As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, many of us will struggle to shoot to the extent we did just a few years ago. Heck, we’ve endured one financial shock after another. First Brexit, then Covid and now the energy crisis, fuelled by the war in Ukraine.
If you are fortunate enough to find a little surplus cash in your pocket at the end of the month you’ll want it to stretch as far as possible. So, here are a few ways of guaranteeing the best bang for your buck.
Embrace the pre-loved
There are many barely used bargains out there to be had on eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree. None of these sites sell guns or shells, but they are an excellent source of new and almost-new clothes and shooting accessories; anything from skeet vests to riflescopes. Many retailers have eBay stores too, which they use as outlets for returns and clearance stock.
Searching in mid-October, we found plenty of pristine skeet vests on eBay from brands such as Seeland, Browning and Beretta. Prices started from just £30. There was also a wide selection of new and hardly worn Schöffel jackets, fleeces and gilets.
Footwear can be a good bet because people often buy the wrong size but never get round to returning it, and
