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[newconvert]

last night i received a package that customs had really torn into, after they inspected the contents they not so neatly placed everything back into 2 plastic bags.

i was very anxious to see what Ethan had sent me, and believe me i was far from disappointed. he sent not 1 but 3 of his naturals w/ extra band set and extra latex and green tubing.
as i pulled the 3 out of the bags i noticed how very well they were finished, i have to say he did such a good job they dont feel like wood, more like ceramic done in a kiln glass like appearance.
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all three are beautiful, fit and finish is just beautiful, below is my favorite the wood the ergonomics, just everything about this one it even has a natural flat for thumb placement!
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this little gem is perfectly blonde, and if i did not know better i could guess this and the above sling came from similar molds, you place one on top of the other = perfect alignment! both are cut at a perfect angle to fit the hand perfectly for easy/comfortable shooting
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the final natural is a hammer type, with very nice laminations on the tips and heel of the sling, also the heel is pinned. all 3 of the naturals have Ethans makers mark in one way or another. i was so pleasantly surprised!
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THANK YOU ETHAN, your work is beautiful, and i am a grateful recipient of these 3 naturals.

[rockslinger]

Nice score Mark!
Good work Ethan, those are nice naturals!

[newconvert]

rockslinger, on 22 May 2012 - 07:40 AM, said:

Nice score Mark!
Good work Ethan, those are nice naturals!

SCORE is right, when i get things like this i feel humbled and i realize how much talent we have on this forum that people dont even know about.

[Sean]

Wow, Ethan, nice job on those! Nice haul there Mark, fun coming your way today huh?

[newconvert]

Sean, on 22 May 2012 - 08:11 AM, said:

Wow, Ethan, nice job on those! Nice haul there Mark, fun coming your way today huh?

not just from Ethan, but if i finish sanding i will have 8 new slingers to shoot today.

[Dayhiker]

Oh happy day for you!!! Those are real stunners.

[newconvert]

Dayhiker, on 22 May 2012 - 08:48 AM, said:

Oh happy day for you!!! Those are real stunners.

they truly are, i feel very lucky!

[treefork]

[pop shot]

How do you like the dubdub green?

[harson]

Very nice slings from the home of the greatest motorcycle race in the world ,the one and only TT, for anyone not sure just google isle of man TT races.

[newconvert]

pop shot, on 22 May 2012 - 11:15 AM, said:

How do you like the dubdub green?

i have to rig a sling with it yet, just pulling it seems good, it will be nice because i have been wanting to try dub dub

[newconvert]

pop shot, on 22 May 2012 - 11:15 AM, said:

How do you like the dubdub green?

ok i can answer your question now!
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i banded one of the slings i got from Ethan, and compared it with other slings in its size range including Chepo's (mine) Pirinola. green dub dub vs brown dub dub (i think) vs hygenic latex................ the hygenic is faster the brown the slowest, but the green is interesting, it is slower than the hygenic but it feels much more powerful it has a hefty pull, seems to have power to spare, same with the brown, but the brown dub dub seems to be a bit weaker with almost the same hefty pull, i know this isnt very scientific, but without the proper measuring instruments all i can do is give my impressions for the size slings i am using it on the green is great, nice work out too. i think i will get some cans out and try some penetration tests.

[treefork]

Do ya have a chrony?