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Tenacious Trilobite launches an antique pigeon, no shotgun required

The channel's only new upload demonstrates an 1880s spring-powered predecessor to modern clay-target hand traps.

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1880's Gyro Pigeon POV... firing?

A metal rotor sits on the launcher's prongs, then spins off into the sky. Tenacious Trilobite's "1880's Gyro Pigeon POV... firing?" gives that question mark a purpose: this is target-practice equipment, not another antique gun.

Provided by C&Rsenal, the device gets a brief first-person demonstration in an open field. Between launches, the handler repeatedly turns a small winding tool to reset the spring, then mounts the target again. After the second flight, a companion supplies the practical reminder: "Can't be wasting those."

The week's sole upload has drawn about 50,000 views. In the comments, viewers dwell on the exposed spring mechanism, the handler's audible exhale and how different this looks from an ordinary clay pigeon thrower. Several are encountering the odd little device for the first time.

Older firearms remain the channel's busiest individual uploads right now: the Martini-Henry Mk.II demonstration has the most daily momentum, followed by the long-slide Glock 17L and the Burgess Folding Shotgun. C&Rsenal also provided access to the Martini-Henry and Burgess, making that connection a thread through both the new curiosity and the active archive.

The channel added 1,000 subscribers over the week, though daily views are currently well below their usual level. Nearby in subscriber size, 9-Hole Reviews is having an unusually busy viewing day, while scholagladiatoria is closer to its customary rhythm. For Tenacious Trilobite, the week's addition expands the collection in a particularly specific direction: the flying target gets its own POV outing.

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What viewers say

Such a quirky little device. I can see why we eventually swapped to clay pigeons.
@TitanAEX4See it on YouTube
Love how the metal sounds when it goes flying! Didn't expect a doodad like this on this channel, but hey, it techically fires a projectile, I think it counts. Thanks for this intersting peek at something I never knew existed
@shitpostgrotto2982See it on YouTube
This has the same dramatic tension as winding up a garage door spring. (Pun intended)
@StruggleButtonsSee it on YouTube

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