This is something a bit different for me, it’s a clay trap made by a manufacturer by the name of Pointer, not one of the professional companies I usually advertise but worthy of attention in this case. It’s the second of a pair that came to me in a batch of traps from a club so I’ve stripped and rebuilt them to see what they come out like.The main frame is fairly strong, as it needs to be with a spring equivalent to a Bowman Major. I like the clever drilling pattern which allows several angle positions from flat to teal – the pivot bolt is straight through a tube but I’ve replaced the long locking bolt with a pair of shorter bolts to beef up the locking system. The spring is now held with a new eyebolt and a reinforced eye on the linkage, complete with new grease nipple.The shafts do have a bit of play but nothing excessive, both have grease points and the tube has Oilite bushes. Throwing arms are made from folded sheet mounted with reinforcing plates, rubbers are replacement Farey jobs with replacement teal clips rather than the single bolted bent tin clips it came with. The Farey stops are fitted into the back slots which can be set up to throw consistent pairs of powerful standards.Due to the strong spring I also added a strengthening tie between the two ends of the arms so the cocking force is through both arms, not just the top one. A light coat of paint has tidied everything and it’s throwing a good pair of clays on my test range. Don’t expect a real top quality club trap, parts of it, especially the base do show it’s age but I’m pleased the trap has turned out to do the job.SOLD