Does anyone use "shooting gloves?" Which ones?

[JeremyS]

I got a pair of VooDoo Tactical Phantom gloves for motorcycle riding purposes (much less expensive than the hard knuckle gloves actually made for riding) and have used them a few times while shooting. They work great in both situations and I was actually very surprised at how much I enjoyed shooting with them on. ...especially pistol shooting, as the strap around the wrist stiffens your wrist up and effectively helps control muzzle flip...





But if you go to a Lowe's and check out the gloves in the tools area, some of those are REALLY freakin' nice, comfortable, grippy, have excellent dexterity, etc, and would make amazing shooting gloves.

[wash]

Be careful with plastic knuckles, they may be illegal if you run in to the wrong cop.

[JeremyS]

Interesting. Never thought about that. They do sell them in every motorcycle store in CA... so... I know "brass knuckles" are illegal (and saps, nunchucks, pen/can knives hahaha long list) but have to read that law again to see about gloves like this. Hmmm...

Certainly wouldn't want my plastic knuckle gloves to cause a tragic headline a la

[Steve1968LS2]

I'm having a hard time not saying somthing about mall ninjas in this thread....

I will say that Mechanix gloves have almost zero tolerance for heat and will readily melt to your hand so be careful handling anything hot (like a barrel) with them.

Great.. another one...

[scootle]

mechanix brand gloves seem to be cheap, common, and effective when you run in a setting where gloves would be helpful.

[sammy]

Unless it is cold outside shooting gloves are a waste of money. I have tried using different types of gloves but my groups (with handguns) open up about 30%. It is difficult to be percise with the the extra padding between your hand and the gun. This might be different with rifles but i have never shot a rifle with gloves.

If you are going to try I would think the thinner the better, and cutting off the trigger finger down to about the second joint would help.

Sammy

[starsnuffer]

If you're shooting an AK for any amount of time, you pretty much need at least one glove, that handguard gets hot.

-W

[Solidux]

Unless it is cold outside shooting gloves are a waste of money.

Sammy

Well, in Iraq when its 130 degrees. The surfaces of your weapon are a lot hotter than you'd might expect. For people going to indoor ranges in California with a tacticool vest etc, yea I agree with you.

We would take the heatguards off our saws and bravos to lighten the load on a 6+ hour patrol. If it weren't for the gloves the barrels wouldnt be able to be swapped.


The nomex flight gloves were good, but did nothing when they got cold.

[kernoonus]

It depends upon what kind of shooter you are and what kind of shooter you are training to be.

It makes sense if you are someone who wears glove a lot anyway, especially if you are in the military or an LEO.

Not so much if you are a citizen training for self defense, and you don't normally wear gloves.

+1. Practice how you shoot.

I usually don't wear gloves, but a small hand injury was affecting my shooting. I had these and they seem to work for me.

http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/03-3110-80.html

[redcliff]

I normally don't wear gloves shooting, but I'm wondering if it has any benefits at all (grip?) just because the grip safety on my 1911 bugs me a bit.

Anyone?

Which grip safety do you have and what part bothers you?

[billybob_jcv]

Just so long as you don't end-up looking like this guy...

[scootle]

Just so long as you don't end-up looking like this guy...

you mean... don't end up looking like THIS guy...

[Kelvrick]

Here is the pair I use.

http://www.511tactical.com/All-Products/Accessories/Gloves/TAC-AK2-Gloves.html

They are fairly tight fitting and provide the dexterity that I want to maintain control over my firearm. Since I like it tight, I like how the seams are on the outside so they don't dig under my dainty fingernails and hurt me when I'm out hunting perps at the mall.

[jyo]

I believe mine are Past brand and its only one glove---it's only for the shooting hand---these have some sort of trick padding built into the palm and leave the tip of the trigger finger exposed. They work REAL WELL! I only use them while shooting my two Freedom Arms 454 Casull revolvers and also my little Kahr P45 (that little dawg bites!). Makes a huge difference and allows you to concentrate on your sight picture.

[Norcal Industries]

when its cold or really hot, i use these, http://www.galls.com/google/style-GL...er-duty-gloves or these http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/a...-carbon-gloves. work really good, and light weight.