For generations, clay shooting has worked around the same basic technology, whether you’re involved at the highest level of Olympic competition or just goofing off in your backyard. A heavy machine on the ground (or a handheld thrower) heaves clay targets up in the air, usually on predictable flight patterns, and a shotgunner tries to blast them. In 2025, Caldwell is taking a new approach. The new Caldwell Claycopter is one of the most innovative products on the fudd side of SHOT Show this year, as it could completely change informal clay shooting, and offers interesting new potential for competition shooting as well.