Thread: Gear You're really glad you bought.

For me, these.

Irish setter Boots.

I have problems wearing shoes with arch supports. Quickly gets very painful.

These, I can wear all day without that pain.

So I'm glad to have found these quickly, and not have had to own a heap of different boots.

I bought a pair of Irish setter a couple of months ago myself.
Yes they are very comfortable to wear. I love mine.

I have a pair also..... Varitreck i think the model is, everytime i wear them my little toes hurt like hell after a few hours.... took them overseas on a hunt and my bloody toe got infected, nothing like squeezing puss out of ya toe each morning then walking 10k.... and they leak... wet feet every day.... and the soles are too plasticy and are noisy on stones and roots..... otherwise they are great....

Anything Sako, Leica, Leupold or Nightforce

Didn't buy, but the best choice I've ever made!

Her name is Lynn and there's no other!!

Ok - send me shit, but - nothings an issue, go hunting hunting when you want, buy what you like!

A Keeper!!!

This question took a bit of thinking about because after so many years of hunting and shooting there are many items I'm glad I purchased in the pursuit of happiness. However I think I have the answer:

A suppressor.

It took me years to be convinced. My mate was on at me every trip... "put a suppressor on it...". My list of reasons for not doing it were short - basically I just couldn't bring myself to thread the barrels on what I considered to be heirloom rifles. Times change... I horse-traded my BRNO Fox Model 2 and my M70 Featherweight for a Sako A7, cut a thread on it and never looked back. These days wouldn't own an non-suppressed rifle and I can't believe how stubborn I was.

Ironically, we were spotlighting from the SxS just before lockdown when my mate decided to take his fathers old Parker Hale .222 for a shot. This rifle is original and non-suppressed. The first shot gave my daughter and I sore ears for the rest of the night. FFS!!!! In no uncertain terms I told him to put a suppressor on it. I now believe they should be mandatory.

Originally Posted by planenutz

This question took a bit of thinking about because after so many years of hunting and shooting there are many items I'm glad I purchased in the pursuit of happiness. However I think I have the answer:

A suppressor.

It took me years to be convinced. My mate was on at me every trip... "put a suppressor on it...". My list of reasons for not doing it were short - basically I just couldn't bring myself to thread the barrels on what I considered to be heirloom rifles. Times change... I horse-traded my BRNO Fox Model 2 and my M70 Featherweight for a Sako A7, cut a thread on it and never looked back. These days wouldn't own an non-suppressed rifle and I can't believe how stubborn I was.

Ironically, we were spotlighting from the SxS just before lockdown when my mate decided to take his fathers old Parker Hale .222 for a shot. This rifle is original and non-suppressed. The first shot gave my daughter and I sore ears for the rest of the night. FFS!!!! In no uncertain terms I told him to put a suppressor on it. I now believe they should be mandatory.

Suppressor for me too now that I think about it. Less recoil, less noise, makes my centerfires much more pleasant to shoot.

Also makes it possible to hear the "Tock" of the bullet hitting home on a deer.

Good boots.

Different brands for different people because we have different shaped feet and travel different terrain etc, for me its LaSportiva.

Suppressor,good Sox .

Bridgedales, Higher end Leupold glass(probably better stuff out there but does everything I need to do/great customer service), Tibets (no more screaming ankles after a day of sidling)

Good glass, in my case Leica and Leupold.

If you can't find and then can't see them, then you can't shoot them.

And quite frankly, just finding them is what its all about - so my binoculars are my favourite piece hunting kit; I have a pair in every vehicle!

A decent quality modern scope. Mine are IOR and bushnell

Makes hunting much more enjoyable when you have confidence in it.

Everything about them is better than the old rubbish I used to have.

Lot's of stuff, but the ones that jump to mind are:
Browning A-Bolt in 270 in 1998, still love that rifle.
InReach
Jetboil
My boat

A kick ass expensive brightness of the sun head torch. Don't need it 95% of the time but it sure is nice being able to crank it up when navigating a bit of steep shit in the dark or trying to sort a good spot to cross the river or find the next track marker etc.

2 Garmin Rino 750 gps