Sling shot

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Phil B
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Sling shot

Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:25 am

Having had some enforced time to spare I have been looking at various sites. Can someone explain what the advantage of a sling shot hammer is? In my simple mind, it delays, albeit minutely, the actual firing. Looking forward to responses from the gurus.

PB

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raygun
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Re: Sling shot

Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:25 pm

In theory the hammer cannot "bounce" against the firing valve and make it open again to release more air.

It's carried along until the carrier is brought to a stop. The small hammer then continues to strike the firing valve. Hopefully it will strike just once as there is no spring to cause a bounce. The small hammer operates by inertia.
There are mallets that work on a similar principal where the head of the mallet is filled with shot. This deadens any bounce.

Theoretically you should get better air usage and hence more shots.

ATB
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Phil B
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Re: Sling shot

Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:56 pm

Thanks Ray. That explains it very well - corr, clever stuff.

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cornish kev
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Re: Sling shot

Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:36 pm

There's a youtube clip Phil.
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