WhiteN 15 Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 What's a good catty for a beginner and probably only going to be used for general plinking. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barrywhite 282 Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 the basic black widow type . The pouch is a bit big the bands are a bit strong for light ammo . They are good to hold with the wrist brace , this stops you hitting your hand and you have to hold the bands square . If you wish to stay with the black widow you can get new bands or make your own with smaller pouch and the correct strength rubber for ammo . this said i have moved to making my own catapults out of ply wood and flat bands . I still have my blackwidow from the 70s I did like it a lot when i first got it . you can get cheap catapults like the old black widows very cheap the newer black widows cost a bit more 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnie bravo 572 Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Contact a lad called Nick hegarty on facebook if you can he has plenty of good birch ply catty's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
collieman 45 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Have a look on ebay josjo65 makes good yew catapults and are very good value. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 What's a good catty for a beginner and probably only going to be used for general plinking. Cheers really easy to make your own mate,your get far more out of it plenty stuff to look up on here get you going Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,477 Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 few good lads on here that will sort you out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kieransingo 256 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 4Sale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kieransingo 256 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Natural ash Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,101 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 What's a good catty for a beginner and probably only going to be used for general plinking. Cheers really easy to make your own mate,your get far more out of it plenty stuff to look up on here get you going I would second that, it's quite addictive as well, and lastly you will probably go through a fair few before you find what you want, I probably make around half a dozen before I make a keeper, then there is the choices of tubes V flats, ott v ttf, gangsta hold or hammer grip, left hand or right hand hold and wether you prefer tapers or straights, the list goes on and the only way is to try them all until you find out what suits you, good luck and let us know what you end up with Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteN 15 Posted June 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Cheers for all the info, can you cut round tubes down to alter the amount of pull back or it is best to buy different lengths? If I work out how to attach pics I'll try and post what I got! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteN 15 Posted June 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 If the pic appears then this is what I have at the minute, see how it goes but thinking already that plastic don't feel great so will look out for a good wooden one and compare the two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,101 Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Others may disagree, and admittedly there are lots of better catty,s around but as a starter catty the old wrist rocket type design is a good choice, because it's ambidextrous, and those tubes will last a lot longer than some of the thinner Chinese tubes and much longer than flatlands, you can trim them down to length but do it little at a time as you can always cut more but can't put any back on, I would say have a play with it as it is for a while, and if you like it you can either make or buy one that suits your style, and if it just gets thrown to the back of the cupboard you have,nt lost a lot and it will still be there and workable in a years time, goodluck and keep us informed on your progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nath92 84 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Drop me a pm mate ill send you sumat to have a play with and get a feel for cattys ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,101 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Drop me a pm mate ill send you sumat to have a play with and get a feel for cattys nice gesture, good to get lads started Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokie999 2 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Contact a lad called Nick hegarty on facebook if you can he has plenty of good birch ply catty's. many thanks for the heads up about Nick. Read a few posts about gamekeeper john failing to deliver in a decent time scale so ordered one from Nicks e-bay site on 23/9/16 and the catapult was in the post by the end of the day 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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