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(1VB)compforce · 01-20-2014, 19:31

11B/25B Support guy (until last year) answer:

I like to shoot with grey ghost gloves and they fit your criteria. A 7th Group 18B turned me on to them a few years ago and I've used them ever since.

Disclaimer: I have not used these in a fight, just training and while providing security.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...ct.do?pid=8725

They are thin all the way around, like a second skin with textured palms and fingers including finger tips (light green areas in the picture). I can feel the trigger and grips through them and they still have good friction and feedback. There are no worries about the weapon slipping, even if the palms or fingers are wet. The price point means you can pick up a bunch of them and just toss them after a few uses. Mine have not worn out for range shooting (I haven't worn out a pair just shooting yet and I go to the range a couple of times a week).

the down sides:
I've ripped one pair doing outdoorsy/field stuff when the back of the glove got snagged on a nail, but the palms and fingers haven't ripped yet. I think the exposed cloth on the back of the hand is the biggest weakness in these gloves.

I've used them for warmth on one trip to AFG. They did the job better than the (SOF) issue stuff through a couple of months in the winter at Bagram for relatively short periods of 3-4 hours outside. The backs of the gloves are not waterproof, consider spraying the backs with some waterproofing if you're going to be in the rain/snow. If they do get wet, they dry out pretty quick due to the thinness.

I'd use these as backup gloves in most real-world cases, mainly because I haven't had to fight in them before (lack of confidence in personally untried equipment). If you're just trying to keep your joints from freezing they're worth a try (but bring something else the first time you take them, they are THIN). In dry, mild cold down to freezing, they are fine, 25 degrees F is the lowest I've used them and my hands were cold, but not freezing while pulling guard (no activity and only limited movement). In heat they breathe well and have an underarmor-like wicking that moves sweat to the back of the hand where it evaporates. In wet areas, trips that include crossing bodies of water or those where the actual temperature, not wind chill, drops into negatives, I wouldn't recommend them as a primary glove.

Yes, I know they aren't marketed as a shooting glove, but they do a pretty good job of it.

edit to correct a mistyped temperature

01-20-2014, 19:31	#4
(1VB)compforce Guerrilla Chief Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 503	11B/25B Support guy (until last year) answer: I like to shoot with grey ghost gloves and they fit your criteria. A 7th Group 18B turned me on to them a few years ago and I've used them ever since. Disclaimer: I have not used these in a fight, just training and while providing security. http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...ct.do?pid=8725 They are thin all the way around, like a second skin with textured palms and fingers including finger tips (light green areas in the picture). I can feel the trigger and grips through them and they still have good friction and feedback. There are no worries about the weapon slipping, even if the palms or fingers are wet. The price point means you can pick up a bunch of them and just toss them after a few uses. Mine have not worn out for range shooting (I haven't worn out a pair just shooting yet and I go to the range a couple of times a week). the down sides: I've ripped one pair doing outdoorsy/field stuff when the back of the glove got snagged on a nail, but the palms and fingers haven't ripped yet. I think the exposed cloth on the back of the hand is the biggest weakness in these gloves. I've used them for warmth on one trip to AFG. They did the job better than the (SOF) issue stuff through a couple of months in the winter at Bagram for relatively short periods of 3-4 hours outside. The backs of the gloves are not waterproof, consider spraying the backs with some waterproofing if you're going to be in the rain/snow. If they do get wet, they dry out pretty quick due to the thinness. I'd use these as backup gloves in most real-world cases, mainly because I haven't had to fight in them before (lack of confidence in personally untried equipment). If you're just trying to keep your joints from freezing they're worth a try (but bring something else the first time you take them, they are THIN). In dry, mild cold down to freezing, they are fine, 25 degrees F is the lowest I've used them and my hands were cold, but not freezing while pulling guard (no activity and only limited movement). In heat they breathe well and have an underarmor-like wicking that moves sweat to the back of the hand where it evaporates. In wet areas, trips that include crossing bodies of water or those where the actual temperature, not wind chill, drops into negatives, I wouldn't recommend them as a primary glove. Yes, I know they aren't marketed as a shooting glove, but they do a pretty good job of it. edit to correct a mistyped temperature Last edited by (1VB)compforce; 01-20-2014 at 19:34.
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