Ozalid
Well-Known Member
Hi All,
My missus will tell you that I am an impulse buyer of the worst kind, and I am, I admit it. I buy things I 'need' and at the time, cant live without, of course most of the things I buy are either not suitable in some way, or they turn out not to be as expected, its a real pain. I remember one day three pairs of golf shoes mysteriously arriving, I hadn't got a clue where from at the time, but it turned out I had been giving the Famous Grouse a tanning one night and bought them all on Ebay, I gave one pair away and the two remaining pairs are still in the cupboard, none of them fitted me...don't drink and Ebay.
So, it has been with shooting, I have lost count of the thousands I have spent on guns and equipment over 50 years, its been a costly business, but I thought I would list what have been my recent good and bad buys of late and maybe others could share their stories?
Good:
Bad:
Regards,
Al
My missus will tell you that I am an impulse buyer of the worst kind, and I am, I admit it. I buy things I 'need' and at the time, cant live without, of course most of the things I buy are either not suitable in some way, or they turn out not to be as expected, its a real pain. I remember one day three pairs of golf shoes mysteriously arriving, I hadn't got a clue where from at the time, but it turned out I had been giving the Famous Grouse a tanning one night and bought them all on Ebay, I gave one pair away and the two remaining pairs are still in the cupboard, none of them fitted me...don't drink and Ebay.
So, it has been with shooting, I have lost count of the thousands I have spent on guns and equipment over 50 years, its been a costly business, but I thought I would list what have been my recent good and bad buys of late and maybe others could share their stories?
Good:
- Swazi Tahr, absolutely brilliant, I have yet to be either cold or wet in this smock, worth every penny, I got talked into it by Roger at Swillington and don't regret it one bit. Dont need too much underneath, a base-layer and micro-fleece is all.
- Ridgeline Monsoon as backup smock to Swazi, not as bad as some people make out, comfortable, warm and dry, can get sweaty if yomping though.
- Lowa Hunter GTX Evo Extreme Boots, the best things since sliced bread, stiff at first, but now eased off, amazingly waterproof, I would not be without them and want another pair for backup.
- Mora knives, I have several (quelle surprise) brilliant value for money and as good as knives costing ten times as much.
- Swarovski Z6i 2-12x50 the best and most expensive scope I have ever bought, I love it.
- Hawke Frontier ED 8x40 Binoculars, I was looking to get some s/h Leica's or Swaro's and got these to 'tide me over', however, I have never felt the need to replace them, bright and clear, easy to use, fantastic value for money.
- To be continued...
Bad:
- Sealskinz shooting gloves, good for cold dry weather, worse than useless in wet, last trip out the leather palms were completely soaked, weighed a ton and pulled inside out when I took them off, a total waste of £47.00. I do like the fold-back magnetised trigger finger though...
- Harris Bipods, I have two, 9-13 and 12-27, I'm not saying they are bad quality, indeed they are really well made, but for me they just add weight and dig in my back when walking, I know they are very popular and are ok for the range, but I shoot perfectly well off my pack or off sticks, so they will be going soon.
- To be continued...
Regards,
Al
