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Making the Formed Pouch

Posted by Tex-Shooter, 23 September 2011 · 301 views

I am making this blog to tell how I make a single pocket pouch and why.

1^ST, I choose and grade the leather for quality. 2^ND , I click the blank on bias ....

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How to become a Great Shooter.

Posted by Tex-Shooter, 14 August 2011 · 117 views

Shooting Tips

The key word in becoming a great shooter is repeatability. I am not going to discuss the style of shooting here and you will need to decide that on your own, but here are several points that will help this cause. ...

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Test of different fork extensions lengths.

Posted by Tex-Shooter, 08 April 2010 · 137 views

I have had several ask, how much speed and power fork extensions makes. Well I did some testing today with a set of my express bands (16 pound pull at 30 inches) and here are the results. I used the same set of bands on all four slingshots and shot 1/2 inch steel balls that weighed about 130 grain. ---------Saunders Hawk – draw length 32 inches...

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Saunders and the Flat band slingshot

Posted by Tex-Shooter, 31 March 2010 · 293 views

I have been asked why I support Saunders archery so much. When I started shooting again in 1999, I saw very few shooters (mainly Blue Skeen and Ivan Glen) using flat bands and no manufactures of flat band slingshots. I am speaking of modern day ones and not one’s from the 60’s. I approached four slingshots companies in 2000 about flat band...

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Saunders Falcon II Review

Posted by Tex-Shooter, 18 March 2010 · 183 views

I ran some test On the Saunders falcon II to day. It was 62 degrees F. and I was shooting a 130 grain 1/2 inch diameter ball. My draw length is 34 1/2 inches with a Falcon II. Here are the shooting results in Feet per second and in foot pounds of energy. My Target bands 182 FPS & 9.56 FPE. With Saunders standard bands 189 FPS & 10.34 FPE....

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Saunders Hawk Review

Posted by Tex-Shooter, 02 March 2010 · 403 views

I have now shot the Saunders Hawk™ slingshot enough to say the following. This is a very fine slingshot for the money. It is well made and shoots very accurately. I am proud to have it in my shooting arsenal. I thought that the handle was a little small for an adult size hand, so I did add one of my Grips. Here are some of the advantages of the...

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