Thread: clay trap, correct way to throw doubles?

No alloy sheet on this at all. I noticed that the cheap units at hunting and fishing or guncity have a wider gap between the bast and the rubber lip that appears to allow 2 clays to stack on top of each other.
I really need to ask them in the shop if its designed for doubles or not, but the main difference between those and mine is that the gap on mine is only the width for a single clay.

so shoot singles....... when you are very good at that,then think about doubles LOL.

Had a chance to get out one of the old manual traps and took a video, these are stills from it. As you can see doubles are no trouble. The photos aren't great as I ran out of hands but you get the idea

Depends Wether you want 2 targets travelling roughly the same path, or 2 targets like your trap spreading apart at roughly 45 degrees.
In the first instance a double blade is your only option.
The trap you have there is an old western brand skeet trap

2 like that are great fun...if your thrower is movable and you tilt it..you can really make life interesting for fella on the gun.....

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Had a chance to get out one of the old manual traps and took a video, these are stills from it. As you can see doubles are no trouble. The photos aren't great as I ran out of hands but you get the idea

Interesting it works OK on your one.
I tried just the same configuration as you with them breaking up after launching

Would be great to have a slow motion camera to see whats happening, muzzle looks like he has the same thrower as mine, never seen the double stack type before.

Originally Posted by Old_School

Interesting it works OK on your one.
I tried just the same configuration as you with them breaking up after launching

Would be great to have a slow motion camera to see whats happening, muzzle looks like he has the same thrower as mine, never seen the double stack type before.

So take that clip off your blade, clean the blade with a file or sandpaper on a block of wood,
You want it smooth with no nicks or roughness.
The rubber strip on theblade is very important, if it's been replaced at sometime it must be a firm type of rubber, not at all soft
And it must be straight, again a file or sandpaper on a block of wood.