Shooting gloves.....pro or con?

[Topgun]

I have a slowly improving thumb and hand but it is not well yet.

I now use the mouse with my LEFT hand and the right thumb seems to be coming back from the SCREAMING pain from movement.

My question is on shooting gloves. I saw a picture of an Uncle Mike's shooting glove with half fingers. It looked like it would work.

Do those of you who use shooting gloves do so for pain relief or better grip?

How many have tried them and found them to be no use?

Do you recommend the ones like I was looking at that have gel in them or other type?

 

[rich2u]

Yeah I bought a pair of uncle mikes & then cut the fingers off. I just needed the pad over the thumb joint. My cz100 really bites right there,

 

[JPM63US]

True shooting gloves are made to improve grip and distribute the load of a tight sling across the back of your hand. This is necessary for those shooting high power competition or other 3-position competition.

If you are trying to overcome some pain - it might help short term, but in the long run, you may end up hurting yourself more.

JPM

 

[Redlg155]

I use a pair of weightlifting gloves for shooting. They usually already have the fingers cut off and are nicely padded to help cushion the recoil. I find that I can shoot a bit more without getting hand tremors, so I know it works for me.

I would suggest that you keep your shooting gloves stored away from any other gear to prevent cross contamination . You would be amazed at how much powder residue gets on your hands from shooting and handling weapons. Most folks wash their hands but don't give a second thought about gloves.

Good Shooting
Red

 

[HogRider]

I use gloves when shooting really hot loads from my Redhawk sometimes. Thin short Motorcycle gloves (not padded) work fine for me.

 

[flatrock]

I use some really cheap weightlifting gloves when I shoot my Kel-tec P3AT a lot.

Without them it's hard for me to shoot too many rounds through it, and I need the practice to shoot such a small gun with my relatively large hands.

They even help my accuracy some by effectively making the grip a bit larger, but I eventually need to not use them because the P3AT is a carry gun, and I don't intend to walk around wearing a weightlifting glove everywhere.

 

[45R]

Topgun-
Gel would be good for absorbing some of the recoil energy that comes off the gun...but the part that is "gelled" may more out of the way were you need it the most.....

Try and pair and grab onto a powertool at the store. See if you have a nice layer of gel between you and the pistol.


45R

 

[UnknownSailor]

The only time I wear a glove on the shooting hand is when at one of the 5 day schools like Gunsite or Thunder Ranch. It keeps the web of my hand from being rubbed raw by my grip safety on my 1911.

When I'm out at my local range, practicing, I don't need it because I'm not putting 500 rounds downrange at a time from the holster.

If I ever got into IDPA I might wear one more often, but that won't happen until a range closer to me starts having matches.

 

[Bravo11]

I've seen people use batting gloves.

 

[sturmruger]

I use a pair of Trek bike gloves. They are super padded and have short fingers. Plus i use them for biking as well.

 

[OH25shooter]

When shooting my 44 I have to use a shooting glove. It helps soften the recoil. I've tried padded bicycle gloves, gel weight lifting gloves and Uncle Mike's shooting gloves. Save your money and go right to the Uncle Mike gloves. The others do not have the padding or gel in the right spot. They are designed to grip a bar, not a curved handgun grip. Buy the right product for what it is designed to do.

 

[jhisaac1]

I have a pair of (I think) Uncle Mikes, padded, half fingers. I bought them to make my shooting more comfortable, but found that my pistol that previously fit my hand like a glove, no longer fit right. I prefer to shoot without them.

 

[Preacherman]

I have two pairs of the Uncle Mike's shooting gloves. They are very useful for high-round-count courses, and spare your hand a lot of pain from abrasions and recoil. I don't use them for normal shooting, only for the upwards-of-200-round days. The gel inserts in the web of the hand and behind the triggerguard really help.

 

[Mulliga]

Nomex flight gloves. Mainly for heat/flame retardance, but they look cool, too.

 

[igor]

Any old leather glove in my left hand when shooting the AK hot, for the obvious reason, or when shooting longer distance for good groups. I like to isolate my pulse from the rifle like that: the phenomenon is especially noticeable in the prone position.

 

[Topgun]

Do they have any with sequins for "moon shooting?"

 

[Gewehr98]

Well, that's one definition.

True shooting gloves are made to improve grip and distribute the load of a tight sling across the back of your hand. This is necessary for those shooting high power competition or other 3-position competition.

Another "true" shooting glove is the pair of PAST shooting glove I bought to soften the recoil of my 10" silhouette pistol in 7mm Rimmed International, a precursor to the 7-30 Waters round. Here are the gloves:

And here's the reason why I wear shooting gloves:



Do the PAST shooting gloves work? You bet your carpal tunnel syndrome they do!

 

[Mannlicher]

Never felt the need for shooting gloves. I shoot a lot, and many of those sent downrange are heavy hand gun loads.

 

[Ben Shepherd]

I use cabellas shooting gloves a lot(wore out 2 sets so far). Especially when running 100+ rounds of 44 or 454 in a session. I also lift weights 3-4 X per week. Wheight lifting and shooting gloves are not the same.

My shooting gloves have extra padding in the web area and an extra layer around the knuckle of the second finger(to eliminate tigger guard bite), instead of extra padding all over the palm. Proper shooting gloves have extra where needed and minimal everywhere else, so as not to add bulk to the grips demensions. Made out of a good material they also give a little more bite to your hold without beating up your skin.

My opinion FWIW.