I bought a $9 slingshot at Walmart to put acorns in to chase away the pests in the garden when I found at home that the handle seam was disjointed.
Maybe it was crushed in transit but when I went to exchange it a day later, they said the rule is you can't return or exchange "weapons" such as a slinghot apparently is.
Why not?
The receipt says nothing different than any other receipt says, so it must be a policy that only applies to some things (which I understand for things like electronics).
But a slingshot?
Anyway, I'll glue it but I was just wondering why "weapons" are non returnable.
Walmart Canada states that ammunition is not returnable - no mention of weapons :
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Were you returning it in person or online shipping ? Did they actually show you the written return policy ? or just " advise you " ... ? If it was defective out-of-the-package - it should be returnable. John T.
I am guessing from the description that you bought a Daisy F16. Good choice of frame, bad choice of bands. The handle is made in two pieces, not glued together at all, and it just slides into the frame. With a little stretching of the frame outwards you can easily remove or install the handle again. Most likely that handle is not broken but just came loose. You can put it back, but most of us just throw it away. Those bands are way too thick to use for your purpose. I would cut them off and throw them away, and replace with any number of better materials. If that's not a Daisy F16 then ignore. But I bet it is, and it's one of the most solid and safe customizable wire frames made.
It was one day old so I had the original package & receipt. And it was clearly not used but the handle had a slip in the joint. I first wanted to do an exchange but they said no can do anything.
They didn't show me a "store policy" but I didn't ask them either. (There was a long line and it already had taken me a while so I didn't want to get the manager involved as I believed the lady wasn't making it up.)
Running a belated search for "Walmart Return Policy Slingshots" finds this:
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which this is the one I had purchased.
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says there is a 90 day return policy (including in store)
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then it says there are exceptions to that policy
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then this about the policy.
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tells me nothing about the slingshot return policy.
Yes. It's the cheapest "weapon" they had in the store.
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I didn't realize the black steel "Y" is just slipped onto the plastic grip.
The handle has a seam in the front and back where that is what is broken. Probably it was slightly crushed such that the seam popped slightly. I pushed it back into place but you can feel it in your palm.
The seam in the plastic came loose. I popped it back. It's not a big deal but I wanted to return it since it was brand new. But I'll just glue it.
Oh. I didn't know you could use the metal "Y" without the plastic grip.
From my porch they sling an acorn into the garden with enough accuracy to land within twenty feet of the critters. It would be a miracle if I hit them though, at a distance of, oh, maybe 60 to 75 feet or so.
The yellow opaque rubber (nitrile? buna? urethane?) hose seems to be slipped onto (and probably glued) into an elbow at the top of the metal "Y".
If the band breaks, what hose do you use to replace it?
It is. It was the cheapest slingshot Walmart sells. I just need it to annoy the critters so they go somewhere else.
I tried marbles but at $5/bag at Walmart I used them all up in the practice runs. Now I'm using round acorns which aren't too bad but I need a cheaper ammo. I tried pebbles which work but they're all odd shapes.
A weak point seems to be the leather holder since it could tear in time.
I was surprised at the speed the marbles shot out. If, by some miracle, the marble actually hit an animal, they'd remember it. I'm not sure about the acorns as they just kick up a bit of dirt.
I have several F16s, shoot them every day. But not with the original bands. First, the handle. It's in two pieces, not glued together. They just slide in. Most people customize this replacing them with some nice wood, or just wrapping with paracord or athletic tape.
The OEM bands aren't glued on. They just slide on over the metal rod. It's not easy. You have to lubricate and use lots of muscle. But there's a trick with this one. If you cut the thick yellow band right at the fork, you can roll it back exposing the rod. Then if you lay another thin band in there and let the thick band unroll on top, it will hold it securely, letting you experiment with different bands. I use thin strips of an exercise band. Go to Slingshot Forums and you'll have no end of methods to cut these. The pouches do wear out, but not the thick pouch on that band. But you could also do this with regular household rubber bands, which are easy to loop through a pouch.
Yeah, marbles shoot hard out of that thing. The draw weight is about 25 pounds on that, according to people who actually shoot it. My bands are about 3 pounds and shoot just as fast, because they're matched to the ammo, and they're flat. For cheap ammo that won't get you into trouble, you might try 6 mm soft air. I shoot a lot of that. (I don't hunt, just target shoot). At 50 feet in my back yard they fly pretty accurately and would probably scare a squirrel. I would never miss by more than a foot at that distance. A bottle of 2000 costs very little and lasts a long time.
Too long and too much information, but one last tip. Well, two. If you hold that slingshot sideways, so that the two bands are exactly on top of each other, that's where you will hit. Every time. You'll just miss high or low so you have to figure that out. Second thing, when you let go the pouch it goes forward. If you let go the handle it comes backward. I wrap a lanyard around my wrist so that can't happen. It would ruin your day.
The black plastic handle sure looks like two plastic halves glued together. But maybe it's just a really tight fit?
Wow. I'm glad you know this because they sure are on real tight.
Getting off is always easier than getting it on.
Now that's a neat trick! Thanks.
I would think I can find marbles cheap but not at $5 for about 1/4 pound.
I'll look that up as the cheaper it is the more I can shoot it. Obviously acorns are free but they don't fly straight.
I have a level 60 to 75 feet but I'm not anywhere close in aim yet. If I buy 6mm ammo, it would be more accurate than acorns though.
Good to know. I'm right handed. I've been holding it in my left hand up and down like a "Y" shape. Acorns seem to land left and below center in that configuration.
Need to try the -< configuration like you suggested. Thanks.
A couple of times I tried odd shaped rocks where it's hard to hold the pouch so I hold the rock and a few of those hit my left thumb. Ouch.
Yes, and it's way thicker than it needs to be, which makes it very hard to shoot accurately. But also they won't get complaints from it breaking during use, so I imagine it is just being risk averse on the part of Daisy.
I would guess the force to pull back to an average draw length is at least 4 times what you would use if you were making your own, which most of us do.
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