A shooting cap does more work than most people give it credit for. It keeps rain off your face and out of your collar, holds warmth in on a cold peg, shades your eyes when a low winter sun sits behind the line and finishes a traditional shooting outfit properly. It is one of the smallest items in your kit and one of the first you notice when it is missing.
Tweed Caps and Flat Caps for Driven Days
On a formal driven day, a tweed cap is still the natural choice for many Guns. It sits comfortably alongside a tweed shooting coat and matching breeks, and many styles are cut from the same cloth as coordinated shooting ranges. Browse our flat caps for traditional tweed, waxed and waterproof options that shed rain without looking out of place at the peg or in the pub afterwards.
Technical and Camouflage Caps
If your shooting leans towards walked-up days, pigeon decoying or wildfowling, practicality usually comes first. Technical caps with a waterproof membrane match modern GORE-TEX® shooting jackets and trousers, while camouflage caps help keep you hidden in a hide. A cap in a quiet, muted colour also avoids catching the eye of birds working a flightline. Lightweight, breathable baseball-style caps and clay shooting caps suit warmer days and busy shooting grounds.
Finding the Right Fit
A cap should sit securely without pressing, stay put in the wind and leave your view along the rib clear when you mount. Peak length matters: too long and it can catch your eye line, too short and rain runs straight onto your glasses. Look for a warm lining in winter and fold-down ear flaps if you shoot exposed moorland or stand at a flight pond at dusk. We stock men's caps and women's caps from brands including Harkila, Seeland, Hoggs of Fife, Deerhunter and Alan Paine.
Shop Shooting Caps at ArdMoor
Browse our shooting caps below to find the right style for your season, or explore our wider range of country caps and hats for everyday wear. A good cap is also an easy, well-received present for any shooter. For everything else you need on the day, visit our main shooting collection.