FT Jacket
- Thread starter K9bite
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Actually following the Kurt Thune measurement guide and then buying one of their ready made coats that conform to those same measurements eliminates the problems you mention. This isn’t some Chinese made coat or company and it’s not easy for the user like ordering from Amazon. This is a high performance tool to help shooters achieve their best.
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Just so everyone is aware Scotton and I are really good friends and I can confirm that he is an idiot! I’m sure he says the same thing about me.
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I would add that, in my experience, the shooting jacket helps in the seated position, not just with standing and kneeling. Weather permitting, I keep mine buttoned up even in the sitting lanes. Though not quite as tight as standing and kneeling.
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If it didn't help with back pain I'd throw the damn coat out. It takes up a lot of space in a suitcase when you hit the road.
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My single layer cotton Champions Choice jacket doesn't take up much space it all. But it does make you look like an idiot (according to someone that paid more for his jacket than most people pay for their scopes).
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Depends on how often you want to wear it and how much you want to spend. I started off with a off-brand ISSF Shooting Jacket that I took to a tent company and had quick connects clips added to it. That lasted a long time but kept on "slipping" as I would want to cinch it up super tight.
I then got a Anschutz Benke Sport edition Jacket. Very cool Jacket and good value for the money, but it was really rough on the inside and got very uncomfortable to wear towards the end on a shoot. Not to mention 3-4 days of worlds.
I fell inlove with the Kurt Thune Jacket after trying one on at the 2017 World Champs in Wales. By far the jacket I have ever had. It's not too hot in Arizona. Comfy, Adjustable. Washable. and fairly easy to pack when traveling.
I would 100% recommend this if you intend to shoot FT for the foreseeable future.
I then got a Anschutz Benke Sport edition Jacket. Very cool Jacket and good value for the money, but it was really rough on the inside and got very uncomfortable to wear towards the end on a shoot. Not to mention 3-4 days of worlds.
I fell inlove with the Kurt Thune Jacket after trying one on at the 2017 World Champs in Wales. By far the jacket I have ever had. It's not too hot in Arizona. Comfy, Adjustable. Washable. and fairly easy to pack when traveling.
I would 100% recommend this if you intend to shoot FT for the foreseeable future.
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Thanks Lauren. One half of my brain is telling me to just go ahead and get the KT, while the other half is telling me it is too expensive for my budget. I'll let you know which half of my brain wins.
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K9bite,
I had the same concern when I started to shoot High Power Rifle. I was using a cheap K-Mart spotting scope. A friend asked me why I didn't buy something good. I said it was expensive and he said that i should not be concerned because I was only going to have to buy it once! He was right. I still have my Unertl scope and my Freeland scope stand almost forty years later. I started with a cheap shooting jacket too. Now I have several good ones that I have had for over twenty years. Buy good stuff and keep it a long time.
I had the same concern when I started to shoot High Power Rifle. I was using a cheap K-Mart spotting scope. A friend asked me why I didn't buy something good. I said it was expensive and he said that i should not be concerned because I was only going to have to buy it once! He was right. I still have my Unertl scope and my Freeland scope stand almost forty years later. I started with a cheap shooting jacket too. Now I have several good ones that I have had for over twenty years. Buy good stuff and keep it a long time.
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