When i go to but brand new duke 330's this summer what should i buy; thae magnums or the regualrs? whats the difference?
i can get a dozen regulars for $147.00
or a dozen magnums for $160.00

When I am looking at the regulars or the magnums and there is a woman in the isle I always pick the magnums !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have both but love the mags. The difference is the bend in the jaws so they make a complete inclosure. When I buy more it will be duke 330 mags.

i think i will go with a dozen duke magnum #330 for $160.00. that is about 3 days of picking peas and beans at the farm LOL.

lol BigT

holarious it is for those how dont get it well its funny lmao

I like the regulars. The beavers and otters die just as good in the regular jawed body grips as the magnums. The key is trap adjustment. When that jaw whacks em right behind the ears, they expire quickly regardless of the jaw type.

I can use the extra money I saved for other things I like - lol.

What Paul said.
But if ya gotta spend more money I love them 10x12 oversized 330's...

as long as it catches and holds, its fine with me!!!

I would definetly go with magnums. One extra beaver held with the full closure jaws will more than cover the extra cost. Ever once in a while I accidentaly catch one by the foot or tail in one. Without the bent jaws of the magnum style, you would never hold them.

ROTFLMFAO, i think im gonna die from laughing

LMFAO

what kind of 330's are 10 by 12

I don't get the advantage of the mags (other than an incidental foot catch, which I don't want anyhow). With anything larger than a tiny muskrat, the trap isn't going to close all the way anyhow. AND, I would rather a bit of a gap in between the jaws for WHEN I get my fingers in there because we all know sooner or later its going to happen.

What Paul said, this made a world of difference in my opinon and use of conibear style traps...


http://www.trapperman.com/trapperman/Basic_Sets_Bodygrip_Adj.html

rotflmao

Does anyone know how to modify older traps to have a kill bar or modify the jaws to close more tightly?

JoeB give Blakcoyote aka Duane fronek from Wisconsin a call he might be able to help.

I have seen duke 110 magnums in catalogs. Do they have the magnum jaws, or just extra strong springs.

A 330 is a 330. ALL will do the job if the triggers are tuned and the springs are strong. But..IMO the ultimates are the Belisles. They PANCAKE the beaver. If you have never used one...you just can't appreciate what I'm saying..LOL. If you use them...you know what I'm talking about.

Their spring safety hooks are the best system out there.

TastelikeChicken is right on with Belisles they are the best trap built. Yesterday we picked up seven fisher and a marten on the last day of the season and these traps do some serious killing they barely got out of the box. A word of caution don't get your fingers caught in a Belisle beaver trap without your trap plyers handy, it will bring a tear to your eye, can still feel the pain.

Ran Duke 330's and Belisle's side by side on the beaver line a few weeks ago, and there is no comparison. If you have the $ the Belisles are the way to go. No struggle, just dead!

Ya, but they want fit in my stablizers. LOL. They are fine traps that is for sure.

Keep in mind that fimgers , hands and arms caught in magnums don't come out as easily as they do in a regular trap. If you trap by yourself you need to take this into consideration.

I know a fella that was trapping bank beaver with some 330s
He set the trap under water and reached down to place some guide sticks. Somehow he bumped the trigger and it "bit" him around the forearm.. You can't take a 330 off with one hand. He had to walk back to his truck and drive to a local conveince store and have a couple fellas there get him outta the trap. He'll get picked on about that till the day he dies.. LOL

Any #330's I buy now are Belisle's. I still have some of everything from over the years, but I sure like those Belisle's, except the price!

I agree with you here, and for that reason, I use safety setters on all 330's Magnum or otherwise.

Yes...ALWAYS use a safety clip ....plus the factory spring safetys on any 330. I'm a 330 club member ( also a #4 and #5 DLS member...LOL) and learned the safety clip lesson the hard way!!!

Don't take the safety clip off until you are completely done. I got the 330 across one wrist. I hung it in the ice cold water until it went numb and kept wading most of the day with it underwater. Lots of pretty green, blue and purple colors and that wrist took about 2 months to get back to normal.

M Howard...what brand stabilizers are you running? I have the MTP ones, both short H and Long H and they fit Belisles. Also use the KB stabilizers and they fit.