Cold Weather Shooting - Gloves?

[telpinaro]

Anyone know any good shooting gloves that keep your hands warm? It's hard to find normal ones, of any kind, that fit me (tiny hands, long fingers), but I thought maybe someone would know of something. I do want to be able to shoot occasionally in the winter, without making the hour-long drive to an indoor range where I'll have to pay double, but my hands and cold weather don't go well together. No, I can't suck it up... if it's cold enough my hands go from cold, to clumsy, to numb, to so painful I can't move and almost cry in less than 20 minutes. (My hands are cold typing right now and it's 65 in here!) There's some medical syndrome I can't remember the name of that I seem to have a mild version of... basically when your body gets cold it thinks you have hypothermia and starts shutting down your extremities. I don't need padding or whatever, just thin and warm and enough grip to hang on to the gun. If I'm able to shoot for half an hour on the nicer days in the winter, I'll be happy.

 

[wolf_fire]

Yeah, go into an Army-Navy, milsurplus store and look for a pair of mitten gloves, where the mitten part folds over to reveal your fingers.

They also make a 1/2 mitten. The pinky, ring finger and middle finger are mittened, but the thumb and forefinger have their own fingers. The other thing to do is wear a glove liner with a thicker glove over and rip the outer glove off when you need to use your firearm.

I've found that if you live in cold weather, no glove will both keep you warm and let you be able to shoot well.

 

[Johnny Dollar]

Nomex gloves?

 

[telpinaro]

I've thought about the mitten/glove thing, most of the ones I've seen are pretty bulky... I'll have to keep me eye out for smaller ones. Right now I've got some glove liners by a (not so great) snowboarding company that are pretty thin with a sticky grip. Hopefully they'll work... and hopefully Columbia will make a glove liner that has some sort of gripping material with omni-heat!

I think my plan is for when outside in cold weather keep my hands in pockets or tucked under my arms while walking (with or without gloves), that way if anything happens my hands will be warm and ready, and hopefully the situation won't last long enough to compromise my fingers!

Never heard of Nomex gloves... look nice, though a bit out of my price range for now. I'll keep them in mind, might be an option a few months down the road.

 

[GlassWolf]

Anyone know any good shooting gloves that keep your hands warm? It's hard to find normal ones, of any kind, that fit me (tiny hands, long fingers), but I thought maybe someone would know of something. I do want to be able to shoot occasionally in the winter, without making the hour-long drive to an indoor range where I'll have to pay double, but my hands and cold weather don't go well together. No, I can't suck it up... if it's cold enough my hands go from cold, to clumsy, to numb, to so painful I can't move and almost cry in less than 20 minutes. (My hands are cold typing right now and it's 65 in here!) There's some medical syndrome I can't remember the name of that I seem to have a mild version of... basically when your body gets cold it thinks you have hypothermia and starts shutting down your extremities. I don't need padding or whatever, just thin and warm and enough grip to hang on to the gun. If I'm able to shoot for half an hour on the nicer days in the winter, I'll be happy.

Mechanix gloves are popular as shooting gloves, but if you need something warm, look at motorcycle gloves, like HotHands.

 

[boudou223]

Pilot flight glove liners. You can find them at most military surplus stores or other military supply outlets. They are thin enough that they will not interfere with most triggers (think of isotoners), durable enough they will wear for years to come, and are even fire proof.

 

[bolson]

Motorcycle gloves. I ride dirt bikes, so I already have several pairs. They offer good grip and you still have lots of dexterity. Not super warm, but better than nothing on a cold day, and you could still load your mags or whatever with 'em on. Similar to the mechanix gloves, but I've found better fitting gloves of the motocross type. You could even opt for insulated ones, though you do lose some feeling.

 

[wolf_fire]

When hunting, I sometimes use a thinner glove for better tactical feel of the trigger, but place inside the glove one of those "Hot Hands" hand warmer thingies.
HotHands Direct - Hand Warmer, Foot Warmer, Toe Warmer, Cold Pack

 

[telpinaro]

When hunting, I sometimes use a thinner glove for better tactical feel of the trigger, but place inside the glove one of those "Hot Hands" hand warmer thingies.
HotHands Direct - Hand Warmer, Foot Warmer, Toe Warmer, Cold Pack

I used to use those for skiing before I got electric gloves... couldn't ski without them! If nothing else, I could probably keep those in my pockets and periodically thaw my hands out.

 

[Firefighterchen]

I gave up on gloves...long fingers and a short thumb (my Palm and fingers can wrap a 1911 grip but my thumb can't reach the side release)....unfortunate...

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[Kalamity023]

+1 for mechanics gloves. May not be warm enough but they do provide a good feel for shooting and control.