SSW001 CatchBox Review.indd 16 20/07/2018 15:30 S S 1 5 : 3 0 SS 15:30 PRODUCT REVIEW 016 SlingshotWorld PRODUCTREVIEW: DANKUNG FOLDINGSEAT CATCHBOX Maker:........................ DANKUNG OUTDOORS Model:........................ Stainless Steel Frame Canvas Slingshot Target Practice Box-’Platinum’ Edition, Green Price:.......................... $94.00 priced in US, so you pay the conversion rate, plus any import duties. This often adds a minimum of £16 WEBLINK TO BUY:...... http://www.dankung.com/Gcontent/ stainless-steel-frame-canvas-slingshot- catch-box-platinum-editon_1457 WHAT IS IT? A very strong nylon webbing strip seat on a steel tube X-Frame, with a rectangular cubic bag suspended below it. It has an open front to shoot slingshots into and clip targets across. The bag is made of a thick green canvas. There is a Velcro strip in the bag’s ‘ceiling’ that you attach the supplied cloth curtains onto, for absorbing ammo energy. There are suspension points inside to hang a thread and Dankung supply plastic discs for this and a card target the right size to clip into the front. In the back left corner inside, a white cloth snooker table style pocket collects your ammo and can be untied to release balls, like a trawler net. FEATURES AND BENEFITS The seat takes my weight easily. I did find that the illustration on the website was (and is at time of writing) a green tube frame but mine is stainless as per title. The canvas flanges on the bag, that extend around the bottom cross bars of the frame, despite having sewn-on Velcro strips, were simply too short. I had to spend a tenner on a wide Velcro IN USE Once you have extended the canvas flanges and hung a plastic disc in it, you then shatter the disc at UK temperatures, at about hit three! I use paracord and a steel spinner hanger. ribbon to extend the flanges. Either the frame or the bag has changed and nobody at Dankung noticed. But once fitted, you can unfasten and then fold the seat-box-catchy away flat. Great in the car boot as it is not too weighty. Hitting it is immensely satisfying. It makes a great sound and knowing the ammo is safe to collect is good. The frame will shrug off savage hits from fliers and indeed, mine bears more pock marks than an acne-scarred face. But if you hit the bag near a seam, it comes apart! The thread in mine was flimsy and I found myself with the sewing kit out and heavy duty thread, repairing it over and over again. SSW001 CatchBox Review.indd 16 20/07/2018 15:30