The great thing about shooting is the almost limitless amount of gear with which you can equip yourself. Here are ten gift ideas for the shooter. Print them off and leave them somewhere prominent round the house…..
Subscription to Shooting Gazette – keep up to date with game shooting and stalking in Europe to keep your spirits up during the New Zealand summer. Subscribe online at Shooting Gazette
Pocket pick up stick – pocket sized telescopic magnetic stick for picking up cartridge cases. Never bend down for an empty again. Also useful for retrieving nuts and bolts dropped into the bowels of car engines. GBP10 on ebay
Bryn Parry Mug – Remind yourself of our pheasant shooting every time you have coffee all year. Lots of great cartoons to choose from, the grouse shooting one amuses me every time I use it. GBP10 from brynparrystudios.com or Otaki Hunting and Fishing stock them together with a lot of other gift ideas
Leather gun slip – A must have regardless of your gun, a sense of occasion every time you take your gun out. Quite a few on the market but if you want the very best embossed with your initials (or anything else for that matter) get Les Matheson to make you one
Cufflinks – lots of shooting themes available. My personal favourites are the shotgun cartridge ones which make a bit of a statement in any meeting. Holland and Holland charge 295 quid for theirs but lots of cheaper ones available
Gun Vice – I wasn’t sure how much I would use this but has proved remarkably handy, particularly if you also have a rifle to clean and generally fiddle with from time to time. Available from Rivers to Ranges in Hastings for about $160
Cleaning mat – Never be told off for cleaning your gun on the dining room table again. An indispensable part of any shooter’s kit. Available online from Amazon
Hip Flask – Lots of shapes to choose from, my Jerry can one always raises a smile when I produce it. Available, like everything else it seems from Amazon
Range Rover Holland and Holland edition – For the shooter has everything, a Range Rover with veneer to match his shotguns, a wardrobe in the boot in which to keep them and scroll engraving on the doorhandles (yes really!). 180,000 quid but you know you want to…..
A shoot at Hau Ora Clays – Now you’ve got all the gear, pack it in the H&H Range Rover and bring it down for a try out. Gift vouchers available for friends and family or just make a booking and spoil yourself www.hauoraclays.co.nz