shooting gloves recommendations
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Heym SR20
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Best gloves are the handwarmer pockets on your shooting coat - the orginal Barbour style are ideal - and I thick are essential for any winter shooting coat.
Other than that keep the core of your body warm and its amazing how warm hands stay. Merino wool base layer on both legs and body are really good at keeping core temperature up. A good hat works well. I find when walking hard - especially uphill I really don't need gloves, and if I put gloves on they just get sweaty and hands feel cold.
If its cold and snowy I always have at least two pairs with me.
1) is a thin pair of silk or fleece glove liners - they keep the wind off and provide basic warmth. When you take them off, stick them down the front of your jacket to keep warm and partially dry off.
2) my Hestra Army Gloves - these are bomb proof and ideal when temperatures are really cold - these go on when I am stationary and kept as dry as possible .
when not being worn.
But stick your thin gloves back on when you get going again.
If you are going to be sitting up waiting for things to happen - eg in a high seat. Get an AnzitzSac - Loden Ansitzsack Standard | Carinthia Webshop, or just use a Bivvy Bag if its wet - really helps keep you warm and toasty.
Other than that keep the core of your body warm and its amazing how warm hands stay. Merino wool base layer on both legs and body are really good at keeping core temperature up. A good hat works well. I find when walking hard - especially uphill I really don't need gloves, and if I put gloves on they just get sweaty and hands feel cold.
If its cold and snowy I always have at least two pairs with me.
1) is a thin pair of silk or fleece glove liners - they keep the wind off and provide basic warmth. When you take them off, stick them down the front of your jacket to keep warm and partially dry off.
2) my Hestra Army Gloves - these are bomb proof and ideal when temperatures are really cold - these go on when I am stationary and kept as dry as possible .
when not being worn.
But stick your thin gloves back on when you get going again.
If you are going to be sitting up waiting for things to happen - eg in a high seat. Get an AnzitzSac - Loden Ansitzsack Standard | Carinthia Webshop, or just use a Bivvy Bag if its wet - really helps keep you warm and toasty.
As someone who suffers from Raynauds Syndrome caused by chainsaws , I have tried lots of gloves for shooting in the winter and now use Mac Wet climatec for Game shooting and zippo heaters in each handwarmer pocket of my jacket. Wildfowling I use leather soldier 95 gore tex lined ( not too much feel on the trigger ) . For stalking this winter I'm trying a pair of Deerhunter Rusky Gloves . The best gloves I have found for working outside in the cold have been Freezer / Coldstore work gloves but they are like shooting in boxing gloves !!!
robfromcumbria
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Glad I found this thread as I was about to start an identical one after a bloody wet/cold day up at Glenlochay over the weekend! I was considering these: Special Ops Gloves Green but assume they aren’t water proof, think I’ll check out c95 leather ones.
Ha ha, those are pretty awful if you are wanting dry.
The C95 gloves aren't the best either, once they get soaked they are pretty awful and soggy. Perhaps treating them to make them waterproof will work, just don't let the cuffs get wet.
baguio
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The one finger that you want to stay warm and have good feel is your trigger finger! The fold back finger on these gloves doesn't even have insulation in it. Absolutely useless as a shooting glove which is probably why several companies no longer stock them. The Hunter style are however much better and you can still feel the trigger with them on.
Limpet
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robfromcumbria
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Just to bump this back up, i ended up taking a chance on these: Ejendals Tegera 295
Not the best colour for stalking but dye should fix that, from my outdoor testing so far they are very warm and completely waterproof (full submersion), really impressed for the money!
Not the best colour for stalking but dye should fix that, from my outdoor testing so far they are very warm and completely waterproof (full submersion), really impressed for the money!
Freeforester
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Same question, different autumn! As before, treat yoursel to a pair of Chester Jeffries' finest, silk lined if you want warm, stylish and lasting British quality craftmanship.
www.chesterjefferies.co.uk
The Gamesman - Chester Jefferies
Made from the highest grade of Pittard's water repellent leather. Lined with silk for extra warmth and elasticated at the wrist with a nylon cuff for...
www.chesterjefferies.co.uk
if it is not to cold i use a pair of winter golf gloves for rifle and shotgun if it is very cold i use army over gloves on a string and just slip them off as soon as a shot presents itself
McKenzie
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I went glove shopping last week & came away with 2 pairs, a pair of Macwets slightly smaller than the pair I had already for days when there's a chill in the air & a pair of these (at a lower price) The Moorland - Chester Jefferies
for colder days. Very pleased with both choices & am finding the trigger finger on the Chester Jeffries useful for working in the cold with photography/laptops/mobile phones etc as a lot of them require a fingerprint to initiate.
for colder days. Very pleased with both choices & am finding the trigger finger on the Chester Jeffries useful for working in the cold with photography/laptops/mobile phones etc as a lot of them require a fingerprint to initiate.
spannulman
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Mechanix for me. Cheap and good. Very snug fit and can operate phone with them on. But avoid the ones with ventilated palms. They were slippery as hell and wouldn’t grip the rifle. The std ones are ‘Suedey’and grippy. Can machine washable them. If bloody.
And cheap german army fleece lined leather mittens for super cold days. Can whip them off and drop them on floor before shouldering rifle.best £7 spent ever.
And cheap german army fleece lined leather mittens for super cold days. Can whip them off and drop them on floor before shouldering rifle.best £7 spent ever.
Seal skin. Had a pair for years used a lot and still waterproof. They have the bend back trigger finger as well.
I paid £55 for a pair of Seelskin waterproof glove for my first trip to Scotland Red Stag stalking, after 15 minutes in the rain I realised the one word missing from the waterproof description was NOT
lksopener1
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Macwet are brilliant, I’d highly recommend them.
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