winter carry? gloves?

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was carrying the other night and had a pair of thin leather gloves on. later on I realized that besides the added difficulty of getting it out of my itw holster, I could barley get my finger on the trigger. What do you guys do to solve this? is this where the fingerless glove came from?
 
Your gloves are too thick. Try getting some less bulky gloves would be my first suggestion. Nomex gloves or, if you have small hands like I do, plain old Isotoners will do the job in anything but really cold weather.
 
Business said:
was carrying the other night and had a pair of thin leather gloves on. later on I realized that besides the added difficulty of getting it out of my itw holster, I could barley get my finger on the trigger. What do you guys do to solve this? is this where the fingerless glove came from?
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I use dirtbike gloves. Nice,thin and pretty warm.
 
Try standard synthetic glove liners (available at any outdoors store). They might not be as warm as other gloves, but you will still be able to handle the gun 90% as well as you normally would.

Practice at the range with the gloves too! I had a pair of gloves (the fingerless/mitten combo type) that would not allow me to manipulate the pistol, even then I folded the mitten part back and only had the fingerless exposed!

Sure, it is nice to be able to wear warm cover garments 5+ months of the year, but as you have learned, there are trade offs to carrying in the northern U.S.
 
I basically do without or plan on tossing them if the need to draw arises.

I can handle cold down to the mid 20s around town without gloves. Once past that, I gotta wear them.
 
After working years as a paramedic on an ambulance, my favorite are Hatch Specialist police gloves. These are what I have now been using for skeet and they are great. They aren't too thick, allow a good amount of dexterity, and have a water-resistant Gortex lining. The tip also has a grip pad that ...well...grips. The model I have is NS430L, but they are a few years old, so the number may have changed. The one problem with these is that they stop at the wrist (picture a warmer version of driving gloves). If you want something that covers the wrist, I can't help you there. I'm looking into something like that myself and was pointed to Cabela's, but can't make any specific recomendation yet, as I haven't tried any of them yet.
 
I've a nice pair of leather gloves lined with cashmere - excellent warmth with very little bulk. I have no trouble shooting with them on. Find the right gloves - spend the money!
 
Custom Buck said:
Almost bought those for hunting, but opted out at the last second. Regardless, I bought these instead for when I cc when its chilly. http://www.lapolicegear.com/blackhawk-cool-weather-shooting-gloves.html I just bought them today, hopefully they will be in this week, I'll let you know how they are. I have leather gloves but they are too slippery when handling the gun.
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+1 thanks those are exactly what I have been lookin for i really like the additional grip on the thumb for the saftey.
 
Boston-Irish said:
I wear mechanix gloves ($19 walmart). got a few pairs stashed around.
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Same here, but I found a pair of 20oz Thinsulate mechanics' gloves at Home Depot for around $20 - warmer than standard uninsulated stuff and only marginally thicker.

I've verified that I can draw, get my finger inside the trigger guard, and operate the trigger w/o any binding.
 
Jose said:
I basically do without or plan on tossing them if the need to draw arises.

I can handle cold down to the mid 20s around town without gloves. Once past that, I gotta wear them.
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Well, thanks to Al Gore, we are gonna see a lot more of that sub 20 stuff... [laugh]

I'm the same way - I don't put on the gloves until it gets into the low 20's when not at the range. At the range (rifles anyway), I am out there for hours at a time, so I turn in my man-card and put on gloves. Mechanic style glove for pistol and big-old bulky thinsulate/waterproof style for the rifles...
 
I'm lucky in that Heckler and Koch took winter carry into consideration with the USP line of pistols. My USP45 has plenty of room to accommodate a gloved finger in the trigger guard. Still, I choose a more slim line glove for winter wear. They are North Face HyVent. Warm enough, slim enough....
 
I wear fingerless gloves while I'm hunting. I found that the Fisherman's style with dot's on the palms that run up the fingers the best for hunting. I have a dozen pair because when I find a store selling them I stock up. Great for rifle shooting.

I've tried many many different pair of gloves for everyday use/pistol shooting and have found none I like so I go gloveless most of the time. Pocket handwarmers that I use during hunting season are great. Just keep my hands in my pockets.

Hope that helps,
 
Mike-Mike said:
OK, Am I the only one that would just take my glove off if I needed my gun?
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Before or after you fumble around your bulky winter coat?[rofl]

No, you are not alone in accepting that with winter comes easier concealment of larger weapons and more mags, but longer draw times...

We are all just cowering in fear of the internet OP-O-RATOR lecturing us on how we might as well not carry a gun at all if we are going to do that.... [laugh]
 
Baseball gloves. They cut wind, are tight fitted, and have little loose material. They're not the absolute warmest gloves to wear but they do the trick and besides thats what pockets are for.
 
Mike-Mike said:
OK, Am I the only one that would just take my glove off if I needed my gun?
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Not if I had the time. I'd still like to have the option of being able to just draw, though.

Then again, if it's cold enough that I'm wearing gloves that'd force me to take them off, I'll probably have issues with other clothing - jacket, insulated suit, etc. - that won't let me easily get to the gun (in current carry config) anyway. Eventually I'll find some way to better be able to carry in cold weather gear, but for the time being I'm just not carrying when the weather and activity dictate that real cold weather gear is necessary.
 
Boston-Irish said:
I wear mechanix gloves ($19 walmart). got a few pairs stashed around.
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me too. looking into the insulated winter ones, they dont seem much thicker. i acutally saw them at marshalls the other day for a sub $10 pricetag, but they were large and i could fit my meat-hooks in them [thinking]
 

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