Daisy 8114 1/4" Steel Slingshot Ammo

Great price. Great quality and value. Slingshot can shooting fun

Perfect for target shooting or getting rid of varmint (if you are a good enough shot). I bought them because I got really tired of using irregularly-shaped rocks that hurt my accuracy. With stones, you really have no idea what effect the wind is going to have on your shot. With these perfectly round metal shot, you don't have to worry about that nearly as much. They really just zing through the air. It also comes in a nice little black plastic case that snaps shut perfectly and won't open accidentally. This is really important as you don't want to be chasing shot around your floor. They are technically reusable, but trying to find the little buggers is the hard part. It is really not easy to find them after you shoot them unless you have something behind your target to catch them and funnel them into a bucket or something. In any case, they are cheap enough to get that even if you can't find them, it won't hurt your wallet all that much.

Great product, great ammo for a slingshot. Fast shipping as usual. WARNING! These are not toys. Do not allow little Johnny off by himself. This ammo is 1/4 inch in diameter. Larger and heavier than a .177 pellet for a pellet gun. Can kill or seriously injure a small animal, property damage, etc. Downside: I am already out! Fun to plink with. I target shoot only BTW!

It can be pretty difficult to hold a 1/4" ball in a heavy leather sling. After a few shots it can start to get annoying trying to 'find' the ball in the sling and get a confident pinch on it. The mass of the 1/4" balls is fine for pretty short range shots, say about 35 feet at most, but I think 5/16" or maybe 3/8" would be a more practical and useful all around ammo size for slingshots. If you're not experienced in slingshot plinking, you might be surpised how quickly you can go through ammo. If you're shooting pretty steady for an hour you might use half a box or more. A magnet can help you recover your ammo but I recommend buying a couple boxes if you're going on a camping trip or weekend slingshot tour or some other type of event where you plan to shot a lot throughout the week/weekend.

The shot itself is unremarkable. It's round, shiny, and steel. For me, the selling point is the box, which can be refilled indefinitely, and is easier to open and retrieve shot from than the 35mm film canisters that I had been using. A handy trick is to tape a strong magnet to the lid, and when you open the box, just pick a piece of shot off of the lid. You might have to add a spacer between the magnet and lid if you choose a rare-earth magnet, or stick it to the inside if you are using a plastic fridge magnet, but it's a handy little hack either way.

Could knock the eye out of a groundhog...no seriously 😳

These are not perfectly round. One side is flat from the production process. Its not really much of a problem for a slingshot that they are not perfect spheres, just don't say they are if they aren't. I would give these 4 stars if "perfectly round" was not in the product description. I was meaning to order the 3/8 size, but accidentally ordered these. I wouldn't give these 5 stars if they were perfectly round because I just think 1/4 is too small a shot for a slingshot. usable, but really too small.

Very round balls Work as they should fly through the air great