I need help with winter shooting gloves

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I've been searching for years for a pair of warm gloves that let you keep your dexterity. I have yet to find them.
 
I use some high tech running gloves. But really I don't shoot (much) below 32°F, so I don't really test them, but they work. Highly dextrous. Only negative they can snag a bit on sharp gun parts, so don't used them with a new Colt 1911. :) Ok bad joke.
 
Insulated mechanic gloves are the best I have found, but no glove is going to keep you warm for any length of time in winter here.
 
Still say You can't beat Glomits.

Full mittens keep your hands toasty warm.
But the mitten folds back out of the way for dexterity when you need it.
Mine also have chem pack hand warmer pockets in them if you need them.

They are my goto gloves here when it gets down to zero and the wind & snow is blowing.
Nothing else even close.

Full thick Mitton:

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Folded back become thin gloves:

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Rc
 
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Ah, you get used to it after 70 years!

BTW: Walmart had those Glomits on sale last spring for $5.00 a pair.

rc
 
Actually I was about to order a pair at $14.99. Do they run large or small side? Sometimes I wear a medium perfectly when the large is huge, other times I'll need the large when the so called medium is pretty small. For the mountains.
 
I'll send you a PM....

I don't want to fill up a lot of sites & models here but I will send a PM for you.

Rusty
 
Do they run large or small side?
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Tell you the truth, I don't know.

My hand measures about 7" around the knuckle joints.

And those Glomits in the pictures are Large.

But the inner thin glove is like spandex 'stretch to fit anybody' I guess.

I can tell you for sure though, loose gloves are a heck of a lot warmer then tight, well fitting gloves!

That's why mittens of any kind are so warm.
They don't squeeze all the insulating warm air out when wearing them.

rc
 
I'm with RC on this one. The ones I use most of the time are a little bit different, but the idea is the same. I use the rag wool version and I've got about 6 pair in various drawers, vehicles, and coats during the winter.

One of the keys to keeping your hands warm is keeping the rest of your body warm. If you don't have a good stocking cap or something similar, you're losing a ton of heat. (Some people moreso than others. I've got a nice full head of hair that helps.) Growing up in Utah working on a farm during the winter, I learned to stay warm real quick. If you can stay warm standing around for two hours in below zero weather (with wind and blowing snow) waiting for your brother to finish deciding which end of the dead cow to hook the chain around, you can stay warm just about anywhere.

Matt
 
i wouldn't use a fleece glove because they're not water proof. if you're just sitting at a covered bench at the range they might be fine. they won't be fine if you're out screwing around in the snow

i use ski gloves. kind of pricey, but they work very well no matter the weather or what you're doing. they also have a spot for hothands.
 
taliv said:
i wouldn't use a fleece glove because they're not water proof. if you're just sitting at a covered bench at the range they might be fine. they won't be fine if you're out screwing around in the snow
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I agree. Cold often means rain or snow. Fleece is not very useful for either. Fleece is good for an insulation layer but not much else.

Military gloves are made by a company called Outdoor Research. Quick look of their website doesn't sell the layered system I really liked. But these are pretty close.

http://www.outdoorresearch.com/en/mens/gloves/mens-southback-gloves.html
 
Setwear.com ....

A newer firm that is gaining support is www.setwear.com .
I've seen a few operators & 3 gunners wearing them.
Setwear gloves are now common with film/tv production crews & construction/contractor guys too, :D .

Rusty
 
Glomits are not the answer. Mittens keep your fingers warm because they have all the fingers and palm together sharing their warmth, glomits separate the fingers enough to not really be as warm as a mitten and the tips of your fingers will get cold fast with the 'hood' pulled up. Plus they never seem to seal really well, stick your hand in the snow and some will get inside.

What you need to do is layers. Wear a thin warm glove liked the above mentioned mechanics glove. Then put a mitten overtop it. Pull off mitten and shoot.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Dry-Plusreg-Dri-Fowl-Mittens/1216108.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dmittens%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=mittens&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Icebreaker-Merino-Liner-Gloves-by-Icebreaker/1838757.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dliner%2Bglove%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=liner+glove&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products
 
Those look seriously warm.

But if I lived where I needed those I would move
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Or, at least wait until until it warms up!

When I lived where it was cold in winter, I used golf gloves - great feel and I still use them for shotgun shooting year round.
 
Glomits are not the answer. Mittens keep your fingers warm because they have all the fingers and palm together sharing their warmth, glomits separate the fingers enough to not really be as warm as a mitten and the tips of your fingers will get cold fast with the 'hood' pulled up.
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I agree 110%. Ive lived/worked outdoors, year round, most of my life, and the only way to keep your hands warm in cold weather, are in mittens. Gloves suck, under most all circumstances.

That said, mittens are what I use when shooting in colder weather, or to be more clear, I shoot bare handed, and put my mittens on in between. Properly sized mittens drop right off with a shake, and are loose enough for you to pull your hand into a fist, for meat on meat warming. Use a nanny string, like your mom used to put on them as a kid, so you dont lose them, and they are always with you when you shake them off.
 
Rusty, Setwear gloves look pretty nice. When I lived in Houston I never needed gloves, but here in New Mexico they are pretty necessary to have. I have some that keep my hands warm, but when I'm done shooting I have to pull them off to pick up all my brass. Will the Setwear gloves allow me to pick up brass?
 
For many years I used wool gloves -- the standard Army glove was a wool insert and a horsehide shell. Wool has the advantage of maintaining most of its insulation capability even when wet.

A wool glove inside a mitten works well. But glomits aren't bad -- that's what I usually use when hunting in the Ozarks.
 
AK103K said:
I agree 110%. Ive lived/worked outdoors, year round, most of my life, and the only way to keep your hands warm in cold weather, are in mittens. Gloves suck, under most all circumstances.
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Nope. I was a junior instructor at the Mountain Warfare training center in VT. Mittens weren't even allowed to be worn as they take away too much dexterity in exchange for not much warmth benefit. Keeping your hands moving will produce enough heat in gloves to offset the mittens benefit. Now sitting around, doing nothing at -40 like being stationed at the AWS in February, I grabbed some mittens.
 
Post #20....

To answer post #20, I don't own any Set Wear gloves at this time so I couldn't say how well they work or how the tactile feel is.
I would say that new gloves designed to work with tablets(iPads) & smartphones are now out in the US market. The finger tips are re-engineered to aid with weapons or gear too.

See www.galls.com www.blackhawk.com www.policeHQ.com .

I, personally like the 5.11, Set Wear & Mechanix styles. I owned a set of Hatch Shorty gloves but the fit & design was not that hot. :(

Id add that different brands or styles may fit differently. What may be a men's large might be loose or a medium may be too tight.

RS
 
in exchange for not much warmth benefit. Keeping your hands moving will produce enough heat in gloves to offset the mittens benefit.
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Ive never found that to be the case. My hands are nothing but cold in gloves, no matter what you do. They also suck if you need fine dexterity, like handling/manipulating anything small, so you still have to take them off too. With mittens, the difference is instantly noticeable, and thats even with taking them off constantly, if you need to do fine work. If Im the least bit active with mittens on, my hands arent even chilly.

If you find you need a little more dexterity, there are always the trigger finger models that give you a finger (which you dont have to use if not needed), or the hunting versions, with the slit, that let you use all your fingers, but they tend to be not as warm, and those slits dont usually stay closed well.

The mittens with the flap and fingers/half fingers, are only "slightly" better than gloves, as they keep the fingers isolated from each other, and dont allow meat on meat warmth.

I use a couple of pairs of surplus military mittens for work, as they are cheap and tend to hold up to constant work in bad conditions better. They usually arent as warm as some of the commercial mittens though.

If you want warm, really warm, a good pair with a waterproof/windproof outer shell, and removable heavy fleece liner, will keep your hands toasty.

One other advantage to mittens is, you can store stuff your using in them, (small tools, parts, etc) and you can also keep some of those heat packs in them, if youre really cold blooded. I cant do it, makes them "sweaty" hot.
 
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