Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: WhistlingBadger on December 27, 2018, 04:30:26 pm
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Hi, all. What do you all use for a shooting glove in cold weather? I've been looking for something like an insulated leather work glove, but with reinforced, slick leather tips. I can't seem to find such a thing anywhere. Any ideas? Might have to make something myself... (S)
Thomas
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I use a tab that fits over my hunting gloves. It's still a bit clumsy just because of wearing gloves, but release is pretty good. I have practiced but never had a shot hunting with them yet. Usually just being stiff from the cold makes it difficult enough.
Bjrogg
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I haven't tried it yet, but I think you are on the right track. I shoot with a 3 finger glove and would probably just slip my leather work glove on over that, if temps were not severe. I am not going to be out in real crappy cold weather anyway! Temp drops below freezing, look for me in camp, close to the fire, or in the tin tipi! With a mug of hot beverage! Will report further after our winter 3D shoot 19 Jan, weather permitting (S) (SH) >:D (lol)!
Hawkdancer
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I think you can find what you want at 3 rivers
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I use the same thin gloves I do all season. When it cools down I slap an Asbell hand warmer muff around my waste. Its wool with a faux shearling liner.
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All reasonable sounding solutions. In September in the Wind River Range where I hunt, it's pretty normal for it to be below freezing in the morning, up into the 60s or 70s in the afternoon, and back near freezing before I get back to camp. If I don't hunt in the cold, I don't hunt!
The best solution I've found so far is my regular three-finger shooting glove under a wool "fingerless mitten." (You know, the mittens with the flap that folds back, exposing the fingers) That works pretty well except that when it warms up, it is really hard to get the shooting glove out of the wool mitten...So, I'm thinking about trying to sew some home-made fingers into the mitten. I just got some good, thick cowhide (for mocsasins) that I think might work, if I can figure a way to sew it in without unraveling the knit.
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I do the same as Pearlie.
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I do the same as Pearl and Pat B. Dark brown deer hide leather gloves with hand warmers in a waist muff.
But what about 2 shooting gloves? One in the mitten and the other in your pack for warmer conditions?
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Hey, that's an idea...see, that's why I come to this forum, for the solution that's so simple I was too dense to see it. ha ha ha
T
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I cut the three middle fingers off of the right hand glove and wear my shooting glove under the knit glove. I also have rag wool mitten/gloves but rarely have to use them.