I want a thrower for clay pigeons.  Ive seen the Hoppes, and other walmart brands and they suck in my opinion.  Mike103 has the perfect thrower, its made by outers? its blue and has its own legs so it sits about 3.5' high on the ground (which allows you to set it anywhere and not on a table).  I went to the store where he purchased it a long time ago and they no longer carry it.  Can anyone point me to a place to buy some high quality throwers for under $150 that meet these requirements?  BTW it also allowed you to throw 2 next to each other or 3 stacked up on top of each other. (it had a metal piece that held 3 down)

A guy in our pistol club has a handy one.  Instead of manually cocking the throwing arm--very tiring--it has a foot pedal that you step on to load the spring, then pull the rope to fire it.  It throws good birds, both singles and doubles, and was not too expensive.  I do not know the name of it.  If you can't find it, and are interested, I can find out from him.  

Mike,
I would appreciate it if you could get me the info on it

Called him--he answered on the second ring.  It is a Trius "One Step."  I was wrong about the rope trigger--you cock it with [b]one finger[/b], load the bird(s), then push the foot lever down and it fires when it reaches the bottom--automatically.  He said they are about $85.00, but he found his on sale for $69.00.  He said one flaw is the spring tension adjustment (top rear) passes through a hole and it wears/damages the threads with use.  He said it does not need adjusting after the initial setup, but would put a brass tube, to act as a protective bushing, over the threads if he had to do over.  He loves it and says it is easy to throw birds for yourself, which is tough with other throwers.  

Thanks for making the phone call.  i think I found what i mentioned earlier [img]http://www.gamaliel.com/accessories/Traps/outers/outers_launcher_194x202.gif[/img]

duringmy search i came across throwers like this [img]http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/graphics/product_images/p675773dt.jpg[/img]

what does the hexagon ring around the outside of them do?

It forces (well, attempts to "force") those who are intent upon injuring themselves to keep clear of the throwing arm.  [:O]