Like Catapults?

[TallNHairyDave]

Do you like catapults? (and hey, who doesn't, they're fun!)

You might like this guy's youtube channel...

http://www.youtube.com/user/JoergSprave

Had a look for my trusty old "Black Widow" and can't find it

So... anyone care to recommend me a new catty?

[Croyde]

Funny enough I was searching for catapults the other day and this seemed like a good place to pick one up:

http://www.ronniesunshines.com/index2.php?cPath=30

[TallNHairyDave]

Just did a search following watching one of that bloke's videos....

Some seriously nice looking cattys based on the old Millbro design - solid polished Brass with Ox horn scales anyone?

http://www.bellsofhythe.com/products.asp?catid=132

[Bullseye]

Following on from your thread starter. Looks like a knuckle duster version of a catty! I wonder if he's ever done his knuckles a nasty with a slight misfire, too. Hmmm. Pretty impressive, mind you.

Perhaps the most impressive catty I've ever seen was ZDP-189's modified experimental/totally mental catty project. From memory I think it was posted in a thread by Robin Wood who initially did a cool post about a guy with awesome catty accuracy abilities. Zed's looked more like an anti-aircraft gun than a catty!

Black Widows are the best of the standard catties, IMOHO. Slightly fancier versions of them are more for show than performance.

For short distance accuracy (and even short to medium distances) you can't beat a good angler's loose feed/ground bait catapult. They're usually not designed for sheer power, but they are incredibly accurate. Mind you, it's been 15 odd years since I last used one and the carp angling lads especially might have developed accurate and powerful ones since then for all I know.

[permafrost]

black widow reminds me of my youth, wore out several of those over the years. great link thanks

[bushwacker]

Fish Fish makes some good ones too.
http://huntercatapults.co.uk/

[Bullseye]

Just did a search following watching one of that bloke's videos....

Some seriously nice looking cattys based on the old Millbro design - solid polished Brass with Ox horn scales anyone?

http://www.bellsofhythe.com/products.asp?catid=132

Nice link. I'd never given really fancy catapults a moment's thought before. They are kinda moreish.

[dazcon]

The one the guy is using in the video is quite interesting. May just have to knock one out in work for a mess about with. I'm getting bored with blowpipes!!

Dazcon.

[jerbal]

These are two of mine and I also have a Black Widow.

[Corso]

Fish Fish makes some good ones too.
http://huntercatapults.co.uk/

Fish makes stunning cattys - he's on the BCL forum I've one of his Ergo Hunter's - flat bands are definatly the way to go

[TallNHairyDave]

Thanks for the recommendation of Fish's cattys. Like the look of the ergo ones! Might have to get myself one

[mirage]

Rufus Hussey, the Beanshooter Guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0



mirage

[Lev]

Thanks for the recommendation of Fish's cattys. Like the look of the ergo ones! Might have to get myself one

I ordered a Hunter from Ebay this week. Featured in this clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztpBkviDKIw






Lev

[Isshogai]

I was waiting for someone to say 'flatbands'

[ZDP-189]

Perhaps the most impressive catty I've ever seen was ZDP-189's modified experimental/totally mental catty project. From memory I think it was posted in a thread by Robin Wood who initially did a cool post about a guy with awesome catty accuracy abilities. Zed's looked more like an anti-aircraft gun than a catty!

THANKS! That's high praise indeed. I have a another design in the works for a catty that has no stock but will literally blow the first one I made out of the water in terms of power, velocity and accuracy. I just need the time to make it up, and the right bands and roller bearings.

You'd have to shoot a lead ball the size of a golf ball for this to be effective.

It sounds like the Theraband Gold is too thick and needs tapering to reach full velocity. I need to borrow a chrono.