Shooting Gloves?

[MarCay08]

Try golf gloves...

+1 it works great!!

[CWUSCG]

Shoot more and develop callouses. Problem solved.

[shoupdawg]

Mechanix gloves are nice and simple. Look into those.

That's what I have. Under 5 bucks from Harbor Freight and if you sign u p for their coupons you can get 15% off.

[thevic]

loading a 12 guage pump in the winter hurts the thumbs

[Knoll, Grass E.]

To answer the second part of your question: Yes, It's way too mall-ninja. The less prep you take when shooting on the range the less prep you need in a real life situation. My advice is just let your hands get used to it. It's like playing an instrument or writing for a long time, it hurts your hands at first but after a while you can do it for hours without a second thought, and that's the way shooting any handgun should be, just natural and easy.

[razr]

Nomex

[Johnny.B.Good]

I bought a pair of these from Midway recently:

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=2528173446

I like them...very thin and a good, tight fit. I was able to load magazines wearing them with no problem.

[Mad Scotsman]

First pair was from Home Depot, now I buy from Cabela's.