Practical shooting gloves?

Mr Tourist, since most of us are shooting Modern Sporting Rifles, I also tend to skim over the tactical stuff. I have quite a few knives, from a KaBar on down. My go to pocket knife is a nicely outfitted Victorinox Officer Suisse. It does everything that I need and more. It probably does things I havent even figured out yet. LOL. My wife was watching "preppers" last night, there was one family that couldnt speak a sentence without the word tactical. I just kept laughing.
 
oneyeopn said:
Mr Tourist...
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Thanks for being polite. However, just call me Chico.

"preppers" last night, there was one family that couldnt speak a sentence without the word tactical. I just kept laughing.
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Well, there's your example--laughter.

However, there probably are superior gloves out there. I've seen TV video of soldiers in gloves. I know that SWAT officers wear gloves.

My issue is that there are so many wannabees out there, how do I know which product is the best? After all, police departments and the military must be be vetting by some critieria. I doubt they pick up the box and look for the word "tactical."

To that end, which model of gloves do you guys feel are superior? I'll be honest, I haven't a clue. No kidding.
 
The Tourist said:
I'm glad something is. BTW, I have never purchased those items, so I did not know of their quality.

But here's another example. Robert Terzuola and Ernest Emerson are usually mentioned as the inventors of "tactical knives." Those products are superior. In the the case of Emerson, real-deal Navy SEALs paid 450 dollars of their own pocket money to obtain his early CQC6 folders.

On the Emerson box, Ernie prints "hard use."

Even the guy who invented the tactical craze doesn't use the word. In that case, why should we?
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What happens in the consumer world is that companies actually pay people to go out and find what they call "Trend Setters" people who have put together their own style, not out of a catalog. For clothing especially. It's not just designers doing the work. If they find a trend setter with something cool going on, they will have their designers replicated that style. It then gets marketed and becomes a "trend" or "fad" instantly killing it's originality and dare I say credibility. I think the same thing happens with other products, such as combat gear.In this case, the term "tactical" has become a fad and has lost its credibility because its over used as a selling point rather than a grade of product. Ernie probably moved away from the term "tactical" because of its over use and didn't want to be roped in with the fad. However, it may not be long before "hard use" becomes a catch phrase for selling what was previously regarded as tactical gear.
 
The Tourist said:
I'm glad something is. BTW, I have never purchased those items, so I did not know of their quality.

But here's another example. Robert Terzuola and Ernest Emerson are usually mentioned as the inventors of "tactical knives." Those products are superior. In the the case of Emerson, real-deal Navy SEALs paid 450 dollars of their own pocket money to obtain his early CQC6 folders.

On the Emerson box, Ernie prints "hard use."

Even the guy who invented the tactical craze doesn't use the word. In that case, why should we?
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There are three main types of "tactical"; real tactical which is use specific in a tactical enviroment and designed to withstand the rigors of tactical environment use, marketing/sales tactical, and style/theme tactical. Where the confusion is created and exploited; In marketing is that style tactical and real tactical blend togther in most real tactical applications. This causes anything that has a certain 'tactical' style or use parallel in either to be marketed considered as 'tactical' by the masses which leads to themes and other items that may look similar and have a basic function that seems similar to real tactical simply because people will buy them because the term 'tactical' is attached or implied. Then there is the theme thing, like camo items.
 
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Geesh, did I open a can of worms....Sorry guys.

Anybody know where I can pick up a pair of Strategic-Hard-Use-Tactical Gloves? Something that says, I'm a guy who's not afraid to play Call of Duty and punch holes in the wall at the drop of a hat:rolleyes:

I think I'll just buy a tube of Invisible Glove and call it a day.
 
This thread has taken a humorous turn with mall ninja references. Lol

It also gave me a thought. Wondering if I can find a warm yet thinner glove and simply cut the index finger off at the knuckle. That way I could shoot at the range on days I normally avoid.
 
You could buy a pair of the glove liners that we use in the mountains when it gets really really cold and modify them. I also have some mechanix gloves that arent too heavy weight that would do the same thing. I am not searching through blown up stuff where I might cut myself on an exposed nail or get into some high tempurature things where Nomex would come in handy.
 
PainterlyShotgroup said:
Geesh, did I open a can of worms....Sorry guys.
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No apology necessary.

We should all be helping people get the best products and secure the best training. I might know knives, but I don't know a thing about smaller scandium firearms.

And the reason I buy so many gloves is that I have never found the perfect pair, or even a pair that does many things.

Coupled with that is the hype from advertisers and wannabees.

Good stuff is expensive. I have four pairs of Harley boots, go google the prices!

This topic is a can of worms that needs to be opened.
 
Tourist why the heck do you have 4 pair of Harley boots?? Dang I have been using the same pair since 05 when I bought mine. May they RIP. lol
 
zip777 said:
Tourist why the heck do you have 4 pair of Harley boots?? Dang I have been using the same pair since 05 when I bought mine. May they RIP. lol
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LOL. Must be all of that work I did for GQ as a clothes horse...

I have found that weather has no rhyme nor reason in Wisconsin. I have lower cut boots (like Havoc and Sprocket) and taller examples like the Casper, and my favorites, the Tyson.

I also rotate boots. I like to wear two pairs of WigWam socks for comfort and I'm a fan of Saddle Soap, Meltonian polish and Rossi Boot Wax. I always have pairs drying.

BTW, in 40 years on bikes, I have only thrown away one pair of Harley boots. I dissolved the inside liners of them completely. After numerous soles and heels, my wife told me to splurge and buy something new.

Being OCD, I maintain stuff long after its life-span. You should see my favorite gloves. Hence the interest in this thread.
 
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Glove liners are a great idea Grover. With my new range membership gunna have to get creative over the winter.
 
Stebo said:
Sometimes, fingerless cycling gloves.
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I use them at the range all the time. Can't build up enough calluses typing on a keyboard. ;)

All kidding aside, I've taken more than enough 4 day courses (rifle, shotgun, and handgun) in less than ideal conditions where my hands are pretty beat up by the end of the course. It's not the same as spend a few hours at the range and then going home.
 
I have injured myself so many times and had some 3rd degree burns on my Arms and hands, so much that my skin is super thin. My wife claims I can cut myself on toilet paper. (not yet anyway) so I have gloves for lots of purposes. Once I finally gave in to the fact that I like not cutting myself on things, I have searched for gloves that fit. The best fits I have found are with the Mechanix brand gloves, you can get them with extra material, or leather pads for protection. They probably arent the best for a combat situation, but those of us who have or do work on equipment, know how hot or abrasive things can be. When you can get 3 pair for $20 and they dont wear out quickly, I will stay with them. I have some urethane coated gloves that are great for doing chores around our petting zoo of horses, goats and poultry. But as stated before something hot enough will cause them to melt, and they become really sticky, even to skin when they melt.
 
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If you can get around the t-word, I have some of these and they're pretty good:Hatch Specialist All-weather Shooting Duty Glove 1010667, 1010670, 1010668, 1010669, 1010671. Hatch Gloves.

But what I use most when using gloves is a pair of these:
Hatch Dura-Thin Police Search Duty Gloves SG20P 1010473, 1010467, 1010479, 1010480, 1010481. Hatch Gloves.

If you are apt to bang you hands up then the leather offers better protection, but these don't offer any warmth in colder weather.

Whatever you do, don't buy them oversize or you lose any advantage the thinness of the glove offers. HTH
 
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