smoothshooter
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Why do so many guys doing shooting videos of S & W and other guns wear gloves when shooting?
Are they worried about messing up their manicures?
Are they worried about messing up their manicures?
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It's likely YouTube or gun TV crackerjacks. For best feel and good accuracy, gloveless probably works far better for most shooters.
Alk8944
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Because they protect your hands from damage in various ways! A lot of it depends on the configuration of the individuals hands and the gun they are shooting.
There are also specific gloves that help reduce felt recoil, just like having a recoil pad on your hand.
There are also specific gloves that help reduce felt recoil, just like having a recoil pad on your hand.
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Besides it LOOKS COOL. Kind of like wearing driving gloves while cruising around town in your Yugo.
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I wear a trigger hand golf glove for trapshooting. It makes a positive difference in grip,but it has to be THIN and cut the trigger finger off.
Never tried it on handguns
Never tried it on handguns
JohnHL
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My palms sweat.
That's why I wear gloves for shooting.
John
That's why I wear gloves for shooting.
John
They prefer to cheat. I once wore some light fleece-lined suede gloves while firing a 4.625" Super Blackhawk and an older Vaquero 4.625", also .44 Magnum. I did it because it was very cold. The RH index finger of the glove had a slit in it for my fimger to protrude. The results with both guns were greater comfort and greater accuracy, not that either was much of a problem without gloves.
I seldom practice with gloves, because wearing gloves is not generally a practice of mine. Likewise, I do not use shooting glasses. My everyday glasses are appropriate for shooting. I once shot a whole IPSC match with no vision correction at all, just safety glasses. No problem. "IPSC" gives you an accurate picture of how long ago that was.
Training honesty is important. Whether one lies to others is a personal decision, but lying to oneself is just foolish. Gloves are OK for games, I suppose, and even for defensive or hunting practice if you actually wear them under the condition for which you are training. But for defensive training, honesty is the best policy.
I seldom practice with gloves, because wearing gloves is not generally a practice of mine. Likewise, I do not use shooting glasses. My everyday glasses are appropriate for shooting. I once shot a whole IPSC match with no vision correction at all, just safety glasses. No problem. "IPSC" gives you an accurate picture of how long ago that was.
Training honesty is important. Whether one lies to others is a personal decision, but lying to oneself is just foolish. Gloves are OK for games, I suppose, and even for defensive or hunting practice if you actually wear them under the condition for which you are training. But for defensive training, honesty is the best policy.
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Most of those folks are probably putting far more rounds down range than the average Joe can afford. It is an issue of protection.
I wore gloves when i worked on the street. Not to be cool but to protect my hands, at some level, from all of the nasty stuff out there in the world that can do damage. They were thin and I never wore (and still don't) thick gloves. Even when it was cold.
If you wear gloves on a regular basis and are carrying a handgun for defense you should be shooting with those gloves on your hands when you are practicing. There is a difference in the manipulation and feel of the firearm with gloves on.
I wore gloves when i worked on the street. Not to be cool but to protect my hands, at some level, from all of the nasty stuff out there in the world that can do damage. They were thin and I never wore (and still don't) thick gloves. Even when it was cold.
If you wear gloves on a regular basis and are carrying a handgun for defense you should be shooting with those gloves on your hands when you are practicing. There is a difference in the manipulation and feel of the firearm with gloves on.
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Here in Northern IL I've never hesitated to wear gloves when shooting or hunting in cold conditions, but don't want to forfeit any dexterity in fair weather.
I wear black Pig Alpha shooting gloves every day in midwestern winter. Though more expensive than mechanics style gloves, they offer the same level of dexterity and insulation, last twice as long and, at a glance, look more like the gloves that most people wear. When forced outdoors in bitter cold conditions, I have found that Banded brand insulated waterfowl gloves offer a lot more warmth at a very slight cost in dexterity. They served me well on a 309 yard WY cow elk, wind chill -15.
I also wear a glove on my support hand when doing carbine manipulation drills (reloads, malf clearance etc). Strong hand remains in shooting position, while the support (clumsy?) hand does the work and is exposed to pinches, scrapes & bruises. It takes lots of repetitions to develop muscle memory and a timer can act as a clumsiness multiplier.
Since I carry throughout the year, I shoot some drills with gloves & my edc before cold weather arrives. Some friends and I shoot skeet & sporting clays weekly, year round.
I wear black Pig Alpha shooting gloves every day in midwestern winter. Though more expensive than mechanics style gloves, they offer the same level of dexterity and insulation, last twice as long and, at a glance, look more like the gloves that most people wear. When forced outdoors in bitter cold conditions, I have found that Banded brand insulated waterfowl gloves offer a lot more warmth at a very slight cost in dexterity. They served me well on a 309 yard WY cow elk, wind chill -15.
I also wear a glove on my support hand when doing carbine manipulation drills (reloads, malf clearance etc). Strong hand remains in shooting position, while the support (clumsy?) hand does the work and is exposed to pinches, scrapes & bruises. It takes lots of repetitions to develop muscle memory and a timer can act as a clumsiness multiplier.
Since I carry throughout the year, I shoot some drills with gloves & my edc before cold weather arrives. Some friends and I shoot skeet & sporting clays weekly, year round.
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I wear a padded palm shooting glove when shooting heavier recoil rounds due to arthritis in my hands and wrists. It reduces the risk of inflaming my joints and increased comfort while shooting. I want to continue shooting but not at the expense of my joints. Decades of pounding the joints can take a toll on them.
I use thin, medium and thick gloves as necessary.
Gloves with padding on the dorsal side of the hand for rapid fire with leverguns.
We also have grips for bare hand/thin gloves and thicker gloved hands.
Hiking in Bear country when it's cold and you have to draw quickly, best to have grips that work.
Free diving for lobster, in days gone by, always wore gloves.
Gloves for sailing and fishing, except when tying on hooks/bait.
Kevlar gloves for ice skating/short track.
Always wear a glove on my left hand with a bow but draw with bare fingers, since I was 10.
Might change my first name to Danny.
Gloves with padding on the dorsal side of the hand for rapid fire with leverguns.
We also have grips for bare hand/thin gloves and thicker gloved hands.
Hiking in Bear country when it's cold and you have to draw quickly, best to have grips that work.
Free diving for lobster, in days gone by, always wore gloves.
Gloves for sailing and fishing, except when tying on hooks/bait.
Kevlar gloves for ice skating/short track.
Always wear a glove on my left hand with a bow but draw with bare fingers, since I was 10.
Might change my first name to Danny.
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Doug M.
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If the shooter in the video comes from a GWOT era military background, you are more likely to see gloves based on their experiences.
I hate gloves and more than one safety guy has learned that lecturing me does no good. I will wear them in the cold or when working hot steel. Maybe
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Growing up as a machinist, gloves were a no no. I got used to not wearing them for most activities. I do wear them when out hunting in the cold, but never have worn them for shooting handguns. I don't wear a glove when golfing either.
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44 magnum loads can cause the webbing between my thumb and forefinger to tear. So I'll put on a cycling glove with no fingers to protect that vulnerable spot. Otherwise no glove.
When I shoot trap and skeet in the winter, (temp below 30) I wear gloves, but thin shooting gloves.
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Though now discontinued, PAST was a great product that allowed full trigger control and some padding on heavily recoiling revolvers. It also protected against a biting 1911. They were a great product and mine are still in very usable condition.
Though now discontinued, PAST was a great product that allowed full trigger control and some padding on heavily recoiling revolvers. It also protected against a biting 1911. They were a great product and mine are still in very usable condition.
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