Federal Premium Gold Medal Grand Shines at ATA Grand American

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

ANOKA, Minn. -(Ammoland.com)- Federal Premium’s new Gold Medal Grand shotshells earned high praise and high scores at the American Trapshooting Association’s 2017 Grand American World Trapshooting Championships in Sparta, Illinois, August 2-12.

The event is widely considered the world’s largest and most prestigious trapshooting competition.

This year’s contest drew 3,386 shooters who collectively represented over 30,000 entries in singles, doubles and handicap events.

“We are very proud that our team of sponsored shooters did extremely well at the Grand American,” said Federal Premium Shooting Promotions Manager Devon Harris.

Team Federal Premium shooter Sean Hawley led the charge by hitting 2,538 out of 2,600 targets to claim the coveted ATA 2600 High Over All (AAA) Champion title. “Shooters using Federal Premium Ammunition took home 28 percent of the trophies,” Harris added.

“We’re also honored by how positively shooters from around the world reacted to Gold Medal Grand,” Harris continued. “Many competitors told me they used to shoot other products, but switched to Gold Medal Grand because it performs as well or better, with noticeably less recoil. In fact, several shooters on the trophy list who don’t normally shoot Federal Premium took …Read the Rest

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