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Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: 330-Trapper] #7775151 01/17/23 11:11 PM 01/17/23 11:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado Raptortrapper OP trapper
Raptortrapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado	Originally Posted by 330-Trapper You'll probably end up modding those jaws Congratulations on finding new oldstock What would I do to them? Just curious. I like to leave things stock, if legal. Why do I carry 10mm? Because shooting twice is just silly.

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: panaxman] #7775159 01/17/23 11:20 PM 01/17/23 11:20 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 786 Indiana D DanN trapper
DanN trapper D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 786 Indiana	Originally Posted by panaxman God bless Brian McKee for undertaking the SC trap business at a real tough time. Labor, materials, and energy costs and no fur market..... He isnt making any of the traps right now and with the price of steel and no foreseeable fur market there is a good chance they wont be made anytime soon. Same with BMI and Onieda Victor.

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775160 01/17/23 11:21 PM 01/17/23 11:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado Raptortrapper OP trapper
Raptortrapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado	Couple more pictures. I am 6’2” and 230 pounds. I can stand on this trap and not compress the springs. If I put all my weight on one side, the spring will compress. Last edited by Raptortrapper; 01/17/23 11:22 PM. Why do I carry 10mm? Because shooting twice is just silly.

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: DanN] #7775162 01/17/23 11:22 PM 01/17/23 11:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,586 MN D Donnersurvivor trapper
Donnersurvivor trapper D Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,586 MN	Originally Posted by DanN Originally Posted by panaxman God bless Brian McKee for undertaking the SC trap business at a real tough time. Labor, materials, and energy costs and no fur market..... He isnt making any of the traps right now and with the price of steel and no foreseeable fur market there is a good chance they wont be made anytime soon. Same with BMI and Onieda Victor. How much can the steel really cost to make a trap? I know steel is expensive but it still has to be a small amount of the total cost on a higher end trap like a 4.5 sc.

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775165 01/17/23 11:26 PM 01/17/23 11:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,174 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,174 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Raptortrapper Originally Posted by 330-Trapper You'll probably end up modding those jaws Congratulations on finding new oldstock What would I do to them? Just curious. I like to leave things stock, if legal. I guess nothing if you're required to use os traps NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775171 01/17/23 11:36 PM 01/17/23 11:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 4,949 Aliceville, Kansas 43 Yukon John trapper
Yukon John trapper Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 4,949 Aliceville, Kansas 43	Originally Posted by Raptortrapper Couple more pictures. I am 6’2” and 230 pounds. I can stand on this trap and not compress the springs. If I put all my weight on one side, the spring will compress. I get the offset now, no sweat...put that baby on your thigh and set it like a man! If you send me 2, I'll show you how, lol! Act like a blank, get treated like a blank. Insert your own blank!

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Yukon John] #7775173 01/17/23 11:40 PM 01/17/23 11:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,396 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,396 Iowa	Originally Posted by Yukon John I get the offset now, no sweat...put that baby on your thigh and set it like a man! I'd like to see it done that way. There may be someone who could do it but I don't know who they are. You can't break the springs over the corner of the frame, same as the old Newhouse traps.

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Yukon John] #7775186 01/18/23 12:04 AM 01/18/23 12:04 AM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado Raptortrapper OP trapper
Raptortrapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado	Originally Posted by Yukon John I get the offset now, no sweat...put that baby on your thigh and set it like a man! If you send me 2, I'll show you how, lol! Ain’t happenin. Why do I carry 10mm? Because shooting twice is just silly.

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775452 01/18/23 10:44 AM 01/18/23 10:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,174 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,174 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Raptortrapper Originally Posted by Yukon John I get the offset now, no sweat...put that baby on your thigh and set it like a man! If you send me 2, I'll show you how, lol! Ain’t happenin. Fair offer ...if he'll mail them back NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775474 01/18/23 11:06 AM 01/18/23 11:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 4,949 Aliceville, Kansas 43 Yukon John trapper
Yukon John trapper Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 4,949 Aliceville, Kansas 43	Lol Act like a blank, get treated like a blank. Insert your own blank!

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775540 01/18/23 12:55 PM 01/18/23 12:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 164 minnesota J JAMIE-S. trapper
JAMIE-S. trapper J Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 164 minnesota	I know a guy that can set them that way. He can also flesh 100 beaver in a day!

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: JAMIE-S.] #7775549 01/18/23 01:09 PM 01/18/23 01:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,289 Manitoba Canada M MB Coonguy trapper
MB Coonguy trapper M Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,289 Manitoba Canada	Originally Posted by JAMIE-S. I know a guy that can set them that way. He can also flesh 100 beaver in a day! anybody who can flesh a hundred beaver in day I would love to shake his hand-that's some serious work

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775569 01/18/23 01:32 PM 01/18/23 01:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 6,682 Wabash, IN USA Flipper 56 trapper
Flipper 56 trapper Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 6,682 Wabash, IN USA	I love mine and was told by a smart person who I thought knew what he was talking about not to step on the springs because they are short and you can weaken them. I got a simple setter for each side that makes it easy. I added lams and pit pans with a night latch and I like them better. "Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775676 01/18/23 03:26 PM 01/18/23 03:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas	That is basically trap porn Flipper! Nice looking traps bud. “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Leftlane] #7775701 01/18/23 04:06 PM 01/18/23 04:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 6,682 Wabash, IN USA Flipper 56 trapper
Flipper 56 trapper Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 6,682 Wabash, IN USA	Originally Posted by Leftlane That is basically trap porn Flipper! Nice looking traps bud. "Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775824 01/18/23 06:47 PM 01/18/23 06:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 123 Alaska S Super Wide trapper
Super Wide trapper S Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 123 Alaska	https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthr...wolverine-wolf-trapping-2023#Post7775687 I believe these are #4 double long springs being set by hand over his knee. It's on the alaska wolverine/wolf trapping thread. My Super Wide will pull your broken down 4 stroke, up a hill backwards, with you on it!

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Super Wide] #7775851 01/18/23 07:29 PM 01/18/23 07:29 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,396 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,396 Iowa	Originally Posted by Super Wide https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthr...wolverine-wolf-trapping-2023#Post7775687 I believe these are #4 double long springs being set by hand over his knee. It's on the alaska wolverine/wolf trapping thread. Way different than setting the 4 1/2. The base extending past the end of the frame will not allow you to break them like that over your knee.

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775855 01/18/23 07:31 PM 01/18/23 07:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado Raptortrapper OP trapper
Raptortrapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 839 Colorado	Yeah that’s a stronger man than me!! No way I can do that. I’ve still been thinking about laminating some of these that are coming. But I really don’t think it’s gonna be necessary. Might night latch them, if they aren’t already. But I like the original pans. Just look cool to me. Why do I carry 10mm? Because shooting twice is just silly.

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: Raptortrapper] #7775887 01/18/23 08:06 PM 01/18/23 08:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 10,108 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 10,108 WI - Wisconsin	Your excitement level is amazing. Good for you.

Re: New 4.5 Sleepy Creeks came in!! [Re: ~ADC~] #7776084 01/18/23 11:18 PM 01/18/23 11:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 1,775 Eastern W by God V Crowfoot trapper
Crowfoot trapper Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 1,775 Eastern W by God V	Originally Posted by ~ADC~ Originally Posted by Super Wide https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthr...wolverine-wolf-trapping-2023#Post7775687 I believe these are #4 double long springs being set by hand over his knee. It's on the alaska wolverine/wolf trapping thread. Way different than setting the 4 1/2. The base extending past the end of the frame will not allow you to break them like that over your knee. IIRC, swatting at it with your purse helps a bit (priceless...... thanks ADC) These may be different, but watch the second setting. The guy isn't even watching the trap, he' looking at the camera till he sets the latch/pan height. https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/7496773/re-b-l-44#Post7496773

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