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Kind Words from Montie Gear DIY Y-Shot Slingshot Builder

Jonathan bought a Y-Shot DIY kit and Iron Sights from us a while back.  Before he bought he asked lots of questions to make sure this was the right purchase.  After building the Y-Shot from the kit he shared his thoughts

” A truly flexible item that combines target pistol accuracy if one chooses the iron sights (front and rear sight). Another innovative feature is that both tubular and flat bands can be used. In conclusion, the best part is versatility. To clarify versatility in this context means that you can learn sight alignment and reference points which is transferable for pistol shooting plus this item has the potential to rival an air pistol depending on the bands and projectile used.”

* The design actually prolongs the life of the bands

You can order the same parts

Y-Shot DIY kit

Iron Sights

Jonathan’s Y-Shot

 

Jonathan also shared some targets with the results of his work.

 

Thanks for sharing these with us Jonathan!

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Montie Gear Y-Shot Special – $99 Y-Shots and Scratch / Dent X-Rests

Valentines Day Special – $99 Y-Shot Slingshots

 

Just in time for Valentines Day, get one of our famous Y-Shot Slingshots for $99.95 and save $30.  Click here to order.

Montie Gear 40% Off Scratch and Dent Special – Only a Few Left

 

This year we’ve sold a bunch of X-Rests and accumulated a few that have some minor aesthetic issues. No functional issues, same great performance to steady your shot.  We only have a few left so don’t delay.

Visit https://www.montiegear.com/x-rest-scratch-and-dent-sale.html to order your X-Rest at 40% off — $29.95 for a great rest for shooting your rifle!

 
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Parts!

We (the interns) went on a field trip this monday, to ADR Hydro-Cut. They do water jetting, and while we were there they cut out sheet metal parts according to our drawings.

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The parts arrived yesterday, so we grinded the tangs of and threw them in the washer for a couple of hours to smoothen out some sharp edges, and then they were pretty much ready to go.

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Spent a couple minutes putting it together, and it looks and feels great! I might make some minor adjustments to the drawings, adjusting the angle of the paracord braiding, and I also have to figure out how the braiding itself is done in the best possible way.

Apart from that though, they’ll be ready for anodizing/powdercoating. And with that, we’ll have a product!

/ Robin

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More slingshot accessories

Hey agin!

So the slingshot sights are sent off for prototype parts to be made and we’re all looking forward to try them out once they get back! Since then I’ve been working on developing some handy ball dispensers for the slighshot ammunition. As the most frequently used ammo for slingshots are steel balls it didn’t take long to realize that magnets could be very useful for these products!

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After receiving some a bunch of different magnet samples, some early ideas were tried out by building some quick mock-up models. Most ideas worked out really well with the magnets and after a day of testing we had three pretty solid concepts; one in aluminium, one in leather and one that could go on your wrist or belt.

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This friday has been spent exploring different designs for these concepts. We’re getting somewhere with all of them and the next step will be to build some more accurate prototypes to fully test the functionality. Will keep you posted  on how that goes! Below are some sketches of possible designs.

/Richard

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Whisker Biscuit Mount For Y-Shot Update

Hey Y’all,

This week I’ve made some progress on the Whisker Biscuit Mount for the Y-Shot. When the Whisker Biscuit arrived there were a few problems with the dimensions but, those were worked out pretty quickly. I made a quick model from PVC and we did some testing with it. Everything went great and I’m working on the aesthetics of the design. A prototype is in the works based on the rendering in the pictures but, the design might change some more.

Thanks for Reading,
Daniel Helms

Whisker Biscuit For Y-Shot Front

Whisker Biscuit Mount For Y-Shot Back

 

Whisker Biscuit Arrow Rest Distance Test Medium Quality Video

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Montie Gear Y-shot Wrist Adapter – Robin

Hello everyone!

My name is Robin, and I’m the next summer intern in line to introduce myself. Just like Richard, I’m an Indutrial Design Engineering student from Chalmers University in Sweden, and just like Richard, I’ve started working with accessories for the Y-shot. My main project so far has been a wrist support. This will unload the stress on the wrist, which can be significant if you’re shooting a lot or if you’re using a strong rubber band.

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I tested a few mock-ups to get an approximation of the right dimensions, and to make sure that the side brackets wouldn’t get in the way of the hand.

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Since the Gloveshot has a similar function to the wrist adapter, and the same design language as the Y-shot, it was my main inspiration during the sketching process.

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I finished the drawings for the prototype a couple of days ago, so now we’re just waiting for the side brackets to arrive. Can’t wait to put it together!

To be continued.

/Robin

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Whisker Biscuit Mount for Y-Shot Slingshot

I’m Daniel, an intern at Montie Design this summer and I’ll be starting my Senior year in Industrial Design at Appalachian State University this fall. I’ve been working on a Whisker Biscuit Mount for the Y-Shot Slingshot and it’s going pretty well.

I started by looking into ways that people were already shooting arrows from slingshots and ran across a video by Dave Cantebury. Dave was using a simple keyring and a few pieces of rubber to shoot arrows from his slingshot. This looked like a great idea to me, so I used the Y-Shot Arrow Rest with some pieces of shock cord to make a similar set up. It worked great but, a whisker biscuit would be better. This gave me an idea for how to mount the whisker biscuit and use brackets from the Y-Shot Arrow Rest.

The concept is a tube that will hold the whisker biscuit in place and use shock and cable to attach to the Y-Shot brackets. So far, everything is going well and we should be working on a model soon.

Thanks for Reading,
Daniel Helms

Key Ring Arrow Rest Adapted from Dave Cantebury

Whisker Biscuit Mount Concept

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