8 mm diameter and will seriuosly test your aim

I think these are just starch balls with a shinny starch outer wrap

Pete49:
We would use what is called pebbles or gravel, as near to eviro friendly as you could get. We seldom here in our patch used a forked stick but used single length strip of bicycle tube with the pocket (?) tied at the back. Very accurate but a misfire certainly had its moments. Best thing was it was easy to put in your pocket and have fun to and from school. Ahhh the days of our youth.... wouldn't be dead for quids. The rubber(?) tubes now seem a lot less stretchy.
Pete

modelman1938:
They are known as catapults here in the UK and we always made from a fork stick cut from our privet hedge in the garden, we used 3/16 or 1/4 square rubber which we purchased from our local sports shop and a yard length always worked out about 34ins. long, a nasty piece of work was Mr White.

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