Thanksgiving is over, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have passed, and if you still don’t have a little gift or two for your loved ones, your time is running out.
So to give you a hand in shopping for the gun owner in your life, or maybe to find yourself a little something on the cheap- I’m going to make a few suggestions for something that would be nice to find under the tree on Christmas morning.
First thing’s first, whether for yourself to help you do your holiday shopping for cheaper, or for someone else you know does a lot of online shopping, an Amazon Prime
Alright, so I did a previous article on cleaning kits with plenty of links, and it’s still a good read since I mention technique and whatnot, but to make things easier for this gift guide, I found a couple of pretty neat sets with tools needed for detailed cleaning and maintenance/gunsmith work for specific firearms. I’ll link a couple, and you can find the rest by following the links from there.
But these wouldn’t be complete without solvent and lubricants.
As mentioned in my previous post, I’m a big fan of Mil-Comm products after some buddies turned me on to them. See my cleaning kit post for more details- but this is the set that won me over.
Another good gift idea is storage for all the of the above, or for the ammunition that would otherwise be sitting around in piles.
I personally have a couple of these, and will probably end up with more. They’re a good size, easy to carry, and have a top tray and lid compartment for smaller items. It’s nice to have a few so you can keep types of ammunition separate, as in I have one with me I’ll grab when going to the rifle range, one if I’m going to take my shotgun out for some sporting clays, and another if going to the handgun range.
Speaking of going to the range- in sports a lot of people like to take pride in their preferred brand, and shooting is no different. It’s always a good gift to get some swag adorned with the logos and slogans of your gunmaker or accessory company of choice.
Beretta, in particular, has a pretty good assortment of both casual and competition wear on their website, and their style in quality is second to none. They have a lot of sales too.
Another great gift idea, along the same lines as the Flambeau containers, is a good gun/equipment case, and nobody makes them better than Pelican.
Granted, they’re a bit pricey, but worth every penny. They’re also good for any other equipment, specifically cameras and accessories. If you’re taking some kind of expensive and/or delicate equipment camping, these things are the way to go.
**Be sure to check back in the days leading up to Christmas- I’ll be sure to keep updating with good deals as I run across them.**