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Good Morning,
Who wears leather gloves while hunting and or shooting? I have recently purchased some buffalo hide gloves that I would like to use for the upcoming upland season. I do not know if they were chrome tanned or vegetable tanned. I have heard to stay away from chrome tanned leathers when purchasing a gun slip or holster but, was wondering if anyone has ever had any problems with metal finishes while using leather gloves to shoot? Thanks in advance and I look forward to your responses.
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I don't wear leather hunting...If I was going to I'd check out some of the ones specified as leather shooting gloves... check out Orvis.
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Russell Mocassin makes gun gloves, a short and a long model. Ive been using the longer model all summer. A bit on the thick side. A friend has the short model, much better. Id recommend those.
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I use GI wool glove inserts They keep the hands from being scratched up and a bit warmer. Mike https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4...ts&_sacat=0I like the brown ones best https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coyote-Brown-Military-Flexor-D-3A-Wool-Glove-Liners-USA-Made/131639698250?epid=1142060305&hash=item1ea656634a:m:mVGdOcIANS0W3J8Q-OfZ96w
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I have had fine luck with the deer skin shooting gloves from Galzan.
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I use Mizuni batting gloves, only ones thin enough for me, never a problem with the guns finish.
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Like skeettx, I have been using GI wool glove inserts longer than 40 years. Also if it's raining when I'm walking in or out, I sling the gun, cover the action/scope with my jacket and slip one of the woll inserts over the muzzle. FWIW, a GI (tubular) wool scarf is worth it's weight in gold, it has many uses. Mike
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I use golf gloves. Mind you, Im from Canada and it takes a lot to get my hands cold. Upland hunting, it rarely happens unless its wet.
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Ive never heard of leather gloves damaging guns, in fact, I thought they somewhat protected gun finish from human hand sweat/oil. I really like Orvis deer skin gloves for hunting. Buffalo hide gloves seem like they would be very thick and maybe too cumbersome for shooting gloves?
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Like buzz, I never heard of that either. I use gloves mostly when I need camouflage, and then I use UnderArmour camo gloves. They fit very snug and have great tactile properties, IMO.
In Argentina for high volume dove shoots I carry a new pair of very thin leather shooting gloves that fit as snugly as my skin. They don't last long, but protect your fingers a lot during loading thousands of rounds. My trigger finger always wears a hole in it first, and when it gets big enough I just slice the end of it off and let the two joints of my trigger finger stick out.
When it's really cold duck hunting I use a muff that clips on the front of my waders to slip my hands in, one at the time. I just don't like thick, cold weather gloves.
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