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I recommend that you do some research into the Blowgun also. I have used them in the past very effectively. Most people think the darts have to be poisoned. That’s not always true. If you learn on a lightweight blowgun you can ramp up a larger size like half inch or even three/quarter inch. Learn to make your own darts and you will be very surprised and pleased at the results.

As far as slingshots go? I like the wrist rocket and I’ve also made an old fashioned sling, aka King Davids sling. They are a bit difficult to get used to so it’s practice, practice, practice.

When I was in the Army (60 years ago) I had access to a small model shop and a Potter chronograph, also some phenolic tubing about 1/2 inch inside diameter. I cut off about a 4 foot length of the tubing and set up an indoor range in the back of the building where some of us enlisted technical "Scientific and Professional Personnel" hung out to goof off. We had "blowing matches" scoring for velocity and accuracy with different design darts that we made in the shop. As I recall, we got velocities in the range of 275 to 300 fps. I imagine the darts weighed less than a .22 short bullet. Of course, our design and test operations had to be classified and unpublished.

Chronographs are pretty common nowadays, so this is a way shooters could have some cheap and silent fun, and maybe actually come up with a useful survival innovation.