North maintenance weeks registration through him self be plenty pizza the training of Lab. One note, I added a piece of foam rubber pipe insulation to the stock to cushion the recoil on shoulder, the steel T bar alone was a little harsh. All said, I let a few friends borrow it and have reccomended it to others. By: Chocolate Lab. Hunts. Family pet. This unit is very portable, and is excellent to use at any time out the field. It is great at simulating a gun and fallen bird. This action is great at teaching the dog to be steady at a gun shot, and retrieve upon command. I am very happy with this unit! By: Hunts. Competes. I have used it several times already and i really like it... Had thought of getting a mobile launcher but the cost for me was too much it gives me much more realism training. The only problem are the duck like launchers i got with the canvas, they are great but i would prefer larger to be more lifelike size. Other than that i am very well pleased. By: Hunts. Family pet. misfires with 22 blanks. I do not know if this is due to blanks or the launcher set. When the launcher shoots well the dummy goes for a ride. Retrieves the 60 yard range are common. Great training tool when it works well. dog is improving his breaks at sound of shot. retrieves and a tired but still excited lab at end of session is a bonus. By: Retriever. Hunts. Family pet. Launcher works well. Well designed stock and trigger makes it easy for all to shoot as I often have kids help with training. Only reason I did not give 5 stars is that the spent cartridges are occasionally a little difficult to get out as they expand when fired. By: Owns 4 dogs. Hunts. The launcher is much louder than a .22 caliber rifle. Use hearing protection. With yellow loads it launches the canvas dummies 75 yards easily. The smaller plastic dummies go much further and are lightweight and hard to keep within 75 yards. Perhaps some green loads would help with younger dogs. I can't imagine using the red loads. The extension handle and passed but plate are great. This is a great tool to extend retrieves and dog handling. By: Hunts. Family pet. Functions every time, and fires consistently terms of distance and direction, but anyone who puts the metal stock to their shoulder not be pitching a game the next day. I always use the ground as a base, but then must kneel to make sure to avoid injury. Wearing a life jacket, you can tolerate shooting this from the shoulder. By: Hunts. As real as it gets for training retrieves. dog loves it and is really attentive waiting for the shot and keeps looking forward to mark the retrieve. After 3 uses of 10 shoots each I made sure to clean with gun cleaner and lubricate. Especially the spring can gunk up and jam easy to it won't shoot or fire off around when pushing the trigger. By: Labs. Owns 2 dogs. Hunts. Family pet. Competes. I've only used the product once but was pleased with it. Shot the bumper pretty far and made a nice loud shot. Don't really care for the kick as it kicks PRETTY HARD- harder than 12 guage. I purchased a couple bumper boys and have been using those but use the LL2 again when it comes time for more triples. By: ESS. Owns 2 dogs. Hunts. Competes. It is a handy tool if you 't always have training birds available. dog's marking has improved. It works best for me with the stock on the ground rather than from the hip or shoulder. It is easier to control than the hand held models