Clay Shooting

BOXING CLEVER

For years Clever cartridges have largely been associated with the top end of clay shooting. Founded by the Chiampan brothers back in 1952, the company was focused on excellence – and that’s what they have delivered. Visit their website at www.clevervr.com/en/ and you’ll find a list of European, World and Olympic medal winners who have put their faith in the Clever brand; it reads like a Who’s Who of clay shooting greats.

Clever realised that many shooters would like to use such a prestigious brand but can’t justify premium ammunition for training, practice and the less demanding disciplines. They introduced their Mirage T1s for the club shooter. We reviewed them in our April 2020 issue, and they performed remarkably well. This month we have some cartridges from the premium end of the Clever range. These are the Grand Italia, part of the stable that has garnered so many medals.

A glance at the Grand

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