TIPS FOR
FLIPS
PACK THAT
AMMO!
The
easiest way to carry slingshot ammo is in your pockets. However, there are many
disadvantages to this method. If you put ammo in your pants pocket, it mixes
with your change, keys, or pocketknife and becomes difficult to retrieve. Also,
if you carry a lot, it tends to pull your pants down. A shirt pocket is a
terrible place because every time you bend over everything falls out.
A natural place to store ammo is in the handle of
your catapult. There are several commercial models and a couple of hand made
models designed to hold steel bearing or BB's in their handles. Super Sling,
Pocket Socket, Power-Sling, Marksman Fireball, Victor 20, Allison Shot Shooter,
Sling-O-Matic, Trumark's FSX-2000, Trumark's FSX-FO, Trumark's FS-1, Trumark's
FS-1 XFO, Trumark's S9FO, and Trumark's S9.
Marksman Products carries several slingshots that have ammo
holders in the wrist support. The models are 3060L Adjustable Slingshot, 3055
Folding Slingshot, and 3050 Adventurer Slingshot. The Marksman 3041 Sportsman
Slingshot Kit comes with a holster that carries both the slingshot and a supply
of ammo.
Barnett International has a Slingshot Ammo Dispenser that is
worn on the belt.
An excellent way to carry a lot of ammo that is easy
to get to is a belt pouch. An archery belt pouch works well as it holds a lot
and zips shut. The leather creed pouch also holds a lot, but the snap open-snap
shut feature is quicker to use. Many NCA members swear by this pouch. The
Michigan Flatbanders had special pouches made that hold a lot of ammo and a
slingshot or two. The pouches have a large opening that makes them good for
speed shooting and timed events. The Flatbanders' performance at the Summer
Nationals during the team shoot showed us how handy those pouches are to
use.
Blue Skeen has one of the best ways to carry ammo
that I know about. He has a pair of carpenter's overalls with special pockets or
pouches, called a nail apron, sewn at the front about waist high. These pouches
hold a huge quantity of ammo and permit Blue to reload very fast. The overalls
also have plenty of great places to carry all kinds of catapultry
paraphernalia.
How do you carry your ammo? If you have a way that wasn't
mentioned or an improvement on one that was, please let me know and I will share
it with the rest of my readers.