Good buys - Bad buys and some the jury is still out on!

[JabaliHunter]

Good:
Leica Geovid HD-b
Possum fur and merino wool beanie hat
Norrona Finnskogen Dri gloves
Atlas PRS bipod
AIM 45 drag bag
Roe deer and their antlers by Pavel Scherer

 

[CPShines]

Good:
- any gear from Black Diamond
- ditto Outdoor Research
- viperflex sticks
- opticron 10x42 monocular
- Ardbeg

Bad:
- Any gear made by Karrimor in the last ten years, unfortunately
- Laophraig

 

[rodp]

Good:
- any gear from Black Diamond
- ditto Outdoor Research
- viperflex sticks
- opticron 10x42 monocular
- Ardbeg

Bad:
- Any gear made by Karrimor in the last ten years, unfortunately
- Laophraig

Now known as "Krappimore".

 

[Vulpesvulpes]

Good....
All my Fjallraven gear
Sauer rifles
Federal ammo
Deben Tracer Li ion 22ah
Lightforce
Haggarts tweed clothing
Proper stone dead cartridges
Bad...
Nomad everything
Recent Le Cham wellies
Dog food over £1/kg
Alarm clocks (all)

 

[308tikka]

Good:

Possum fur and merino wool beanie hat

plus one. but not the Ray Mears one.

other good:

Outfox trousers in v cold weather
dutch wool fleece midlayer in v cold weather
British army buffalo fleece and surplus mtp
hultafors craftsmans knife
sierra gamekings and hornady amax projectiles
swaro rangefinder
bergner flasks

bad:
macwet gloves
decathlon gloves
deerhunter gloves
swedteam belt pack - belt webbing is flimsy so pack bounces.
primos trigger sticks on days when you have to do any serious walking
beretta trousers as too noisy and sweaty

 

[Tf223]

Good
Hawke range finder - accurate enough for uk hunting compared against better brands
Seeland Quad sticks - rock stead for up to 200yd shots
Sako 75 6.5x55 - so far so good - 1 month!!
Brattonsound RL7+ rifle cabinet - not the Fanciest but well built and reliable
federal 22wmr premium with speerpoint bullets - super hollow point, almost always absorbed by rabbits with low amount of exits - wouldn’t like the meat though (mush)!!
harkila rifle slip - super padded with useful pocket. love their stuff, just wish it was cheaper!



Bad
Gumleaf boots - started leaking at the start of yesterday’s shoot. 1.5 years old
Tall bipod sticks - might be me but I just can’t stand still enough!!
Seeland Keeper trousers - generally good, but waterproofing lacking after a good brambling.
RWS Titan 3 .223 - great well made accurate rifle, just not well enough to resell now I have no need for it.

 

[roryh]

Good;
Howa 1500 .243
Mora knives
Magnum boots (free from work)
Single Malt
Decent Gin (Whitney and Neal with Fevertree tonic the current favourite)
A set of Airsson cleaning rods from Amazon Airsson Rifle Gun Cleaning Kit Set Shotgun Cleaner Brush Rod Maintenance For .22 22LR .223 556 Caliber with Durable Pouch Accessories: Amazon.co.uk: Sports Outdoors
Bacon.

Bad;

Savage 110
2am amazon 'good ideas'
Blended Whiskey
the wife

 

[mchughcb]

Last year

Brilliant
Edgepro Apex knife sharpener
Webley and Scott 2020k sxs 20g
Viper flex journey
Samsung S8
RTIC 38 can soft cooler bag
Walk the plank rat trap
Kuiu gloves


Bad

Kuiu toilet bag - way too small

 

[Harry mac]

Bad

Kuiu toilet bag - way too small

What's the issue? Is it the bag's capacity, or your accuracy?

 

[takbok]

Got an aeropress ordered! Looking forward to receiving it.

 

[mchughcb]

What's the issue? Is it the bag's capacity, or your accuracy?

Much smaller than i thought.

 

[mchughcb]

Oh yeah. The Worx collapsable, portable work bench.

 

[Klenchblaize]

King brand Japanese sharpening stone package with adjustable holder from the Ray Mears/Woodlore shop. Best Xmas present form the Mother-In-Law in years!

Of course you've got to know or learn how to use them but once you have you won't go near the many less than ideal alternatives.

K

 

[B&W FOX]

The Best Bits...That I would replace if damaged

US Army Desert Camo Gore-Tex Jacket & trousers...Had them three years now should have brought some years ago.

Deer Hunter Sneaky Suite....not sure they make them any more, but I brought two spare sets because I wouldn't be without them.

Aim Drag Bags

Ron Thompson Backpack Chair... Now around 15 years old

Buffalo Mountain Fleece now on my 4th one in 20 years

Sorel Glacier Boots...for them long nights in the high seat


Never Again

Prologic Camo Clothing... wetter inside than it is outside.

Brasher Hillmaster boots....for people that enjoy skating on wet rock, grass or logs.

Simmons Scopes... if it doesn't have coin slot turret adjusters its not genuine.

The First Ex wife

The Second Ex Wife

Marriage...Never Again

 

[Co1]

Got an aeropress ordered! Looking forward to receiving it.

Had one for about 4 years now, used daily. Wouldn't be without it.

 

[takbok]

Had one for about 4 years now, used daily. Wouldn't be without it.

Thanks, will be good if mine lasts that long!

 

[mchughcb]

King brand Japanese sharpening stone package with adjustable holder from the Ray Mears/Woodlore shop. Best Xmas present form the Mother-In-Law in years!

Of course you've got to know or learn how to use them but once you have you won't go near the many less than ideal alternatives.

K

Yeah, got a king and kds 1000/6000 as well last year. Great quality.

 

[ChesterP]

Good:

Deerhunter Recon Jackets;
Fjallraven Vida Pro trousers;
Altberg boots, especially Tethras;
Mora Knives, Helle Knives;
Teir One mounts; Burris Signature mounts;
Japanese King water stones and water stone holder;
Steiner Optics (bins and rifle scopes_
Swaro CL bins, nice, light, small and brilliant optics;
Leica rangefinders;
Delta rifle scopes;
Vanguard mono/bi/tripod thingy;
Monkeystick quadsticks;
Lapua brass;
My old Le Chameau wellies (not the modern rubbish);
Morino wool base layers;
Mulsurp waist packs and mule sacks;
M1907 leather slings.

Bad:

Deerhunter trousers (except for high chair work);
PPU factory ammo (1 in 3 rounds won't chamber in my rifles);
Anything MTP (or "glow in the daytime" as I like to call it);
MTC scopes;
Hawke Endurance scopes (never again);
Muzzle brakes;
Jack Pyke...anything;
Harris type bipods;
Road tyres on a 4 x 4;

 

[Pedro]

Good:

Muckboots. Warm, comfortable, supporting. Not perfect though. Slippy on hard surfaces and could last longer. Price has crept up too.
Sako anything. Rifles and ammunition anyway. Tikka too.
Harkila. Clothes and wellies. Perhaps not their boots by all accounts. The prices are something else though.
Land Rover Discovery 4. Obviously Land Rover are Marmite things. But this car hasn't let me down in 4 years, goes where I want, can pull a train, is comfy and even still scrubs up well.
Beretta shotguns. They just work. And look good.
Zeiss and Meopro scopes. Do the trick for me.
Cheese and chocolate. I need help.

BAD:

Jack Pyke. Purveyor of waterproof, breathable clothing that aren't either. Stitching done by monkeys. Price isn't everything.
Shooting Times. Gets thinner by the week and the price gets thicker. But I am still strangely drawn to it. I need help here too.
Any make of shotgun cartridge. They all have a bird shaped hole in the middle of the pattern.
Facebook. The Devil's work. Ideal for fooling everyone as to what your life is really like.
Christmas after about 3 days.

 

[SpikeD]

Good
Black Rifle Coffee (their adverts are not for the politically correct or hipsters)
7x57 RWS ammunition it is worth it
Remington Rolling block in .43" Spanish it's a whole lot of fun to shoot

Bad
Swarovski Z6i 1-6 x24 have not been able to get that zeroed for elevation on any of my rifles despite numerous mounts and rings (might be a Friday afternoon job)