Gift shopping for anyone passionate about their hobbies is hard, and gun owners are no exception. Every gun enthusiast has their favorite guns, brands, and accessories, both in their own collection and on their wishlist. Your job is choosing a unique gift for a gun enthusiast that is both practical and interesting; otherwise, your gift will just end up collecting dust in the back of their gun locker.
But if you don’t know anything about guns, this can be completely overwhelming. That’s why our team wanted to put together this helpful guide. Let’s dive into eight gifts for gun lovers of all kinds to help you brainstorm.
1. Glock Part or Accessory
With an incredibly simple and dependable design that doesn’t compromise on performance, it’s no surprise that Glocks have garnered a loyal community. But the best part about a Glock pistol’s simplicity is how easy it is to replace factory parts with aftermarket ones. If your recipient is a Glock owner, then you can’t go wrong with aftermarket Glock parts.
With a Glock magazine, they’ll be able to carry more rounds, improve their grip, or reload faster. A Glock night sight is perfect for someone who needs to be ready for a nighttime home invasion. And a unique Glock back plate is a great gift for gun lovers who like to personalize their handguns or want to improve slide-racking efficiency.
2. AR-15 Optic
Glocks come second in customizability and popularity to only one gun: the AR-15. It was designed to be a completely modular platform that could be adapted for any use case. The simplest accessories that can be added to an AR are AR-15 optics. Virtually every AR-15 will have a mounting rail (usually a Picatinny rail), allowing owners to easily slide on their preferred optic.
That also makes them great gifts for gun lovers if you don’t know anything about guns. All you need to know is what style of optic or sight to get. An AR-15 red dot sight is one of the most common sights available on the market, providing an easier way to aim without any kind of magnification. For a more unique gift for gun enthusiasts, AR-15 offset iron sights can be added to an AR that already has a mounted optic. The shooter can use a magnified optic without compromising on effectiveness in close-quarters combat.
3. AR-15 Magazine
When you want to make sure you’re getting something your recipient will actually use, AR-15 magazines are the perfect gift for gun lovers. Bringing another mag to the range means longer sessions shooting and less time spent refilling magazines.
They’re also a great opportunity to get a mag that has features you’d never see out of a factory. For example, upgrade their rifle with an extended magazine that can hold more rounds. Or, if they’re in a state with capacity restrictions, get them a magazine made with lightweight polymer to make both their gun and their magazines lighter in their range bag.
4. AR-15 Stock
While AR-15 parts like magazines and optics are great gifts, a truly unique gift for gun enthusiasts with ARs is an AR stock. Unlike many other firearm components, stocks are universally compatible with all rifles and pistols built on the AR platform. That means no matter how little you know about ARs (or even firearms in general), virtually every standard stock will be compatible with their rifle.
When it comes to the specific AR stock to choose, it depends on what the recipient uses their AR for. For example, a good gift for gun lovers building the ultimate home defense AR-15 could use a folding stock. In the narrow hallways and cluttered rooms of a house, a folding stock makes their AR easier to maneuver with.
5. Muzzle Device
If you’re a firearm owner yourself and know the caliber, model, and other specs of your recipient’s gun, you’re able to give them accessories made specifically for their rifle. A unique gift for gun enthusiasts who need this knowledge is a muzzle device. But which one?
Is your recipient an avid hunter and needs the best precision possible? Muzzle brakes and linear compensators are gifts for gun lovers that reduce the felt recoil of firearms. What if their weekend hobby is shooting at an indoor range? Get them a blast shield, which reduces the sound of the blast for other shooters nearby. Trust us — their buddies will thank you.
6. Gun Tools
Maintenance, cleaning, and even swapping the occasional broken component is part of being a gun owner. However, for some people, modifying, maintaining, and upgrading their gun is as much of a hobby as shooting it is. That’s why gun tools (also known as “armorer’s tools) are a great gift for gun lovers with a fascination with gunsmithing. Check what tools they’re working with, then see what you can get to make their next firearm teardown and rebuild easier.
Find Unique Gifts for Gun Enthusiasts at Wing Tactical
Wing Tactical is a veteran-founded company that has been helping fellow firearm owners get the gun parts they need since 2013. While we specialize in AR-15 parts, we carry a massive collection of Glock parts and other firearm accessories. To guarantee quality, we only have one simple rule for our products: if we wouldn't install this part in our own guns, we don’t sell it. The result is a company that thousands of customers rely on for parts they can depend on.
Ready to get that special gift for the gun lover in your life? Find what they need today at Wing Tactical. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us — we’re here to help.