Cam wrote ..

Shooting hand thrown clay pigeons with a Mossberg 500 crown grade on BLM land near the Mexican border in San Diego county.

How many folks prefer hand throwing rather than using a hand launcher? I find using a decent launcher, like the WIng One I reviewed earlier this week, far easier and well worth the small cost of the launcher. They review far less effort and I can throw much further, at a cost of throwing them slower.