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March 19, 2016
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I am just wondering if anyone wears a glove on their shooting hand, and if so what kind/type?
I grew up shooting mostly magnum revolvers. On top of that much of my shooting was done in colder weather. If I remember correctly I started to wear a golf or racket ball glove because it was easy to pull from my pocket when it was cold and offered a little warmth for a short period of time, keeping my trigger finger from going numb in the cold. In the summer I felt like I maintained a better grip when my hand started to sweat. Jump ahead 42 years, today my wife handed me a pair of shooting gloves she found on a clearance rack at Cabelas. She said they are only $6 you are trying them. No finger tips, but a little more padding in a few areas, it will be interesting. Wind chills have been below zero the last few days so it really would be a good time to test them out LOL. I think they will be great for shooting and my hands will freeze. I also think I am smart enough to wait until I can hold a handful of shells in my hand without freezing my fingers before I try them. Let me know your thoughts.
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December 4, 2011
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I wear gloves to shoot trap during the winter. I also wear them when shooting pistol/revolver during cold weather. I use a pair of unlined leather driving gloves. They fit snug to the hand and have great dexterity while affording me a good grip on the gun and some protection from the cold. I usually don't wear any gloves during warmer weather except for shotgun shooting. My hands sweat too and the leather gloves give me a good grip on the wood stocks of my shotguns.
I used to hunt with a pair of orange shooting gloves with nylon finger tips. I think they were Woolrich or Tennex brand but can't remember anymore it's been so long.
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January 17, 2015
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I use gloves during the cold winter months up here, I have really large hands and getting a good fitting glove isn't that easy. I generally look for thin mechanics gloves, as they offer warmth, grip, minimal padding, and I find they offer a better 'feel' on the trigger as they aren't too thick.
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February 28, 2009
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Unfortunately, in order to shoot outdoors, I would have to travel way too long. However, though shooting at an indoor range, I do use a shooting glove when I'm using my Freedom Arms Model 83 in .500WE and my .50AE Grizzly.
I do have other large caliber handguns like: Arsenal AF2011-A1 (Double .45), Wilson Combat Hunter in .460 Rowland, Wildey Survivor in .475 Wildey Magnum, and , of course, my Dan's: 7460, 7445, 7414's.
However, all of those are perfectly comfortable to shoot all day without gloves.
-Mike
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November 17, 2012
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I am very happy with a pair of Blackhawk tactical gloves for cold weather. Also double as spring/fall motorcycle gloves - not much padding and cheaper than the HD brand with a Velcro wrist strap.
February 16, 2016
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I use golf gloves, but don't have really cold weather to deal with.
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March 25, 2013
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Sam's Club has nice inexpensive leather gloves I use for all kinds of work. I need to try them for shooting on freezing days. Bhahaha. We only have freezing nights.
April 25, 2008
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I've been wearing a glove on my shooting hand for over 30 years...during the summer. I don't shoot in the winter. It started out for handgun silhouette, shooting a .30-30 Contender with the smooth wood grips. Warm weather would make my hands sweat, and I wasn't getting a consistent grip, and had some concert about recoil control.
The solution was (and still is) a baseball batter's glove. I just cut off the trigger finger tip. Works great.
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