I was at a small engine shop today to pick up a part for the garden tiller and saw a couple items that might be of interest here. They carry Stihl products and assessories including gloves and hearing protectors that look right useful for magnum handguns at the range but especially in the deer stand.

Here are the gloves - http://www.stihlusa.com/apparel/Proscaper-gloves.html.

The gloves have thick somewhat hard palm pads that look just like what the doctor ordered. They are not far off from the Past shoulder type but more flexible. The glove is otherwise a mix of leather and heavy cloth. They look plenty warm enough for cold weather. Anyway, this wasn't their intended use but I thought it was a neat find.

Up til now I've been using Bob Allen insulated gloves which have served extremely well, but for hard kickers more padding in the palm IMO is welcome.

They also have hearing protector muffs in camo. I usually use only ear plugs for rifle and shotgun hunting, but magnum handguns are far nosier and because of present hearing problems I decided something more is needed. So for handguns some time ago I switched to regular shooter's muffs, but find that typically I wind up having to spray paint flat black over shiny labels and logos and such. With these, you're ready to roll.

Hope you guys find this info helpful.

I've long used padded shooting gloves both at the range and hunting --

I prefer those designed for hunting -- open fingertips and with appropriate padding for the fingers. Try these, you'll like them:

http://images.cabelas.com/is/i...eset_01?$main-Large$

I like to wear bicycle or motorcyle fingerless gloves with a gel palm pad.

LOL Ol Biker. I have a pair of both and in all honesty, sometimes I mix them up and never know the difference. Like OldHandgunHunter, I, too, prefer the regular shooting type gloves. I want the sensitivity of my finger tips. In cold weather conditions, I wear the thinnest doeskin gloves I can find with the shooting glove over it.

I chopped the trigger finger off a set of Nike batting gloves when I was shooting in IHMSA.

I use a pair of weight lifting gloves from wally world fingerless and padded.

I like the Uncle Mikes shooting gloves. They have an extra leather layer on the second knuckle of the pointer finger that often gets wrapped by the trigger guard of my model 83 Freedom. I had a Past glove before and I didn't care for it.

Andy

i dont like gloves when i shoot. If you dont use them when you hunt it can effect your point of aim and when shooting the really big guns they dont allow me to grip a gun properly. When im working up loads for a big gun like a linebaugh i will sometimes just wear a pair of plain leather gloves if im know im going to be shooting more the a 100 rounds in a sitting but i allways shoot without them for a final sight in if i do.

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Originally posted by Lloyd Smale:
i dont like gloves when i shoot.

+1

My money is better spent on a good set of grips for hard-kicking magnum handguns.

For those who need protection or, perhaps, a more secure grip in cold weather, consider padded handball gloves. Fingers on better gloves are very thin material from which you receive very good tactile sensation. And these are very tough, designed to withstand tremendous number of repetitive impacts, and copious sweating.

Hope this helps.

I started out with the PAST shooting gloves. The, then, current design caused a blister to form on the web of my shooting hand when working up loads in my 4-5/8" Ruger NMBH in 45 Colt. I called PAST and they said they had changed the design. They sent me a new pair for free and they work great other than wearing out and tearing about the web between the index and middle finger.

Alan

I to wear bicycling gel padded gloves when shooting my pistols. It helps with the recoil. In the winter I have a pair of winter cycling gloves that the finger tips are thin enough that I can feel the trigger. I don't sit in a tree stand out west so I don't have the problem of cold hands from being idle in a stand. When I did stand hunt I had a nice handwarmer like what they use in the NFL that kept my hands warm and dry.

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Originally posted by drewhenrytnt:
I like the Uncle Mikes shooting gloves. They have an extra leather layer on the second knuckle of the pointer finger that often gets wrapped by the trigger guard of my model 83 Freedom. I had a Past glove before and I didn't care for it.

Andy

Thye Uncle Mike's shooting gloves are the same ones sold under their own name at Cabela's -- and, I've seen them under other names as well, although I can't recall who else sells them. In any case, they are the best as far as I've been able to determine and I've hunted throughout both the US and Africa with them -- wouldn't leave home without them.

I have shooting gloves to protect my knuckle with grips that do not fill behind the trigger. Since all of my revolvers have Pachmeyer grips I see no reason for a glove.
I can shoot the .475 all day because I do NOT let it "roll." A myth that keeps going around that the hog leg has to roll in the hand, if it does you sure are not getting any accuracy!
Why does everyone consider the Bisley better for recoil? Could it be it stops "roll?" The stupid grip beats hell out of my knuckle.
Hold a gun right and you don't need a crutch. It the trigger guard bites you, change the grips.
Pain in the palm is caused much like the same shoulder pain when shooting a big bore rifle with a few inches between the butt and shoulder.
Those that can't squeeze the juice out of a lemon should stick with a .38!

Used to occasionally wear Mechanix Wear gloves as they offered a little protection, but have since stopped as I really don't like the lack of trigger control. You have to start practicing regularly and then maybe you won't need gloves. JMHO.

Hows about smacking on the palm of your hand with a wooden hammer to toughen it up like the Martial Arts Guys.No pain ,no gain!!!!

I haven't noticed the need. My hero, Elmer Keith; never wore any. I figure a guy 5"7' and 140 lbs can handle it I just need to "nut up" and develop a grip. I have big guns, and just grew up used to the thump.

Rich
500S&W and Wildey 45WM

I just came from a Bass Pro shop where I picked up a couple cases of dove loads. They have these gloves that are another option - http://www.basspro.com/webapp/...at=CROSSSELL_PRODUCT. They have the gel pad, whereas the Stihl gloves have the extra thick stiff leather palm pad. I'm not sure why but I think I like the Stihl better. Anyway, the downside for both is that the glove would have to be cut for the trigger finger or you'd just have to get used to it. Perhaps thru practice that could be done. I don't know.

More than likely, I'll pass on this idea of extra heavy gloves, at least for hunting.

For range shooting, I think it makes more sense...some guns and some loads cut you in the hand a bit off sandbags. But I seriously don't remember any recoil at all when shooting my SBH or models 29 or 629 at something edible using Cor-Bon or Hornady hunting loads..in the heat of the moment recoil seemed a non-factor. Funny how it works that way.

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Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
I haven't noticed the need. My hero, Elmer Keith; never wore any. I figure a guy 5"7' and 140 lbs can handle it I just need to "nut up" and develop a grip. I have big guns, and just grew up used to the thump.

Rich
500S&W and Wildey 45WM

LOL Rich! But I would argue that that measly little .44 don't kick like a .475 or .500!

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Originally posted by GSSP:
I started out with the PAST shooting gloves. The, then, current design caused a blister to form on the web of my shooting hand when working up loads in my 4-5/8" Ruger NMBH in 45 Colt. I called PAST and they said they had changed the design. They sent me a new pair for free and they work great other than wearing out and tearing about the web between the index and middle finger.

Alan

Yup, same thing happens to me shooting the .454

Recoil? What recoil? There was no recoil when I shoot Bull Winkle last year; all six times. Oh yeah, and I was bare handed for the shooting. The gloves were put on to help clear out the willows for the picture taking.

GSSP, I never get tired of seeing that photo. Think I'll search for your post from last year and read it again.

What are you going to do to top that accomplishment?

I'm leaving for Alaska on the 18th to hunt brown bear near Dillingham. I can't wait!

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Originally posted by x-caliber:
GSSP, I never get tired of seeing that photo. Think I'll search for your post from last year and read it again.

Ditto!

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What are you going to do to top that accomplishment?

Go back and get this guys grandson! It's going to take me about that long to pay off the 1st hunt

Great photo and great trophy!! Thank you for posting it!

X-caliber,

Take lots of pics and write, daily, your experinces. Makes telling your story to us later much easier.

Oh, yeah! And give "Bear" my best!

Alan

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Originally posted by mr.pepper:
I use a pair of weight lifting gloves from wally world fingerless and padded.

me too
works great
cheap too