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I have used these Orvis gloves for a few years and they work well until it gets below 15 deg or so. They are lined with thinsulate, but the trigger finger feel is pretty good. They go on sale occassionally which is the time to buy them

Orvis Leather/fleece gloves

I have also used fingerless rag wool gloves with a pair of glove liners underneath. They do a good job keeping the hands warm while leaving some feel in the trigger finger.

I use winter golf gloves that have a suede palm and fleece back. They seem to do the trick for me all winter in Michigan.

I can recommend Harkila pro shooter. Best hunting glove i have ever owned. Great combination of soft skin and fleece. Here is one link:

http://www.harkilauk.co.uk/products/harkila-products/gloves-2/pro-shooter-gloves.html

I've used military Nomex pilot gloves for winter use, shooting, hunting etc. for many years. They have touch and finger sensitivity that is way beyond any of the civilian gloves that I have tried. Their quality is exceptional and if they fit properly you can pick up BB's.

The only glove that comes close for finger sensitivity are Tillman gas welding gloves where you can pick up small welding rod or BB's, but these are useless for any outdoor winter exercise.

Nomex pilot gloves are flame proof up to 400 F and waterproof as well and excellent in very cold environments. If listed as being military spec G-181188B gloves then they are of very high quality. We used these same gloves flying in Viet Nam and our military pilots are still using them today all over the world. The U.S. Navy version glove is goat skin and Nomex with Nomex stitching and extremely well made.

These are available at some surplus retailers and some on line pilot supply stores, the Mil-OE version is available on some military bases that have a surplus sales retail outlet (DRMO) like Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.

http://www.blackhawk.com/ (click on gloves then click Nomex gloves)

http://www.nomexgloves.com/

I use a pair of baseball batting gloves also, comfortably down to about 15-20˚. Colder than that I use them uncomfortably. I find deerskin too thick for double triggers.

Baseball batting gloves for me in a milder climate.

Doug,

I'm interested in these gloves. I really struggle with keeping my fingers warm when hunting, but am not willing to sacrifice "feel" for warmth. How do you think the Kevlars would be for warmth, and feel? I like the shorter cuff.

SRH

I also have used the military flying gloves since 1993 when I first started flight school and they are very good for moderate to warm weather but when it gets really cold I use the military cold weather flight glove which is a high quality pliable leather shell with GI wool liners inside. For very warm weather I use Orvis deer skin gloves. I still have the original pair I bought 12 or 13 years and except for wearing a small hole at the tip of my trigger finger they are still my favorite summer and early fall glove.

Here is another source for Nomex flight gloves:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DP2HC6/ref=...ASIN=B005DP2HC6

Hi Stan,

These pilot gloves are half Nomex and half goat skin and not Kevlar Stan. You were on a carrier and I'm sure you remember seeing them.

As Twice Barrel mentioned, they also make a winter glove with liners for very cold severe weather, but like you I won't trade sensitivity for a thicker glove.

I use the summer glove for my winter shooting and hunting activities and they work good for me down to the ten degree range.

I wouldn't recommend sitting around Fargo in a blizzard with them, but under normal weather patterns they work fine for me. I'm sure you'd be fine anywhere in the Southern States and I'm sure you would appreciate the quality and finger sensitivity.

If you want them shorter, you can roll them forward or cut them and have your wife re-stitch the hem. I personally like the standard length and they fit nicely up under your coat sleeves and do not crawl.

I wear size 10 and for me they fit super. On the inside of my stash pairs, which are all Military O.E. it says:

Gloves, Flyers, Summer, Type GS/FRP-2
Illinois Glove Company
Mil Spec G-181188B
Contract Number, etc., etc., etc.

These pictured are about 30 years old and used frequently.

The military aviator gloves are good, however my policy for years has been to wear the thin orvis shooting gloves in most weather. When it gets very cold I typically wear the lined orvis gloves and when it gets super cold I wear the wear fleece mittens over the left gloved hand.

I find that a handwarmer in the right pocket allows me to stay with the thin right hand glove in almost all weather.