I’m stuck inside so I bought this today...to stay sane

[NJSigfan 218]

Hello everyone,

I figure most of us are “window shopping” between meetings, calls, dealing with kids or just to keep sane so I thought this might be a fun place to tell/show us what you’ve recently purchased.

For me, I’ve taken advantage of end of season winter sales picking up a new ski/snowboard rack for the jeep and jackets.  My best purchase though was this $11 purchase on Sunday.  I had a bunch of points on my Cabelas card and since I’ve stopped using it, I decided to cash them in.   So for $11 bucks including tax and shipping I got this and a couple 10/22 mags.  Open to hearing about any tips or tricks to build it and what Battery to use.

so, what has everyone else purchased to stay sane?

[Ray Ray 3,566]

I hope to see her in Clinton this spring, if we're all not dead.

[NJSigfan 218]

5 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

I hope to see her in Clinton this spring, if we're all not dead.

Definitely!!  Hoping to get this built and tested this weekend

[Zeke 5,504]

3 minutes ago, NJSigfan said:

Definitely!!  Hoping to get this built and tested this weekend

Get da wobbler!!! And watch the videos how to adjust the switch. Summabitch will go full auto on you occasionally. Orange frisbees everywhere!

[NJSigfan 218]

9 minutes ago, Zeke said:

Get da wobbler!!! And watch the videos how to adjust the switch. Summabitch will go full auto on you occasionally. Orange frisbees everywhere!

At some point i will.  For now, this will be good until it gets boring.  I’m just about to skim the instructions with a beer and then going outside to look over the contents of the box.

[dajonga 396]

I was long overdue for a haircut before the panic. With Murphy shutting down barbers, I was desperate.

I caved and bought a set of cordless clippers from Amaz.

Now? I am easy to clean, high & tight and ready for the revolution!

[Zeke 5,504]

30 minutes ago, dajonga said:

I was long overdue for a haircut before the panic. With Murphy shutting down barbers, I was desperate.

I caved and bought a set of cordless clippers from Amaz.

Now? I am easy to clean, high & tight and ready for the revolution!

Manscaping bro...

[dajonga 396]

18 minutes ago, Zeke said:

Manscaping bro...

Not yet....Saving that for the MS3000 I ordered. Should be here by Friday!

[Handyman 5,682]

44 minutes ago, dajonga said:

Not yet....Saving that for the MS3000 I ordered. Should be here by Friday!

[njJoniGuy 2,131]

Stuck inside again today, I didn't buy anything.

But I did make 200 rounds of MAJOR zombie (as in circus animals and released prisoners) ammo for my Henry lever guns:

50 rounds of 350gr .45-70 with a whopping load of 54gr of H335

150 rounds of 250gr .45Colt with 6.2gr of Titegroup

Tomorrow's agenda starts with (and continues for multiple days with my inventory of brass) .223 that needs to be prepped and loaded for the now-shortened competition season. 

When that's done, I'll make more zombie .223 (SS109 projectile) ammo, though I've already got enough to start a small war at this point.

It's good to be a reloader with lots of time on his hands and components on the shelf!

[voyager9 3,434]

Been going on walks while my daughter learns to ride her bike. She’s getting good enough I can’t walk/run fast enough to keep up with her.   Took my old mountain bike to the shop for an overhaul. Been about 10 years since I had her out.  Definitely new tubes, maybe tires. Disc brakes need work. Chain but hopefully the rest of the drive train just needs clean/lube.  Also need new helmet and shoes since animals got into them.  

[Damjan 73]

Bought some shotgun shells with my Cabelas Points.......they arrived in 2 days ...pretty fast delivery.....

[PeteF 1,044]

5 hours ago, NJSigfan said:

Hello everyone,

I figure most of us are “window shopping” between meetings, calls, dealing with kids or just to keep sane so I thought this might be a fun place to tell/show us what you’ve recently purchased.

For me, I’ve taken advantage of end of season winter sales picking up a new ski/snowboard rack for the jeep and jackets.  My best purchase though was this $11 purchase on Sunday.  I had a bunch of points on my Cabelas card and since I’ve stopped using it, I decided to cash them in.   So for $11 bucks including tax and shipping I got this and a couple 10/22 mags.  Open to hearing about any tips or tricks to build it and what Battery to use.

so, what has everyone else purchased to stay sane?

How is that going to keep you sane?  It will just be there taunting you.

[Ray Ray 3,566]

Cleaned some rifles since being quarantined.   Also been training for a 5k and a 10k run, even though they canceled the 5k last week.  

[Shepherd9 215]

@NJSigfan Nice!  I bought the Wheelybird 2.0 last week.  It arrived just in time to assemble and get to the range on Saturday to use it once before all the ranges shutdown.  I don't have a lot of trap experience but really like this thrower.  Easy to assemble and can run all day on a small battery.  

I bought a motorcycle battery from AutoZone and got through 110 clays without any sign of slowing down.  When I put the battery on the charger at home it was green within an hour or two so didn't use too much juice.

[Shepherd9 215]

FWIW got a Duralast ETX18L.  Probably could have gone smaller.

[10X 3,296]

11 hours ago, PeteF said:

How is that going to keep you sane?  It will just be there taunting you.

You can have hours of fun flinging clays at neighbor's houses and passing pedestrians.

[Ray Ray 3,566]

1 hour ago, Shepherd9 said:

FWIW got a Duralast ETX18L.  Probably could have gone smaller.

Yes, my dad has the same thrower and he uses a lawn tractor battery.  

[Handyman 5,682]

1 hour ago, 10X said:

You can have hours of fun flinging clays at neighbor's houses and passing pedestrians.

I was thinking the same thing. Set it up at midnight on Phil Murphy's front lawn.

[tony357 386]

I use a 20 series sports battery thrown 300 clays with it and was still good.

[Krdshrk 3,877]

Nice pickup!  Always good to see more of us with electric throwers!

I did the math on power consumption before... 

The Wheelybird uses 9.5 amps at peak draw for 1/4 second, then 2 amps for the rest of the cycle, which is about 2 seconds.  Doing the math it comes out to.... a lot of throws.

Rounding up for 9.5 amps for 1/8 of the time... 2.5 amps for 2 seconds..  figuring 75 Amp Hours.... *60 for minutes *60 for seconds, divided by 2 since each cycle is 2 seconds... divided by 2.5 amps for each cycle... = 54000 throws with the 75AH battery I have.

[Zeke 5,504]

I use an old car battery that was having  cold start issues. With the wobbler on for 6 hours and god knows how many cases voltage drop was 13.4 to 12.7 ish. Only cost me the $10 core.

[Sota 1,191]

how much was the thrower?
my white flyer has a broke motor/gear drive, and will cost half the price of a new unit to repair.

[Shepherd9 215]

It was $350 on amazon.

[NJSigfan 218]

21 hours ago, PeteF said:

How is that going to keep you sane?  It will just be there taunting you.

Hmmm...  I guess with it still in the box until Saturday I’m good until then.   After that, who knows.    I can always play with it buy launching clays into my neighbors pool.  Lol

[NJSigfan 218]

7 hours ago, Sota said:

how much was the thrower?
my white flyer has a broke motor/gear drive, and will cost half the price of a new unit to repair.

@Sota the thrower is 350 on Cabelas plus tax.  Shipping was free and really quick.

[Zeke 5,504]

Wow they have jumped up

[brucin 923]

Any opinions on the Champion Workhorse?????

[Krdshrk 3,877]

9 minutes ago, brucin said:

Any opinions on the Champion Workhorse?????

Looks decent - very compact and lightweight, but that means it will jump around a bit.  It's also not quite as adjustable as the Wheelybird.

 

[brucin 923]

12 minutes ago, Krdshrk said:

Looks decent - very compact and lightweight, but that means it will jump around a bit.  It's also not quite as adjustable as the Wheelybird.

 

Just wondering if it's a decent product. Limitations like weight could easily be accounted for as long as the throwing mechanism is reliable.