Comments on: Comparison of Ranged Survival Weapons

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:22:43 +0000

Paper shotgun shells aren’t actually really hard to make. All you need is paper, glue, a primer (quartz maybe?)

By: Julius Remus

Julius Remus — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 13:41:37 +0000

What about spears?
I know that their is a risk of losing them but you can always throw it at close range at a large animal like a hippo or elephant and when it almost always hits in that case it can do quite some damage.
My Grandfather used to use spears to hunt fish and large animals (spears are good at killing fish when theirs a large amount)
and he once killed a elephant in one throw.

By: Chris Ruiz

Chris Ruiz — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 07:11:31 +0000

In reply to Phil. Bootlaces are a great improvised solution, thanks for the tip!

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 12:48:17 +0000

HI Chris, spot on mate. In a SHTF situation one or two bootlaces and a stick could prove useful. Take care all.

By: Chris Ruiz

Chris Ruiz — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:40:56 +0000

In reply to Phil.

Phil, that is a cool idea, thanks for sharing it. The technique sounds similar to an atlatl but slightly modified. I found an instructable for what I think you are talking about here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Throwing-Arrows/

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.

Chris