It was interesting to see that apart from the occasional shooter who found the price of certain vests slightly higher than they’d expected it still wouldn’t have put them off buying it. Besides the cartridge pockets there’s a big one across the back to stow gloves, headphones and all the other pieces of kit you need to carry around – I might ask my dad for one on my birthday.
It’s comfortable, the material’s nice, there’s plenty of padding and it’s a good fit across my shoulders and waist. The thing about this Skeet vest is that it’s lightweight with all the mesh but still offers great shooting protection due to the two big quilted panels that run down either side. The outcome was more than interesting as each shooter made their choices and give their opinions.
So with a selection of the latest Skeet vests from Top Gun, Jack Pyke and GMK’s Beretta collection available to be tried and tested, the Sunday morning shooters from Clough Head GC were asked to pass their opinions. Lastly, if you happen to be one of those shooters fortunate enough to besponsored – is there enough room for your sponsor’s badge? Ultimately, the design has to ensure it can carry a sufficient number of cartridges for either a full round of clays or have the pockets comfortably topped up prior to walking into the cage or onto the stand.Įqually, there are summer-weight vests that are constructed predominantly from mesh, solid materials such as cotton or canvas, quilted or not, some with leather, suede or some other form of trim those that can carry a few small accessories such as chokes, have loops to attach towels or headphones or come complete with the FITASC line just below the breast.Ī must is that the vest allows the wearer to cleanly mount their gun, won’t snag or ride up, be of a reasonably enough fit, doesn’t irritate and will last at least a couple of seasons. Most of us have one, but how much thought do we actually put into our choice of Skeet vest?įor some of us it’s simply the fact it’s the same make as the shotgun we use, for others the look, the price or even that it can be worn away from the clay ground as a functional waistcoat or casual garment makes it attractive. Mark Harwood-Stone took a range of Skeet vests to a local club shoot to find out what shooters really look for and which vests were our readers’ choice
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