Shooting With Gloves
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same reason as driving gloves.Gives a better grip
If someone shoots better and feels more comfortable doing it while wearing oven mitts then they win.
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I don't wear gloves while at the outdoor range when the temperatures are moderate. I often do wear gloves when it's cold. I also wear gloves at the outdoor range when it's really hot as it helps keep the perspiration from my sweating hands off the guns for a better grip.
+1. The 629-5 snubby is more than a handful with full-power loads. Shooting gloves are not only for the tacticool. I see a steady diet of .44 Special in its future.
I have never worn gloves while shooting, however I have considered it after a few longer sessions and the bumps and abrasions.
I have calluses from years of golfing, but still end up with a blister or two when I practice a lot.
If I do start wearing them, they will have to be thin like a golf glove.
If a guy wants to wear them just to be cool, I couldn't care less. I like function over form.
I have calluses from years of golfing, but still end up with a blister or two when I practice a lot.
If I do start wearing them, they will have to be thin like a golf glove.
If a guy wants to wear them just to be cool, I couldn't care less. I like function over form.
Decades ago a mighty fine guitarist/teacher said he could fire my No.1H 458WM, before I shortened the barrel, with one hand.
He was a really big strong man and held it up with one hand.
I asked him if he was familiar with a 12 gauge and he said yes.
Well this is like 4 of them going off at once.... but faster.
He replied that he'd wear his shooting glove and wanted to try one 510gr JSP Remington.
I said the glove wouldn't help but after the butt hits your face,
it'll look like a first baseman's glove.
He was a really big strong man and held it up with one hand.
I asked him if he was familiar with a 12 gauge and he said yes.
Well this is like 4 of them going off at once.... but faster.
He replied that he'd wear his shooting glove and wanted to try one 510gr JSP Remington.
I said the glove wouldn't help but after the butt hits your face,
it'll look like a first baseman's glove.
cowboy4evr
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I have never worn shooting gloves and never will . I shot 44 magnum , full power hand loads with one hand in a 4 " barrel , 29-10 . And I use PC Magna grips , those are the small wooden grips , rounded on the bottom . No rubber grips for me . Gentlemen , I"m no spring chicken . Let's just say the sun is setting on my life . I take no medication , I'm 6'5" , stand up straight and not over weight . I have gotten called in the past for some security work . I grab my S&W 58 and my custom shoulder holster rig . And yes , I know how to shoot it . Regards Paul
I've never tried shooting with gloves, but I would be OK with trying it. I seriously doubt it would work for me though. I can do stuff like yard work or shoveling in gloves, but that's about it. I can't do anything like automotive work in gloves. The nitrile type last about 10 minutes before I tear them. Anything thicker and I seldom make it more than 5 or 10 minutes before I have to take one off for some kind off fine-dexterity work - and then I seldom remember to put it back on.
As for thin skin/bruising, etc. if I have a visible bruise you can bet I won't have any trouble remembering what I did to get it. I'm the type that you almost have to tear a limb off to make a visible bruise.
As for thin skin/bruising, etc. if I have a visible bruise you can bet I won't have any trouble remembering what I did to get it. I'm the type that you almost have to tear a limb off to make a visible bruise.
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RobertJ.
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I don't have "shooting gloves", but I do have an old pair of neoprene gloves with two fingers (index and bird) and the thumbs cut off. I wear them when shooting full-house loads with my Ruger SBH.
To glove or un-glove.
This applies mostly to revolvers as 1911s are perfect even with no slabs attached.
If a handgun fits you perfectly without gloves, and you're out in 20 degree weather/snow/ice wearing winter gloves, does your hand still fit that grip properly if you need to shoot it quickly and accurately?
Even if it's not cold but hiking in a precarious environment, wearing gloves, do the grips still work 100% if time is critical?
The racquetball glove on the left fits my grips just like my bare hand.
The old pic in post #4 was opened up a wee bit so it allows for bare hand or the racquetball glove.
Still under construction as I want to bring the muzzle down a little more.
Will post more on that later.
The normal bike gloves are a bit tight and my cold weather bike gloves are even tighter so I have different grips for those two.
Recoil is not why they are worn.
Proper fitting grips and technique deals with recoil.
The racquetball glove was my boys and I'll be picking up a right and left hand glove shortly.
This applies mostly to revolvers as 1911s are perfect even with no slabs attached.
If a handgun fits you perfectly without gloves, and you're out in 20 degree weather/snow/ice wearing winter gloves, does your hand still fit that grip properly if you need to shoot it quickly and accurately?
Even if it's not cold but hiking in a precarious environment, wearing gloves, do the grips still work 100% if time is critical?
The racquetball glove on the left fits my grips just like my bare hand.
The old pic in post #4 was opened up a wee bit so it allows for bare hand or the racquetball glove.
Still under construction as I want to bring the muzzle down a little more.
Will post more on that later.
The normal bike gloves are a bit tight and my cold weather bike gloves are even tighter so I have different grips for those two.
Recoil is not why they are worn.
Proper fitting grips and technique deals with recoil.
The racquetball glove was my boys and I'll be picking up a right and left hand glove shortly.
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I'm not sure what gun they were shooting but if I shoot a box of 20, 38 +P rounds through a 342PD (10.8oz) the web of my hand gets very tender and starts bleeding. Not saying it can't be done, but why? I wear a leather golf glove nowadays when I shoot it.
When the Glock first came out and we shot them on our 200 round course, you either wore a glove or you had a box of band-aids.
They weren't called cheese graders for nothing.
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They weren't called cheese graders for nothing.
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I have used PAST shooting gloves with handguns for over 25 years and will rue the day my last pair gives out. Padded for recoil, leather gets bit instead of the skin near mt thumb on a 1911, prevents or deters "knuckle busting" with SA revolvers, and the fingerless style makes the trigger feel as though I was barehanded.
Nike batting gloves for pistol and skeet. When I bird hunt, I wear the same gloves anyway.
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During police academy (Jun-Sep) my hands were so sweaty and slippery I was begging to wear gloves.... they didn't let us. And rightfully so.
When the temp outside is 12 degrees with 25 mph winds and
ice/snow on the ground, do you take your gloves off if you have to draw your handgun?
ice/snow on the ground, do you take your gloves off if you have to draw your handgun?
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You want a cheese grater? Try one of the new M&P 10MM's, roughest grip texture I've ever suffered through except the .45acp Shield.....
Roughest until last week anyway, received my Talon grip covers and installed them, best upgrade you can do, smoothed them right out.
I've never had any issues with any of the Glock models, I find them smooth overall, one exception - I had extended Magazine releases on my pair of
Glock 24's until last week, retro'd them back to the standard profile ones and my thumbs are still thanking me.....
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JJEH
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No. But if it's 100 degree out and you have to respond to a shooting you also don't tell the shooter to wait so you can put your gloves on because your hands are sweaty.
Tight grip, front sight, trigger press. Repeat.
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