Still great shooting there mate with your new bands. Cheers Famo59 Tony.👍🍺⛏🇦🇺 P.S it just goes to show that on the video it seems that you are shooting at targets at least 20 meters away..!
Hello, I had a question maybe you could help me, what thickness would you recommend for shooting rocks? I shoot 3/4 inch rocks or spent 9mm-45 cal slugs. I’m using amber latex but it’s getting more difficult to find so I’m looking at GZK but there’s so many colors and thickness.
Nice dude!! i have a question im living in Greece but i cant find these bands because is forbidden can u tell me different and acurate bands ? thank you so much dude !!!
Could you please tell me the name of a target/hunting catapult sling shot please? Also I am finding it a little hard to understand you when you say the name of your sling shot in previous videos so could you please write the answer. much appreciated. Love your videos
Hey mate! I'm using 4 kinds of ammo: 10mm ceramic, 10mm steel, 15mm steel, 15/16mm marble. What kind of GZK band would be the best option for me? I do not care about lifespan, only fps.
Still yet to try these had a load of the different thicknesses arrive last month to review! Looks a decent band mate. I’m still killing almost daily with the new TBG tho, had 3 rabbits last night all out cold with head shots on single 30-20 new formula TBG. Gotta give this new GZK a good test tho I might start stocking and selling it as I only here good reviews about it 👍 Top shooting to that u made it look easy lol
GAMEKEEPER JOHN : Yes please John, when will you be stocking and making bandsets with the GZK? I want to order a PR-5 from you and a bunch of band sets. Thanks
In 2022 Gamekeeper John what's your opinion of what you believe are the most powerful bands on the market I understand people like dif things IE smoothness of pull or some may like bands that suddenly stop when nearing max pull etc with no give some like smooth pull others like hard pull I get that but you been doing this for years so I know lots of your old videos was with tbg but as I said in other comment in 2022 do you still stay with tbg or do you like other make of bands also such as gzk green or other colour or precise or snipersling or other Chinese bands etc I am going to ask all the know CZcams experts to understand what suits them and why so I get an awesome understanding from knowledgeable sources . Thanks Gamekeeper john
I really want a catty just like that on. But every time I ask asa if I can order one like that he either says I’m not talking orders at the minute or it’s not worth his time
Just come across your channel great content subscribed.I have just brought some 0.72 gzk. I am using 12mm lead I usually shoot double 25mm to 20mm. Would you still recommend that taper with doubles for this band ?
Thanks James glad you like it pal No I would recommend a 0.9mm or a 1mm thick band for a single taper with 12mm but you'd get away with narrower double tapers with the 0.72 or 0.76 bands. It's a long time since I've shot 12mm lead and I've not tried it with these "higher preformance" bands. One thing is for sure they wont disappoint. I suggest buying a couple of meters of a few different thicknesses to see what you prefer.
Thanks for the reply quick reply saved me wasting a few band sets playing about. Think I will start at double 20-15. While I wait for some 1mm stuff to arrive. Thanks for the reply appreciate it.
hi bud i got some gzk the red n white stuff and it just didn't last at all you could rip it like paper was getting like 50 shots out of it! so gone back to tbg no power in it got to shoot silly tapped 32 23s but it last 200 300 shots ! whats that gzk stuff like for shots?
I am not Cris but I use gzk bands and get about 160 to 200 shots but I have a double 18-12 mm band of .66 gzk on my scout and it has really impressed me because I have about 3 months using it about 300 rounds through them.
Sweet! I won't question your authority on these bands judging by your shots it all works !! I just found these fancy slingshots in Aliexpress. with bow sights like a Rambo killing machine tool. Going to order a couple of fancy ones for fun than make a simple one like yours. Great shooting! It would be nice to show how you cut the slits in the Plexy really good info here for a guy that just wants to dig in.
Hi, I also hunt with a short draw and my tapered band cannot penetrate food can with my 3/8'' steel. However, I have successfully killed rabbit with a head shot. I noticed that you also hunt with short draw. What is your band's effective length?
Hey mate, what GZK band would you say would work best for 30mm to 20mm taper and 9.5mm steel balls in a hunting scenario? I want to get a few made up for my PPMG. Thanks
O.60mm for 30 to 20 but its unnecessary you can use a thicker band with a narrower taper which is easier to aim down and you'll get more bad sets for your roll of elastic
nice video!!! For a month I've been shooting GZK orange 0.72 and I love it. after watching one of your older videos made me want to try out GZK bands. I'm going to order some 0.66 and see how I like it. Thanks Chris!!! ALOHA 🤙
Catapult Carnage Hey Chris! My .8 GZK bands just came in today and you're right they got some serious poke! I think I like these ones the best. I'm for sure going to be ordering more of the .8 I still have to try out the . 66 like you said. ALOHA!!!!
Which gzk band is equivalent to .40 latex as supplied by scout catapults as it is no longer available I have some left but need to replace I shoot a scout with .40 latex with 12 mm steel thanks
if you are shooting 11mm steel, which is a good round for hunting, then maybe something like .8mm thick. But there's a lot of opinions out there. A lot of people like really thick bands (1.0mm is popular among us pleebs), but a lot of the competition guys prefer as thin as possible to still get performance. The heaviness of your band isn't just a function of how thick it is but also on how wide you cut your bands and what your taper is. You just got to experiment and fine tune. If you are running 3/4in wide and it's feeling anemic, you can try cutting wider. If you are already at 1in, then you gotta step up in thickness. On the other hand if your bands are feeling whipy (feels similar to dry firing) or you're getting hand slap, then your bands are probably too heavy and you should cut narrower or go down in thickness. And that's not even bringing up the different brands and the colors of each brand. GZK, SimpleShot, Snipersling, and Precision make good bands. Probably some more out there. But a lot of that is nuance, truth be told, and again something you can experiment with and find something you like.
Have you ever tried the GZK Black bands for cold weather? If you have I would like to hear your thoughts. Up in Canada this time of year most slingshot bands shoot like a wet noodle in winter. I'm hoping they will make a difference.
@Ian I got to test my bands in -20 weather this winter and you are right not much difference. I live north of Montreal Canada. You are right you live in a colder spot than I but we do get a few nasty weeks of -30 + days in our winter. I would like to test my bands on a chrony I am curious what I get with my setup. I have 1mm gzk bands too but I shoot 3/8 and 5/16 steel balls and got a wicked hand slap. I ended up going down to .70, .66 and .62 and they shoot really well with that ammo size.
@Ian I use GZK orange .62 with a 23mm-15mm and I tie them to the pouch with cristal string! I use the ammo keeper pouches (the ones that have the 3 holes to center and hold the ball). I shot 800 plus shots though the bands before they failed. So I shot a torture test video but only got 430 shots. I think I tied the string too tight on the second bands. I have half the footage but I cant seem to upload the rest to my phone for editing. So I will re shoot the video. When I tie my bands I dont tune them to the max stretch I always give them an extra 2cm. That made a big difference in longevity for me with only a little change in power it seems. That's my eye and feel not chrony. I will redo that video on my other channel (ATO) but this time I will test 3 different pouch tieing methods and see which one lasts longest. I will do it like that because 95% of my bands fail at or near the pouch. That band taper works great for me with no hand slap even with 5/16 balls and they shoot like lazer beams.
I have used the black but I prefer the green bands to be honest. I actually like black gzk the least of the three colours. I've probably never shot a catapult in the temperatures you guys have but I think I'd probably use a green .66 or .72 with 8mm steel The thicker bands do withstand cold better. 72 bands cut at 18-12 or 19-11 something like that. I use 8mm steel because I am a competitive target shooter and I have the skill to take headshots at my practiced ranges. 8mm steels biggest downfall is it cant be shot through any kind of brush, it will deflect too easy, that said I can be much more accurate than if I was to use say 11 or 12mm. Its all horses for courses. My setup works for the way I shoot and the land I hunt (most of the time). I don't know if you guys watched Zach Fowler's 30 Survival challenge in Canada but he had issues with ground squirrels moving before the shot reached them, shooting full butterfly too I can be fairly certain that I wouldn't have had that issue with my setup I've recently been using a .6 band cut at 24 to 12 mm with 8mm steel and it is without question the fastest shot I've ever fired from a slingshot, bandlife aint great but my god its impressive how fast it is
@@CatapultCarnage I just picked up the .66 green and orange for my 3/8 ammo. I really like the orange but wanted to see the difference between the orange and green. I only switched to 5/16 ammo to work on my release. Shooting the smaller ammo really made me focus on my pouch hand and it really smoothed things out for me. To be honest I think the orange out performed the black in the cold and now that it is warming up the orange kills it. What difference have you seen between the green and orange? I find all gzk products are excellent, he is an awesome dude too.
Don't agree on what u said about tbg and why I shoot it? Is 1 it's easy to get 2 preformes good for me as u will see from vids on my channel and has more then Anuff power to kill any small game
James Jones catapult shooting #cattyking chained rubber bands kill too mate it doesn't mean their good. Theraband gold will work of course, but performance wise the Chinese bands are miles better that's why 99% of shooters in the uk are using them now
No I think snipersling are bit quicker...my green gzk didn't last long at all they all broke at strange times like you said in past sometimes some batches may be a bit faulty etc and gzk green I've heard others say also that they don't last that long but they are extremely more powerful than most bands etc but as time goes on obv better bands will come out I believe that this video is 3 years old and now snipersling Bands are hear I believe there superior but I treasure your opinion Sensei so what's your opinion now in 2022 Sensei lol I listened what you said about tbg any one got them on should be ashamed looool I was laughing hard I wonder if gamekeeper John saw your video lol but even he seems to switched to gzk green on I think the ghost he's calling the newish catties I know he has put hunting bands on some of the ones he's selling etc but whats your opinion on snipersling and that new band that comes in red or white I can't remember what it called but it red or white oh yes I remember now falcon bands your opinion boss? Thanks you bro I watch all your videos to learn
damn, dude! you're an awesome shot!
Awesome shooting pal 🎯
Still great shooting there mate with your new bands.
Cheers Famo59
Tony.👍🍺⛏🇦🇺
P.S it just goes to show that on the video it seems that you are shooting at targets at least 20 meters away..!
Grate vid mate
Hello, I had a question maybe you could help me, what thickness would you recommend for shooting rocks? I shoot 3/4 inch rocks or spent 9mm-45 cal slugs. I’m using amber latex but it’s getting more difficult to find so I’m looking at GZK but there’s so many colors and thickness.
Nice dude!! i have a question im living in Greece but i cant find these bands because is forbidden can u tell me different and acurate bands ? thank you so much dude !!!
what slingshot are you using i havent seen this one before. And nice shooting mate.
Could you please tell me the name of a target/hunting catapult sling shot please? Also I am finding it a little hard to understand you when you say the name of your sling shot in previous videos so could you please write the answer. much appreciated. Love your videos
Hey mate! I'm using 4 kinds of ammo: 10mm ceramic, 10mm steel, 15mm steel, 15/16mm marble. What kind of GZK band would be the best option for me? I do not care about lifespan, only fps.
Thanks for saying about the theraband mate. I know witch one to get
Still yet to try these had a load of the different thicknesses arrive last month to review!
Looks a decent band mate.
I’m still killing almost daily with the new TBG tho, had 3 rabbits last night all out cold with head shots on single 30-20 new formula TBG.
Gotta give this new GZK a good test tho I might start stocking and selling it as I only here good reviews about it 👍
Top shooting to that u made it look easy lol
GAMEKEEPER JOHN : Yes please John, when will you be stocking and making bandsets with the GZK? I want to order a PR-5 from you and a bunch of band sets. Thanks
In 2022 Gamekeeper John what's your opinion of what you believe are the most powerful bands on the market I understand people like dif things IE smoothness of pull or some may like bands that suddenly stop when nearing max pull etc with no give some like smooth pull others like hard pull I get that but you been doing this for years so I know lots of your old videos was with tbg but as I said in other comment in 2022 do you still stay with tbg or do you like other make of bands also such as gzk green or other colour or precise or snipersling or other Chinese bands etc I am going to ask all the know CZcams experts to understand what suits them and why so I get an awesome understanding from knowledgeable sources .
Thanks Gamekeeper john
Hey john how are you.
I subbed to your channel. Ive watched all your vids.
I'm beginner gzk rolls do you cut longways or side ways to make bands shane when buying
Is there a good taper for 3/8steel .80 gzk orange hunting
where can I get the pre cut strips plz , do u have a link?
I really want a catty just like that on. But every time I ask asa if I can order one like that he either says I’m not talking orders at the minute or it’s not worth his time
Just come across your channel great content subscribed.I have just brought some 0.72 gzk. I am using 12mm lead I usually shoot double 25mm to 20mm. Would you still recommend that taper with doubles for this band ?
Thanks James glad you like it pal
No I would recommend a 0.9mm or a 1mm thick band for a single taper with 12mm but you'd get away with narrower double tapers with the 0.72 or 0.76 bands. It's a long time since I've shot 12mm lead and I've not tried it with these "higher preformance" bands.
One thing is for sure they wont disappoint. I suggest buying a couple of meters of a few different thicknesses to see what you prefer.
Thanks for the reply quick reply saved me wasting a few band sets playing about. Think I will start at double 20-15. While I wait for some 1mm stuff to arrive. Thanks for the reply appreciate it.
@@CatapultCarnage is there a band setup with .30 latex that can throw a .44 lead ball quick enough to not drop much and kill at 10 meters
Jeff Montgomery iwant aluminum scout
@@jefferymontgomery5654 then buy 1
Is 0.72mm 20 to 25 taper good whit 8mm ammo? for rabbits
hi bud i got some gzk the red n white stuff and it just didn't last at all you could rip it like paper was getting like 50 shots out of it! so gone back to tbg no power in it got to shoot silly tapped 32 23s but it last 200 300 shots ! whats that gzk stuff like for shots?
I am not Cris but I use gzk bands and get about 160 to 200 shots but I have a double 18-12 mm band of .66 gzk on my scout and it has really impressed me because I have about 3 months using it about 300 rounds through them.
Sweet! I won't question your authority on these bands judging by your shots it all works !!
I just found these fancy slingshots in Aliexpress. with bow sights like a Rambo killing machine tool. Going to order a couple of fancy ones for fun than make a simple one like yours. Great shooting! It would be nice to show how you cut the slits in the Plexy really good info here for a guy that just wants to dig in.
Nice band cutting set up.
Hi, I also hunt with a short draw and my tapered band cannot penetrate food can with my 3/8'' steel. However, I have successfully killed rabbit with a head shot. I noticed that you also hunt with short draw. What is your band's effective length?
That's a nifty band cutting guide!
Damn I’d be lucky to hit that target one out of ten times. Nice shooting!
Just baught the proshot blood sport catapult from #proshotcatapultsUK, debating on what bands to get for a beginner.
Get some gzk bands mate, you won't regret it.
Hey mate, what GZK band would you say would work best for 30mm to 20mm taper and 9.5mm steel balls in a hunting scenario? I want to get a few made up for my PPMG. Thanks
O.60mm for 30 to 20 but its unnecessary you can use a thicker band with a narrower taper which is easier to aim down and you'll get more bad sets for your roll of elastic
.66
Great Job,
Would you recommend GZK 0.66 25mm to 20mm taper for 9mm ball steel?
Yes
Nice shooting
nice video!!! For a month I've been shooting GZK orange 0.72 and I love it. after watching one of your older videos made me want to try out GZK bands. I'm going to order some 0.66 and see how I like it. Thanks Chris!!!
ALOHA 🤙
Sheldon Herring-Wexler they are great bands pal . Try the .8 too they've got some serious poke in them.
Catapult Carnage will do brother. I'm going to order .66 and .8 today. but yah the .72 bands got some zip my man
Catapult Carnage Hey Chris! My .8 GZK bands just came in today and you're right they got some serious poke! I think I like these ones the best. I'm for sure going to be ordering more of the .8 I still have to try out the . 66 like you said.
ALOHA!!!!
Where did you get that cutter and transparent guide cutter ,mate ?
gzk
Which gzk band is equivalent to .40 latex as supplied by scout catapults as it is no longer available I have some left but need to replace I shoot a scout with .40 latex with 12 mm steel thanks
.9mm or 1mm gzk yellow
Lovely catty, where can I get one?
what is the best thickness for hunting, in your opinion?
if you are shooting 11mm steel, which is a good round for hunting, then maybe something like .8mm thick. But there's a lot of opinions out there. A lot of people like really thick bands (1.0mm is popular among us pleebs), but a lot of the competition guys prefer as thin as possible to still get performance. The heaviness of your band isn't just a function of how thick it is but also on how wide you cut your bands and what your taper is. You just got to experiment and fine tune. If you are running 3/4in wide and it's feeling anemic, you can try cutting wider. If you are already at 1in, then you gotta step up in thickness. On the other hand if your bands are feeling whipy (feels similar to dry firing) or you're getting hand slap, then your bands are probably too heavy and you should cut narrower or go down in thickness.
And that's not even bringing up the different brands and the colors of each brand. GZK, SimpleShot, Snipersling, and Precision make good bands. Probably some more out there. But a lot of that is nuance, truth be told, and again something you can experiment with and find something you like.
Is the length 115 or 150 mm ?
Do u get hand slap
I can’t find we’re to order gzk brand can anyone point me in the right direction?
Good
0,75mm gzk?
Have you ever tried the GZK Black bands for cold weather? If you have I would like to hear your thoughts. Up in Canada this time of year most slingshot bands shoot like a wet noodle in winter. I'm hoping they will make a difference.
@Ian I got to test my bands in -20 weather this winter and you are right not much difference. I live north of Montreal Canada. You are right you live in a colder spot than I but we do get a few nasty weeks of -30 + days in our winter. I would like to test my bands on a chrony I am curious what I get with my setup. I have 1mm gzk bands too but I shoot 3/8 and 5/16 steel balls and got a wicked hand slap. I ended up going down to .70,
.66 and .62 and they shoot really well with that ammo size.
@Ian I tried TBG......total junk compared to GZK
@Ian I use GZK orange .62 with a 23mm-15mm and I tie them to the pouch with cristal string! I use the ammo keeper pouches (the ones that have the 3 holes to center and hold the ball). I shot 800 plus shots though the bands before they failed. So I shot a torture test video but only got 430 shots. I think I tied the string too tight on the second bands. I have half the footage but I cant seem to upload the rest to my phone for editing. So I will re shoot the video. When I tie my bands I dont tune them to the max stretch I always give them an extra 2cm. That made a big difference in longevity for me with only a little change in power it seems. That's my eye and feel not chrony. I will redo that video on my other channel (ATO) but this time I will test 3 different pouch tieing methods and see which one lasts longest. I will do it like that because 95% of my bands fail at or near the pouch. That band taper works great for me with no hand slap even with 5/16 balls and they shoot like lazer beams.
I have used the black but I prefer the green bands to be honest. I actually like black gzk the least of the three colours. I've probably never shot a catapult in the temperatures you guys have but I think I'd probably use a green .66 or .72 with 8mm steel
The thicker bands do withstand cold better. 72 bands cut at 18-12 or 19-11 something like that. I use 8mm steel because I am a competitive target shooter and I have the skill to take headshots at my practiced ranges. 8mm steels biggest downfall is it cant be shot through any kind of brush, it will deflect too easy, that said I can be much more accurate than if I was to use say 11 or 12mm. Its all horses for courses. My setup works for the way I shoot and the land I hunt (most of the time). I don't know if you guys watched Zach Fowler's 30 Survival challenge in Canada but he had issues with ground squirrels moving before the shot reached them, shooting full butterfly too I can be fairly certain that I wouldn't have had that issue with my setup
I've recently been using a .6 band cut at 24 to 12 mm with 8mm steel and it is without question the fastest shot I've ever fired from a slingshot, bandlife aint great but my god its impressive how fast it is
@@CatapultCarnage I just picked up the .66 green and orange for my 3/8 ammo. I really like the orange but wanted to see the difference between the orange and green.
I only switched to 5/16 ammo to work on my release. Shooting the smaller ammo really made me focus on my pouch hand and it really smoothed things out for me. To be honest I think the orange out performed the black in the cold and now that it is warming up the orange kills it.
What difference have you seen between the green and orange? I find all gzk products are excellent, he is an awesome dude too.
.72 GZK black is great up to 20mtrs 25 to 20 taper works well kills no bother 👍
What ammo?
@@rullis3834 9,5 mate
@@stevebaker9341 what's your draw length
@@northtexansquid5678 draw length is 80cm but my active length can vary depending on what bands I'm using etc! Ie. Tbg 14cm precise red 17.5
Mate ur supra acrcurate with that sheet
Are theses .72 mm
10 metres is 33 feet.
i 3d print catis and same style band tying jigs give us shout intrested owt
Don't agree on what u said about tbg and why I shoot it? Is 1 it's easy to get 2 preformes good for me as u will see from vids on my channel and has more then Anuff power to kill any small game
James Jones catapult shooting #cattyking chained rubber bands kill too mate it doesn't mean their good. Theraband gold will work of course, but performance wise the Chinese bands are miles better that's why 99% of shooters in the uk are using them now
That is why it says in my opinion in the discription dumb ass theraband gold is trash I bet you have not tried these bands yet.
@@handsomefrog5801 I've tried these and the red usopp bands and both are miles better than therabands, I'm never buying theraband again.
No I think snipersling are bit quicker...my green gzk didn't last long at all they all broke at strange times like you said in past sometimes some batches may be a bit faulty etc and gzk green I've heard others say also that they don't last that long but they are extremely more powerful than most bands etc but as time goes on obv better bands will come out I believe that this video is 3 years old and now snipersling Bands are hear I believe there superior but I treasure your opinion Sensei so what's your opinion now in 2022 Sensei lol I listened what you said about tbg any one got them on should be ashamed looool I was laughing hard I wonder if gamekeeper John saw your video lol but even he seems to switched to gzk green on I think the ghost he's calling the newish catties I know he has put hunting bands on some of the ones he's selling etc but whats your opinion on snipersling and that new band that comes in red or white I can't remember what it called but it red or white oh yes I remember now falcon bands your opinion boss? Thanks you bro I watch all your videos to learn
I love your accent
First
There is no way I'll bet you 500.00 you can't hit that3x in a row at 30 yards and I'll give you 3 trys
In my opinion that elastic feels cheap and it tears easily
What balls are you using
9.5 steel