Yes, you only have to look at the cost of the shooting kit and clothing at Purdey's shop to see which way prices go! Want a shooting jacket? Yours for 975, thank you J Purdey.
Want a really brilliant shooting jacket for a lot less? Buy a Schoffel Ptarmigan for 399 from many of the sporting online outlets!
Tim
The Schoffel is indeed a great jacket, but I suspect that is also a highly profitable item. I have (among several Schoffel items) a Schoffel Cottesmore - made in Latvia (and well made), - not an area with expensive labour or overheads.
The margin Purdey makes on clothing must be simply HUGE.
