SSW001 Contents.indd 5 22/07/2018 15:20 S S 1 5 : 2 0 SS 15:20 IN THIS ISSUE 005 1 HELLO! From a catapult lifer. Before he was ever airgun aristocracy,Terry Doe was a crack shot with a catapult. He greets you, with ash cup catty & leaden ball. 3 WELCOME! Adam Rayner: Fat bloke, foodie, catty fan. Editor on a mission to resurrect the term,‘strod’. 6 SLINGSHOTS N’STUFF: From a Y-shaped stick, with butchers’ twine wrapped handle, to custom frames worth hundreds. 10 OPENING SHOTS: Slingshots, Safety & The Law: UK-based, a guide to safe, sensible and humane shooting. 12 COMPETITION SCENE: Flinging Steel For Silver.The British Catapult Association Spring Shoot, 2018.The full craic from Newport. 15 SLINGSHOT SKILLS:HOW TO AIM: Be a Dead Shot. From Stance, to Anchor, to Aim Point and Release. 16 PRODUCT REVIEW: The Dankung folding seat/catch box travel system. Is it any good? SW Tested. Plus HOW TO MAKE A CATCH BOX:All you need to know to create your own range, safely. 19 COMPANY PROFILE: Five Dragons & The Rivers Of Molten Metal. ProShot Catapults: In the lair of the Dragon King of Slings. 21 SIGHT RIGHT: The newest, cleverest, cheapest slingshot accessory you ever saw.A quid plus postage. 22 SLINGSHOT SOCIAL: Cookout & Catapults.The ‘Wicca Bowl’ where sky clad (nekkid) witches dance after dark.We shot, we ate, I burped. 24 PRODUCT REVIEW: The Anevay Frontier Stove + Starter pack. Is it the Aga for the outdoors? SW Tested. 26 THE RUBBER BOUTIQUE: Elastic Fantastic. Band set makers.As vital as tyres on cars, our bands turn a ‘thing’, into a sling. HtH, Sheepy, & Hawks. 30 SKILLS & CRAFTSMANSHIP: Tie Your Own Bandsets.With Team England member Mark Clark. 32 COMPETITION SCENE: Chillin’ In Da Hood. United Kingdom Catapult Association’s First 2018 shoot in Sheffield. 35 MAKER’S MARK: Famous Fabricators. Mick French Knives - small poultry chopper c/w heavy duty sheath & ferro rod. 36 HUNTING: On The Mooch.We go out with the hunter that hunters respect - Matt Redding. One for the pot? 41 CATTY FAN LAIR: Welcome To The Wasps’ Nest! The Harry Potter-like catty-room-under-the- stairs at Darryl Heard’s house, full of WASP Uniphoxxes. 42 TRAD CATAPULTS: Classic Frames,Traditional Builds. DeadShot, Goliath, Milbro, plus modern- made classics by David Brazil. 45 GAME RECIPE: The Best Recipe For Pheasant, Ever! Tasty, simple. Good hot or cold, has sherry in it! 47 ACCESS ALL AREAS: SlingShot Celebrity. GKJ & RCC, two leading lights in the UK Catapult Community, interviewed. Hunting & Art. 48 COMPANY PROFILE: Nathan Masters, Slingshot Svengali. Simple-Shot Shooting Sports.The USA’s Slingshot Superstars. 52 EQUIPMENT: Catapult Ammunition. From Steel To Stone. Steel - How Big? Lead - likewise? What about stones, marbles and even darts? DIY Cast Lead Ammo.The lowdown on the Lee Production Pot. 54 PRODUCT REVIEW: TARGETS TESTED. MEET SLINGSHOT STIG! Some say…. 57 Our First Catty Porn Pin-Up! A WHOLE page picture. Frame it and hang it in your catty cave. 58 CATAPULT ART: Beautiful slingshots inspire their owners.These are the BEST images. 60 SLINGSHOT WORLD STALWARTS: A shout out to the community that made this happen, with thanks. 62 ADVENTURES, SCRAPES & MISDEMEANOURS: Terrible Trouble from years gone by.Anonymous in future.Always confessional.A ‘How-To’ of what NOT to do, with a slingshot. 64 WASSAT? A Glossary of Catapult Terms.What is a ‘Return To Sender?’ CONTENTS COMING NEXT ISSUE! More shoot reports from the BCA HFT and UKCA Family Camp Summer shoots. More cool slingshots, hunting pheasants the legal way, more slingshot swag and what’s in YOUR catty box? A new game recipe, cookouts and more product reviews. MOST OF ALL… TELL US what you liked and what you want more or less of. And we go out again with SLINGSHOT STIG. Some say, that he can gauge flat bands’ EXACT thickness, with his teeth, but only in thousandths of an inch… ALL we know is, he’s SLINGSHOT STIG! Todiscusseditorialcontents,featuresorbookanad,pleaseemailAdamon:[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SSW001 Contents.indd 5 22/07/2018 15:20