48 replies to this topic

[muaddib]

Hey! So amongst many other things I am in the market for, one of  them is a good pair of shooting/tactical gloves. As much as I enjoy my lightweight nomex flight gloves, I often find myself figeting with  them and its annoying at this point. I heard the PIG gloves were great (there was an article on here about them) and I have heard good stuff about camelbak's line of gloves, and mechanix, but not really sure whats all to go with...whether it is either of these or something completely different.Any suggestions?

[CENTCOMSurvivor]

You cant go wrong with the PIGs. /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf_headbang.gif

[Archangel1]

Aren't the PIGs on BO until the end of summer?

[Psybain]

Archangel1 said:

Quote

Aren't the PIGs on BO until the end of summer?

Indeed.

[muaddib]

This makes me a sad panda...well fortunately I don't need them now so I think I can put that off for a bit /wp-content/forum-smileys/icon_cool.gifAny other glove recommendations?

[RealWoodsmen]

I have a pair of Kinco #2031's, which work well. 3 fingers are cut off, pointer, middle, and thumb, and they are great for shooting. Take a bit to break in, but they work well, and are cheap ($20). Made in Pakistan, unfortunately, but good quality none the less. Only other glove I would recommend would be a pair of folding mitten Carhartt gloves. These are mittens, but the mitten part folds back to reveal cut a cut off glove, where it only goes halfway up your fingers. Same thing on the thumb as well.

[uspopo]

I have a pair of Mechanix gloves that I've been using for awhile and love them.

[B8dsbA4]

I have been using my Oakley SI assault gloves. Link to gloves

[SFPD2010]

I get the normal aviator nomax gloves on eBay or where ever, for about 5-10 a piece, and send them to a lady close to me, she cuts them Down to just paste the wrist for 2 bucks a pair, so I end up with a glove that works wonders for 7 to 12 a pair

[DStevenson]

I used some Oakley SI assault glove knock-offs for about a year and still use them today for screwing around with but I loved the look so much that I ended up buying some real ones and though you pay a premium for Oakley they are pretty bad ass gloves.

[SKD_Tactical]

 CENTCOMSurvivor, on 18 March 2012 - 11:31 AM, said:

You cant go wrong with the PIGs. /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf_headbang.gif

Thanks for the vote Centcom! We just got our new batch in!

SOS

[Slipery4life]

Like i have no clue what to look for in some gloves i have only used gloves when i snowboard or working on my car other than that im not sure about shooting gloves but id love a good pair for like working around the house or going hiking or god forbid a get home sitiuation or bug out situation where gloves would be nice to have

[Psybain]

Check centcomsurvivor's review on the pig alpha gloves. I don't have the link handy, but you should be able to find it on the ITS site easily enough.

[LongHaul]

SKD reports Pig's are back in stock as of this morning!

[Archangel1]

PIG Alphas were back in stock last night, 7 hours after I place an order.  Dang...

[Mother73]

hmm. having small hands make the glove fit really difficult. I always end up with cycling half gloves, but the gel pads along places like my thumb really reduce fatigue.

[SKD_Tactical]

 Mother73, on 28 November 2012 - 05:21 AM, said:

hmm. having small hands make the glove fit really difficult. I always end up with cycling half gloves, but the gel pads along places like my thumb really reduce fatigue.

I have embarassingly small hands for a guy. I was a runner up in the BK Whopper commercials.
I wear small mechanix gloves and small PIG FDT-A gloves - come to think of it most gloves I'm a small in.

SOS

Edited by SKD_Tactical, 28 November 2012 - 10:47 AM.

[Slipery4life]

I can't find anyone that sells the pig in size medium or large ...... I'm not sure which I am in the pig glove

[Archangel1]

You can only buy the PIG gloves through SKD.  Measure your hand using their sizing guide to choose the right size.

You might also want to hit a golf store and try on golf gloves.  You will quickly gain a pretty good idea about both hand size and finger length.  They are the thinest and most tactial feeling glove that I have found.  Just not too much protection in the brush.

[Mother73]

 SKD_Tactical, on 28 November 2012 - 10:46 AM, said:

I have embarassingly small hands for a guy. I was a runner up in the BK Whopper commercials.
I wear small mechanix gloves and small PIG FDT-A gloves - come to think of it most gloves I'm a small in.

SOS

my biggest issue is that my fingers are short, and thin, so I can't stretch width wise enough in the fingers to lose the tip gap. And nothing is worse than gloves that fit like a bad condom. so, stick with half glove, and if it's really cold, slide a pair of the childrens magic stretch gloves under the bike glove. silly? probably. but seems easier than learning to sew.