What budget thrower to get?

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Hello all. I will soon be looking for a new thrower. My father, my girlfriend, and I, have been going out together to shoot but all we currently have is a hand thrower and we are looking for something better. What unit would you folks suggest for casual shooting, around the 200-300 dollar range?
Thanks in advance,
Evan
 
We have a Champion thrower that we abused for years and its still going strong. Perfect for casual clay blasting.

Cost 50$ at CT 2-3 years ago
 
Check out the Trius One Step. You can shoot it all by yourself. Usually around $180.00 - $200.00

Easy to load as it cocks and releases all in one motion when you step on the release bar.

Fetchingdrake
 
I actually prefer a hand thrower to those throwers that a person has to feed manually, and then step on a trigger or pull a string to operate. The hand thrower at least throws the targets on different trajectories an angles, instead of throwing them all the same. At least with the electric auto feed units. with an electronic remote cord, you can keep changing your position as you release the targets, so that you have varying shot angles.
 
Those red hand throwers are the best if you know how to use them. Ive used champion, do-all, trius etc from cheap hand #### to the electric automatic throwers, the red hand thrower still beats them all if used properly. That being said, right now we are using 2 champion wheely birds. They are more money and a bit out of the price range you posted, but when set up and working they are good. Another user mentioned the trius one step, its probably your best bet.
 
North of 7 said:
Those red hand throwers are the best if you know how to use them. Ive used champion, do-all, trius etc from cheap hand #### to the electric automatic throwers, the red hand thrower still beats them all if used properly. That being said, right now we are using 2 champion wheely birds. They are more money and a bit out of the price range you posted, but when set up and working they are good. Another user mentioned the trius one step, its probably your best bet.
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I still have one of the old spring loaded Remington hand throwers. If you learn how to use them, they are excellent.
 
brianlewis21 said:
We (Fredericton Trap and Skeet Club) have a few Linclon Falcons left we are selling off. $300 and they come with very rugged/welded frames.
Email me jan.lewis@unb.ca if interested. - Brian
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I'd jump on this if it didn't include a healthy shipping cost to Alberta.

Our manual throwers are the Linclon Falcon's. Simple and effective. Very well built. Spring adjustable, etc.
 
Cardamonfrost said:
Me Too. Nothing throws curves like it. My rubber bushing long since disintegrated, but it is running strong with multiple wraps of electrical tape!

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Mine is in excellent condition, I even have the box for it. I found it when my father passed away two years ago. For some teason he had put this one away, and we used the other one over 40 years ago.
 
Trius one step from Amazon.ca. Last one was $131.00 Have chucked 1000's and 1000's of clays.
Shoots doubles very well. Usually have 2 going at once to keep things interesting.
 
+1 for the Trius one step. Thrown a couple thousand with it, but some of my over-zealous friends were stomping it a little harder than necessary (maybe trying to get some extra distance out of it?) and broke one of the welds. I took it to a local shop (should buy my own welder!) and had it repaired for $20 cash job.
I've found it throws single very well, but with doubles it seems to shatter them as they leave the thrower. Different stomp pressure does change the angle enough to make it interesting.
 
DT741 said:
We have a Champion thrower that we abused for years and its still going strong. Perfect for casual clay blasting.

Cost 50$ at CT 2-3 years ago
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I've got the same one and don't like it. It doesn't throw very far, it breaks clays, moves all over the place when it's used... and to top that off, it can't throw doubles worth crap and my hand thrower sends clays farther.

I might take the gamble on the one step, but really i want an electric. I find its a real pain to load the machine while holding my shotgun and I'm usually shooting in a gravel pit where i have nowhere to put it down.

OP, if you are willing to up your price a bit, electrics start at about $350, and the step up from the base model that sells for ~470-500 can be found on sale for close to, or even under $400.
 
Thanks guyz, I just bought the last Trius One step on Amazon.ca $155 to the door all inc !

Couldn't have seen this thread at a better time.
 
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