Remington Fully Automatic Hand Trap

[John_M52]

Pulled this out of a cabinet the other day. My Grandfather's thrower. I never did get good with it. I'm not sure about the "automatic" claim but it's probably something the ATF would try and ban nowadays.

Wasn't sure if I should post this here or in the lounge. Probably gonna get another demerit.

 

[lihpster]

We used to have one of those. Probably still do, somewhere around here.

 

[RV4driver]

Yeah, I figure the "fully automatic" ones are where you yell "PULL!"
Still, interesting piece.

 

[Rpg]

I have one I occasionally use.

I don’t like it as much as my old Western Hand trap.

Dad bought the Western in 1962 when I learned to shoot a shotgun. I’ve continued to use it over the years: most recently with my granddaughter.

 

[Krogen]

I love looking up old patents. This may shed some light on the automatic terminology:

"In one aspect the invention contemplates such an arrangement of the throwing spring with respect to the target carrier as will obviate the necessity of any latch device for holding the throwing spring cocked."

Have a look-see at the full patent (attached)

 

[John_M52]

I love looking up old patents. This may shed some light on the automatic terminology:

"In one aspect the invention contemplates such an arrangement of the throwing spring with respect to the target carrier as will obviate the necessity of any latch device for holding the throwing spring cocked."

Have a look-see at the full patent (attached)

Thanks Krogen. I read the patent you posted. The best line was "To avoid encumbering the claims With verbose definitions,..." then it goes on for another page of definitions.

 

[s&wchad]

I never noticed the “Automatic” designation on the Remington Target Thrower before, but it’s on mine too.

This brings back good memories! My brother and I learned to shoot shotgun with these decades ago and accumulated a few different types. We’d haul a case of clay pigeons to the range and take turns shooting. When a cease-fire was called, we’d go pick up any survivors and throw ‘em again.

We really thought we made the big-time when we got the “squad” version and could throw doubles!

I haven’t touched any of these in years. Now I just go to the club, sign up for Skeet, Trap, 5-Stand or Sporting Clays and have the trapper push buttons for me. It’s far more civilized, although helping unload a semi-trailer full of Blue Rock clay pigeons is a lot of work!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

My family never had a hand thrower. I had the "Squad Version" that bolted to a tire.

I kept an acre and a half area mowed like a lawn for "Activities", baseball, soccer, Frisbee, archery, and Clays. The kids grew up with lots to do living in the country. Once the oldest was 14, all three of our boys had single shot 20 gauges. We would take turns throwing singles and sometimes doubles out back. We usually limited sessions to one box of ammo er person, with a total of 6 of us that was the limit! Then I got a MEC 600 Jr, reloader for 20 and 12. The sessions with the boys became 2 or 3 boxes each. The oldest and youngest sons and one nephew started shooting sporting clays at the club. After a few weeks of being on a squad with my brother and I, we let them go off with other squads. I had so many men come up and ask how they behaved so well when unsupervised? I would say "Just like us, if you don't follow the rules, you can't play!" We did that with everything in their lives.

The boys carried Browning O/U shotguns when shooting Sporting Clays. When done for the day, they went to the clubs cleaning area, cleaned and cased the guns, then went and had other fun! I had one guy complain that my kids used too good of guns for children. I told him that if you give a kid a piece of junk and tell them they are only worth junk, then they will treat it like JUNK! Given them as good as you can afford, and they will treat it SPECIAL.

My kids are all grown and with kids of their own. They have been teaching their kids to shoot rifles and shotguns (and doing pretty well). But they still talk about shooting at the club, and breaking birds that the adults missed (that includes them outshooting me!)

Ivan

 

[Krogen]

Somebody please quote Ivan's post so I can like it again! ^^^^

It warms my heart to hear of kids growing up that way.

 

[John_M52]

This brings back good memories! My brother and I learned to shoot shotgun with these decades ago and accumulated a few different types. We’d haul a case of clay pigeons to the range and take turns shooting. When a cease-fire was called, we’d go pick up any survivors and throw ‘em again.

Haha yeah I always walked the field looking for unbroken clays when I was a kid. Like finding a dime in the payphone coin return.

 

[Protocall_Design]

I had those, too. I never liked the Remington one much, but the Western one worked really well, and was easy to use. There is a plastic version of the Western one now, but I don't think it works as well as the original.