A Glove Story

[Drew451]

Ahg Anschutz have good range and I have found the Color 2 model very good. It's a very versatile glove.

[Modski66]

Thanks for the quick reply; so you feel a full finger design is the best style for the type of shooting I am thinking of?

Forgot to mention before that even though I am not from Yorkshire-land, I am nevertheless a tight git...

Mark.

[Drew451]

Not necessarily. I think there are open fingered gloves that can provide an equally good platform for knuckle up position. I like the Anschutz as it provides this but is also good for cradling the fore end of a rifle in a sitting FT position. It's not an expensive glove and at my modest level it suits me fine.

[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.