[ArmedBear]

Do you use gloves when you shoot shotguns?

I haven't, unless I'm wearing Winter gloves anyway.

Seeing a lot of people who do, I've thought about trying some.

Thoughts?

[Snarlingiron]

I only use them during a class or if I am shooting my 10mm pistol. The classes are 3 days of almost constant shooting and gun handling. Since I work from a desk these days and have for the last 10 years, my hands get pretty sore and beat up from that. I use fingerless weightlifters gloves with a mesh back in the summer.
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If it is cold I use a pair of fingerless fly fishing gloves:
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At the clays range, I don't use gloves unless it is cold.

[waterhouse]

I wore them once on a pheasant hunt when it was cold. I took them off when the sun warmed things up a bit. I'd probably do it again, but it so rarely gets cold enough that I haven't thought about it for years.

[frankiestoys]

ArmedBear

Shotguns maybe, but a heavy recoil pad would be better
If youre shooting BIG cal handguns, get some good grips
I dont mind a little pain with my revolvers but i imagine some autos
would cause some minor irritation on the hands.

[ArmedBear]

I'm not looking for recoil absorption. Long gun shooting gloves aren't like pistol gloves.:)

I've just seen some people (very good shooters) who never go to the line without their gloves. And in the Winter, I need some anyway, so I'm wondering what others like. I've never used shooting gloves, though I've worn Winter gloves when shooting in the snow.

[oneounceload]

AB - I wear basic Cabretta leather golf gloves all year round - did when I lived near Reno, do now here in FL - when it's cold, they help me keep a grip; when it's hot and sweaty they help me keep a grip - either way, they help me keep a grip. I tried the other day and it sure felt funny NOT having them on. Golf gloves will run about $15 for the pair on sale at a Dick's or similar place, but they are not sold as pairs. Golfers only wear one, so you need a place that caters to golfers so they'll have the right handed glove that a LH golfer would use

[Milkmaster]

Only at the trap/skeet range when I am shooting successive rounds of trap or skeet(especially trap). The hot southern summer sun in July or August and a few quick rounds of trap can get a barrel pretty hot. I use a thin pair of gloves to avoid the burn if I accidentally grab the barrel. Not that the barrel would do any tissue damage if I touched it. It is just a matter of comfort. The only other time is in the winter hunting season if needed.

[Bailey Boat]

Go to your local golf pro shop and ask for a pair of Foot Joy Rain Grip Extreme. They come in pairs and are much better (longer lasting and more comfortable) than the Bob Allen shotgunner gloves. Their 20.00 per pair, same as the BA gloves but better.....

[ArmedBear]

Thanks, Bailey.

20 bucks is about the minimum for nice gloves, it seems. Not a bad price (and I don't want to pay 50 bucks to see how I like gloves, either :)).

[oneounceload]

I just bought some golf gloves on sale - they were 3 for $20......I bought two for one hand and one for the other. The next time they have that sale, I'll reverse it.....better than shooting gloves, made out of the same stuff, (probably in the same Thailand factory), so why not??

[ArmedBear]

3 for $20

That's about the oddest glove sale I've heard of. But I don't golf, really.:)

[PJR]

Absolutely always when I shoot my sxs or 28 gauge. Both guns can get quite hot. In the cold Canadian winter I always wear gloves and have three different pair to match the conditions. If it's too cold for the heavy gloves then it's too cold to shoot.

The rest of the time it depends on my mood. I usually have a pair of Bob Allen mesh or Pavillion leather gloves in my shooting bag but don't always wear them.

One habit I have adopted is wearing gloves when I clean my guns particularly the semi-autos. Keeps my hands clean and prevents any cuts from sharp parts.

[ArmedBear]

One habit I have adopted is wearing gloves when I clean my guns particularly the semi-autos. Keeps my hands clean and prevents any cuts from sharp parts.

Didn't work for me.

One cut my gloves right away.

I don't have an 1100 any more, though, and I don't ever want one again, either.:D

[CoRoMo]

Shooting gloves?

With titles like that, someone usually chimes in with...

I prefer shooting clays or paper targets. Maybe I'll shoot a glove, next time out at the range, and I'll report back.

:neener::D:D:p:D:D:neener:

[throdgrain]

Two of the blokes I shoot clays with have gloves. I think they just boughty them because it was something shooting-related to spend thier money on. These are the same people spend thousands on Blasers though :)

One of my friends only wears one glove! We always make sure he's greeted with an "eeehee" Micheal Jackson noise as he enters the stand :D

[LoneStarWings]

If you are going to do a class with a pump, they are a must. I had blisters on my fingers for almost a month after doing a 1 day, 250 round class bare-handed.

[throdgrain]

I've shot 200 rounds with a pump many times, no problems :confused:

[LoneStarWings]

Maybe I just burned my hands on the barrel too many times, or the action was still stiff on my relatively new gun. I don't know, but I had bad blisters on my middle, ring, and thumb (left hand only).

[ArmedBear]

I'm sure that different stock materials and checkering have some effect on your hands.

A wood 870 with pressed checkering won't chew them up like a synthetic stock with pointy chekering will.

[chas08]

I voted no, but I do sometimes wear a pair of light cotton camo gloves with the fingers and thumb cut off at the middle knuckle for camoflage purposes only. It doesn't get cold enough here for me to need them for warmth. And a lifetime of turning wrenches and doing machine work negates the need for protection from sharp triggers or rough checkering.