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So fisrt off, i have no interest in starting a blood fued over what target brand is best. But rather just hear from folks that have used various brands of clay targets and see if there are any glaring pros or cons of one one over the other.
So what kind of results are folks seeing with lawrys these days? On par with the white flyers? Good bad or indifferent.
 
I don't notice any difference between brands. Centre them in the pattern and they all explode. But then I just shoot whatever the clubs I am attending shoots at are throwing. I don't do the back 40 clays thing. The only difference I ever noticed when ordering for our club was price.
 
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the spank said:
I don't notice any difference between brands. Centre them in the pattern and they all explode. But then I just shoot whatever the clubs I am attending shoots at are throwing. I don't do the back 40 clays thing. The only difference I ever noticed when ordering for our club was price.
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Thats the kind of information im looking for. We are looking at large scale orders and I'm trying to sort out the benefits of one type over the other. We have sections of the club that are very pro one type over the other. I have not seen enough of both brands to have an honest like or dislike .
 
A club in our area tested Lawry's last year and found them to be first class targets. They buy them by the semi-trailer load and the price is very good.
White Flyers imported from the US, while top quality, are just too expensive with the sad state of our dollar.
 
Usually, at least in our area, there is some history and personalities involved and not just the price. I belong to three clubs in the area and they don't all buy the same targets ... price is not the main consideration at any of the clubs.
 
Our club went through this debate a few years ago. It was surprisingly divisive and probably one of the dumbest disputes I've seen at a gun club.

Having shot both I believe White Flyer targets are easier to break and fly truer. Higher scores but more breakage in machines which leads to higher costs and frustration among shooters if the machines aren't set exactly right.

Lawry targets are slightly harder, generally cheaper and work better in a variety of machines and there is less breakage in the cases. Lawry is a Canadian company with a long history of supporting the shooting sports and that is a strong point in their favour.

As long as everyone is shooting the same targets it doesn't matter. Buy the one that is the cheapest.
 
At my previous club, politics played more of a part than the actual targets, and although we had good performance from both White Flyer and Lawry, we had more issues with broken targets during shipping from Lawry. Lawry contracted out the shipping, and they never packed our order properly, and the trip from Ontario to Alberta resulted in quite a few targets arriving broken. On the other hand T Ferguson loads and delivers the White Flyers for us, and he helps to unload them, and breakage during shipping is not an issue. My present club uses White Flyers exclusively. Now if your club is in Ontario, shipping may not be an issue. If I had to choose just on target flight and how easy they break, it's close, but I would likely give the edge to White Flyer.
 
We had some issues with breakage in shipping years ago. That was a big minus in trying to decide on trying lawrys again. Last few years. We have done full loads straight from white flyer, our breakage dropped to virtually zero. We have mixed reviews on how well the lawrys travel these days.
It's difficult for folks that have had negative experiences in the past, be willing to try a product again. The price is a large factor, if we can get them onsite in one piece? It's a worth trying them out.
 
sspike said:
We had some issues with breakage in shipping years ago. That was a big minus in trying to decide on trying lawrys again. Last few years. We have done full loads straight from white flyer, our breakage dropped to virtually zero. We have mixed reviews on how well the lawrys travel these days. It's difficult for folks that have had negative experiences in the past, be willing to try a product again. The price is a large factor, if we can get them onsite in one piece? It's a worth trying them out.
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I favour the White Flyers, but I am admittedly biased on the subject. ;)
 
We have shot both. We favour white flyer as well. We did notice that biodegradable targets tend to be harder from either brand . Have picked up biodegradable targets with 5+ holes that had not broken.
 
White Flyer bios have sulfur and will kill vegetation and invertebrates. Lawry will not and are certified by Agriculture Canada as a true bio. They both break but a few pellets in a White Flyer bio will generate some white smoke and not an X.
 
stubblejumper said:
At my previous club, politics played more of a part than the actual targets, and although we had good performance from both White Flyer and Lawry, we had more issues with broken targets during shipping from Lawry. Lawry contracted out the shipping, and they never packed our order properly, and the trip from Ontario to Alberta resulted in quite a few targets arriving broken. On the other hand T Ferguson loads and delivers the White Flyers for us, and he helps to unload them, and breakage during shipping is not an issue. My present club uses White Flyers exclusively. Now if your club is in Ontario, shipping may not be an issue. If I had to choose just on target flight and how easy they break, it's close, but I would likely give the edge to White Flyer.
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It was massively political at our club. Lots of accusations being tossed around. It may have had to do with the proximity of both dealers and long-standing relationships that had developed over the years. We haven't noticed a problem with breakage but they targets don't have to go as far.

As for which target I prefer it really doesn't matter. I am equally capable of missing both brands. ;)
 
My old home club it was not even a discussion. We bought and supported Lawry 100%. I can recall the White Flyer topic coming up once and we reminded the people raising the issue that Bob and Rick Lawry carried the club for a couple seasons to help get it back on it's feet after it was discovered a past president skipped town and headed to the US and his buddy who had been the treasurer before his passing had stolen all the club funds including a large amount for relocation and building a new facility. To this day I would purchase Lawry targets even if it cost us more were I in charge at the club I call home now.
 
Our club throw's well over 1 1/2 million targets a year and they are all Lawry targets. We don't have any problems with breakage in any of our clay disciplines, trap,skeet and sportingclays. They ship us at the Oshawa Skeet & Gun Club six tractor trailers a year and some speciality targets with no problems. The best part is that they are made right here in Canada.
 
i throw a lot of white flyer, but have tried caldwell, lowery's, champion, and there was a brand CT handled many years ago that i can't think of the name, but i don't think they are around anymore. the breakage is all about the same, maybe lowery's a little less. As long as they fit in the trap loader turret, and the white flyers fit the best.
 
We use Lawry at our club, Fredericton uses White Flyer, both clubs have their own reason why they choose the target brand they do. From quality standpoint, it doesn't seem to make a difference, both seem to fly & break about the same, both suppliers are great deal with, prices are about on par, locally here at least anyway.
 
Claybuster said:
It was massively political at our club. Lots of accusations being tossed around. It may have had to do with the proximity of both dealers and long-standing relationships that had developed over the years. We haven't noticed a problem with breakage but they targets don't have to go as far.

As for which target I prefer it really doesn't matter. I am equally capable of missing both brands. ;)
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At my previous club, the treasurer didn't like the White Flyer dealer, it was a simple as that.
 
I have heard that some guys don't like brand X or brand Y and will not shoot registered birds at certain clubs because of it.
My opinion is that everyone is shooting the same targets so who cares which ones are tougher to break or not.
We didn't always have an issue with thee atrocious packing like we did the one year where the birds were packed on pallets and jammed in with some on their sides, but if we can get them closer to home at a decent price, that is what II used to look for.
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