Where should I buy a decent trap/clay launcher?

[Danz la Nuit]

Would like to buy my own for use in the desert.

Will likely be used no more than once a month or so.

[MFortie]

Manual or electric?

I just went through the same thing and decided on an Atlas AT50 ($800). Atlas has the Patriot model for a couple hundred less. I read a whole bunch of posts on different shotgun/trap forums and decided to stay away from the the cheaper ones (DoAll). The Champion Easy Bird ($450) was a second choice...

[Danz la Nuit]

Manual or electric?

I just went through the same thing and decided on an Atlas AT50 ($800). Atlas has the Patriot model for a couple hundred less. I read a whole bunch of posts on different shotgun/trap forums and decided to stay away from the the cheaper ones (DoAll). The Champion Easy Bird ($450) was a second choice...

Manual would be fine, would like to keep it relatively cheap.

[gasol1ne]

walmart sells a really affordable model. nothing fancy, but it looks like it will get the job done.

[AR15RN]

Bought the Trius One Step a month ago from cheaper than dirt. Around $80 bucks plus shipping to SD for about $21. I'm glad I bought it, took it out to the mountains and you can either shoot clays with a friend or by yourself. Just reset(easy, can do with one finger) , load your clay and step on the pedal to launch.

[shy 7th]

I love my one-step. But it's kind of a pain in the *** to adjust. Every time you want to change the angle of throw (high or low) or the intensity of throw, you have to re-adjust the chain that links the pedal to the trigger.

If you don't get it just right, you will stomp the thing and it wont throw. One time my sister, a real lightweight, was in charge of the thrower and she made the trigger chain too long. Well, when she stepped on it, it didn't throw and the spring tension pulled back up on the pedal, knocked her off balance and put her on her butt.

[otteray]

Hand Thrower

[wu_dot_com]

walmart sells a really affordable model. nothing fancy, but it looks like it will get the job done.

dont get the walmart Winchester one. it a POS. the sheet metal they use to hold the clay is too thin and it will bent after a few throws.

[BamBam-31]

Big +1 for the Trius One-Step. Very affordable and does the job well. Can throw singles or doubles. I put a piece of plywood under the front legs on mine, as they'd dig holes in the dirt after a while (what with the countless stomps and all), bracketed in w/ some 2x4's. Holds it in place nicely.

[Marlin Hunter]

I had a manual hand cocking type launcher, and it needed to be mounted in cement to work properly. I think it was either a Hoppes or Outers. The box it came in said it could be hammered into the dirt to work. I tried that, but once the arm was released the entire unit would come out of the ground. The best option would be to fill a tire with cement and mount the unit in the tire. A tire full of cement would not be very portable.

I now have an electric Do-All.

[otteray]

Actually, a pickup tire and rim work great for a base support. No concrete needed!
In addition to my handy hand thrower, I have an inexpensive Outers or Hoppe's spring loaded model that is mounted on a rim. It is much better than just stomping the legs into dirt.
Easily carried from the garage to truck-bed or trunk for transporting to the field.
Once on the ground and ready, rotating the tire in any direction quickly makes new target presentations.
I can launch one or two clays at a time and a third with the hand flinger for some real fun shotgunning!
Althiugh now a discontinued product, there a still some at Big 5 around here.

[damon1272]

I have a nice manual sit down thrower that I will sell you for a good price hardly used and works great. I am in San Diego. I bought an electric thrower and have no need for it now. Let me know.

[Danz la Nuit]

I have a nice manual sit down thrower that I will sell you for a good price hardly used and works great. I am in San Diego. I bought an electric thrower and have no need for it now. Let me know.

Those are the ones with a seat built in right?

[damon1272]

Yes it has the seat built in or you can attach it to a trailer hitch.

http://do-alltraps.com/

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[stockranger]

Bought the Trius One Step a month ago from cheaper than dirt. Around $80 bucks plus shipping to SD for about $21. I'm glad I bought it, took it out to the mountains and you can either shoot clays with a friend or by yourself. Just reset(easy, can do with one finger) , load your clay and step on the pedal to launch.

I also got the trius one step. I absolutely love it. It really launches the clays nice and love I can shoot alone.