A Glove Story

[Modski66]

Just had a face-palm moment, how would I be able to load a .177 pellet in a full fingered glove?

I think that may narrow down the choice to an open finger style, or a hamster...

[Drew451]

You would struggle. I'm right handed and load with my right, un-gloved hand.
I would break your Haenel with my left (gloved) hand and hold the barrel down while I loaded with my right.

[PhatMan]

Modski66,

I used to use a DeWalt open fingered work glove, and it worked OK-ish.

I then got a Gehmann 467 :

http://www.intershoot.co.uk/acatalog...n-467-420.html

and this worked really, really well

(I use it for 10m and HFT use.)

I had to cut off the elastic wrist band, as my fingers were turning blue and threatening to drop off

With the wrist part loose, it is a really comfortable and effective glove (for me).

Have fun & a good Sunday

Best regards

Russ

[Modski66]

Thanks for the suggestions; £55 for one glove is a bit steep for me, especially as the rifle only cost £100! (Plus some of my priceless talent ).

The rigger/framer/carpenter gloves look like a possible option, but they all seem to be large, or nearly as much as a proper glove...???

Anyway, what are people's thoughts on the hamster idea as an alternative to get the 'stock lift' when standing? (I have lots of bits of wood in me shed! )

Cheers,

Mark.

[Drew451]

The Anschutz Color glove is a reasonable £31.50 from intershoot. There may be cheaper options available.
Hamsters are not my thing, sorry.

[cooper_dan]

I sold my Haenel 303-S last week and 5 minutes later went and told the person that I would buy it back if they ever wanted to sell it. A very under rated gun I think. Even more so if you remove the weird orange laquer and make the stock a bit nicer.

Anyway! I would imagine that it would be a bit awkward with a full fingered glove. For me I would have to press the barrel release and cock with right hand, then transfer to left hand to hold barrel whilst I load with right hand.

A hamster might be easier but make sure you leave room for the full barrel sweep. I seem to remember the barrel comes quite a long way back...

[RobinC]

Mark
The best glove which I recommend for standing air rifle is the KT Top grip half finger one (£55), and a half finger is easier to load, a cheaper but similar style option is the Schultz range, they do a similar half finger for £23.

Personally I'd invest in a more target focused rifle first, but every man to his own!

Have Fun
Robin