White Wing clay traps...anyone tried them?
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A seller on ebay is auctioning quite a few of these, rrp around £400 and they're going for between £200 and £300.
Anyone tried them? I've been contemplating buying a trap for a while and these are pretty cheap, perhaps for a good reason?
Bowman traps are about £750 IIRC and I've used them a few times - they seem very good.
Cheers
Anyone tried them? I've been contemplating buying a trap for a while and these are pretty cheap, perhaps for a good reason?
Bowman traps are about £750 IIRC and I've used them a few times - they seem very good.
Cheers
I guess if you can anchor it down to stop it moving in action so to speak then it should be fine.
We have ten auto traps at our Sunday club all bar one bought second hand.
We only pay around 3/400 and they are all from main manufacturers.
My fear with the cheapies is is the construction strong enough to cope with the spring and constant use without failing?
Saying that If I were buying one for my own use then why not.
I'd love to have an auto trap in garden for practise. Don't think the school next door would appreciate it too much though.
We have ten auto traps at our Sunday club all bar one bought second hand.
We only pay around 3/400 and they are all from main manufacturers.
My fear with the cheapies is is the construction strong enough to cope with the spring and constant use without failing?
Saying that If I were buying one for my own use then why not.
I'd love to have an auto trap in garden for practise. Don't think the school next door would appreciate it too much though.
Lefty said:
Thanks for the replies fellas.
I took a deep breath and hit the buy button.
Arrived a couple of days ago and I assembled it last night. Seems fairly sturdy, although it really is small! I'll get it hooked up to a battery and have a play with it tomorrow.
Hi, Sorry, just seen this thread.I took a deep breath and hit the buy button.
Arrived a couple of days ago and I assembled it last night. Seems fairly sturdy, although it really is small! I'll get it hooked up to a battery and have a play with it tomorrow.
I got one last year. it worked well on every occasion and seems to be holding itself together fine. For a cheap £200 auto trap you should be pleased with it.
Did you get a wobbler kit for it? i'm tempted to retrofit one but it adds a lot to the weight'bulk which isn't great seeing as i have to life it in and out of the 4x4 when i shoot. need to make a trailer for it!
No I didn't get a wobbler kit...but I was tempted.
Not convinced that my 6 acre plot is enough really, I'm going to speak to local farmer about using some of his woodland or maybe a small local quarry for shooting instead. You're right though, trailer mounted with a wobbler would make for an interesting shoot.
Cheers
Not convinced that my 6 acre plot is enough really, I'm going to speak to local farmer about using some of his woodland or maybe a small local quarry for shooting instead. You're right though, trailer mounted with a wobbler would make for an interesting shoot.
Cheers
The first time i shot it there were a few broken clays. It was just they hit the hosepipe/guard on release. just bend the guard up a bit from it's manufactured postion.
6 acres is a bit tight unless you have good backdrops.
Adjoining farmers won't have a problem if it's just lead landing in crops. They won't want lots of clays landing in their crops though and they won't want lead near livestock obviously!
If there's a rape crop getting hammered by pigeons nearby ask for permission to shoot it. the farmer will normally take full advantage of your kind offer and be considerably more approachable about shooting over their land for other purposes once you've helped them out with pests.
It's always worked for me that my first approach is offering them a favour, not asking for one!
Good luck / Happy shooting.
6 acres is a bit tight unless you have good backdrops.
Adjoining farmers won't have a problem if it's just lead landing in crops. They won't want lots of clays landing in their crops though and they won't want lead near livestock obviously!
If there's a rape crop getting hammered by pigeons nearby ask for permission to shoot it. the farmer will normally take full advantage of your kind offer and be considerably more approachable about shooting over their land for other purposes once you've helped them out with pests.
It's always worked for me that my first approach is offering them a favour, not asking for one!
Good luck / Happy shooting.
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