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Sporting clays is one of the fastest-growing shooting sports, and Federal Ammunition has just announced an all-new-for-2025 lineup of shotshells optimized for the game: Federal Master Class. It was created for elite competitors, but it's priced for everyone who'd like to squeeze a bit more performance out of their shotgun ammunition. Master Class offers a much better option than standard target loads for those who compete in Sporting Clays, with high-quality components in an ultra-reliable two-piece straight-wall hull design. It’s offered in the most popular payloads and velocities for modern Sporting Clays competitions.
What's different about this competition-level sporting clay load is its customized Podium wad, which extracts peak performance with Federal’s straight-wall hull, reliable primers, high-antimony lead shot and select propellant. This product line will be offered in six 12-gauge loads, which achieve from 1,325 to 1,300 feet per second (fps) depending upon the specific load.
Master Class features two components—also used in Federal’s Premium products—including a one-piece Podium wad and high-antimony lead shot that balances hardness and density. It's constructed with a straight-wall hull, inserted plastic base wad, striated tube, and brass-plated steelhead for optimum performance. And a word to reloaders: the Master Class' one-piece tapered hull and solid brass head is great news for those looking to maximize reloadability.
“Master Class gives shooters competitively priced loads with top-quality internal components needed to break the most challenging targets in sporting clays and FITASC,” said Federal’s Shotshell Product Line Manager Josh Vickers. “From the unique and attractive blue hull to a new shot sorting process utilized in its loading, this new product line is built to exceed the expectations of all Sporting Clay shooters.” MSRP $15.99 per 25-count box; FederalPremium.com.
