MB 550 is 4 3/4 inside , a victor 1 1/2 is 4 5/8 inside.

10-4. They look good either way.

You gonna try some Beav?

The trap also has a stainless steel dog.

probably not, but every trap manufacturer has there own private steel company right ? Never heard anyone say Duke and Victor traps look the same Anyway I hope the new traps sell well cause i'll be buying the cheap used duke 1 3/4s

Has Duke ever in the history of the company, ever come up with their own design for anything? You know besides cheap swivels and junk chain.

I have almost enough small traps,
would like a Duke Pro T-shirt though.

I have a Duke T shirt. It has a Coon on It with DP on It's foot.
I will be getting some Of the New 550s. I really thought they would be here by know.

Shirt probably be a foreign made knock-off

You can't hardly find a shirt Or a hat that Is made In the good old USA. My Marine Corps cover was made In China.

Cabela's clothing Is made in China.

that's my feeble attempt at sarcasm Beav

I have tried just about every trap out there. Have good luck with all of them I have tried. I don't understand why these type of posts have turn into a bashing. If you don't like them, then don't buy them. It is another option for trappers to try. It is a post just to inform people what is coming out and a little info on them.

Well said.

Years back at a rondy fur buyer Theresa gave me a Duke hat.
When Coal bank came around I told him,
nafa was here and left your top lot hat and handed it to him.
Looked like he was going to beat me up haha.

Alright back on topic, only three pages?
Bashers must be asleep at the wheel.

I will like to give them a try when they come out.

Nah, they're like that kid in school who pretends to yawn and stretch so he can see your test answers lol.

Traps have been copied from the beginning of time.
The first DP was a copy of the back hole mole trap. Big deal get over It.

It is a big deal if you're the guy whose design they are stealing. The box trap guy, the grizz guy, now the caven's.

So John Deer stole a combine design from massy Ferguson and Mossberg stole a gun design from Winchester and everyone Is using the combustion engine. It's not stealing If there Isn't a patent on It. It's called competition.

There you have it. I asked before if Caven's trap had any patented parts. Looks can not be patented. Nor can prior art.

So naive . Every company on the planet does it. Every car/truck, motorcycle, shoe, bicycle, bow, gun, electronics, etc manufacturer has a team that buys, rips apart, dissects, measures and copies anything of value on their competitors product. I saw this when I worked for Ford Motor Co and when I raced various brands of motorcycles.

Do you really think all the MBs/ Bridgers were original ideas?

I know an American Trap builder/Designer that runs only Duke 1.5s on his trapline.