[LynnMassGuy]

I'm curious how many of you wear gloves when you shoot, clean your guns, and reload. I don't for any purpose but I'm thinking I probably should.

[41mag]

You know,I'm having a "why didn't I think of that"moment.

In hindsight I can think of a few good reasons to wear gloves doing the above,but I never have & most likely won't start.('cept when shooting outside during the winter).

Thanks.

[TonyB]

I voted never,but I should........especially when cleaning....just never think of it...:banghead:

[Holly76201]

I had to have surgery on my hand because of a condition called trigger thumb. After my hand had healed, my Dearly Beloved gave me a pair of PAST gloves for my B'day in June:D .
I think they are well made, they are certainly comfortable, and they have extra padding on the right glove right over the base of the thumb.
I wore them for the first ime a week ago Sunday and noticed no decrease in my accuracy or rapidity of fire.
I think they are great and can't wait to go use them again.

[shermacman]

In the winter I try to wear enough clothes to keep my upper body warm enough that I don't need gloves. But I don't understand why would any one would wear gloves for any other reason?

[Werewolf]

I usually wear a latex glove on my left hand when cleaning. That's the hand that tends to get covered with chemicals.

I also wear gloves when shooting my .44 and .357 revolvers. The gloves have a gel pad in the palm and a built in curve (I bought them to ride my MC and they turned out to be pretty good shootin' gloves too). When shooting the magnums - especially when shooting more than 50 or so out of each revolver - the meaty part of my hand at the base of my thumb and the nearby palm area tend to get sore and occasionally bruised. The gloves prevent this.

I never wear gloves when shooting a semi-auto handgun or a rifle.

[shermacman]

Good point, werewolf. I somehow forgot the time I fired a S&W .44 scandium. Felt like a fist full of bees. Gloves would have helped!

[Fly320s]

I wear latex gloves when cleaning.

I can't stand having the oil, cleaner, gun powder residue on my hands after I'm finished. With the gloves, I just take them off when finished and my hands are clean.

You ever have cleaner/oil residue on your hands when you take out you contacts at night? Not a pleasant experience.

Go buy a box of gloves from the pharmacy at Target. It'll cost you about $7.00.

[2400]

The few times that I wear gloves, I just use my Nomex flight golves. They are light weight and have a good tactical feel. :D

[SLCDave]

I wear gloves when cleaning when I have them, but if I'm out, I don't sweat it.

Last winter I wished I had some gloves. A friend of mine has a pair of mechanic's gloves that he used when he shoots, and says they don't hinder him too badly. Some gloves make you feel like you might as well be wearing oven mitts when trying to do the most simple tasks.

[dghboy315]

sometime when i know i'm going to shoot a lot, like for a class. or when it is cold.

i use hatch glove. i have a thick pair and a thin pair.

[hso]

Green or blue or purple nitrile exam gloves are far superior to latex for chemical protection. Latex is suitable for water based liquids and dust/particulates, but has very poor protection properties against any solvent or solvent based cleaner. They are as common as latex gloves and cost only a little more.

[cerberus]

I use the hatch shooting gloves at range also a wrap around wrist support from sporting goods store. I have found that also using a rubber finger tip cup thats used by office workers sorting paper to really save your finger when loading mags at range. I also bought a pair of Hatchs street guard gloves for my winter glove use.

[WhoKnowsWho]

I wear latex gloves for the almost 12 hours I am at work, I guess it wouldn't hurt to wear them when cleaning, but I wash my hands and haven't had a problem in over two years now.

[Greg L]

I voted never but thinking about it I probably should practice a bit with gloves on considering that winter is coming up soon. Or at least drawing with them & a coat on.

[Quantrill]

Only when casting lead.

[Dbl0Kevin]

I always wear gloves when it's cold out. My damn hands are like icicles in cold weather. :fire:

It's actually kinda funny cause in the police academy the firearms instructor kept telling everyone how "you can't shoot as good with gloves on blah blah I don't want anyone shooting with gloves". So after like 4 days of shooting I managed to get a blister on my trigger finger (damn glocks and their safety trigger) so I get him to let me use gloves after he tells me "ok but you're not gonna shoot as good." So after I put up a perfect score I just stood there and smirked as he came by to record it. ;) :neener:

[psyopspec]

Use a pair of Blackhawk Hellstorm SOLAGs when shooting. Eases reloading on fingers (particularly when reloading m-16 mags all day), allows the same dexterity with rifles and pistols. They give a little warmth too. No difference in performance with or without gloves, but they're a nice creature comfort for longer or cooler days on the range.

[jdkelly]

When cleaning a handgun I try to where a latex glove on my left hand covered with thin cotton glover. It's not easy finding a cheap supply of larger latex gloves in this "One Size Fits Small" world.

I never wear gloves shooting, except hunting (and practicing for hunting). I just bought a pair of neopream (sp?) gloves to use should I have to sit in the cold rain this year.


Respectfully,

jdkelly

[Sam Adams]

Why don't you just get a LULA device for loading and unloading the AR15/M16 mags? I got mine for about $16, and it does the job far faster (esp. unloading*) than I can with my hands, and with no pain and no loss of dexterity as occurs with gloves.

*Normally I unload my mags by shooting everything in them :D , but on a very few occasions I've unloaded intact rounds.

[psyopspec]

The "all day" example I meant was referring to time on the range for army purposes.

But it's funny you bring that device up because tomorrow (fingers crossed) I'll have an M-4 6920 arriving at my favorite local gun shop. I imagine I'll be needing something like that when I get my hands on my first AR-type rifle. Thanks for the tip! :D

[WEPS]

i never wear gloves when i shoot simply because i probley won't be wearing gloves out in town and i want to practice perfect. on the other hand, i like the idea of wearing gloves for cleaning purposes. im a lazy bastard though and will probley never get around to actually purchasing any.

[Daniel964]

I wear latex medical gloves when I clean my guns. I work in a Dialysis Center so I'm always coming home with gloves, tape and other junk still in my scrub pockets.

[ChickenHawk]

Can I vote for all four? :p

[kudu]

About the only time I will wear gloves is if it gets below freezing when I am shooting skeet or trap, and then it's only on my off hand. If it gets below 0 I will put a glove on my shooting hand with the trigger finger cut out. Other than that I hardly ever wear gloves when shooting.

Except when I shoot My Grizzly .45Win Mag. :uhoh:

[JohnKSa]

Started using nytrile gloves awhile back while cleaning. They're impervious to most chemicals and quite a bit sturdier than latex.

I'm going to have to get some shooting gloves. Recoil has never bothered me, but I'm getting some soreness in the base of my strong hand thumb that doesn't seem to go away (not as a result of shooting--just in general). I think I'm going to have to start being more careful with it.

I may get a loading tool to--I've always loaded all my mags by hand wihtout tools but I'm thinking that I should quit abusing my hands.

[gezzer]

I only wear them when I don't want to leave any prints on the gun!:what:

[M2 Carbine]

Like "Quantrill" I wear glover when casting bullets.

About the only other time I wear gloves is flying a PPC (powered parachute). It can get pretty cold sitting in the open in a 30 MPH wind.:)

[R.H. Lee]

I only wear gloves when I'm using a chainsaw cutting firewood or trimming trees. And when I use the weed wacker.

[Zach S]

when I clean, and when I'm shooting and its cold....

[Black Snowman]

I wore surgical gloves when reloading with some lead bullets my Dad bought. I have once shot with gloves on because it was cold. But I don't make a regular practice of wearing gloves.

[SapperLeader]

I wear gloves most of the winter usually nomex flight gloves or a pair of blackhawk solag with army wool liners. I try to practice handling the guns and shooting the guns with the gloves on, since I doubt I will have time to pull gloves off if I ever need my gun.

[J Miller]

The only time I wear gloves shooting is when it's COLD!!!!.

After cleaning my guns I walk over to the sink an thoroughly wash them with lots of soap and water.

Joe

[Jubei]

I don't usually wear gloves while shooting, except in the colder weather. I have been using a weight lifting glove that has a wrist wrap on it when I shoot the .454 Casull or my buds .500 S&W Magnum. I've always kinda liked the smell & feel of the cleaning chemicals after shooting.

Jubei

[pax]

Nitrile, chemical-resistant gloves when cleaning or reloading.

Plain latex gloves when picking up brass.

When shooting small guns which have a nasty sting to the kick, I sometimes wear Uncle Mike's shooting gloves.

I hate covering my fingers. I like to feel things. But I don't want chemicals working into my pores, so I wear gloves while cleaning. I also don't want more lead on my skin than absolutely necessary, so I wear 'em while picking brass and reloading -- and wash my hands afterward, too.

Wearing 'em while shooting bothers me simply because I never wear 'em otherwise. "Train like you'll fight." I justify it simply because I figure, if I'm ever using a mouse gun for personal defense, I'll have other things to worry about than the sting of the recoil.

pax

[Joey2]

Gloves are for sisseys as a general rule. I would wear them in the winter if I were working outside. I would wear them in the summer is I was working with something that was too hot to touch with the bare hand.

I would not wear them shooting, doing manuel labor, working on machinery, working with cement, etc.

Gloves are for sisseys except for the above exceptions.

[atek3]

i use a shooting glove on my left hand in highpower

[sch40]

I find I shoot better when wearing a good pair of gloves.
That said, I've been practicing more without them lately, because the chances of me wearing gloves in a self-defense situation is slim to nothing.