I can't say enough about the X6 Shining Edition. I love it in every way.
Before I say anything else, I need to clarify: Several reviewers have stated this X6 (Shining Edition) is 440 Stainless. It is not. It is 17-4ph stainless, which is a much higher grade. I believe the blue edition of the X6 is 440, as might be others, but not this one. It is highly magnetic 17-4ph stainless, mostly used in the aerospace industry, top quality.
This is a beautiful slingshot. I believe the colors are achieved by heat treatment, usually with a laser. I've had a couple of fork-hits, while I was snap shooting, and the color holds up famously. There's only the slightest discoloration. It's so smooth, so polished. One of the main things I like to do is fumble with it. It's truely an indistructable, life-time gadget. Such a thing is good for what ails you.
My favorite thing to do is flip shoot it, here's what I mean:
Hold the slingshot high on the forks. Start with it down in a resting position. Draw as you come up and barely take a sighting before you release. Don't really aim, just kind of quickly allign and point. Smooth and accurate, but also fast as you can.
You get really good at this quickly and it's just so fun. I think of it like a quick-draw.
Stand pretty close (10 meters) and use a pretty big target, like a paper plate size.
For this kind of fun, I get a slingshot without grooves, but to each his own. I see the X6 gives you a choice. Just start your pull staight up and the bands will alline fine. I never have a problem with that. Still, each must make his own way.
This is not only my favorite slingshot, it is one of my most prized possessions. I appreciate top quality wormanship, materials, and function. I want to take it with me when I die.
I got almost thousand shots from Liquidebulletpouch band. Granted I don't pull back as hard as others do I am surprised they lasted as long as they have. You'll see them begin to tear before they finally snap so you'll know it's time to replace them before you get hit in the face.
The pouch is well designed and very durable. the rubber band always snaps before the leather pouch gives out. I make new bandset with the old pouch.
SHESHOU 0.8mm White 2520 cut @ 14cm Active..9.5mm Steel Ball - 3.56g#1 256fps#2 258fps#3 255fps#4 257fps#5 258fpsAvg = 250fps11mm Steel Ball - 5.48g#1 226fps#2 232fps#3 228fps#4 228fps#5 231fpsAvg = 227fpsConclusion: SHESHOU 0.8mm White are Very Deadly Excellent need i say more? --updateI reviewed Sheshou 0.8mm i really like it so far, i had try different cut like 2520(2520 means 25mm tapered to 20 mm, the same below) and down to 2315 but preform very very well with 9.5mm steel ball as for 11mm steel ball 2520 are much more suited beside from Sheshou 0.8mm i had also bough a 2m roll of Sheshou 1mm, i've try 2520 but it was to a point cery close to un pullable so i go down to 2015 still had stong draw weight how ever with the strong draw it can shoot 11mm steel ball up to 230fps max, than i just can't draw any more i think i need to go down the tapper even more as long as Sheshou don't change theformula for the 0.8mm white i would buy more for sure. I don't pull the band to the most, just normal elongation ratio. When i use my normal cut 2520(25mm tapered to 20mm) with SHEHSOU 1.0 band, it was too strong for me to draw back so i go down a little 2315 still a bit strong than i try 2015..getting better so i try some 9.5mm steel ball it was very powerful getting avg 255fps, than i try 11mm steel ball i am also getting 230fps SHEHSOU 1.0mm are Very Very Powerful i think i will try go even thinner cut 1812 to see if it will give me softer draw and at the same time can give me good fps with 9.5mm or 11mm steel ball..
Once again the excellent quality of the craftsmanship was obvious as soon as I opened the package. Couldn't wait to test it out, so went straight to the woods. Comfortable in my hand and in hold, the clear aiming points made referencing quick and easy. Well balanced in hold I was shooting 40mm (1.1/2") groups from the first shot, which is what I look for. As always with Dankung I was not disappointed.
I can't say enough about the X6 Shining Edition. I love it in every way.
Before I say anything else, I need to clarify: Several reviewers have stated this X6 (Shining Edition) is 440 Stainless. It is not. It is 17-4ph stainless, which is a much higher grade. I believe the blue edition of the X6 is 440, as might be others, but not this one. It is highly magnetic 17-4ph stainless, mostly used in the aerospace industry, top quality.
This is a beautiful slingshot. I believe the colors are achieved by heat treatment, usually with a laser. I've had a couple of fork-hits, while I was snap shooting, and the color holds up famously. There's only the slightest discoloration. It's so smooth, so polished. One of the main things I like to do is fumble with it. It's truely an indistructable, life-time gadget. Such a thing is good for what ails you.
My favorite thing to do is flip shoot it, here's what I mean:
Hold the slingshot high on the forks. Start with it down in a resting position. Draw as you come up and barely take a sighting before you release. Don't really aim, just kind of quickly allign and point. Smooth and accurate, but also fast as you can.
You get really good at this quickly and it's just so fun. I think of it like a quick-draw.
Stand pretty close (10 meters) and use a pretty big target, like a paper plate size.
For this kind of fun, I get a slingshot without grooves, but to each his own. I see the X6 gives you a choice. Just start your pull staight up and the bands will alline fine. I never have a problem with that. Still, each must make his own way.
This is not only my favorite slingshot, it is one of my most prized possessions. I appreciate top quality wormanship, materials, and function. I want to take it with me when I die.
I got almost thousand shots from Liquidebulletpouch band. Granted I don't pull back as hard as others do I am surprised they lasted as long as they have. You'll see them begin to tear before they finally snap so you'll know it's time to replace them before you get hit in the face.
The pouch is well designed and very durable. the rubber band always snaps before the leather pouch gives out. I make new bandset with the old pouch.
SHESHOU 0.8mm White 2520 cut @ 14cm Active..9.5mm Steel Ball - 3.56g#1 256fps#2 258fps#3 255fps#4 257fps#5 258fpsAvg = 250fps11mm Steel Ball - 5.48g#1 226fps#2 232fps#3 228fps#4 228fps#5 231fpsAvg = 227fpsConclusion: SHESHOU 0.8mm White are Very Deadly Excellent need i say more? --update I reviewed Sheshou 0.8mm i really like it so far, i had try different cut like 2520(2520 means 25mm tapered to 20 mm, the same below) and down to 2315 but preform very very well with 9.5mm steel ball as for 11mm steel ball 2520 are much more suited beside from Sheshou 0.8mm i had also bough a 2m roll of Sheshou 1mm, i've try 2520 but it was to a point cery close to un pullable so i go down to 2015 still had stong draw weight how ever with the strong draw it can shoot 11mm steel ball up to 230fps max, than i just can't draw any more i think i need to go down the tapper even more as long as Sheshou don't change the formula for the 0.8mm white i would buy more for sure. I don't pull the band to the most, just normal elongation ratio. When i use my normal cut 2520(25mm tapered to 20mm) with SHEHSOU 1.0 band, it was too strong for me to draw back so i go down a little 2315 still a bit strong than i try 2015..getting better so i try some 9.5mm steel ball it was very powerful getting avg 255fps, than i try 11mm steel ball i am also getting 230fps SHEHSOU 1.0mm are Very Very Powerful i think i will try go even thinner cut 1812 to see if it will give me softer draw and at the same time can give me good fps with 9.5mm or 11mm steel ball..
Once again the excellent quality of the craftsmanship was obvious as soon as I opened the package. Couldn't wait to test it out, so went straight to the woods. Comfortable in my hand and in hold, the clear aiming points made referencing quick and easy. Well balanced in hold I was shooting 40mm (1.1/2") groups from the first shot, which is what I look for. As always with Dankung I was not disappointed.
Long lasting with a quick snap. Some of the best tubes I've bought.
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