Champion Range and Target 40901 Champion High FlyString Release Manual Trap, Multi

Most of these throwers are basically the same, if you put it together right and set it up right they work fine, if you don't, you are in for a bad time. It took about 5 minutes to assemble properly (yup, even with directions and pictures I managed to put one of the parts on backwards and used the wrong bolt inside the spring). The main thing I can say is the unit needs to be stable to do its best work. I was using it alone with my foot on the back for stability which didn't work well at first, the unit jumped every time I pulled the cord and how much it moved dictated how bad the clay flight was. Then I moved over so that the front legs were hooked on a concrete parking barrier and I was standing with my foot on the back leg. Not only did it start working flawlessly. In fact, with every throw the legs dug themselves a little deeper into the gravel parking lot that I had been unable to stomp them down into at all making the unit more accurate and more consistent. After the first few awkward pulls of the cord with my hand I started standing on a fairly taught cord with my right foot and using my left foot that i had on the back of the thrower for stability to step on the string between the eyelet and trigger to release the clay. After a few minutes of that, I decided the foot 'pull' was the way to go so (as you can see in the pictures) i wrapped the string around the angle iron and now it works like a pedal. It threw consistent singles and doubles all day. The only clay it broke was one that slid out the back when I put my foot on the thrower before the legs properly set into the gound (I was using the highest angle)

Good quality thrower, been using it all summer and no issues.

We put about 200 clays down range. Instructions are meh at best. The stake feature in the ground doesn’t work. Well it does but the guy pulling the string needs to stand on it. Won’t launch two shells that can be shot. But if you’re going one at a time in the back yard. This will work for your needs. We had a good afternoon of shooting clays and the .22.

Had one years ago. This feels just as sturdy. Kids unwrapped it Christmas morning, along with their new .410 semi-auto. Took about 15 minutes to assemble thrower. No issues. We went outside and within two or three shots, the kids were turning those clay pigeons into so much dust. The thrower is consistent, which is important when teaching new trap shooters. You want to know where that clay is going so the shooter can predict its flight path. As i set the clay in the arm, i knew exactly where i was about to send it. That condistency is key. It throws doubles just as well. Just put a few more turns into the spring to account for the added weight. Path and separation very consistent. After a couple doubles, the kids were asking for two every time and they were busting them. Im really happy with this thrower.

Decent finger for the price. Assembly was pretty straight forward. It is pictured with two clays loaded. I don't recommend that. It throws one well, but the second one is pretty lame.

Fourth of July just got better!! Works like a charm. My 5 year old lives to load it for us and pull.

If you are looking for a competition grade fully assembled thrower, this ain't it. If you want something super affordable and are willing to assemble and mount your thrower this thing packs a punch. Our 1st time out with this thing we mounted it to a spair tire and threw 400 clay in an afternoon. Most of the bolts came loose. I applied a little loktite to most bolts and cranked down on the locking washers. The next time out we spent a whole day with 15 of us shooting clay off this thing. We threw a 1000+ pigeon and only lost the eye bolt for the pull string. Everything else stayed right and tight. 3rd time out I had tacked a small pipe to the frame for the pull string and mounted it to a larger wheel. With some strategic crimping on the throwing arm we got that sucker throwing doubles like a dream. It's going to break at some point but I have already gotten my money's worth.

Giving it 4 stars because we haven’t put it in the ground yet. Easy to assemble, was missing one tiny part so we called the number on the item and had the missing part in 2 days. Seems like it’s going to work well.

Again it arrived in time and did everything it said it would.

For the price, it does exactly what it should. When launching 2 at a time, it is a little less reliable. The 2 clays go completely different trajectories, but still launch well enough you can hit both if you are quick enough.

Great for beginners, works perfectly with 1 clay 2 fly not so great but great value for price

It throws clay so I don't have to. Do you know how fast you have to be to throw then pick up your weapon and still have time to hit it ?? I walked up and shot them on the ground later. Don't call me a poor sport.

In terms of functionality and build quality, I can confidently say that it is definitely solid with the exception of making sure every screw is as tight as possible. As fart as launching the clay targets goes, for every 5 targets launched, 2 shatter. I have tried to seat the clay targets in various locations in the launcher however the results remain the same. For a cost effective launcher, I would say its worth the money however, there are better alternatives for a slightly higher price tag. When mounting in the dirt, I recommend stepping on the rear as well as the left side because the launcher's recoil does lift it out of the ground. I can confidently say that this will function better and deliver more consistency than using the manual hand launcher