I'm in need of a pair of shooting gloves for upland field use (with my doubles, of course). Not gloves you'd use on a range, but gloves you'd use in a typical grouse covert. Can anyone point me to someone who sells such gloves--preferably some that you've used and can recommend from experience?

Pete

GripSwell, without the palm pad. Leather, good quality, good fit, not too expensive (but not cheap). I also use synthetic mechanic's gloves (like MechanixWear) for rough hunting, like ducks in flooded timber. Some brands available in camo patterns, if that matters.

GripSwell available at Ivory Beads and others. MechanixWear available from Summit Racing, Jeg's, etc.

I agree about the GripSwell gloves. They are about as good as it gets. http://www.gripswell.com/

I had a quail hunting buddy who was a surgeon and had to keep his hands from being scratched up by our Georgia briers. He always wore right and left handed golf gloves...some years they matched...Geo

GripSwell, nothing more to say!

Good luck!

Greg

Cabela's newest shooting catalog contains several styles of gloves. I have Gripswell SxS gloves and am very happy with them, as are the others, above.

I use the padded Gripswells when barrels are going to get hot, like in a flurry. Normal hunting use, including but not limited to grouse & woodcock, when insulation is not a requirement: Nike cold (or wet) weather golf gloves. Forget which they're called. They're also very good for target shooting. Best of all, they are neither very expensive nor very hard to find. Like any well-stocked sporting goods store.

Filson goat skins are my favorites. Thin enough to allow plenty of dexterity w/ triggers/safety/loading/etc; thick enough for SFE SxS; don't look like golf gloves!

Buy 'em tight. Good for a year - maybe more - depends on how much you shoot.

http://www.filson.com/product/index.jsp?...rentPage=family

http://www.thegunglove.com/

These are GREAT. Washable as well. i have a pair that i have used for several seasons including a couple of trips to SA. Only wish that they made me shoot better!

CB

I have 3 pairs of Gripswell gloves, white for summer, brown for cooler weather and an insulated pair for when its real cold, as well as the summer weight Gunglove.

Either way, you can't go wrong.

I concur with the Filson but this year I am trying the Barbour G4 Sports Glove and so far I am in favor of those. But I'm curious as to how long they will last.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

i use couple pairs of "power tool" gloves bought at black & decker outlet in williamsburg va for $12/pair. they have goat skin palms and breathable mesh tops.

I have used for years any of the better quality baseball batting gloves, Wilson, Rawlins, Mizuno, Nike etc.....sold in various colors and in pairs only.....have much better feel and construction and leather......better ventilation....and super prices....especially on EBay........the fit is so exceptional, that you can pick up loose change from concrete surfaces.......being an ex-fighter pilot, I've also used Nomex-goatskin Navy issue pilot gloves which have the same excellent above mentioned qualities plus fireproof...but not as easy to find..and pricey for the general public when you do find them......i.e., pilot shops etc.....

Good Luck,

Many many years ago I purchased a pair of Browning very thin leather shooting gloves. The back had a gathered elastic so you just pulled them on and did not need to fool with a velcro flap or anything else. Very very sensitive and lasted. Well, I finally wore them out a few years ago and looked around for replacement. Turns out that Bob Allen is making the same glove in two models. One is exactly like the original Browning and the other has thin insulation for colder weather. Purchased both types from Gamaliel http://www.gamaliel.com/cart/product.php?productid=4812&cat=1508&page=1 and couldn't be happier. I haven't tried the Gripswell gloves but didn't feel the need for a swelled palm or any thing else, just a real sensitive glove. -Dick

The only problem with batting gloves is that they usually come in singles, not pairs. The Nike golf gloves, to which I referred, come in black--which I like, because they don't show stains from blood when you're hunting. And they don't really look like typical golf gloves either. You do have the Nike "swoosh" on the Velcro fastener, but that's about it. Both inexpensive and durable.

Not that you are, but remember the old saying "don't knock it until you've tried it". Believe me , they are sensitive.

I always shoot with gloves, mostly now at clays, and have for since I began shooting. I first started with unpadded handball gloves which work very well but I didn't care for the velcro wrap around strap. I found that baseball gloves have a similar feel, provide excellent mobility and they can be found very inexpensively at the end of the baseball season (which is close to the opening of hunting season). In addition to these gloves, I have also used thin deerskin work gloves which fit very well but don't move quite as well as the baseball gloves - but are probably much more rugged.
Z