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Hi Guys,

Got a couple of questions I hope you can help me with

1.) I have a trius one-step that I use for some informal shooting out on the family chunk of bush-land. Throws singles fine. Doubles usually results in clay shrapnel being thrown in an arc in front of me. I have screwed around with the little metal strap that holds the clays on the throwing arm, but nothing seems to help. Any ideas?

2.) I am basically a lazy, lazy man (hence my status as calorically challenged);) . If I can avoid cleaning up my mess - that is shards of broken clays and wads - I would prefer to do so. I thought there was someone in Canada making biodegradable clays, no? What about biodegradeable wads. This isn't really a big issue for me, just wondering if there was an easier way to keep things clean.

Thanks for whatever insights you have.

Fat
 
MaxKW said:
As far as I know all clays are biodegradable, as they are made of mud.
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Not quite. The composition of a typical "clay" target is powdered limestone, 1/3 petroleum/coal tar pitch and flourescent paint. They last a very, very long time.

There are biodegrable targets on the market but even the manufacturers say it takes a couple of years before they are gone. http://www.biotarget.com/

As for the question about plastic wads there are fiber wad loads but they aren't easy to find or inexpensive. In the interests of preserving domestic harmony I use a 2-1/2" fiber wad, non-tox load made by Kent while hunting our rural property. It would be a pricey proposition to use them for clays. The sell for around $80 for a box of 25.:eek:
 
I checked my boxes of Lawry clays and it doesn't acctually say biodegradable, instead it says "NON TOXIC TO PLANTS AND BACTERIA, ENVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY" I guess that means that it won't harm anything but it will stick around for a while.
 
It may help if you bought only "all black" targets, instead of "orange dome" or "all orange" targets. All black targets are available from Lawry's ( they just suspend the spray painting of the targets as they come down the line)

Kent/Gamebore has a couple of fibre wad loads which also helps reduce the clutter. Try some 2-1/2" Pure Gold" 1 oz loads. They have a fibre wad and work very nicely.

A couple of good friends use this approach on their private sportaing clays set-ups on their properties. Very little to clean-up, and what there mat be left on the ground is quite unoticeable.
 
biodegradable wads

fat but funky said:
What about biodegradeable wads. This isn't really a big issue for me, just wondering if there was an easier way to keep things clean.
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Do you reload? Card and cushion wads are still available (Ballistic Products and Circle Fly come to mind), and recipes to load them. If you want to use shotcups, I don't know anyone who makes biodegradable ones, but I roll my own for my muzzleloaders out of light cardstock, and sometimes old business cards. I haven't tried them in cartridges yet.

Joel
 
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