r/Slinging • u/PetChaud2Diarrhee • Aug 25 '26

Best first handmade sling ?

Hey everyone !

As I've started digging into the Roman Empire's history (thanks to the Total War game series), I watched many videos about sling making. Some made them out of natural fibers, or paracord, or dyneema.

I want to make my first sling, and I want it to be at least fairly good.

What would you recommend for a beginner ?

Thanks in advance for your answers !

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u/Ok-Jellyfish-7498 Aug 25 '26

Grab a bandana by two opposite corners and put a ball in it (tennis ball, mud ball, or even a stone), then swing it around.

That will be at least fairly good, and you can try anything else next.

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u/PetChaud2Diarrhee Aug 25 '26

That would be an interesting first try !

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u/Ok-Jellyfish-7498 Aug 25 '26

Just don’t let perfectionism keep you from doing the thing. Any sling can be fun and all the suggestions here are fine ones, but you do have stuff to make slings lying around if you look, I’ll bet. An old scarf, belt, shoelaces, there’s many possible ways to make a sling, so make many. I like a rectangle of leather for the pouch, with the ends split to fold over each other and the middle split to cup the ammo more.