Originally Posted by
J Crew
does anyone use gloves while shooting? i have a condition on my hands called eczyma on my hands, which causes severe dry skin and cracking. it only affects my hands in the winter, but it's pretty painful. so i have to use alot of lotion and stuff to protect the skin on my hands and help ease the cracking and pain. well i can't do much shooting in the winter for two reason. first, the cold air drys my skin out quickly and causes more irritaion. second, if i use lotion then my hands are slippery and there's no use to trying to shoot.
so with that said, are there any gloves that can be use for shooting? i did a search on google and come up with some swat gloves... that's about all i could find. so i was wondering if there's anyone on the boards that may use gloves and can recommend a certian brand/type. also wondering if using gloves is completely un-heard of, and if i'll look like an a$$ out at the range. thanks for any help and suggestions.
- Jason
Dont ever worry about looks while at the range...Let the gearwhores do that...
My father has the same condition, the tips of his fingers are always craked and bleeding. I am sure you have gone through all the finger condom stuff and Px lotions, etc....
1st thing that came to mind was to load up all your mags prior so while at range, the wear and tear will come from shooting and mag changes. Mag's are crazy cheap these days, so stock up if you haven't and before the dems take them away and prices go through the roof.
If you need some gloves still, They make good soft one's that will maintain the dexterity you'll want. Some .mil flight gloves work for me when I need gloves, but they make better more expensive ones as well.
Good luck, let us know what you go with.
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