Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: kytrapper]
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02/27/20 11:57 PM
02/27/20 11:57 PM
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I'm interested in this too,I bought a bunch some years ago and some of them had this problem.I know nothing of steel or cast,but I was told it had to do with the jaws flexing over time(?)
Buck(formely known as Zandra)
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Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: kytrapper]
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02/28/20 12:37 AM
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This is a good thread.. I have a couple of dozen I have been using for cat sets. I was thinking of setting them up with drags for coyotes next year. My coyotes don't run to big. A really big male will be 45 pounds or so. Love my 3n's for exposed cat sets.
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Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: kytrapper]
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02/28/20 01:09 AM
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Believe they were malleable cast jaws(little flex in the steel)
the just shall live by faith
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Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: kytrapper]
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02/28/20 10:51 AM
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Like WissMiss said, mostly bent inward. Mostlikey from being thrown into a tool bin or something. I still use mine, one of the best traps out there.
the just shall live by faith
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Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: kytrapper]
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02/28/20 01:26 PM
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I’ve kind of wondered about cast/malleable jaws. I’ll assume they’re the same. Anyway, if they’re so darned fragile, how do the jaw tips on say an MB550 or the new Duke 550 keep from breaking after a catch or two?
My sense is that the malleable jaws might not be as hard as the advertising makes them out to be. Surprise, Surprise. But, I’ve never had an MB550 jaw tip break and I really enjoy using them. Will stay with them for future purchases. I’ve learned, however, that advertising can be like statistics in that depending on the “twist”, you can get them to mean anything.
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Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: kytrapper]
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02/28/20 09:56 PM
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That dry firing makes sense. Never had a jaw tip break on a 3N
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Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: MChewk]
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02/28/20 11:51 PM
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Blak Spot I believe a lot of the inward warping is from dry firing. While I like the trap and what it was designed for ...I find them too "fragile" to deal with...jaw tips breaking is just another complaint. Would rather use a Victor/Blake/Bridger with reg. offset jaw. That's just my take... X2 Spot on IMO.
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Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: kytrapper]
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02/28/20 11:53 PM
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I have had wolverine and bears bend V-14 cast jaws.
Just doing what I want now.
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Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: kytrapper]
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03/01/20 02:49 PM
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I don't think that's from being dry-fired. Looks more like it had some sort of impact, or was run over.
Just doing what I want now.
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Re: Cast 3N jaws bending?
[Re: kytrapper]
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03/01/20 03:05 PM
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Twern’t run over it was down in thick stuff on a shoulder break on a hillside for cats.
Last edited by kytrapper; 03/01/20 08:18 PM.
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