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Posted: 5/1/2005 6:41:58 PM EDT
| I need some gloves for cold weather shooting. Not 'winter' cold, but spring weather cold. I don't want to pay more than $40 for them. Any suggestions? I'm thinking of something along the lines/style of nomex flight gloves. |
Since your from WI, I am not sure how cold 'spring weather cold' might be... but if you are looking for something warmer than Nomex Flight gloves, you might check out the OR Gripper gloves or the Omni gloves... Gripper Omni I have several OR Products and they are pretty well made. I remember pictures a while back of either SOF or Contractor in Afghistan wearing a pair of the Grippers.. Dave |
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www.hatch-corp.com/lawpages/mte100all.html or www.hatch-corp.com/lawpages/sog-fall.html (I can especially attest to the quality of these ones because my friend has a pair, I LOVE them). |
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I have a pair of Hatch gloves and I don't like them one bit. They are Neoprene on the top and some kind of leather on the other side. When I get them wet, they soak thru and won't dry out, but the tops don't because of the neoprene. They work well down to about 15-20 deg. F, but below that they are very cold. I bought them after trying them out at a gun show. The guy that was selling them really talked them up well. I was really skeptical but he finally talked me into them. Said that if I didn't like them, he would take them back. I haven't seen him since. Worst $25 I ever spent. |
| I happened to be in wally world, getting socks in the Mens dept., & noticed they had gloves in the same dept. I couldn't resist the urge to buy a pr of Sugs in black. They did have an array of other colors OD/Tan, OD, Black/Tan. The cost is about $15. Will get a chance to try them out today to see if it was a smart or stupid test purchase. |
I'll check them out..but everything I have bought with the Gander Mtn logo on it has had defects (fishing rods and a tent). Can they screw up a pair of gloves? |
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I used a pair of Hatch Street Guard gloves all winter, and was happy with their performance. www.hatch-corp.com/lawpages/sgk100.html They aren't actually winter gloves, but they kept my hands warm enough, and weren't so bulky that I couldn't draw/use my sidearm. Since the weather has warmed up here, I switched over to a pair of Damascus Intercepter gloves. www.damascusgear.com/section/products/all_duty/interceptor.html They're a little thinner than the Hatch's, so I can't say how they'd do in colder weather, but they do allow for excellent dexterity. |
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