Concealed carry in cold weather?

[bushmaster1313]

It's cold enough to wear gloves while walking the dog late evenings.

What's the drill for bringing a concealed weapon to bear when wearing gloves?

 

[Rustyt1953]

Take the glove off.

 

[326MOD10]

If you have time removing the glove may be an option.

I tend to buy gloves that hug the hand pretty tight and allow me to manipulate the weapon.

Did that while working and continue to do it today.

Practice is key to make sure it all works.

I used to have a co-worker who only wore one glove.

 

[jbull380]

Wear good gloves and train with them.

 

[serger]

What I've found is to wear Nitrile gloves. They act as a vapor
barrier so the perspiration on your hands doesn't evaporate.
This also moderates "wind chill" . As a result, the threshold
of discomfort is raised and (in my case) you can tolerate
lower temperatures.

I also wear thin gloves over the Nitrile. Gives the comfort and dexterity I need.

FWIW, this morning when I went for my walk it was 26F and
a WNW 14 mph wind.

 

[SMSgt]

Move to Florida.

 

[murphydog]

If you have time removing the glove may be an option.

I tend to buy gloves that hug the hand pretty tight and allow me to manipulate the weapon.

Did that while working and continue to do it today.

Practice is key to make sure it all works.

I used to have a co-worker who only wore one glove.

Agree, practice and adjust as needed.

Was your co-worker named Michael Jackson by any chance?

 

[UNCLE PAULY]

Tight fitting, soft, thin driving gloves in deerskin or pigskin.
They will keep the cold air off your hands and are flexible
enough to handle a handgun. As stated above you will need
to practice with them.

Or keep your shooting hand ungloved with handgun in
your jacket pocket.

 

[AJ]

Move to Florida.

True Floridians wear gloves!


I went to a shooting school in the Corps during the winter. We wore nitrile gloves under flight gloves. The flight gloves gave some warmth and their leather palms and fingers gave a good grip. The Nitrile gloves stopped the wind.

I have some shooting/hunting gloves that are more of a mitten style that allows the gloves to be opened at the fingers.

 

[steelslaver]

Gun in coat pocket. Not many criminals do cold, but if a situation makes you nervous put your hands in your pockets. Looks perfectly natural in the cold. Nitrile gloves won't help much when it is below zero. Till then I usually just wear thin cloth knit gloves that stretch to fit your hand, then add easy to slip on and off layers on top of those. Loose leather mittens with wool liners are the warmest and a hard flip or 2 of the wrist and they come off. But you can get mittens with a trigger finger slit.

 

[03hemi]

I love cold weather, these get to come out. So comfy.
PRO TIP: turn your Galco or suede side out, smooth side in and the shoulder holster will glide over your shirt instead of bunching up. (switched it out after this picture)

 

[mikerjf]

Fitz all your revolvers.

(Actually Fitzing was not for gloved trigger access, that's just the common assumption. It was so your finger wouldn't be trapped and broken if your encounter went physical and they were trying to twist the gun away from you.)

 

[zeke]

Looser fitting insulated gloves, with pistol in front pocket of overalls. Can get too freaking cold here in winter to be running around outside with thin gloves. Went this way mostly for walking the dog in colder weather, while remaining armed after taking off jacket without any visible adjustment. Although am very careful with walking the dog in winter, and we wait till it's over 20 F. She's not a cold winter breed.

 

[rosewood]

Hold leash with weak hand with glove on. Keep strong hand in the jacket pocket caressing the firearm with no glove on. Let pocket keep hand warm. Keep strong hand glove in another pocket in case you really need a glove for whatever.

Rosewood

 

[rosewood]

But then again, if it is that cold outside, how many perps are running around in that kind of weather? When it drops into the 40's they disappear in my part of the country.

Well, I guess wild animals may be the perps in cold weather.

Rosewood

 

[Borderboss]

Unless it's super cold, the gloves I wear are cold weather golf gloves. They're enough of a shield to prevent you from getting too cold if you're outside for a few minutes.

Also, teach that dog to do it's thing quickly!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Protection not from the elements, but from prying eyes. Take the white Mule cotton work gloves and slide a 2 or 3 inch hammerless top break inside with the barrel down the index finger. The gloves are loose enough you can grab the whole package and fire a quick shot from outside the glove. We did this on "Bad Neighborhood/Late Night" service calls in the 70's & 80's (before CCW was legal).

Ivan

 

[Marshal Tom]

You didn't mention what you were carrying and how. For that application, a hammerless J frame in the coat pocket would seem to be the best option or a semi auto in a holster in the jacket pocket.

 

[somorris]

I have used fishing gloves that work pretty well. The ends of your fingers are exposed, but you can't have everything!

 

[The Big D]

Boston is very cold and windy…

…and when I worked there I typically carried my Model 60 (with bobbed hammer) in my topcoat pocket when walking fair distances like through the Common/Public Gardens area.

Have been in all 50 states…Boston is the coldest place I have ever experienced. It is both cold and windy…and on the North Atlantic Ocean. Brrrrrrrrr!

Be safe.