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Family protection without powder that burns

I thought we were talking about a trucker protecting himself on the road. I wasn't talking about home defence.

For that, top-end are multi-shot crossbows and air rifles. Slings just can't be used in close quarters and take a massive amount of training (we've had fun with them ourselves), but modern slingshots are almost as powerful and far easier to learn.
 
steve said:
Slings like David used are coming back in to popularity, it requires a lot of practice, but it may be time well spent for young boys.
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Our son makes some nice ones and can send a lead ball through 1/2 inch plywood. Of course the boys also killed mice by letting them have a fast flight into the plywood. He had a lot of time to practice out watching the sheep.
 
FollowingHim said:
I thought we were talking about a trucker protecting himself on the road. I wasn't talking about home defence.

For that, top-end are multi-shot crossbows and air rifles. Slings just can't be used in close quarters and take a massive amount of training (we've had fun with them ourselves), but modern slingshots are almost as powerful and far easier to learn.
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I apologize. I derailed the discussion a bit with my question about truckers.

I recently spoke with a coworker who's son is a new over the road truck driver. She said he has already had to chase off potential thieves several times. She also gave him a slingshot to keep as a potential defensive tool. I know Steve is also in that line of work, and was curious if he had any suggestions.

If I was a truck driver, I would certainly want to carry at least a handgun (and probably a shotgun or rifle as well). I know that isn't feasible due to regulations in certain states.
 
I was always a huge fan of the MacGyver TV series!
 
Joleneakamama said:
Our son makes some nice ones and can send a lead ball through 1/2 inch plywood. Of course the boys also killed mice by letting them have a fast flight into the plywood. He had a lot of time to practice out watching the sheep.
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Is your son named David? Any bears yet? 😉
 
Bartato said:
I also enjoyed MacGyver back in the day. In retrospect, his irrational fear of firearms was annoying and stupid.
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True, but he was very creative in coming up with weapons to use, and it sort of fits the topic of this thread.
 
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