Shooting gloves for my 29

[olds442guy]

Thinking about getting some $30 shooting gloves for when I shoot my 29. They're padded a little, but the main reason I want them is not for recoil but to help me grip the gun better since my hands tend to get a little sweaty and the grips rock back in my hand. Does anyone else use shooting gloves at all or do I just need to man up and hold on tighter lol?

 

[Harry_Callahan]

try to find thin leather gloves(kangaroo leather)

I have a pair a shooting gloves from Hatch
EM007 Elite Marksman

but they are discontinued
try asking them for a similar glove

 

[brucev]

Thinking about getting some $30 shooting gloves for when I shoot my 29. They're padded a little, but the main reason I want them is not for recoil but to help me grip the gun better since my hands tend to get a little sweaty and the grips rock back in my hand. Does anyone else use shooting gloves at all or do I just need to man up and hold on tighter lol?

Holding the revolver firmly will help. If your ability to grip will not sustain a very firm hold, buy yourself some light hand weights... 2-3 lbs., and carry them while walking with your wife, etc. I generally carry a 3lb. and 2lb. weight in each hand while jogging/walking. It very much helps in gripping hard recoiling revolvers.

Gloves can also be helpful. I have a pair of very soft deerskin gloves that I've used for both revolvers and rifles.

Not everyone finds the S&W factory target grips to be equally useful. There are aftermarket grips that serve well to allow a better grip as well as softening felt recoil. Pachmayr and Hogue are two good sources. HTH. Sincerely. brucev.

 

[JBnTx]

... or do I just need to man up and hold on tighter lol?

Just man up and hold on tighter.

What would Dirty Harry think?

 

[OldBull57]

I've never owned a handgun that don't start with ".4 _"

In collage I broke my hand/crushed an artery throwing a stiff arm to a guys face playing Rugby. I have to wear a padded glove for and impact type activity shooting, using an ax, a hammer, batting a softball etc.

My hand works fine but I was told ny the surgeon, one more soft tissue trama, I'm in trouble.

All that said, I use a padded cycling glove. It has a webbed backing so it's more comfortable to wear for longer periods. I've tried weight truing gloves too. So think out side of the shooting world box. There are options from other hobbys, sports that will work.

Dirty Harry? I'm more impressed that he can still hear never wearing ears. than I am that he can shoot a .44 w/o a glove.

 

[Mr Pokeyman]

I think Dirty Harry's gun was a 5 or 6 inch. My 29 is a "3 and it kicks back into the palm of my hand so hard it sends a shock wave up into my shoulder. I was shooting 180 grn Remington factory rounds. I want to try it again with some 240 grn Hornady XTP that I just bought. Maybe the heavier bullet will be easier to handle. I think I will look for some padded gloves first.

 

[shooter37]

Dirty Harry was shooting blanks............. Try "PAST" shooting gloves. They work well and are not expensive.

 

[M29since14]

"Shooting gloves for my 29"

Your 29 doesn't need any gloves. Seriously though, there is no dishonor in using gloves. When I used to shoot metallic silhouettes, almost every shooter wore them. Those guys put lots of big loads downrange. They are not too concerned about appearances.

I used to spend about $8/pair for thin leather, unlined, work gloves that you can buy at any farm or hardware store and then just remove the trigger-finger area as much as necessary so as to allow control of the gun. It doesn't take anything special to give you quite a bit of relief.

My thought on the padding is that I don't want it. I don't want anything that adds a variable to my grip. It is difficult enough to get precisely the same grip on your Model 29, shot after shot. Padding just makes this more difficult and can cause problems with your ability to shoot accurately.

If you are going to shoot a lot at any one session, there is nothing wrong with a light glove. That's is my .02, anyway.

 

[Clean Break]

The rubber grips that come on the current models are excellent, the finger grooves are really minimalized and fit my hands better than most grips found on a 629/29. For gloves I still like the black leather Army gloves (any soft medium to lightweight leather will do) and I cut the fingers off at about an inch long. CB

 

[peppercorn]

I started reloading because of the Model 29. I did it to save some money on ammo but found my ROI was greater than what the numbers revealed.
50 rounds of that 240 Gr. Hornady XTP is gonna run you about $63.00. If you really like to 'shoot' and want to put 200 rounds down range that really adds up.
Back to your original question and the value of reloading beyond ROI.
I can download .44Mag to the point where shooting my 3 inch 629 with wood grips is about like shooting an 'N' frame .357 Mag, you can shoot it all day long without recoil side effects.
I can burn through 300 rounds and be at a cost of about $50.00 or about $13.00 less than a single box of Hornady XTP.
You can also buy XTP bullets and load those to your desired level also, mild to wild.
Just a thought or two.

As far as the gloves go, I have used them but only on the occasional 'freezing cold' days. If you sweat a lot they would act like driving gloves and give you a more secure purchase for sure.