Spring Bash 4th and 5th May 2024

[Waddy]

I hope this weather sorts it's self out or we are all going to end up with hypothermia & rusty guns. Most of my rifles are still in bits, the way it's going I'll be lucky to have a catty in one piece in two weeks time

At least I'll have the HW45 I bought off Nick

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[flyingfish]

I hope this weather sorts it's self out or we are all going to end up with hypothermia & rusty guns. Most of my rifles are still in bits, the way it's going I'll be lucky to have a catty in one piece in two weeks time

At least I'll have the HW45 I bought off Nick

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There's always only 2 Tony a master and an apprentice

[TonyL]

I hope this weather sorts it's self out or we are all going to end up with hypothermia & rusty guns. Most of my rifles are still in bits, the way it's going I'll be lucky to have a catty in one piece in two weeks time

At least I'll have the HW45 I bought off Nick

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Yep, we really need the Sun to get his hat on

Neil does usually manages to sort.

No pressure there then, Neil.

[TonyL]

I hope this weather sorts it's self out or we are all going to end up with hypothermia & rusty guns. Most of my rifles are still in bits, the way it's going I'll be lucky to have a catty in one piece in two weeks time

At least I'll have the HW45 I bought off Nick

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What catties have you got?

If you're struggling for time, order up a new Wasp one. Brilliant service and will arrive quickly.

[Segata]

I don't think I'll have bands in time so it'd just be a King Rat Cobra in my case, if a lift does arise I'll also delay working on the BSA just in case it should not be ready.

[Waddy]

What catties have you got?

If you're struggling for time, order up a new Wasp one. Brilliant service and will arrive quickly.

A black widow, because that's what I had a kid lol. I see things have moved on quite a bit, are those Wasp ones what everyone rates these days ? If so which is the one to go for ?


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[TonyL]

A black widow, because that's what I had a kid lol. I see things have moved on quite a bit, are those Wasp ones what everyone rates these days ? If so which is the one to go for ?


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I recently bought the Enzo, which feels lovely to hold. I really like the looks of the Wolf, too, so will spoil myself when I can.

I also like the looks of the Catty Shack Evo Ergo.

I also have a Barnett Diablo and one of the Milbro classic metal ones. I have some Jack Pyke tubes to fit onto the Milbro which I'll do when I can see half properly.

[Segata]

Tbh Barnetts aren't that bad at all, they'll work for hunting as well as targets just fine, I just customised a pair of Black Widows that I need to sort bands for, ironically I have rubber for doing the flat bander already, just no pouches or Tube rubber.

[TonyL]

I've had virtually no play time for ages but did have three quick shots with my Diablo last Sunday. Three shots - three hits. Lovely.

[Waddy]

I recently bought the Enzo, which feels lovely to hold. I really like the looks of the Wolf, too, so will spoil myself when I can.

I also like the looks of the Catty Shack Evo Ergo.

I also have a Barnett Diablo and one of the Milbro classic metal ones. I have some Jack Pyke tubes to fit onto the Milbro which I'll do when I can see half properly.

They do look rather nice, but I'm going to have to learn a bit about these catties first, no idea what the band specs are about. I'll bring the one I've got & have a play & see what any other catty users have & hopefully pick up some tips.


I've got a few exploding targets that I'm going to bring , one is a big one for catapults

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[TonyL]

They do look rather nice, but I'm going to have to learn a bit about these catties first, no idea what the band specs are about. I'll bring the one I've got & have a play & see what any other catty users have & hopefully pick up some tips.


I've got a few exploding targets that I'm going to bring , one is a big one for catapults

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I found some excellent videos on line when reawakening my interest a few months ago which really helped. If you fancied it, search out videos on that well-known platform from Gamekeeper John, Catty Shack, Catapult Carnage, Simpleshot, Snipersling, Axiom Outdoors......there's loads to go at re band length, thickness, tapers etc..

[flyingfish]

Sorry Tony I meant none of the lads can make it

[Segata]

They do look rather nice, but I'm going to have to learn a bit about these catties first, no idea what the band specs are about. I'll bring the one I've got & have a play & see what any other catty users have & hopefully pick up some tips.


I've got a few exploding targets that I'm going to bring , one is a big one for catapults

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Theres not a lot to it per se, you've got thickness, length of draw and band recovery, Thickness often dictates how hard it'll hit and last, length of draw can have effect on how much you can control the power and recovery pretty much covers speed, better it is the faster your projectile is going to reach its target.
Annoyingly they tend to only give thickness for tubes as I'm still trying to choose candidates for the Custom Pair as I want something good but not the same as the High power band already on the Cobra.

Most of the other terms don't really have any effect other than what feels comfortable to you, OTT (Over the Forks) and TTF(through the forks) dictates how the projectile is released (your Black Widow is TTF), Fork width can go wide to non existant and is based on prerences of Hold and ammo generally and lastly the holds again are based on how you are comfortable, some will prefer a hold keeping their hand down on the grip where others will prefer a pinch grip which puts their Thumb and index finger up on the forks for a bit more sensitive control.

[TonyL]

And don't forget those reference and anchor points and elongation ratios.:

[Waddy]

I found some excellent videos on line when reawakening my interest a few months ago which really helped. If you fancied it, search out videos on that well-known platform from Gamekeeper John, Catty Shack, Catapult Carnage, Simpleshot, Snipersling, Axiom Outdoors......there's loads to go at re band length, thickness, tapers etc..

Theres not a lot to it per se, you've got thickness, length of draw and band recovery, Thickness often dictates how hard it'll hit and last, length of draw can have effect on how much you can control the power and recovery pretty much covers speed, better it is the faster your projectile is going to reach its target.
Annoyingly they tend to only give thickness for tubes as I'm still trying to choose candidates for the Custom Pair as I want something good but not the same as the High power band already on the Cobra.

Most of the other terms don't really have any effect other than what feels comfortable to you, OTT (Over the Forks) and TTF(through the forks) dictates how the projectile is released (your Black Widow is TTF), Fork width can go wide to non existant and is based on prerences of Hold and ammo generally and lastly the holds again are based on how you are comfortable, some will prefer a hold keeping their hand down on the grip where others will prefer a pinch grip which puts their Thumb and index finger up on the forks for a bit more sensitive control.

Thanks for the info chaps, probably is better to learn more about it before splashing the cash esp I've gone mental buying guns this year.

Catty Shack sells bands in different thicknesses, that's when I realised it was all a lot more involved than it was, the ammo is all different sizes too, not like just picking a Black widow up in the 80's lol.

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