he Milwood coat from Alan Paine is designed mainly for driven shooting — it is smart, has cartridge pockets, hand-warming pockets and so on. The ‘action back’ is designed to give freedom of movement and the elasticated inner cuffs keep out the weather. But what sets this apart from a lot of shooting coats is the outer shell fabric. Made from polyester, cotton and nylon, it has a luxuriously soft feel to it, rather like chamois leather. Also like chamois leather, though it might be soft to the touch, it is tough. I
