Are they as good as the standard ones? Can they be trusted to be as sturdily built as the regular ones? Any chance of them coming apart during use?

I had these YEARS ago and they worked pretty good. I used them to catch rattle snakes and never had a problem with them....

I have a friend that uses them back in N.C and some parts of S.c and he swears by them.

my pair work great I love them they are just as reliable in my opinion and never came apart on me.

Thanks but I ended up going with the standard 40 inch gentle giants instead of the collapsible.

Thanks but I ended up going with the standard 40 inch gentle giants instead of the collapsible.

:yes:

Why question fate.....