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Automatic Clay Pigeon Traps for Shotgun FunAutomatic Trap Throwers Make Skeet and Clay Shooting Quick and Easy
Automated target throwers make skeet shooting, trap and sporting clays fast-paced and fun games. Automatic clay throwers can turn the back 40 into a private trap range.
Automatic trap throwers turn practice clay shooting into absolute pleasure. The variety of presentations they offer is nearly endless, keeping trap and skeet shooting fun. Range of Automatic Clay ThrowersToday’s mechanized target throwers are dependable, recycle quickly and can be made extremely portable. Made along a spectrum of quality levels, automatic skeet throwers start at just a few hundred dollars. Some of the less expensive models need substantial tweaking to turn them into a reliable thrower, according to reports on shotgun forums. If the time and talent are available, this choice is a relatively inexpensive way to graduate from hand traps or semiautomated trap throwers. In the upper hundreds, sturdy dependable automatic target throwers come in stainless steel bodies that will last a lifetime. At this level, some additional features are available at extra cost. In this range, machines are typically single-stack models that hold 50 clay pigeons. Moving upwards from here, club-level competition skeet throwers are significantly pricier but have yet more features and generally hold at least 250 targets. Trap Shooting Accessories for Target ThrowerOne of the more popular options is a motorized base. These come in two main flavors – the oscillating base and the wobble base. The oscillating version moves the target thrower from side to side. The wobble base motorizes the vertical axis as well. These options introduce the element of surprise. If the shooter can’t see the clay pigeon trap as it gyrates, it’s hard to tell where the bird is going to start and where it’ll head. These features are especially useful for tuning up for hunting wild birds in the field that flush at any time in unpredictable directions. The motors for each axis are switched so the trap thrower can be parked at one angle for shot after shot. This is a helpful feature for working on difficult shots, providing consistent presentations to enable a true practice session. Some trap and skeet shooters use these bases purely for fun, shooting a round of wobble trap in friendly competition. Because the automatic clay pigeon trap throws on whatever axis position it happens to be in when the shooter calls for the bird, this game is a great challenge for those at every skill level. Remote Releases for Automatic Skeet ThrowersMost of the trap throwers in the recreational end of the range come with a release button that attaches by cable. Options include additional lengths of cable and a foot pedal rather than a button. Moving up a step, remote releases do away with the cable, using instead a radio transmitter to signal the pull and a receiver to actuate the target thrower. These are available in a number of configurations to control a single trap, two traps to throw true doubles, or an entire bank of traps for other games. Voice Activated Releases for Clay Pigeon TrapsAnother feature for remotes is the voice-activated release. It includes a microphone that clips to the shooter’s vest and a unit that plugs into a remote release. The shooter yells ‘pull’ – or anything, for that matter – and the release fires the target thrower. It’s perfect when shooting alone. Small clubs, informal groups of friends and even dedicated individual shotgunners who enjoy clay pigeon shooting will all find an automatic trap thrower that fits their needs and their budget. Shotgun Reloading for Fun, Savings
The copyright of the article Automatic Clay Pigeon Traps for Shotgun Fun in Hunting & Fishing is owned by Scott Walker. Permission to republish Automatic Clay Pigeon Traps for Shotgun Fun in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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