Sling shots, man that was my thing. All it took was a Y shaped branch and an old inner tube, weapon of choice for the maker-kid. Best of all ammo was literally underfoot if you lived in a town that didn’t have all paved streets. Sure you could put an eye out but mostly the worst would that happened was a sting and you’d beat the snot out of the kid who shot you and he wouldn’t do it again! My first endeavor with a BB gun involved shooting out a street light (and getting caught) so that was also my last. Slingshot though, that was portable mischief power that any kid could afford!
You didn’t mention firecrackers. And that brings us to “shooting firecrackers out of slingshots...”
Marbles worked great in sling shots. Especially the steelies.
Dude, we had a scrap recycler in my neighborhood.
Stainless steel bearings by the bucket full!
Slingshot though, that was portable mischief power that any kid could afford!
And we drank water out of the hose!
Bottle rocket fights!