Do you use shooting gloves all the time or just some of the time?

[santadee]

I do not use them at all, but I am seriously thinking that I may start.

I am looking at just bench shooting for now and can imagine that it would help in several different areas.  One, is that my hands may not get as tired.  More strength to control the recoil.  Out in the field, it may be different and so maybe not use gloves.

Is that true, or not?

Thanks

SantaDee

[edgecrusher]

I have blackhawk hot ops gloves I wear in cold or hot and humid weather. Otherwise I prefer not to.

[Robocop1051]

While at work I mainly wear Oakley SI and Under Armour gloves. Now that I'm back on motors I wear my Alpine Star gauntlets again. Since I wear them so often, I have trained wearing all the gloves just in case. I can honestly say I hate them. I hate them all.

My big problem is that I like thick grips on my guns. When I put gloves on the grip is then too wide. Then my fingers fumble on the controls. I'd have to have two seperate set-ups, one with gloves and one without.

The only glove worth wearing is a professional pistol shooters glove. That will only benefit shooting a pistol though. Guys that use those gloves never shoot without them. Once you set up to shoot, and shoot accurately, you shouldn't change anything. Not if you aren't expecting a change in performance.

If your hand gets tired shooting an AR, I don't think gloves will help much. In reality you may require a different pistol grip or handguard. What furniture do you currently have on your rifle? Do you shoot from a bench mostly, or freehand?

[MikedaddyH]

I use leather shooting gloves and they are great. When I was a kid and I shot my dads 45 service 1911 my hands would get tore up or bruised, I thought the gun had too much recoil for me but years later I realized the wooden grips were POS. Well I started using them back then and have used them ever since. The padding helps on spappy/hot loads also.

[RayGun19]

I do not.  I'm trying to learn to a bit though.  They didn't have the fancy shooting/tac gloves when I was operating.  We just had Nomex aviator gloves.  Sometimes with the thumb and forefinger cut off.  So I still use those when it's a bit cold.  But generally no gloves when at a class or just shooting.

That long winded answer being said, can anybody recommend modern tac gloves?  Oakley?  What model?

[planeflyer21]

I've never used any but can see where they may be beneficial.

The only time I wore gloves ALL the time was riding motorcycles.

For shooting, IMO, they would have to be some high-quality second-skin type fitting gloves.

Jon

[Guest LLArms]

Much to the taunting and insults of the internet I sometimes I wear them. However I cut the pointer finger and middle finger up to the knuckle. This way I have skin on trigger contact for a better feel.

Why?

I live in Georgia.  It gets very hot and muggy sometimes. Sweaty palm is annoying while shooting for accuracy.  >:(

And to make matters worse a lot of times I wear safety glasses that have the left lens covered with black electrical tape. Yea, it looks pretty bad.  <laughs>

[Robocop1051]

I have to say, if I have to wear gloves on duty, I recommend the Oakley SI Tactical Gloves with the carbon fiber, or the Under Armour Tacticsl gloves. The carbon fiber is great for assault situations, but not so great for just wearing. I own a black Kevlar/nomex set and two tan leather sets. For my patrol use I prefer the UA gloves. They are very form fitting.

A lot of guys like Hatch and 5.11 gloves, but I have no experience with those... Yet!

My 1911 (SA TRP Operator) is set up with very aggressive front/rear strap checkering and VZ "Operator" micarta grips. It was set-up to be shot while wearing gloves.

[hobbesgunner]

If it's cold out or shooting a handcannon for extended periods, I wear Craftsman carpenters gloves(thumb and 2 fingers are covered to the knuckle,palm is padded)...sometimes Mechanix gloves....both allow good grip/feel with dexterity and moderate warmth

[survivalshop]

Only when hunting & test firing for hunting. It doesn't get cold enough here in Florida to need them . I hunt in Ohio .

Riding one of my HD's , don't count.

[unforgiven]

Shooting at the range in the winter yea some thin cheap set nothing fancy,other than that never.Fell off my hog palms on my gloves [leather] gone hands good,always on the bike.

[santadee]

If your hand gets tired shooting an AR, I don't think gloves will help much. In reality you may require a different pistol grip or handguard. What furniture do you currently have on your rifle? Do you shoot from a bench mostly, or freehand?

I think you may have hit the hard sport, so to speak.  My new ar10 came with a LaRue Piccaney quad, and although I have not shot it yet, I know that left hand is gonna feel some possible scrappin from the quad.  In the past, I have never used gloves at all.  BUt maybe I will use a set just for the ar10.  Maybe not.  I think I will get a set or two, just so they will be there, just in case... sort of like insurance or spare parts.. <thumbsup>

SD

[98Z5V]

On precision type ARs, I don't wear gloves.  On those rifles, I run the MIAD grip with the fat backstrap.  On carbines, I usually wear gloves, and I run a MOE grip.  That's intentional.  The smaller grip is used to account for the glove thickness, without changing the "overall grip" that I'm used to. 

I got used to wearing nomex flight gloves all the time, in the field, and handling an issued carbine with the heinous A2 pistol grip.

[MikedaddyH]

I forget to mention gloves are a necessity in the desert during the summer. Dont even think of touching a black rifle when its 115 and your gun is just sunning itself, resting on a table after you put a couple of mags through it !  You will only do this ONCE ! Lesson learned.

[planeflyer21]

I forget to mention gloves are a necessity in the desert during the summer. Dont even think of touching a black rifle when its 115 and your gun is just sunning itself, resting on a table after you put a couple of mags through it !  You will only do this ONCE ! Lesson learned.

Heck, I run ammo through mine in the summer to cool it off.

<laughs>

Gotta make sure and tell students "If you drop the gun you buy it."  Nothing like doing a hot potato with a hot gun.

Jon