I have had the jerkey guns from both cabelas and LEM. Both work good but I would say the one from LEM is built better. I use it to make all my Jerkey and everyone that has tried it has liked it. I like sliced Jerry too but the the jerkey gun is so much easier it is the only way I have made it and it is easy to clean up. If you take it apart and clean it right after using the brush that it comes with will take everything right off.

So the texture isn't great with the ground jerky I get that. But it does allow you to use scraps that you normally would grind for burger or sausage. So why not? I don't care much for venison burger. So I'll make the ground jerky instead and carry it with me back in the woods while hunting more deer?
I like the simple idea of rolling it out on a sheet of wax paper.. Not sure how easy you can move the strips?? But it's really easy with the gun to shoot it right on the drier racks.

Mac

Here's how I do it. I make a LOT of bear and deer jerkey each year. I have thought about using the gun but it seems like it's just one more thing to clean up and you lose that good jerky flavor and texture.

This sounds like an excellent idea although i know nothing of DP's and the bait they use.

If doing more than 2 or 3 lbs of meat, get the biggest you can find. I hate refilling in the middle of shooting meat on trays.

And it takes like 2 minutes to clean all the parts of the jerkey shooter.