If your Champion WheelyBird wireless receiver has ever slid off mid-squad like a fridge magnet that gave up on life, you’re not alone. The factory sticky pads mean well. They just don’t survive Texas heat, dusty ranges, or the gentle violence of hauling a trap in and out of a truck bed.
Enter a $42 no-drill mag mount built for the Champion wireless kit (SKU 40923): rubber-coated magnets, PETG print, snap-on remote dock with belt clip and lanyard hole. Transferable between machines. No holes in your frame.
What the WheelyBird wireless kit actually does
Champion’s WheelyBird auto-feed trap is the backyard / club workhorse that chucks birds so you can grind lead without a full-time puller. The wireless kit (SKU 40923) adds a receiver on the trap and a handheld remote so you’re not tethered to a cord like it’s 1998. Great idea. The “stick the brick to the machine with adhesive” part? That’s where the romance dies.
Factory pain: sticky pads vs. real range life
Adhesive pads hate dust, UV, vibration, and the moment you yank the trap sideways. One day the receiver’s locked on. Next day it’s hanging by hope—or face-planting in the gravel while your squad pretends not to notice. You can re-stick forever. Or you can stop pretending tape is a mounting system.
What you actually want:
- Doesn’t require drilling the trap frame
- Survives heat and knocks better than foam tape
- Keeps the remote on your person instead of in the dirt
- Moves with you if you own more than one machine
Design choices: PETG, rubber magnets, remote dock
This PREMIUM Champion WheelyBird Auto-feed Trap Wireless Receiver & Remote Holder is a 3D-printed PETG cradle—tougher outdoors than garden-variety PLA for heat and impact. Rubber-coated magnets clamp to ferrous parts of the trap without chewing paint or demanding a drill bit. Snap the Champion wireless receiver into the cradle, park the remote in the matching dock (belt clip + lanyard hole), and you’re done.
No torque specs. No “permanent modification.” If you swap traps or share the club machine, the mount comes with you like a good pair of ear pro.
Honest vs. the bolt-on alternative
There’s another popular approach: a bolt-on PLA+ mount around ~$45 that needs drilling. Same ballpark price. Different philosophy. If you’re fine modifying the frame and want a hard-fastened bracket, that route is legitimate. The mag mount trades bolts for magnets so you don’t put holes in the trap and can move the receiver between machines without hardware theater. Neither is “wrong”—pick the pain you’re willing to live with.
Who this mag mount is for
- WheelyBird owners running Champion wireless kit 40923
- Anyone whose adhesive pads already ghosted them
- Folks who don’t want to drill a club or shared trap
- Multi-trap shooters who want one mount that travels
If you love drilling and want a bolted PLA+ bracket, buy that instead. If sticky pads still work on your machine… enjoy the miracle, and bookmark this for when they don’t.
Where to get it
Listing price is $42 on eBay for the PREMIUM Champion WheelyBird Auto-feed Trap Wireless Receiver & Remote Holder. Soft sell only: if the receiver-falling-off saga sounds familiar, this is the no-drill fix that keeps the brick on the machine and the remote on your belt.
Check the listing: WheelyBird wireless receiver mag mount on eBay
Slap it on, keep the remote clipped, and spend less time fishing electronics out of the gravel. Happy breaking.