clay pigeon thrower

The mechanical throwers you can get at CT are alright if you're looking for something affordable. Even the $13 handheld throwers they carry work well and can be fun.
 
I have a cheap ground mounted Trius trap. It works OK for singles, but not enough OOMPH for doubles. My experience with hand traps, is that without a well practiced thrower, they produce more broken/unshootable targets than good ones.
 
For a cheapie, the best one I've used is an older Remington hand thrower. It has a wooden handle and is spring loaded. I can put them way out there with little effort. Canadian Tire used to sell a knock-off but it sucked. I bought mine on ebay for $10.
 
i use a trius bird thorwer, if you tie the rip cord to your foot you can use it alone. but you still have to put your gun down to #### it.

its a good thrower for $100
 
i just got the trius one step, there is no tension on the arm when you load it and when you put your left foot on the cocking lever it pulls the arm back and releases it. it works great. I have a hoppes #9 mounted to a spare tire as well, it is released by a string but it jumps around quite a bit when you release it. A few of us have gotten our fingers smashed by the throwing arm when it hasn''t catched proper when you #### it. the trius is way better because you are standind on it so it does't jump around when it releases. both throw singles out to about sixty yards but they don't like coldwell industry clays as the are softer and most explode on take off. the ones from ct are harder but sometimes you can hit them, they will not break, but you will find six or more pellet holes in the lid. I got the trius for 180 bucks just last month
 
Why not just go to your local Trap and skeet club and shoot to your hearts content? Or a Sporting Clays course, you have none of the above mentioned hassles.
 
bushwhacker said:
My experience with hand traps, is that without a well practiced thrower, they produce more broken/unshootable targets than good ones.
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I had avoided buying one for the longest time because I was worried about the same thing, but my experience when using one for the first time was just the opposite. It does take a few throws to get a feel for it, but after some practice it really send em out there and can be much more challenging for the shooter because the direction/speed can be easily changed every throw. It is important to use "fresh" birds tho...old ones tend to be really fragile.

NDB said:
Can the mechanical throwers be operated by the shooter, or do you always need someone else to man it?
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You can do it yourself, but it's slow and awkward....you have to keep putting your gun down, etc.
 
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