Coming from a sportbike perspective,which is where those plastic knuckle gloves came from.....just sayin,whomever the Georgio Armani was that got that idea on the table,uhhh they picked the really cheap stuff.There's lots nicer,better suited gloves.Held gloves would be the minimum,keepin up with the Jone's,haha.
this glove thing...?
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Rick in Oregon
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Mike, those stories were spot-on, bud. The humidity was something that hammered me so hard, I can't even tolerate the Midwest or east coast now. No Thailand vacations for me now either.
And you're right about hunting in E OR, ID and E WA too.....That lava produces gross "Lava Rash" if you take a tumble and is nothing short of a human flesh scraper. It does wonders for any rifle stock too, wood or synthetic.
One of the reasons I do indeed wear gloves when hunting here. (sorry, not the tacticool ones though)RVN vs. Sandbox = Tie, both suck, just for different reasons!
These are the gloves that I use during cold weather: left for rifle support, right for trigger hand. 
I shoot a lot of trap and wear gloves when shooting because my sweat from my hands can rust up a gun pretty quick. Have to wipe them down after shooting because rusting can start pretty quick. Haven't seen the same problem with rifles but the rifles don't get as hot. Seeing a k 80 rusting up can make you a believer in gloves pretty quick.lol
can't imagine wearing gloves would do much in terms of feel on a 2oz trigger. Or group size...
I live near Boise, ID, hunt Rockchucks probably seventy or more days a year, I guess I'll need gloves from now on. I hunt in serious lava rock areas, like the Craters of the Moon. The secret is to NOT fall down
RVN was very hot and humid, especially in I Corps. Monsoon Season, started in late September, ran about three months. Over 110-degrees every day, didn't cool down much at night, rained probably a hundred inches in that time frame.
I live near Boise, ID, hunt Rockchucks probably seventy or more days a year, I guess I'll need gloves from now on. I hunt in serious lava rock areas, like the Craters of the Moon. The secret is to NOT fall down
RVN was very hot and humid, especially in I Corps. Monsoon Season, started in late September, ran about three months. Over 110-degrees every day, didn't cool down much at night, rained probably a hundred inches in that time frame.
Yeah gloves suck on any trigger. In afg during patrols you didn’t even realize you were sweating it was that hot and dry. It would drip down and then dry right up. The gloves got super dusty from all the damn moon dust. It was like a really uncomfortable baby powder. It was awful.
300 W,
I'd bet that climate would lend an entirely new meaning to the phrase "diaper rash"...
I'd bet that climate would lend an entirely new meaning to the phrase "diaper rash"...
Here’s what we did “Route clearance patrol.” This isn’t my company, but it gives you an idea of how crappy the conditions were. Gloves or no gloves. lol
I totally agree on the not falling down part.
For some reason (prolly my Irish background) I have paper thin skin and it cuts very easily.
When I moved to Boise in 95, I started doing a ton of chuck hunting. A lot of it was very close to where you hunt. Kings Hill, Clover Creek and many of the other a areas surrounding the Craters.
I found gloves to help a lot, but then again, I don't use 2oz triggers on varmint guns. Most of our chuck hunting was walking and bipod shooting.
It's possible you and I have met while I lived there.
Is your name Ron by any chance?
lifting gloves to support your steroid abuse and weight lifting regiment, and....
When you’re going to a formal event and can’t wear gloves but you still have to let people know you’re a badass.
When you’re going to a formal event and can’t wear gloves but you still have to let people know you’re a badass.
One of the best is golf gloves. They are made in different configurations for different types of weather
I only wore one in competitions. I shoot right handed so the glove was on the left hand on the stock.
I respect you guys so much. You would get sick at us now. I had noise canceling headphones. It would amplify voices, pick up back ground noise, but completely block out gun fire, explosions, truck engines. They even had little cut out to wear over your Oakley’s. You guys had harder conditions with lesser equipment. You guys would lose Soldiers but go back out the next day. Things are
More cautious now. Leaders don’t assume risk. Victory for us is no casualties, no loss of equipment, and support to the local populace. I feel like I can relate to you guys but at the same time I don’t even compare.
To all you guys, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, gulf war. Thanks, you lead the way for our current fighting force. Gloves on a magazine cover don’t do you justice. You can’t capture what you’ve done and accomplished on a magazine cover.
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