I am a newbie (virgin, actually) to shotgunning and want to cut short my usual expensive learn-the-hard way experience. Best is a subjective term - but I would like your opinions on insulated and uninsulated gloves. My main shotgunning will be clays, but I hope, maybe, eventually to try upland game.

 

I understand the need for a warm, insulated glove - I had several cold weather injuries in Alaska many years ago and now I can't even pump my own gas without pain. And are shooting gloves useful in nice weather? Do some shooters wear them all the time? Why?

 

My first purchases were from Orvis (http://www.orvis.com...aspx?pf_id=2219, http://www.orvis.com...aspx?pf_id=39E9). At best they were of average quality and the insulated glove offered no warmth. Certainly not worth the money - back they went.

 

My next thoughts are toward http://www.mosquitoc...-Hunting-Upland, http://www.uplanders...r_id=GLOVE-20-6, or http://www.mosquitoc...-Hunting-Upland.

 

So, what does the group recommend? Thanks!

 

Ron

I wear a set of hunter orange mechanix wear

HoneyBadger - are they warm? Do you wear them all the time?

I've used these gloves from Cabela's for many years now. Very soft and flexible. I am able to negotiate single or double triggers and safeties on any shotgun in cold weather with ease. Hunted with them in -4 below temperatures the last couple of years and they are excellent for upland gunning. These are the best combination I've tried that are both flexible and comfortable in the cold. Since you're walking during upland hunting you don't need too bulky a glove. If you're sitting on stand or in a goose blind not moving you'll need an even heavier glove. These are fine for cold weather upland gunning and clay target shooting. For wet, cold weather I'll use a Thinsulate and Gore-Tex glove that's a bit bulkier than these.

 

http://www.cabelas.c...MAL%3BIK-921020

 

For milder weather, I'll use a regular LH & RH Pittards leather golf glove for sporting clays and skeet.

If the gloves they show you don't keep your hands warm enough, hit a sporting goods store (normally in the ski section). See if they have a silk glove liners. They are a form fitting very thin glove that just adds that extra layer without really adding any bulk or loss of movement.

Kangaroo leather glove with Thinsulate from Cabelas. Works great on the trigger and warm. Well worth the $50. Dog has not chewed them yet!

HoneyBadger - are they warm? Do you wear them all the time?

 

I mean they help from cutting winds on your hands and im not girly so i can take a chill but they are better then nothing! =)

 

I guess I might consider myself 'girly' when considering the effect of cold - but are there other advantages to wearing gloves full-time (recoil absorption, grip, etc? Thanks to all for the input.

Ron, I bought a pair of gloves from Dicks for that chilly meetup we had a month ago at Lehigh. I was suprised that they kept my hands decently warm in 20* weather with a 0* wind chill.

 

I didn't like to put my trigger finger into the trigger gaurd when it was loaded though, I was afraid of firing the gun since it was a little hard to tell exactly where my finger was. I decided to stick my finger in there first and then close the action (my O/U Browning). That method worked fine. You are welcome to try them, I only use them when it's below freezing.

I've used these gloves from Cabela's for many years now. Very soft and flexible. I am able to negotiate single or double triggers and safeties on any shotgun in cold weather with ease. Hunted with them in -4 below temperatures the last couple of years and they are excellent for upland gunning. These are the best combination I've tried that are both flexible and comfortable in the cold. Since you're walking during upland hunting you don't need too bulky a glove. If you're sitting on stand or in a goose blind not moving you'll need an even heavier glove. These are fine for cold weather upland gunning and clay target shooting. For wet, cold weather I'll use a Thinsulate and Gore-Tex glove that's a bit bulkier than these.

 

http://www.cabelas.c...MAL%3BIK-921020

 

For milder weather, I'll use a regular LH & RH Pittards leather golf glove for sporting clays and skeet.

 

Thanks Kevin,

 

I just ordered myself some. I would've been happy to have some gloves on when I hunted in the rain and cold this past Saturday at Buttonwood. Of course it turned out nice later, and I dried and thawed out.

cabela's "gunner gloves", best i've owned.

For upland hunting I wear a pair of non insulated leather work gloves all through the winter. I also walk through the briars and thorns so they keep my hands from getting torn up. Never used gloves for casual shooting.

I was going to post this yesterday but got busy with my daughter breaking her wrist, minor fracture noting too bad at all.

 

By the way, DVOR had shooting gloves that look like this might be what Ron is looking for.

I have a pair of Bob Allen shooting gloves that I use for Upland Bird Hunting. Just enough insulation to keep the fingers warm, but not so much that you cant feel the trigger pull!

 

For casual shooting on windy days, they are good as well since they don't restrict movement.

 

I've become more aware of the effects of the cold weather in the past couple of years. I now use the Hotties brand hand warmers in each front pants pocket and have on occasion put them into the Bob Allen gloves on top of my back of the hand.

 

Gloves are something to be bought in person, the old-fashioned way. Internet mail-order will waist time & money in the long run!